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Polar M400 update adds smartphone notifications

Sarah Tew/CNET The Polar M400 is one of our favorite devices here at CNET . The watch can track the steps you take, distance traveled, calories burned each day and your sleep at night. It also includes GPS, which allows it to measure pace and distance while running. And now a recent update has made …

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ZTE Star 3 rumored to usher in 4K smartphone era

ZTE rumored to pack a 4K screen into the Grand 2 successor. Aloysius Low/CNET We could soon see mobile devices with screen resolutions as high as 4K, according to a new report out of China that points to a 5.5-inch ZTE phone with a 3840×2,160-pixel display. Related Links ZTE Star 2 review ZTE sticks with direct-to-US consumer strategy for Nubia …

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Get a Google Chromecast for $21.99

Sarah Tew I meant to share this deal earlier, but kept expecting it would sell out before I got the chance. This is the last day, so I’m hoping I’m not setting you all up for disappointment. Ending today, and while supplies last, Groupon has the refurbished Google Chromecast for $18. That’s after applying coupon code EPIC3 at checkout. Shipping …

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Rare Leica 1937 prototype rifle

The Leica Telephoto Assembly Rifle prototype. WestLicht Photographica Taking photographs is known as “shooting,” but we never thought to take it literally. Back in the 1930s, however, camera manufacturer Ernst Leitz — now Leica — did, producing what has since become one of the most unusual (and rare) camera accessories of any era. Related articles An old film canister just …

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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple Apple’s answer to an increasingly solicitous Google Now is a more skillful Siri of its own. At the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on Monday, Apple introduced a more advanced version of Siri for iOS 9 that comes with “proactive” personal assistant …

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Where the heck is Apple TV?

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple TV first launched in 2007 and hasn’t been revamped since its last generational update in March 2012. Sarah Tew/CNET Another Apple event, another Apple TV no-show. Apple’s streaming-video box has gone three years without a refresh to a new generation, all while …

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TiVo Online opens cross

Screenshot by Josh Goldman/CNET TiVo is bringing one of its DVR’s best features to everyone: unified search. With the launch of TiVo Online, anyone can search for TV shows, sporting events, movies, etc., and find where it’s available — from cable and video on demand, streaming services and Web videos. If you’re not a TiVo subscriber, you can just enter …

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