Jason Cipriani/CNET Twitter on Thursday announced a new feature, called Highlights, that’s intended to help you stay informed on the most important tweets and conversations among your followers. The feature is limited to English-language readers with the Twitter app installed on an Android device, however. While Highlights is officially launching today, April 23, it requires …
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LG Watch Urbane rolling out this week
The LG Watch Urbane is kicking off its worldwide launch. LG’s new smartwatch will go on sale in South Korea this week. But those in the rest of the world won’t have to wait much longer. The LG Watch Urbane will then expand its reach this month, meaning next week, to the US, UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, …
Read More »Facebook’s network keeps expanding, Zuckerberg’s mobile bet pays off
All those other social networks Facebook runs? They’re getting big. James Martin/CNET Facebook is well on its way to building another Facebook. The world’s largest social network has been steadily growing its audience outside its namesake website and mobile app, encouraging people to connect using its Instagram photo sharing network, Messenger communicator app and WhatsApp text message replacement service. The …
Read More »What’s coming and going on Netflix for May 2015
Now playing: Watch this: What’s new on Netflix & Amazon in May 1:46 May will see a lot movies going offline at Netflix. “Fantastic Voyage” will stream no more starting on May 1. The movie’s got a special place in my heart when my high school biology teacher played it in class. It’s definitely worth catching before it disappears. The …
Read More »Intel Core M systems compared: Benchmarking the 12
Sarah Tew/CNET No computer component in recent years has been as tough to pin down as Intel’s Core M processor. First seen in late 2014 and turning up in more systems in early 2015, this energy-efficient chip came with an appealing pitch. According to Intel, Core M would power laptops, tablets and hybrids designed to be thin and light, and …
Read More »Google’s Project Loon balloons can beam signals to iPhones, too
Google X chief Astro Teller, speaking at the Tribeca Film Festival, said his lab’s Project Loon is capable of steering Internet-connectivity balloons to within a couple hundred yards of a target. Joan E. Solsman/CNET NEW YORK — Google may be able to pinpoint the location of its stratospheric Internet balloons with military precision, but it won’t be combative about the …
Read More »Honor 6 Plus available 1 May for £299, exclusively on Three
Andrew Hoyle/CNET Three has confirmed that the 5.5-inch Honor 6 Plus Android phone will be hitting the UK from 1 May. It will come at the reasonably affordable price of £299 on pay as you go, as well as being available on a range of contracts. The cheapest deal is £24 per month, with a £19 up-front charge — this …
Read More »You can thank millennials for HBO Now
Millennial habits, such as preferring streaming to regular TV, spurred programmers to loosen the reins on online television options. Getty Images/Blend Images All of you who pined for HBO to launch an online subscription service, like its new HBO Now, can thank millennials for making that happen. The younger viewers are, the more likely it is that they will prefer …
Read More »How to talk, text and send emoji like Dick Tracy on your Apple Watch
Now playing: Watch this: How to talk, text and emoji like Dick Tracy on your Apple… 3:16 The Apple Watch handles a lot of communications. You can make phone calls, you can send and receive texts, and yes, you can even doodle or send your heartbeat. Apple Watch’s communication skills have their advantages, but also some limits. Here’s how to …
Read More »Confessions of a headphone ‘addict’
Astell & Kern AK240 (left), Chord Hugo (center), Audeze LCD-XC (right). Franklin Williams When Franklin Williams was still in college, he bought a pair of Etymotic ER-4S in-ear headphones that forever changed the way he listens to music. He still listened to speakers, but headphones connected the musical dots better, so then he bought Grado, Sennheiser, Shure, and Ultimate Ears …
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