One of the more popular subreddits at Reddit.com is PhotoshopBattles; a place where someone will submit a photo and users then manipulate the image to tell a different story. There are tons of new battles everyday, but rather than it being a serious competition, Reddit users compliment people’s work and try to come up with …
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Snapchat is coming to Wall Street. The social company reportedly filed for an initial public offering that values it at as much as $25 billion. The filing and that price illustrate just how significant Snapchat, and its parent company Snap Inc., have become since its founding just five years ago. Also on the show, San Francisco tightened its rules on …
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What do you get for the person who has everything? How about an entirely different reality — like, say, the virtual kind? Don’t worry, I’m not about to suggest you spend $600 for an Oculus Rift ($290 at Amazon), $700 for a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR or $800 for an HTC Vive ($479 at Amazon) — excellent gifts though …
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It looks like we may be getting Apple’s wireless AirPods in time for the holiday season. An official Czech Apple retailer has updated its AirPod listing with an expected December ship date. The AirPods were unveiled at Apple’s September press event as an accessory that pairs wirelessly to the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, both of which lack audio jacks. …
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The texts you send from your Galaxy phone may soon look a lot like Apple’s iMessages. Samsung said Tuesday it has acquired a Canada-based Rich Communications Services business from NewNet Communication Technologies. Called NewNet Canada, it will continue to operate independently as a unit of Samsung Electronics Canada. RCS essentially is the standard for the next generation of SMS text …
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Pinterest wants to make it easier for you to find new people and brands. The company on Tuesday launched a new section, called “Pinterest Explore,” on its website and app that uses machine learning to show you what’s trending on Pinterest. It also will show picks from “top tastemakers,” industry experts and Pinterest employees. Brands and publishers — like Food …
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Microsoft has formed a partnership with OpenAI, an Elon Musk-backed company, to research artificial intelligence. The two companies will focus on “making significant contributions to advance the field of AI” and will work on their “mutual goal of using AI to tackle some of the world’s most challenging problems,” Microsoft said Tuesday in a blog post. Microsoft added that it …
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While ultra-thin flat screens might save more space, retro enthusiasts might find a place for this old-school LCD TV box. Japan-based Doshisha has developed a unique LCD TV, replete with modern tech but with a 60-year-old aesthetic. The screen has all of the modern amenities you could expect, such as USB and HDMI connectors, LAN, AV and digital audio outputs. …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Yesterday I shared an Android Wear-powered smartwatch. Today, let’s look at the Apple option. Specifically, the first-generation Apple Watch, which is now available …
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World travelers, language nerds and everyone in between, you’re in luck. Google said Tuesday it has vastly improved its Google Translate app, available on phones and the web. The search giant said it’s now incorporating “neural machine translation” into the software, which means it can translate whole sentences at a time, instead of breaking the text down to smaller chunks …
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