Despite an ongoing recall for its Galaxy Note 7, Samsung still has at least one trick up its sleeve: a new color. It’s releasing a light blue (known as “Blue Coral”) version of its Galaxy S7 Edge in the US. The Galaxy S7 Edge is one of our favorite phones this year — we even …
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GIF this: Giphy now valued at $600 million
GIF maker Giphy is becoming more popular with investors, thanks to our never-ending thirst for short videos ranging from silly to serious. The search engine to find your favorite GIFs has raised another $72 million in funding from investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Institutional Venture Partners, China Media Capital and existing backers, reported The Wall Street Journal on Monday. Giphy is …
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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. Being a cheapskate doesn’t always lend itself to eating well. Indeed, a real cheapskate’s diet may look a lot like the average college …
Read More »Google scares up a cute game for Halloween doodle
Now playing: Watch this: Appy Halloween: Pokemon Go, Facebook, Google offer spooky… 1:56 With your help, Momo has more than a ghost of a chance of saving her school. Google The Magic Cat Academy is facing a ghostly catastrophe and Google needs your help to save it. This year’s Halloween doodle is a game that features Momo, an adorable black …
Read More »Apple Macbook Pros have embraced USB
Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s new mainstream MacBook Pro 1:54 Someday we’ll live in a truly wireless future, where everything is interconnected. Speeds will be so fast — 5G and WiGig — and the chipsets so cheap and plentiful that everything from your coffee maker to your garage door opener will have them embedded by default. Even your charging cable …
Read More »This pro sound/audiophile headphone amp was touched by genius
As recording studio engineer/designers go, Rupert Neve is a rock star. His mixing consoles are so highly sought after, Dave Grohl made a music documentary, “Sound City,” that featured a Neve console. Rupert Neve was named man of the century by Studio Sound Magazine readers in 1999, and in 1997 he won a Technical Grammy award. Neve consoles are used …
Read More »The coral blue Galaxy S7 Edge is the perfect phone for mermaids
After the Note 7 recall, Samsung has its work cut out for it to repair its reputation in the eyes of consumers. Does a stylish new color option for a completely different Samsung phone count towards that? You be the judge. The Galaxy S7 Edge will be available in Coral Blue. While the color is new for the S7 Edge, …
Read More »Facebook wants to be your guide on Election Day
Now that the presidential debates are over, Facebook wants to help you prepare for the last political battleground: the voting booth. The social-media company unveiled a feature this week designed to help users create a voting plan, showing not just presidential candidates but also information on statewide elections. Should you want to dive down to the local level, you can …
Read More »Rotel’s sweet little amp delivers high
I reviewed the new Rotel CD14 CD player a few weeks ago, and now it’s time to cover its partner in crime, the matching A12 integrated stereo amplifier ($899, £799, AU$1,299). They were a nice pair, but I’m not too sure how many folks still care as much about CDs as I do. That’s why I decided to cover the …
Read More »Deny it all you want, Apple, but Macs and iPads need to fuse
The first time I saw the Touch Bar on Apple’s new MacBook Pro laptops, I thought: hey, there’s a little strip of an iPad grafted onto that Mac. Macs don’t have touch. At this point, they’re the outliers in the computing world. Windows and Chrome touch computers have flooded the world for years, now. There are tablets. There are phones. …
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