One of the most talked-about changes in the iPhone 7 is its lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack. Inside the box, you no longer get a pair of 3.5mm EarPods. Instead, you get a pair of Lightning EarPods, as well as a Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter, which will allow you to continue using your analog headphones. But, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Alexa coming to Fire tablets 1:10 Amazon’s Alexa is moving into the mobile world. The voice assistant is coming to some Amazon Fire tablets as a software update — and that includes the newly upgraded Fire HD 8, shipping on September 21 for $89. It’s big news for Alexa’s growth, but voice assistant news won’t get …
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The NFL season begins this week. In a Super Bowl rematch, the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos kick things off on Thursday, September 8. NFL games are broadcast on CBS and Fox on Sunday afternoons, NBC on Sunday nights and ESPN on Monday nights. The Thursday night game is on NFL Network, but five — out of 18 — are …
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Apple’s decision to launch the new iPhone 7 without a 3.5mm jack has put wireless headphones in the spotlight. But leading headphone manufacturer Sennheiser will continue to offer listeners a choice. “We’re ready for it,” CEO Daniel Sennheiser told CNET, referring to the company’s range of both wired and wireless headphones. “For some consumers [wireless] is exactly what they want. …
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Uber wants its passengers to be able to host their own version of Carpool Karaoke by letting them control tunes during their ride on both Spotify and Pandora, the company announced Thursday in a blog post. Although Uber has partnered with Spotify as far back as 2014, the feature wasn’t widely promoted. The ability to stream Pandora was unveiled back …
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It’s official. Streaming services have had a meteoric rise in Australia, and they’ve now passed Foxtel in subscription numbers. That’s according to research from Roy Morgan that shows the number of Australians over the age of 14 with a streaming video on demand (SVOD) subscription in their home reached 5,595,000 in the March to August 2016 period. That just pipped …
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Now playing: Watch this: Jet black iPhone 7 vs. matte black iPhone 7 Plus 1:57 Apple’s iPhone 7 will come in a stylish jet black variant, but the company recommends you cover it up with a case. “The high-gloss finish of the jet black iPhone 7 is achieved through a precision nine-step anodization and polishing process,” the new phone’s official …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s iPhone 7 wants you to cut the cord 1:49 Apple’s just-unveiled iPhone 7, dual-camera iPhone 7 Plus, Apple Watch 2 and AirPod headphones give buyers plenty of ways to spend money, but the company also announced some products and pricing that cut us some slack. iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: No-headphone-jack solutions in the box …
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Oh, the power of Tim Tebow. Twitter went into a tizzy Thursday after the New York Mets tweeted that they’ve signed the former college and pro football quarterback to a minor league baseball contract. There were more than 61,000 tweets (and counting) — good, bad and ugly — amassing into a tidal wave of a trending topic related to the …
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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. Is there such a thing as too many mobile chargers? Of course not! Consider: You need one for the glove box, one for …
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