Season six of “Game of Thrones” was beyond epic. Brutal battles, justified revenge, triumphant accomplishments, heartbreaking revelations: this past season may end up being the best ever. Granted, we still have two more seasons before the series comes to an end. But if you signed up for the HBO Now streaming service just to watch …
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Now playing: Watch this: Microsoft pays $10,000 for a Windows 10 update gone wrong 1:18 Teri Goldstein did not appreciate when her computer decided to upgrade itself to Windows 10. It made her computer almost unusable. She decided to sue Microsoft and won a nice chunk of change. Now playing: Watch this: Facebook app builds slideshows for you 1:11 We’re …
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WD’s popular My Passport portable drives have just found a way to become even more appealing. The company announced today the refreshed version of the My Passport Ultra, My Passport Ultra for Mac and an all-new My Passport Ultra Metal. All of these drives have up to 4TB of storage space, huge for a portable drive, and support USB 3.0. …
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If you’ve ever considered crawling into the skin of the horrifying girl from “The Ring” but don’t have the chance to get trapped in a well, you may be interested in a new VR demo from Japan. To celebrate the release of the latest “Ring” film in Japan –the 2002 Hollywood flick was based on Japanese novels and films — …
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Facebook activated its Safety Check feature on Tuesday in the wake of three suicide bombings at Istanbul Ataturk Airport that claimed at least 28 lives and injured another 60. It’s the second time in a little more than two weeks that the social network has activated the tool, which lets Facebook users who are at or near the site of …
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Thorsten Heins is out of a job. Again. Heins, who stepped down as BlackBerry CEO in 2013, resigned as CEO of wireless charging company Powermat. The company confirmed the move, which was part of a broader revamp and settled a long-standing dispute between investors, on Monday. Powermat champions one of the key standards in wireless charging, but drama had distracted …
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What if you never had to remember another password again? That’s the promise coming from LogMeOnce, a company that says it can store all your passwords in one secure place and has developed a new feature called PhotoLogin. Just as its name suggests, people’s passwords are protected by a picture. If you want to log into a website or an …
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Lyft, the second-largest ride-sharing service in the US behind Uber, might be looking for investors. Or, maybe, a sale. The company has hired investment bank Qatalyst Partners, according to a report Monday from The Wall Street Journal. Qatalyst has been involved in sales of other tech companies, including LinkedIn’s recent monster deal with Microsoft. Qatalyst declined to comment. Lyft did …
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If you’re in the market for high-capacity and superfast miniSD cards, Western Digital has something to offer. The company announced today two new 256GB miniSD cards, the SanDisk Extreme microSDXC UHS-I and the SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Premium Edition. According to Western Digital, the SanDisk Extreme card (MSRP $199.99) is for pro users and has a read speed of up …
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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. First up, thanks for all the great feedback regarding yesterday’s first-ever Cheapskate video! Rest assured any future videos won’t take the place of …
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