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Before you switch wireless carriers, read this

Now playing: Watch this: Ranking the best wireless carriers by the numbers 3:00 Finding the right carrier matters. Sarah Tew/CNET Editors’ note: For a more current version of this advice, please check out Switching Cell Phone Carriers in 2022: What to Know Before You Switch Carriers. The original story continues below. Researching all those carrier websites to find the right cell …

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View a list of recent notifications on Android with Notif Log

If you’re using a stock version of Android (4.3+), then you have access to a list of recent notifications through a settings widget. However, this widget is missing from many of the skinned carrier/manufacturer versions of the mobile OS. As a solution, Notif Log, an app recently suggested by Android Authority, will keep track of all notifications, even after you’ve …

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Twitter clips wings on terror tweets

Twitter is fighting 140-character blocks of terrorism on its platform. The San Francisco-based social network said Friday that since the middle of the year it has suspended more than 125,000 accounts with suspected links to the terrorist group Islamic State. Twitter has increased the size of its teams reviewing reports of accounts connected to extremism. “The rules make it clear …

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Comcast blazes its own trail to a superfast Internet future

Comcast wants to sell Internet service that’s so fast you could download the high-definition version of “The Terminator” in roughly half a minute. Or you could simultaneously stream all five “Terminator” movies — yeah, there are five — without a stutter. Comcast’s new service will send high volumes of data at speeds of 1 gigabit per second. Andrew Brookes/Corbis The …

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My rock star dreams meet a Bluetooth mini guitar

I’ve always been impressed by guitar players who look like they were born with a six-string in their hands. Whenever I go to a show and see a guitarist killing it onstage, I always think, “I want to learn how to do that!” However, the few guitar lessons I’ve taken were pretty uninspiring, and practice between lessons was downright boring. …

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Amazon Echo now lets you hail an Uber ride

Have an Amazon Echo? Need an Uber ride? You can now use the former to get the latter. Amazon’s Echo, a cloud-connected wireless speaker that acts as your personal assistant via voice commands, now supports Uber, the ride-hailing service announced in a blog Friday. Instead of using the Uber mobile app to request a ride, you can just ask Alexa, …

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Crave giveaway: MiPow Playbulb Sphere color

Need something to light up those dark winter days and nights? Look no further. For this week’s giveaway, we have a Playbulb Sphere from MiPow, a maker of mobile accessories and smart lights. The customizable orb glows in millions of colors, which can be changed with a quick shake or tap, or wirelessly via a free app for iOS and …

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