When you’re logged into the same iCloud account from multiple Apple devices, iCloud will sync your Safari browsing history across the devices. Sometimes, however, your devices can get out of sync and waiting around for iCloud to catch up can be frustrating. With little effort you can manually force iCloud to sync your Safari history …
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See CES 2016 in virtual reality
This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. This time, what happens in Vegas is leaving Vegas, and right away. Since you can’t make it to CES 2016 in person, we’re bringing the show to you in virtual reality. CNET host …
Read More »How to hide app icons on iOS 9.2
Apple has said it’s looking at ways to give users the option of removing preinstalled apps from iOS devices. Although, the company has given no timetable or clear indication if such capabilities will ever manifest in a future version of iOS. In the meantime, there are ways to get around the limitation. Instead of creating a folder for all of …
Read More »Two to Tango: Google, Lenovo partner to build location
This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Lenovo wants to help take Google’s Project Tango, a program to add spatial and location aware technology into mobile devices, to the mainstream. The Chinese consumer electronics maker said on Thursday at a …
Read More »Messenger to the masses: Facebook app hits 800M users
Just how big can Facebook’s Messenger app get? Try 800 million monthly active users and counting. The social-networking giant said Thursday its mobile messaging app crossed that mark near year’s end. That means the app added 100 million new users worldwide since June. Messenger was the quickest growing app in the US in 2015 with a 31 percent increase in …
Read More »Samsung profit expected to miss analysts’ estimates
Sluggish demand for premium smartphones during the holiday shopping season appears to be weighing on Samsung’s bottom line. The South Korean electronics giant said Thursday it expects to record a fourth-quarter operating profit of 6.1 trillion won ($5.1 billion). While that’s up 15 percent from the year-ago period, it falls short of analysts’ average estimates of 6.6 billion won, according …
Read More »US marshals haul off one
This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. CES is full of wild sights, but you don’t often see US marshals raid a display booth. On Thursday, gadget lovers were treated to the sight of federal law enforcement officials packing up …
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Customers and video providers love T-Mobile’s Binge On service, according to the carrier’s chief executive. Net neutrality advocates? Not so much. The conflict could put the Federal Communications Commission, which is already looking into the unlimited video streaming service, in a pickle. Many consumers like the program, but it may violate the agency’s rules for keeping the Internet free and …
Read More »New Chinese phones: Cheaper and good enough
This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. You don’t have to buy an Apple iPhone 6S or Samsung Galaxy Note 5 to get a decent phone anymore. ZTE, Alcatel OneTouch and Huawei, a trio of Chinese companies you probably never …
Read More »The $600 price of the Oculus Rift is worth it for this level of awesome
This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. At the start of this year’s CES, Oculus announced pricing and preorders for the much awaited Rift VR headset. As someone who has covered Oculus from the beginning, I was excited to be …
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