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Will Twitter users ❤ the heart? The social network said Tuesday that the familiar star icon on tweets used to express approval has morphed into a heart icon. Now known as a “like,” Twitter’s new icon will also let people favorite the six-second videos on Twitter-owned Vine — similar to what they can already do on Twitter’s live-streaming Periscope. Twitter’s …

Retailers continue to roll out savings weeks before Black Friday and the holiday shopping season officially begins. We have been monitoring these deals to help you find the best. Today we found great savings on Apple’s iPad Air 2, one of our favorite tablets here at CNET . Staples is offering the iPad Air 2 with either 64GB or 128GB …

Watching Sling TV is now cheaper than ever. The live TV service, which competes against cable with a range of channels and packages starting at just $20 per month, is now available on the cheapest mainstream video streamer you can buy: Google’s $35 Chromecast . A version of the Sling TV app with Chromecast support is available today for Android …

The world is about to be treated to a lot more Chet Faker, Boy & Bear and Courtney Barnett with news that Triple J is going global on Beats 1 this month. The ABC radio station announced the news today as part of Ausmusic Month, Triple J’s annual celebration of Australian recording artists, songwriters and music producers. As part of …

Exactly one year ago on his first earnings conference call with investors, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure said he would take the ailing wireless carrier on a ” transformational journey.” Claure, who took over in August 2014, promised to “take bold actions” to win back customers burned by years of spotty and slow cellular coverage. He’s kept his word. Over the …

DUBLIN — Smartphones and mobile apps, Instagram in particular, have helped set off a new explosion of photography in the past couple of years. But while a picture paints a thousand hashtags, it’s important to remember the context and nuance an image can’t show. That was one of the points I discussed Tuesday with Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger and Anna …

Black Friday is coming up quick and will surely bring plenty of discounts on smartwatches, but eager shoppers will be happy to hear that the Pebble Time smartwatch just got an impressive price drop down to $150 on Amazon and Best Buy. It’s unclear if this is an official price cut, or yet another early holiday shopping deal (Pebble could …

If you spend any time on Twitter, you probably noticed a lot of love on the site on Tuesday. Well, a lot of hearts anyway. A little red heart icon has usurped the familiar little yellow star icon used for expressing approval of others’ 140-character musings. Akarshan Kumar, a Twitter product manager, noted in a blog post that the star …

Windows 10 is now available for download, and there’s no better time to start getting acquainted. Read on for everything you need to know about where to get Windows 10, how to install it, and how to use it. And keep checking back, as we’ll continue to post all our Windows 10 How To coverage right here. Getting and installing …