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Enlarge ImageThe Kingii inflates instantly to float you to safety. Kingii I was on an ocean liner recently. Passengers had to go through a muster drill where we all gathered large orange life vests from our rooms and learned how to put them on in case of an emergency. Life vests are effective, but bulky. …

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Making an awesome photo book or calendar? Here’s how to do it hassle

Making a custom photo book can be more frustrating than you’d guess. Josh Miller/CNET A photo book or calendar is a great gift any time of year. It’s personal. It’s customizable. Best yet, it organizes digital moments that tend to get lost in the cloud, tansforming them into physical reminders of an event. Photo books literally make memories. After printing …

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Instagram now lets you share high

Instagram picture sizes are about to get substantially bigger. Screenshot by Sarah Mitroff/CNET Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram is rolling out a much-needed boost to image size. The iOS and Android apps are adding support for pictures 1,080 pixels by 1,080 pixels in size, an Instagram spokesman confirmed Monday. The feature is “gradually rolling out,” but the spokesman did not confirm …

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Sony’s latest Cyber

If you’re looking for a small portable compact with great performance, the Sony Cyber-shot RX100 IV has plenty to offer. Lori Grunin/CNET If you’re hankering after the latest Sony camera, in particularly the new Cyber-shot RX100 IV and RX10 II , the good news that you’ll be able to get it this month if you live in Australia or countries …

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Use motion to turn your Android phone on or off

Make sure to activate Gravity Screen after installing it. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Still using your smartphone’s power button? How 2014. Gravity Screen (Android) is a free app that relies on your phone’s accelerometers and other sensors to give you a motion-powered alternative to the power button. Put simply, if you put your phone down on a flat surface, Gravity …

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Samsung boosts its solid

Featured Video You know you’re cool when you have these two Samsung… You know you’re cool when you have these two Samsung 2TB SSDs 2:31 / Sep 15, 2015 Playlist The Samsung SSD 850 Pro brings 3D to solid-state… The Samsung SSD 850 Pro brings 3D to solid-state drives 3:25 Jul 8, 2014 Samsung SSD 850 Evo solid-state drive is …

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Google’s Waze fuels up carpooling alternative

Waze has launched its own carpooling service called RideWith. But it’s only available in Israel. Waze Google is running a “limited trial” of a new carpooling service that will connect drivers on their way to work with potential riders, the company confirmed on Monday. The new service, called RideWith, is powered by the Google-owned navigation app Waze. Available Monday on …

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Samsung expects seventh straight profit decline in second quarter

Samsung had pinned much of its mobile turnaround hopes on its Galaxy S6 line. Juan Garzón/CNET Samsung Electronics said Monday that it expects its operating profit for the second quarter will miss analysts’ expectations as it continues to battle tough competition in the smartphone market. Operating profit for the three-month period ending June 30 will be 6.9 trillion won ($6.1 …

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