Welcome to CNET’s 10 Days of Deals — Day 4. This is something more likely to appeal to business users than everyday consumers, but it’s still worth a look. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Daily Steals has the Microsoft Surface Book 2 (13.5-inch) for $1,374.99 with promo code CHEAPBOOK. This model sells …
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November, 2018
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8 November
Fossil’s latest Wear OS smartwatch adds longer battery life for $255
It’s November, and new Wear OS-compatible smartwatches keep dribbling out as we approach the holidays. Fossil’s latest, the Fossil Sport, is another Google Wear OS smartwatch, But it adds Qualcomm’s newest 3100 wearable chip for what could mean longer battery life. (Fossil only claims 24+ hours in smartwatch mode, though, and two-plus days in a new standby watch-only mode.) Fossil Sport …
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8 November
Control Alexa from your Windows 10 PC
Amazon released the Alexa app for Windows 10 today, which lets you operate the Alexa voice assistant with your voice or keyboard from a PC. Previously the app was only available preloaded on compatible PCs from brands like Lenovo, but Alexa is now available from the Windows 10 store. The Wake on Voice feature is still only available on “supported …
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8 November
MacBook Air teardown reveals it’s easier to fix than previous version
Apple’s 2018 MacBook Air reboot is lighter and features a better display than its predecessor, but a look at its insides shows that it’s easier to repair as well. Tech repair site iFixit posted a full teardown on Thursday and found that it’s a step in the right direction for DIY repairs compared with the 2015 model. Many of its parts, including …
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8 November
Nintendo Switch adds YouTube app, making it more like a streaming device
Nintendo Switch added YouTube‘s app Thursday, giving the gaming device the ability to function a little like a streaming box for your TV or like a handheld 360-degree-video viewer. YouTube, which has 1.9 billion monthly users, became the most popular source of online video in the world largely due to its popularity on mobile phones, but its videos are increasingly being …
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8 November
HTC reveals standalone Vive Focus VR headset geared toward business
On Thursday, HTC Vive announced its new push toward bringing VR to the enterprise level. This involves a new platform, hardware and software geared toward business applications. The HTC Vive Focus is the company’s new standalone VR headset. The Vive Focus is powered by the Vive Wave platform, comes with dual 3K AMOLED screens and runs on a Snapdragon 835 …
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8 November
Looks like Android is ready for the wave of foldable phones coming
There’s been a lot of talk about foldable smartphones. Most of these rumors have centered around phone-makers developing the technology — like Samsung, Huawei and Apple. But now another major player has gone on the record to share its plans: Google’s Android. At the Android Dev Summit on Wednesday, Android announced that it’s officially adding support for foldable devices. We just …
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8 November
Google’s Chrome will soon crack down on sites that trick you into a subscription
You probably don’t think too much about whether your browser will protect you from the bad parts of the internet, but Google’s Chrome is hoping to change that. Google said it plans to tune up the web browser, used by nearly two-thirds of people on the internet, to crack down on pages that are out to trick you into signing …
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8 November
Samsung is building software to control your TV with your brain
Samsung has created smart TV software you can control with your brainwaves. The research, called Project Pontis, aims to make Samsung’s televisions more accessible for people with physical disabilities like quadriplegia. The company wants to enable “users with physical limitations to change channels and adjust sound volume with their brains.” Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s smart TV software is controlled …
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8 November
Get three free movies from Movies Anywhere
Words can’t adequately express how much I love Movies Anywhere. It’s the service that links all your movie accounts, making all your movies available, well, anywhere. To celebrate its one-year anniversary, Movies Anywhere is offering three free movies when you connect at least two new digital retailers. And if you already have all six available retailers synced to your account, …
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