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April, 2018
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3 April
YouTube San Bruno ID shooting appears on Google Maps
Google Maps, operated by the same parent company as YouTube, is identifying a shooting in San Bruno, California, on its map for the city, where police confirmed they responded to an “active shooter” there Tuesday afternoon. A red circular tag marked “San Bruno shooting” appeared in the center of one of YouTube’s San Bruno buildings on Google Maps at about …
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3 April
Get Google Play Music and YouTube Red free for four months
Editors’ note: CNET’s Cheapskate, Rick Broida, is taking some well-deserved time off today, but he’ll be back soon! In the meantime, the CNET team is pitching in with with some suggested bargains of our own. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Screenshot: David …
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3 April
Apple’s newest iPad makes drop damage repairs less expensive
Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad, which was unveiled at an education-focused event in Chicago last week, looks much like its 2017 predecessor in outward appearance, features and price. But a teardown by the iFixit team published Tuesday reveals they also share some similarities on the inside, with one notable exception. Unlike other iPads, the newest device features “air-gapped, separately replaceable cover glass and LCD,” making …
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3 April
Snapchat follows Facebook’s lead with mentions and group video
Snapchat is all set to introduce group video calling and story mentions, a feature it tested last month, parent company Snap announced Tuesday. Up to 16 people can now take part in group video chats on the app, with up to 32 people joining in voice calls. To mention them in a Snapchat story, just type out their username starting …
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3 April
HTC to launch Vive Pro starter kit with controllers, base stations
In an effort to clear up confusion around the Vive Pro upgrade, HTC announced on Tuesday that it’ll be launching a “Vive Pro Starter Kit” starting Thursday. The bundle pairs the Vive Pro Head Mounted Display, two Vive 1.0 controllers and two 1.0 base stations for $1,099. The HTC Vive Pro, a hardware update to the PC-connected HTC Vive virtual reality system, was …
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3 April
With Odyssey Z, Samsung takes another shot at gaming laptops
If you didn’t realize — or forgot — that Samsung made gaming laptops, you’re not alone. The company launched the line last year at CES 2017, but received a somewhat mixed reception; some folks felt it was overpriced for its cheap-feeling body and run-of-the-mill components. Surprising for a company with premium mainstream laptops and phones. The reboot, the 15-inch Odyssey …
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3 April
VR: It’s time to break up
Dear VR: It’s not me, it’s you. We’ve had some good times, we’ve had some motion sickness, we’ve bumped into a few walls. But after giving you the benefit of the doubt for the past two years, it’s time to throw in the towel. Virtual reality may yet become a massive mainstream hit, but it’s not going to happen with …
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3 April
My First Phone: CNET editors look back at their first phones
On April 3, 1973, while standing on Sixth Avenue in New York, a Motorola employee named Martin Cooper placed the first cell phone call on the company’s DynaTAC phone. The phone weighed nearly two pounds and cost about $4,000 at the time of its release. Now playing: Watch this: ‘My First Phone’: CNET editors reminisce about their… 6:11 Today, exactly …
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3 April
OnePlus 6 will get the Snapdragon 845 chip, 256GB of storage
The Oneplus 6 has been officially revealed. Now, it does have a notch, but also image stabilization on its dual rear cameras. We spoke with OnePlus co-founder, Carl Pei about the new phone and the future of OnePlus. Chinese phonemaker OnePlus is ready to take on the Samsung Galaxy S9. The company’s next phone, the OnePlus 6, will have the same Snapdragon 845 processor as …
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