Uber’s competition in Sydney just got tougher. Ola, a ride-hailer originally out of India, launched in Sydney Monday following its introduction in Perth last month. Ola is coming in hot, offering customers their first three rides for free — up to a value of AU$25. Even better, each ride thereafter during the launch period will …
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11 March
Watch Tiger Woods live at the Valspar Championship
For the first time in nearly five years, Tiger Woods is in contention to win a PGA Tour event. After his very public divorce in 2010, numerous back surgeries and an arrest, the 42-year-old Woods looks like he might finally be back to something approximating his old self. After three rounds at the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida, he’s …
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11 March
WeChat banned by Australia’s Defence Force
FBI Director Chris Wray said last month he didn’t exactly trust products from Chinese telecom companies like Huawei and ZTE. Apparently, it’s a suspicion shared by Australia’s Defence Department. WeChat, an instant messaging app that’s huge in China, has been banned by the Defence Department, meaning it’s not allowed on any official’s phone, reports the Australian Finance Report. Facebook is …
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11 March
Once you see this twisted phone ad, you may never be the same again
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives “Stranger Things” has nothing on this. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Ads are like phones. They come, they go and they affect the world not in the slightest. Then there’s this insanely twisted, artistic oeuvre on behalf of the AGM X2. Chinese company AGM is …
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11 March
Former Pakistan PM Goes To Madrasa To Asks For Votes, Gets A Shoe In His Face Instead
Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif who had to give up his post due to serious corruption charges was trying to change his fortune by seeking help from clergy. However, things seem to be going quite unfavourable for him as he ended up getting a shoe hurled at him. According to reports, the incident happened when he was addressing a gathering in …
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10 March
Galaxy Note 9 may not get on
It looks as if the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 may not sport a fingerprint reader underneath the screen after all. According to KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via AppleInsider), who previously speculated himself that the phone would have the sensor, Samsung is postponing the feature due to technical difficulties. An embedded fingerprint scanner that reads your prints through the display has been …
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10 March
Remember when iPods and Beats were the coolest things around?
No doubt about it, the Apple iPod is easily the coolest audio product of the twenty-first century. Introduced in late 2001 it wasn’t the first portable digital music player, there were portable CD players like the Sony Discman in 1984, and they were definitely cool. Then Steve Jobs put his special spin on the iPod, “To have your whole CD …
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10 March
1More’s Triple Driver Over
It seems like most start-up headphone companies come and go in the flash of an eye, but 1More has stuck around for one simple reason: they really do make exceptional headphones for affordable prices. Enlarge Image 1More Triple Driver Over-Ear headphone 1More 1More’s Mk801 over-ear and Triple Driver in-ear headphones received raves here at CNET in 2016, and I’ve had …
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10 March
CNET Show Us Yours: Submit photos of your home theater now!
Want to show off your awesome entertainment system to thousands of CNET readers? Here’s your chance. Here at CNET we’re featuring photos of our readers’ home theaters as part a series we call Show Us Yours. As you can see from some of our examples, we don’t care if your setup is super high-end or bootstrapped on a modest budget. …
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10 March
CNET Asks: What’s your favorite thing about the Galaxy S9?
Samsung made real waves with its new flagship phone at MWC 2018. There’s so much to love when it comes to the Galaxy S9. From performance to design, let’s take a look at some of its new features. Let’s start with the battery. The S9 has a full day’s worth of battery life and if that’s not enough, it can …
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