It doesn’t happen every day. But if you’re anything like me, you lose your phone in the couch, blankets, bathroom or heap of tech piled atop your coffee table on a semi-regular basis. At that point, you’ve got a few options. “Hey honey, can you call my phone?” Or you can try one of Google or …
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13 October
Giveaway time! You could win* a OnePlus 5
The CNET giveaway team wants to keep the prizes coming. Once again we are partnering with OnePlus to give away its latest flagship phone, a handset that won the Editors’ Choice Award this past June, making it to the list of the best phones of the year with an 8.9 rating. Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 5 is the best, …
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13 October
3 ways iOS 11 makes the Mail app better
It’s a toss-up between Mail and Messages for the app I use most on my iPhone ($162 at Amazon). And maybe Instagram. (And, OK, the MLB.com At Bat app during the summer months.) But by and large, it’s email and texting that I do most regularly on my phone. The Messages app got a few new features with iOS 11, …
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13 October
Sprint’s unlimited data plan for a single line goes up $10
Sprint’s $50 unlimited data plan for a single line is no more. The carrier’s website now lists the plan at $60 per month. A Sprint spokesperson confirmed the change to CNET, which went into effect Friday. The $50 Unlimited Freedom plan, introduced earlier this year as part of a promotion, will remain in effect for existing customers who have already signed …
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13 October
Sprint’s Safe & Found app lets you keep tabs on your family
If you want to know what your family is up to at all times, Sprint‘s got a new app to help you do just that. The Safe & Found app offers a variety of functions, Sprint said Friday, like alerts when family members arrive at or leave designated areas like home or school. You can see where your family is …
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13 October
Facebook lets you order food from DoorDash, Five Guys, others
The next time you work up an appetite Facebook stalking friends from high school or your most recent ex, you won’t have to leave the social network to order food. Facebook now lets you order pickup or delivery from services like DoorDash, ChowNow, EatStreet and others, Facebook said in a blog post Friday. Or you can order right from restaurants …
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13 October
Qualcomm wants to ban Apple iPhone sales in China
Qualcomm is stepping up its legal spat against Apple. The world’s largest mobile chip maker filed several lawsuits against Apple in China, seeking to stop the sale and manufacturing of iPhones in the country. Qualcomm is claiming that Apple is illegally using its intellectual property in its justification, according to Bloomberg. Apple and Qualcomm didn’t respond to requests for comment. …
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13 October
Raspberry Pi laptop lets kids get inside their computer
There’s a new kids laptop on the scene. Education technology company pi-top launched a modular laptop using Raspberry Pi, a low cost, credit card-size circuit board. The idea is this new pi-top laptop lets you monkey around with the machine’s guts as the keyboard slides off. It comes with an inventor’s kit with components to complete projects relating to topics …
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13 October
Get a free Eerie Eyes digital decoration
CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. 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! Thankfully, there’s no watermark on the real thing. Just scary animated eyes suitable for viewing or projection. Awesome! …
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13 October
iPhone X facial recognition faces production woes
The iPhone X’s most talked about feature, facial recognition, could cause a lot of problems for Apple. According to a report by Nikkei Asian Review, iPhone manufacturers aren’t building 3D sensors for the iPhone’s TrueDepth camera system fast enough to keep up with yield rates. This means that when the iPhone X hits stores on Nov. 3 you’re going to have a hard time …
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