October, 2017

• 3 October

  Gigabit LTE: Speedier pre

  

  With all the hype around 5G, it’s easy to miss a wireless technology that’s making its way to smartphones right now. It’s called Gigabit LTE, and it promises to give your mobile experience a shot in the arm.  Over the last two years, carriers have been upgrading their networks to allow for higher speeds and …

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• 3 October

  How to rescue your music from Microsoft Groove

  

  Let’s have a moment of silence for Groove, the music service that Microsoft just announced will go silent at the end of 2017. Now let’s get practical. If you purchased any songs or albums from Groove, you’ll want to download them before Microsoft pulls the plug. You’ve got plenty of time, obviously, but you might as well get the job …

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• 3 October

  You don’t need new HDMI cables for Dolby Vision HDR

  

  With the launch of the new Apple TV 4K, cable manufacturers such as Belkin are rolling out HDMI cables they specifically claim are compatible with Dolby Vision, a flavor of high dynamic range (HDR) that delivers some of the best image quality available to compatible TVs. Belkin’s cable costs $30 for 6.6 feet (2 meters). Meanwhile Amazon Basics sells the same length …

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• 3 October

  Derek Jeter proves iPad is a computer

  

  Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. So very modern. A lot of hand sanitizer. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It’s been a source of torture for some time now. Yes, just like watching Derek Jeter’s smuggish expression when the New York Yankees used to win. Wait, what I am talking about? Whether …

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• 3 October

  Samsung Odyssey could be the Windows VR headset to beat (hands

  

  You know Galaxy. Now, meet Odyssey: This image is official, unlike the product page images that leaked this morning. Microsoft Samsung has a new VR headset, but it’s designed for your Windows PC. It could, however, be the best hardware of the holidays, if you’re okay with using Windows Mixed Reality (Microsoft’s name for its upcoming Windows VR platform) as …

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• 3 October

  Snapchat is launching art exhibits worldwide in AR

  

  Snapchat has been morphing your face into cats, dogs and White Walkers for years, and now the company is changing the way you see art. The company’s CEO, Evan Spiegel, announced Snapchat’s new art feature Tuesday: a series of Lenses that will add augmented-reality sculptures by artist Jeff Koons to specific locations worldwide. These include Central Park in New York, …

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• 3 October

  Instagram CEO Systrom touts tools for a kinder time online

  

  Twitter may be dominated by trolls. Facebook may be manipulated by Russians scheming to divide us. But Instagram wants to be associated with something a lot more warm and fuzzy: kindness. A year ago, Instagram Chief Executive Kevin Systrom asked himself if they could create a service that wasn’t “a cesspool of hateful comments,” he said at the Vanity Fair …

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• 3 October

  Apple update for iOS addresses iPhone 8 crackling noise

  

  Apple released an update to its iOS mobile operating system on Tuesday to correct a handful of bugs, including a fix to eliminate a disruptive sound that some iPhone 8 users are experiencing through their earpieces during phone calls. Not long after the iPhone debuted last month, users began complaining in online forums of hearing a “crackling” or “static” sound …

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• 3 October

  Google Pixel 2 XL rumored to come a month after the Pixel 2

  

  Google’s Google’s Oct. 4 Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL release is only a day away, but the wait isn’t over yet. Google is rumored to stagger the release of its next two Pixel phones, with the Pixel 2 arriving Oct. 19 and the larger Pixel 2 XL landing on Nov. 15, according to VentureBeat. It’s expected that both phones will …

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• 3 October

  Samsung Odyssey: The premium mixed

  

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