August, 2017

• 31 August

  Google’s Gboard gets stickers

  

  Google’s smartphone keyboard app is joining the sticker club. On Thursday, the search giant announced that it’s adding stickers and Bitmoji to Gboard. For now, the new feature is available only to people with phones that run Android, Google’s mobile operating system. Stickers are like emoji but instead are more detailed cartoon drawings. Facebook’s Messenger …

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• 31 August

  BlackBerry’s KeyOne gets a brooding black paint job

  

  BlackBerry hasn’t shown off a brand new device at this year’s IFA, but it has given its KeyOne Android keyboard phone a fresh lick of paint.  The KeyOne Black Edition is, as the name suggests, a black version of the phone, which does away with the silver edging of the regular model. It comes with 4GB rather than 3GB of RAM …

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• 31 August

  How to mute entire websites in Chrome

  

  Now playing: Watch this: How to mute entire websites in Chrome 1:59 Google has made it easy to mute noisy sites in Chrome — just right-click the tab and select Mute Tab. You can also enable Tab audio muting UI control, which lets you click on the speaker-shaped audio indicator to mute a tab. (This setting is found in Chrome’s experimental …

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• 31 August

  SanDisk touts largest microSD card ever

  

  If you love large amounts of digital storage, today’s your lucky day. Western Digital, SanDisk’s parent company, announced on Thursday a microSD memory card with 400GB of storage, which it claims is the world’s largest. It’ll cost you though — $250. The extra space is good for storing HD videos and photos. Western Digital says the card is ideal for …

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• 31 August

  Get a Parrot Bebop 2 FPV drone kit for $329.99

  

  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! Now playing: Watch this: Parrot Bebop 2 is a smaller, lighter, safer drone for… 1:03 The Bebop 2 …

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• 31 August

  Apple iPhone 8 launch invokes Steve Jobs one more time

  

  Steve Jobs memorably unveiled the original iPhone more than a decade ago. So it’s appropriate that the 10th anniversary edition of the iPhone be held at the theater named in his honor.  Apple sent out the invitations for the launch of its next iPhone (or iPhones), confirming the rumored date and location of Sept. 12 at the new Apple Park …

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• 31 August

  Apple sends invites to its Sept. 12 event at Apple Park

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Apple set to launch the next iPhone on September 12 1:12 The next iPhone (or, iPhones). A new Apple Watch. Siri. Lots and lots of augmented reality. These are just a few of things we’re expecting from Apple this year, and now the date is official: Tuesday, September 12. This year, Apple’s big reveal is at …

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• 31 August

  DJI adds some variety to its Mavic Pro, Phantom 4 Pro drones

  

  DJI makes a lot of fine adjustments to its camera drones. Much of the time these are done through firmware updates that unlock new features or enhance existing ones, but it also takes an existing drone and tweaks it. At IFA 2017, it announced it would do both.  The Phantom 4 Pro is now available in matte gray.  DJI The …

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• 31 August

  Smartwatches surge in sales with Apple leading the way

  

  Slowly but surely, the watches are taking over. With increased interest from the medical industry, and features like GPS and health tracking becoming standard on wearables, smartwatches are beginning to dominate the wearable technology market.  According to the latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC), wearable shipments over the past couple of months grew 10.3 percent year over year …

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• 31 August

  Apple’s iPhone event is official (The 3:59, Ep. 277)

  

  Apple on Thursday sent out invites for its latest event, to take place on Sept. 12 at the new Steve Jobs Theater. This one is widely expected to be the launch for the newest iPhone. Plus, we may see some updates to the Apple Watch, Siri and AirPods. For today’s show, we run through expectations, wish list items and potential disappointments. …

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