July, 2017

• 27 July

  Samsung Pay could come to non

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Pay makes mobile payments easy 2:51 Samsung Pay on a non-Samsung phone? It may seem blasphemous, but it could be a reality. Samsung is allegedly looking into bringing its mobile payment service to smartphones made by other companies, according to a report by Gadgets 360. Samsung Pay takes Apple Pay …

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• 27 July

  GoPro QuikStories removes a big video

  

  GoPro just made frictionless video editing with your phone a thing.  As part of an update to its GoPro (formerly called Capture) and Quik editing apps for iOS and Android available today, the camera maker has introduced QuikStories, a feature that automatically pulls video and photos from a paired Hero5 camera and turns them into a shareable video with customizable …

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• 27 July

  AMD Ryzen 3 paves the way for cheap PCs this holiday season

  

  Ryzen 3, AMD’s Jan Brady of processor lines, formally debuts today after a few weeks of everything-but-the-price reveals. It’s part of the processor segment served by the Intel Core i3 — a step up from cheap — but without an integrated graphics processor (IGP). AMD’s A series incorporates the company’s Polaris-generation of integrated graphics. Comparative specs AMD Ryzen 3 1300X …

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• 27 July

  VR’s new mission: Reunite immigrants with family back home

  

  Marleny, a Guatemalan immigrant in New York, hasn’t returned to her home country in over 15 years. But a few months ago she was able to tour her grandfather’s land in Valle del Rinconcito, Guatemala. She could see the palm trees swinging about and her mom inviting her to explore the estate, talking to her in a soft, familiar voice, …

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• 27 July

  Why I switched to Firefox on my iPhone

  

  Now playing: Watch this: 5 reasons to switch to Firefox on your iPhone 1:38 I generally use Apple hardware and Google software. I use Chrome for my iPhone browsing needs, for example, but that has changed recently. I’ve dropped Chrome not for Apple’s Safari but a surprise contender — Firefox. At least at night. Nighttime screen dimmer With Firefox 8.0 for …

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• 27 July

  Uber will charge you $15 if you leave your phone behind

  

  Uber just launched an initiative to show its drivers some TLC. As part of its “180 Days of Change” program, Uber will now charge you $15 if a driver has to make an extra trip to return a lost item to you, the ride-hailer announced this week. The fee was imposed in Boston and Chicago Tuesday, and is set to …

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• 27 July

  Get an Ungrip phone strap for $8.50

  

  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 Twitter! This is the Ungrip, which provides a soft fabric loop for your finger. Photo by Rick Broida/CNET D’oh! Sorry …

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• 27 July

  WhatsApp now has 1 billion daily users

  

  There are 7.5 billion people on this planet. And WhatsApp says that 13.3 percent of them are using Whatsapp every day. The news was posted by WhatsApp yesterday. According to the messaging app, which is owned by Facebook, other notable stats include: 1.3 billion monthly active users 55 billion messages sent daily 4.5 billion photos shared daily 1 billion videos …

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• 27 July

  Facebook tries to make chatting with bots more natural

  

  Facebook has bot fever. The social network wants to turn its chat app Messenger into a customer service utopia, where people can text with chatbots instead of having to talk to agents on the phone. A chatbot is software that can automatically perform simple tasks for you, such as taking an order or making a reservation. Now the company wants …

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• 27 July

  Your future AR home movies will look like 80s music videos

  

  In the near future, reality’s going to be transformed through your phone camera. Get ready for some weird memes. A quick video shot using Apple’s upcoming ARKit tools on an iPhone shows a pretty jaw-dropping augmented reality take on the A-ha video “Take on Me.” Someone (that looks more like a video game character than an actual person) is dancing …

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