Amazon‘s Prime Day again proved to be a huge success. The exclusive sale for Prime members, held on Tuesday, broke the e-commerce titan’s single-day sales record for the second year in a row. Amazon said Wednesday that overall sales grew by 60 percent from a year earlier and that more new members joined Prime than …
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12 July
KFC and Huawei have made a phone
Here’s one to tick off your bucket list: a KFC phone. Finger-lickin’ good KFC ‘Game of Thrones’ Hodor parody ad faces hungry horde KFC launches sandwich into space The fried chicken chain is celebrating its 30th anniversary in China with a specially-branded Huawei Android phone bearing the image of Colonel Sanders himself. Huawei was founded in 1987, the same year …
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12 July
Amazon, Google join ‘Day of Action’ to defend net neutrality
Your internet experience may look a little different today. That’s because Netflix, OkCupid, Airbnb, Reddit and dozens of other popular websites are greeting visitors on Wednesday with messages urging them to protect the free and open internet. It’s all part of a massive campaign called the “Day of Action,” an online protest that’s meant to stir up grassroots support for …
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12 July
PC market notches 11th straight quarter of declining shipments
The global PC market continued its downward spiral in the second quarter of 2017, registering its 11th consecutive quarter of declining shipments and continuing the longest slump in the PC industry’s history. PC makers shipped 61.9 million personal computers in the quarter, a 4.3 percent decline from a year ago, according to numbers released Wednesday by research firm Gartner. The …
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12 July
4 ways to avoid the next Petya or WannaCry attack
Now playing: Watch this: Why the WannaCry cyberattack is so bad, and so avoidable 2:18 Don’t give hackers a chance to lock down your computer. James Martin/CNET Businesses and individuals have been hit by waves of ransomware in the last few months. The WannaCry attack alone affected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries. Ransomware is malware that locks down …
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12 July
Is the less
Facebook’s Oculus just reduced the price on the Rift, the company’s premium VR headset, to $399. Suddenly, it’s more affordable than the PlayStation VR. The sale’s only happening for the summer, which is why it’s time to ask… should you take the plunge? Scott Stein Enlarge Image Scott Stein rocks out with an Oculus Rift. Josh Miller/CNET I say yes… …
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12 July
LG V30 to be unveiled August, likely at IFA 2017
It looks like LG is readying itself to reveal its next big phone. The company sent out save-the-dates for August 31 in Berlin, with an image that outlines a sleek and glowing letter V. This would be a not-so-subtle nod to LG’s series of premium V-series phones; the new phone is expected to be called the V30. Judging by the …
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12 July
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 to be unveiled August 23, report says
Samsung looks ready for a new life with its Note series after its exploding Note 7. The South Korean giant is expected to announce its Galaxy Note 8 on August 23, reports South Korean media outlet The Bell. Citing a Samsung executive, the publication added the earlier date should make the Note 8 available for purchase from “early September.” It’s not …
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12 July
Get a Roverbeats T16 Bluetooth speaker 2
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! Whew! I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted. But happy, because I scored a really decent 8-inch tablet …
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12 July
Seeing AI, Microsoft’s new iPhone app, narrates the world it sees for blind people
We’re officially living in the future. No, there aren’t any flying cars (yet). And sorry, we still can’t easily travel the stars either. But one promise of the future, computers that can help blind people see, is starting to arrive. The latest example is Microsoft’s Seeing AI, a free iPhone app released Wednesday that “narrates the world around you.” Point …
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