Lyft wants to make life a little easier on its drivers. Today, the company announced two new features for its Lyft Driver app — scheduled pickups and power zones. The popular ride-hailing app recently debuted a separate app dedicated to drivers, as opposed to building the driver-facing functionality into the primary app for customers seeking …
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26 May
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I make no bones about it, I love the Beatles, from “Meet the Beatles” to “Abbey Road” — every album is extraordinary. I’m hardly alone in my praise. Every fan has their own story arc and mine is deep and long. Speaking of long, the Beatles iconic “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album is now celebrating its 50th anniversary …
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26 May
iPhone 8 might put the fingerprint reader into the screen
We’ve suspected for a while that Apple will give the home button the boot on the iPhone 8, but that would mean Apple’s fingerprint sensor would have to find a new home. The potential workaround? Put the optical fingerprint scanner into the phone’s display. That’s what DigiTimes reports, citing China’s Economic Daily News. (The source: Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing …
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26 May
Quickly scroll through emoji on iOS by swiping the toolbar
Apple is notorious for littering its operating systems with hidden features that make using their devices easier. For instance, there’s no visible backspace button in the stock iOS Calculator app. Yet, the everyone lost their minds when someone discovered swiping on the numbers entered (not the keypad numbers) would backspace one time. That’s just one of many hidden gems you …
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26 May
This is the easiest way to prevent malware on your Android device
Apple’s iOS is a real walled garden. With the exception of those brave enough to “jailbreak” their phones, Apple controls which apps get into its App Store, and which don’t. Related stories ZDNet: Amazon’s app store puts millions of Android devices at risk On Android, it’s not so simple. Google similarly vets its own Play store, but there’s a huge …
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26 May
Weekend Streaming: Catch ‘This is Spinal Tap’ before it goes offline
Here’s our brief weekly roundup that usually covers the newest videos to hit the major online streaming services. This time, it’s all about Netflix. There are a few new things to binge on including the final season of “Bloodline.” For some reason, it cast Kyle Chandler as someone not named “Coach Taylor.” Can you believe that? Hit play below — …
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26 May
Get an RCA wall
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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. The RCA WPBT1 plug-in speaker (which is lighter and whiter than it appears here) is a hair larger than the two outlets it …
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26 May
Jay Z’s Tidal music service loses CEO Jefferey Toig
The music-streaming service Tidal is saying goodbye to yet another CEO. Jefffrey Toig, who became CEO in December 2015, is leaving the company. This would make him the third CEO to leave Tidal in two years, following the departure of Andy Chen and Peter Tonstad, according to Billboard. In a statement to CNET, Tidal said that it will announce a …
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26 May
How to leave Windows XP behind: 5 alternatives for under $500
Now playing: Watch this: Ditch your ancient Windows XP PC for one of these alternatives 1:21 Still using a Windows XP computer? At least 7 percent of computer users are, according to the latest browser stats — and that’s 7 percent too many. Yes, it turns out that the vast majority of people who got snagged by the recent WannaCry/WannaCrypt …
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26 May
Use external storage to expand unexpandable Android phones
Android phones have always had one big advantage over iPhones: expandable storage. Unfortunately, not all Android phones have a microSD expansion slot, which makes that advantage a lot tougher to leverage. Does that mean owners of slotless Android phones — like, say, the Samsung Galaxy S6 ($99 at Amazon) — are stuck with a fixed amount of internal space? Thankfully, …
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