May, 2017

• 5 May

  Nintendo 3DS lives on in the New 2DS XL

  

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• 5 May

  This Doritos bag plays ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ soundtrack

  

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• 4 May

  Build your own Google Home, for the price of a magazine

  

  The Google Home smart speaker will soon have another competitor, and it’s produced with the help of Google itself. The Google AIY Projects Kit will enable Raspberry Pi enthusiasts to build their own version of Google Home. The kit is part of Issue 57 of the £5.99 MagPi magazine which includes a working speaker driver and other parts which the …

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• 4 May

  Google Docs phishing attack was a different kind of exploit

  

  It’s a phishing scheme that even multifactor authentication and changing your password won’t fix. On Wednesday, a massive Google Docs phishing attack spread across Gmail, hijacking people’s accounts and spamming itself to the victims’ contact lists. Google quickly shut down the attack, which affected about 0.1 percent of Gmail’s users. Even at that low number, with roughly 1 billion Gmail …

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• 4 May

  Can the Google Pixel catch up to the Galaxy S8? (The 3:59, Ep. 222)

  

  We probably won’t see the next Google Pixel phone for several months, but that hasn’t stopped CNET from offering up a wish list for the upcoming device. Two big improvements we like to see for the Pixel 2, or whatever it gets called, are a better design with less bezel and waterproofing. Those two changes would go a long way …

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• 4 May

  8 ways to repurpose an old Android phone

  

  Now playing: Watch this: 8 ways to repurpose your old phone 2:10 It’s hard to believe, but smartphones as we know them have been around for nearly a decade. And chances are good you’ve upgraded at least once during that time, if not many times. Usually, that upgrade leaves you with your old phone and a question: What should I …

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• 4 May

  YouTube to launch splashy shows you can see free with ads

  

  YouTube is diving into more original shows — but these you won’t have to pay for. At an event in New York, Google’s video service unveiled a slate of TV-like series for the free, ad-supported side of its site, stocking the lineup with traditional TV, movie and music superstars as well as digital celebs that rose to prominence on YouTube …

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• 4 May

  Get a one

  

  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. Enlarge Image Instaread May the Fourth be with you, fellow nerds! Don’t forget to enter the Avegant Glyph giveaway if you haven’t already. …

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• 4 May

  Qualcomm may seek import ban on iPhones into US

  

  Now playing: Watch this: iPhone legal battle may take new, dramatic turn 1:02 Qualcomm could be planning to escalate its legal spat with Apple. The chipmaker may ask the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban Apple from importing iPhones into the US, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing a person familiar with Qualcomm’s strategy. The possibility comes amid a legal dispute …

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• 4 May

  Want a cheap, new iPhone? Don’t buy it here

  

  An iPhone 7 is an iPhone 7 is an iPhone 7. Unless you’re buying it in Turkey, Brazil or Russia, where retail prices balloon to 147, 137 and 133 percent higher than the equivalent in US dollars. That’s according to Deutsche Bank, which ranks the cost of an iPhone 7 in 33 different countries (see chart below). Can you guess …

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