GoPro’s been deep into developing commercial VR capture systems for a couple years now. First, there was the large Google Jump-optimized Odyssey, then the significantly smaller Omni and now, the wearable Fusion. Unlike the Omni with its synchronized array of six GoPro Hero4 Black cameras and the Odyssey with its 16 cameras, the Fusion is …
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20 April
How to increase battery life on the Samsung Galaxy S8
Now playing: Watch this: 4 ways to improve battery life on the Galaxy S8 2:01 Samsung’s Galaxy S8 doesn’t have issues with battery life, at least not yet, but if you find yourself needing to top up the device throughout the day, there are a few settings you can adjust to prolong a single charge. Disable the Always-On Display Enlarge …
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20 April
Celebrities on Instagram warned by FTC over paid ads
If you follow celebrities on Instagram, you probably find it hard to tell which posts are ads. That could soon change. The Federal Trade Commission has sent over 90 reminders to what it calls “influencers” — celebrities, athletes, models and the like — asking them to clearly state at the beginning of each post if they were paid to endorse …
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20 April
The first item in Microsoft’s new To
In case you were wundering what would happen to Wunderlist since it was bought by Microsoft, wunder no more: It’s being replaced by a new app called To-Do. Microsoft acquired the popular mobile task management app Wunderlist in 2015, at which point it had more than 13 million users. But today in a blog post Microsoft announced that it’s retiring …
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20 April
Samsung’s new HD TV format targets arch
Samsung, the biggest TV maker in the world, is also the only one that doesn’t support Dolby’s high dynamic range format. Its solution, this year at least, is to introduce yet another competing HDR format. HDR10+ is its name. And only Samsung’s 2017 HDR TVs are compatible as of today, including QLED models such as the Q7. A software update …
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20 April
Classic films make their way to Amazon Prime in May 2017
When you think of “Cabin Fever 2,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” or “Bait Shop” (starring Bill Engvall and Billy Ray Cyrus), only one thought enters your brain. That thought is, “I’m glad I am under no requirement to ever watch any of those movies when Amazon adds them in May.” However, there are good titles to …
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20 April
FCC chairman pitches net neutrality reform to Silicon Valley
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai met with executives at Facebook, Cisco, Oracle, Intel and other major tech companies this week as the federal agency considers rolling back controversial net neutrality rules. Pai traveled to Silicon Valley Monday to talk to companies that participate in the “internet economy,” he told reporters at a news conference following the Federal Communications Commission’s monthly meeting. …
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20 April
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20 April
Sprint will lease you two Galaxy S8s for the price of one
Why get one Galaxy S8 when you can get two for the same price? That’s the pitch Sprint is using for its latest deal. The wireless provider is offering two of Samsung‘s newest phones for a total of $31.25/month (in addition to wireless service charges). The catch? You need to activate two new lines of service, or one new line …
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20 April
Main squeeze: HTC sets May date for squeezable U phone
HTC wants U in May. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer is set to reveal a new phone with what looks like an intriguing new way of controlling it. On Thursday, HTC sent an invitation for a 16 May event that will span Taipei, New York and London. The tagline reads “Squeeze for the Brilliant U”, and an accompanying video shows a …
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