If you’re addicted to Pokemon Go, that’s great — for your health, according to a study presented to the American Heart Association on Wednesday. The study — which tracked 167 players — found that people walked an average of almost 2,000 additional steps every day after embarking on Niantic’s location-based monster-hunting game. This translates to …
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10 March
Samsung Pay could come to more non
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Pay: Easy as a swipe and tap 1:12 Samsung Pay works with credit cards, gift cards and even membership cards. Jason Cipriani/CNET Samsung Pay could end up on even more devices, starting with the Galaxy J series phones in India, Mashable reports. Samsung Pay lets you save credit cards, gift cards and other payment methods …
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10 March
How to mute abusive Twitter trolls: Try these new notification settings
Just because trolls exist on the internet doesn’t mean you have to listen to them. Twitter now lets you mute notifications from abusive anonymous Twitter accounts. The feature was announced last week and went live Thursday for Android and web versions. No word yet on when the feature will come to iOS. Twitter has previously stated its commitment to help …
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10 March
Beats headphones are getting more frequent discounts
Beats by Dre’s Solo 3 Wireless headphones haven’t been out that long and they’re already selling for well below their list price of $300. Amazon currently has them for $220 and the other day Walmart reportedly had the matte black version of the Solo3 Wireless on sale for $150. Today, as part of its Deal of the Day program, Best …
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10 March
7 of the best TV features you should be using
When you first buy a new television, you might spend the first hour or so digging through the menus, making sure all the settings are properly configured. After that, you might revisit the settings from time to time to adjust the picture mode or brightness. But there are likely settings and features that you’re completely overlooking. Here are seven television …
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10 March
Facebook to stream Major League Soccer matches this season
US soccer fans will soon be able to get their kicks from stars Kaká, Clint Dempsey and David Villa live on Facebook. The social network said Friday that it will be partnering with Univision to stream at least 22 Major League Soccer matches this season. The games will be shown in English on Univision Deportes’ Facebook page. The first match …
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10 March
Emotiva BasX S8 subwoofer: High
I’ve always had a special place in my heart for small, well-designed 8-inch powered subwoofers, like Emotiva’s feisty new BasX S8 ($199). It didn’t take long to hear that this little guy easily pumped out more bass than most entry-level tower speakers! And we’re not just talking about bass quantity — the BasX S8’s bass is tight, punchy and potent. …
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9 March
Android Gboard will now suggest emojis, GIFs as you type
Android fans, Thursday is going to be generous. Google is about update Gboard for Android with new features and abilities. The first of these is GIF and emoji suggestions as you type. Also coming: The keyboard will translate your entered text into another language in real time. Other improvements include a different interface for voice typing, which is tweaked to …
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9 March
Get a Vizio 2.1
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. Cheeps, a quick follow-up on yesterday’s smart-scale deal. My Yunmai Color arrived late yesterday, so I’ve only done one weigh-in with it. But …
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9 March
Google Hangouts’ Meet and Chat make work meetings slightly less annoying
The only thing worse than actual meetings is meeting logistics. To help make planning a tad more tolerable, Google is rolling out two new features in its communication and messaging app, Hangouts. (Unfortunately, neither tools help decrease the utterances of such phrases like “How will this scale?” and “Run it up the flagpole.”) The first is a video conferencing feature …
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