I’m surprised it took this long. The remote is tiny, and I have two kids. My Apple TV remote has gone missing, and unlike when I misplace my iPhone, I can’t call the remote to find it. A thorough search of the family room, including a deep dive into the couch, has turned up some …
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2 March
Not just speed: 7 incredible things you can do with 5G
You can’t walk around Mobile World Congress without 5G slapping you in the face. If there’s a phenomenon that’s dominated this week’s trade show besides the return of a 17-year-old phone, it’s the reality that the next generation of cellular technology has arrived. Well, at least it’s real in the confines of the Fira Gran Via convention center in Barcelona. …
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2 March
Smart condom ring i.Con is like a Fitbit for your man bits
Now playing: Watch this: A sex-tracking condom ring is coming 1:41 What’d you expect? Condamns? British Condoms The i.Con Smart Condom, which markets itself as the “world’s first smart condom,” is actually a ring that fits over a boring, dumb condom and claims to track the exercise of your man bits, as well as detect chlamydia and syphilis. The ring, …
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2 March
Don’t expect to play Oculus Rift on your Mac anytime soon
Are you a Mac user hoping to experience virtual reality via the Oculus Rift headset? The wait may be longer than you expected. Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell revealed in an interview with TechCrunch the company has no plans to support Apple computers in the coming months. Mitchell, who uses a MacBook Pro as his daily computer, said Mac support is …
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2 March
‘Jurassic Park’ stomps onto Netflix in March
Here’s our brief weekly roundup of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. Hit play below — we’ve folded in some trivia so you’ll know more about what you’re watching. For more information on what’s available to watch online, check out CNET.com/Netpicks or …
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2 March
Spotify hits 50 million subscribers
Spotify has hit 50 million paying subscribers, adding 10 million new members in about five months, the music-streaming company tweeted Thursday. Put another way, Spotify spent less than half a year adding about half an Apple Music. The growth underscores the consumer shift from buying music outright to paying a fee for all-you-can-access tunes. As more people have come on …
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2 March
Get the BBC series ‘Planet Earth’ for $9.99
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. BBC America When was the last time nature made your jaw drop? That’s the effect watching “Planet Earth” has on me. Whether I’m …
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2 March
Say hi to Snapchat and Specs, your secret AR ‘gateway drug’
Who would have thought that augmented reality‘s best pitch would be puking rainbows and candy-colored camera glasses? Augmented reality — and its more advanced cousin mixed reality — overlay digital information onto the visible world. Typically, this is where I’m supposed to reference Pokemon Go, last year’s mobile gaming phenomenon that popularized AR through the digital monsters that popped up …
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2 March
Moto missed a giant Mod opportunity
It could have been Moto’s show. With Samsung’s Galaxy S8 out of the picture, LG, Sony and Huawei were left to fight it out on the high end. But if we learned anything at this year’s Mobile World Congress conference, it’s that high-end doesn’t always win the day. For example, this year’s breakout surprise was the Nokia 3310 throwback, which …
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2 March
Moment Photo Case coming for the Google Pixel
Already funded at about 82 percent with 36 more days to go, as promised Moment has expanded its Photo Case Kickstarter from just iPhones to support the Google Pixel and Pixel XL. The case will allow you to mount Moment’s lenses on those phones for wide- and telephoto views. Sadly, no combo photo/battery case is in sight for Google’s devices …
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