March, 2017

• 1 March

  Take your pizza

  

  They delivered pizza by reindeer, and we did not blink. They offered us pizza-ordering tattoos and we said, “Sign me up.” But now, pizza technology has gone too far. With the launch of the Pie Tops, Pizza Hut’s Bluetooth-enabled food-ordering sneakers, the restaurant chain has become the modern day Icarus of fast food, shooting hoops …

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• 1 March

  Snap IPO values company at $24 billion on $17 a share

  

  Snap’s long-awaited market debut is almost here. The parent company of Snapchat priced on Wednesday its initial public offering at $17 per share, valuing the company at nearly $24 billion. Shares will start trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SNAP. Snap expects to raise around $3 billion in its IPO. It plans to use …

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• 1 March

  Can the new Nokia 3310 handle real city life?

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Nokia 3310 vs. iPhone 7 in a real city battle 2:27 Nokia’s new 3310 may have captured our hearts with its retro looks, but how useful is this feature phone when you’re out and about in a city? I headed out onto the streets of Barcelona with the new handset to find out. I was joined …

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• 1 March

  How to use Keep notes in Google Docs

  

  While Keep has been around for a while, there’s a new way to use this note-keeping app. It’s now integrated with Google Docs so you can take your ideas and easily convert them into full-blown projects. You can also make Keep notes without leaving Google Docs. If you’re not already a Keep user, the first step is to download the …

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• 1 March

  I just rescued a Nokia 3310 from a back

  

  A new generation of the classic Nokia 3310 debuted in Barcelona on Sunday evening, and immediately became the talk of the town. Earlier that same day, I bought an original version of the phone on the back streets of Barcelona’s Gothic quarter for just two euros at the city’s weekly stolen goods market. Barcelona is known for many things — …

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• 1 March

  Denon and Marantz snapped up by Polk parent company Sound United

  

  Sound United, the company behind Polk and Definitive Technology, has announced it has acquired D+M Group, which is home to audio brands Denon and Marantz. The combined company will continue to be known as Sound United and the terms of sale have not been announced. Kevin Duffy will continue as CEO of Sound United after the sale. D+M Group is …

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• 1 March

  Wild Wednesday: 5 deals not to be missed

  

  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. Good morning! Today I bring you a little “deal potpourri,” as diverse an assemblage of items as they come. Let’s get right to …

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• 1 March

  FCC halts rule that would require ISPs to protect your data

  

  As expected the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday voted 2-1 along party lines to stop a new data security rule from taking effect. The rule would have required internet service providers to take “reasonable” measures to protect consumers’ personal data. It was part of a bigger set of privacy regulation, approved by the FCC in October, that’s supposed to protect …

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• 1 March

  Phones will be back in vogue this year, research firm predicts

  

  Good news for the tech giants whose fortunes rise or fall on phone sales: Shipments of smartphones are expected to rebound this year after slow growth in 2016, market researcher IDC said Tuesday. Worldwide smartphone shipments should grow 4.2 percent in 2017 and another 4.4 percent in 2018. That’s an uptick from the 2.5 percent growth rate last year, though …

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• 1 March

  Spotify might be rolling out a Hi

  

  It looks like Spotify might be launching a lossless audio version of its streaming service. In a post on Reddit, some Spotify users report being offered Hi-Fi service for an additional $5 to $10 per month. Users who tried to sign up for the service were informed that it wasn’t available in their area, or they received an error message. …

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