Apple doesn’t want any talk of clouds redirecting you to non-Apple products. In its quest to dominate the iCloud game, the company recently bought out an Asian social network which had registered the iCloud.net domain. AppleInsider was told the Cupertino, California-based company paid $1.5 million for the domain, but CNET was unable to verify the …
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24 February
How to snooze tabs in Firefox and why you’d want to
Tab management ought to be a huge priority for web browsers. I don’t know about you, but I find myself with dozens upon dozens of tabs littering my browser by lunchtime. Things don’t improve in the afternoon. Microsoft and Mozilla are taking notice. Edge will soon let you set tabs aside, and Firefox is experimenting with an even better way …
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24 February
Sling TV just got cheaper
On Friday, pay television service Sling made its already affordable TV service even more so by announcing lower prices on its Extras bundles. The deal bodes well for customers not wanting to pay for channels and content they don’t watch. Sling TV is an internet service that streams live and on-demand television shows, and it was one of the first …
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23 February
5 features coming soon to Microsoft Edge browser
If you are of a certain age, the last time you switched to a Microsoft browser was probably in the late 1990s when you ditched Netscape for Internet Explorer. Microsoft has since shuttered IE in favor of its Edge browser while you likely moved over to Chrome or Firefox and haven’t looked back. Don’t look now, but Microsoft is cooking …
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23 February
Netpicks: Everything coming and going on Netflix for March 2017
The newest Marvel television show, “Iron Fist,” arrives on Netflix on March 17. Now you may be wondering, what makes “Iron Fist” better than “Iron Man”? Clearly, “Iron Man” is an entire man made of iron. But “Iron Fist” is merely a man whose fist is iron-like. Feel free to argue this with your friends. Anyway, the the second season …
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23 February
Microsoft’s Skype Lite built especially for India
Microsoft is the latest US tech giant to help keep Indians connected. Skype Lite is a new version of the company’s popular video and voice-calling app that’s “built in India.” Microsoft unveiled the service on Wednesday at its Future Decoded conference, reports ZDNet. Skype Lite functions much like its big brother Skype, but it’s designed to work well on low-speed, …
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23 February
HTC wants U back. But is it too little, too late?
It’s no secret: The last few years have been rough for HTC. After paving the way for Android by making the first Android phone years ago, the Taiwanese company lost its groove. While Apple and Samsung have locked in as the premium phone makers and Chinese companies like Xiaomi and OnePlus have become go-to brands for affordable, quality devices, HTC …
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23 February
LG OLED TV pricing now official, starts at $3,500
The frontrunners for CNET’s highest rated TV of 2017 now have official pricing, and it’s not cheap. LG’s least expensive new OLED so far, the C7 series, starts at $3,500. That’s the cost for the 55-inch size, available this month. The 65-inch model will sell for $5,000 when it hits the market in March. Those prices are $1,000 more than …
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23 February
Get rid of iOS 10’s annoying Handwriting feature in Messages
While there’s a ton of fun features in Messages on iOS 10, there’s one feature that seems to draw the ire of nearly all users: the Handwriting canvas. Thankfully, there’s a couple of methods to hide this annoying feature that randomly appears. The quick fix Enlarge Image Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET Rotate your iOS device into landscape orientation, purposely triggering …
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23 February
Mobile World Congress 2017: A Royal Rumble for smartphones
It’s going to get crazy in Barcelona. Just about every heavy hitter in the wireless industry is bringing a shiny new phone to Mobile World Congress — held this time each year in Spain’s hippest metropolis — each trying to out-wow the others with its latest wares. But we won’t see any new phones from Samsung. The Korean electronics giant …
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