February, 2017

• 15 February

  As far as Siri is concerned, you are Lego Batman

  

  A popular meme proclaims: “Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Then always be Batman.” Well, here’s your chance. If you’ve got an Apple Watch, iPhone, or other device that uses Siri, you can Batman the heck out of yourself. In a promotion for the “Lego Batman Movie,” Siri will now respond to you …

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• 15 February

  Get a Y3 Android smartwatch for $84.99

  

  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. Enlarge Image The Y3 smartwatch is really pretty, even in real life, though way thicker than it appears here. Tomtop Once again I’m …

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• 15 February

  This ‘Star Trek’

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Seeing is believing: Glasses give sight back to the blind 3:00 This is part of CNET’s “Tech Enabled” series about the role technology plays in helping the disability community. Yvonne Felix is walking toward me wearing a device that could be straight out of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Like Geordi La Forge in the science …

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• 15 February

  Apple’s OLED iPhone displays may come from a Chinese supplier

  

  Think that LCD screens are out and OLED displays are totally in right now? Apple may be with you. The iPhone 8 is already rumored to be getting curved OLED displays, and Apple is allegedly working to secure the tech from suppliers. We originally heard that Samsung Display would supply the majority of OLED screens, but now there are whispers …

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• 15 February

  Here’s what Lenovo’s Moto G5 Plus and G5 (probably) look like

  

  Weeks before their anticipated unveiling at Mobile World Congress 2017, images for Lenovo’s upcoming Moto G5 and G5 Plus phones have been accidentally posted by the Spanish-language online retailer, Ktronix. First spotted by Venture Beat, the promotional material includes handset specs as well. The G5 Plus will have a larger 5.2-inch display, while the G5 will have a 5-inch screen. …

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• 15 February

  HTC readies U series phone launches in Asia, Europe

  

  HTC’s new flagship phones, the U Play and U Ultra, are starting to make their way around the world. Chia-Lin Chang, HTC’s president of global sales, said the phone will start shipping in countries in Asia this week and in parts of Europe in March. (You can already buy it in HTC’s home base of Taiwan.) He spoke at an …

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• 15 February

  Apple’s battle with the FBI leaves lingering questions

  

  It’s been a year since Apple fought the FBI over data privacy, and we’ve barely heard a peep from either side on the issue. So everything’s fine, right? Uh, no. The FBI’s attempt to force Apple to unlock an iPhone used by a terrorist set up a grand legal battle between security and privacy. On one side is a massive …

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• 15 February

  BlackBerry accuses Nokia of patent infringement

  

  BlackBerry is crying foul against Nokia, alleging in a new lawsuit that its mobile networking products are infringing on as many as eleven of BlackBerry’s patents without being properly licensed, according to Bloomberg. The infringement case reportedly lands in the US District Court for the District of Delaware, in Wilmington, and comes as both the BlackBerry and Nokia names work …

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• 15 February

  ​Weather app works even when disaster takes out the network

  

  Mobile networks have a hard time handling emergencies that send us all rushing to our phones to get the latest information or reach friends and family. A new Weather Channel app, though, can get the message through even during earthquakes, tornadoes and terrorist attacks when mobile networks can be overwhelmed and may not work. The Android app, geared specifically for …

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• 15 February

  LG G6 to feature new 6.0 mobile user interface

  

  LG’s G6, its new flagship phone, will feature a new mobile user interface when it’s unveiled later this month, the handset maker said Wednesday. The new user interface, dubbed UX 6.0, will allow the device’s 5.7-inch display with 18:9 aspect ratio to shoot photos and review them simultaneously side by side in a new Square Camera mode. The new interface, …

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