As part of “It’s Complicated,” CNET’s series about how tech is changing our relationships, we thought you might enjoy this story, originally published Oct. 26, 2016. “If they had Tinder when I was single…,” the guys say, imagining the possibilities. “You’re single? Have you not tried Tinder?” the gals ask incredulously. People who have never …
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11 February
Microsoft Cortana’s new feature makes you keep your promises
“I’ll get you an answer tomorrow.” “I’ll have those figures to you by EOD.” “I’ll get you that report on Friday.” With the constant barrage of emails, your promises to do one thing or another can get lost in the shuffle. Enter Cortana. You may already use Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon)‘s digital assistant to set reminders for yourself, but …
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11 February
The kickass Ultimate Ears 18+ Pro headphone will fit your ears perfectly
Ultimate Ears’ Reference Remastered was one of my favorite in-ear headphones of 2016, so I was more than ready to take on UE’s refreshed flagship, the UE 18+ Pro. My UE 18+ Pro sample’s earpieces were finished in gloss black, but you can choose from a huge selection of color options or order custom faceplate designs. Enlarge Image The UE …
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11 February
Rhett & Link’s ‘Buddy System’ goes old school to try new tricks
Now playing: Watch this: Rhett & Link battle for artistic supremacy — in VR 4:56 For their most ambitious online video yet, YouTubers Rhett and Link went back to their roots. The pair, Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, rose to prominence with their daily YouTube variety show “Good Mythical Morning,” in which they challenge each other to eat strange foods …
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10 February
Steam Direct will let any developer sell any PC game
Steam, the world’s biggest PC game store, is about to get a lot bigger. That’s because its owner, game developer Valve, is done picking and choosing which games will appear there. (Yes, the same Valve behind Half-Life, Portal and DOTA 2, among other popular games.) Valve has been experimenting for the past five years with a feature called Steam Greenlight, …
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10 February
Fire Emblem Heroes: Orbs, stamina, basic strategy and everything else you need to know
Super Mario ran. Pokemon went. And then there was Fire Emblem. It’s on Android and iOS right now. What is Fire Emblem, and since when is it a thing? Remember when we got all weepy for ’80s nostalgia and it finally convinced Nintendo to join the modern era by bringing Pokemon Go and Super Mario Run to phones? Fire Emblem …
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10 February
All new iPhones will feature wireless charging, analyst says
Now playing: Watch this: The iPhone 10th anniversary edition could cost $1,000 5:17 We’ve only got about seven or eight months to go before Apple introduces its next iPhones and there’s been some chatter about Apple putting out three new iPhones instead of the usual two, with one being a super high-end model with prices for it approaching $1,000 in …
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10 February
A kid’s advice for Nintendo Switch
Are you excited, I ask? He shrugs. “Yes.” What, you don’t like the Switch? I ask him after showing him the trailer. What do you think? “So so,” he says. My 8-year-old son is a Nintendo fan. He loves the Wii U, and plays several times a week. And yet he’s ambivalent about the Nintendo Switch, the next gaming system …
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10 February
How an iPhone 4 and OkCupid led to love
This is part of CNET’s “It’s Complicated” series about the role technology plays in our relationships. By the time I’d met my husband in 2010, I had been dating online for nearly a decade. I had profiles on all the big sites: Match.com, eHarmony, Chemistry.com and, later, OkCupid. I was even selected by ABC’s “20/20” for a TV special testing …
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10 February
Weekend Streaming: ‘Superbad’ goes online at Netflix
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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