January, 2017

• 15 January

  Bendable and foldable phones are coming. Are you ready?

  

  She pushed down hard on the rectangular phone and, like a slap bracelet, it cinched around her wrist. The audience gasped; the internet went wild. CNET tries on Lenovo’s bendy CPlus concept phone. Jessica Dolcourt/CNET This articulated wraparound phone — known as the CPlus — was a concept device Lenovo used to wow the crowd …

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• 15 January

  Huawei Mate 9 Australian pricing and availability

  

  The high-performance Huawei Mate 9 is headed to Australia on February 7, and it’s looking to fill the Note 7-shaped hole in your pocket. The big-screen, big-batteried, big-camera (okay, so the Leica camera is of a regular size, but really quite impressive) Mate 9 will sell for AU$999 when it hits local stores. The sticker price is quite close to …

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• 14 January

  Anybody out there still listening to FM radio?

  

  I grew up with FM radio. It was the portal of choice for music discovery for teenagers. I went for college stations, alternative, or listener-supported outlets. Later I dabbled in talk radio, and I’m a regular National Public Radio listener, but to be honest I haven’t listened to much music on FM radio this century. So when I heard that …

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• 14 January

  Can a Danish high

  

  I know the sound of Dynaudio speakers well, I’ve lived with more than a few of them over the years, but with my first impressions of the new Contour 20 it was clear something’s changed. With previous generations of Dynaudios the sound was big, rich and hearty; the new sound is more agile, livelier and more fun to listen to. …

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• 14 January

  Is that Facebook post edited? Here’s how to tell

  

  Once upon a time in Facebook land, when you went back to your friend’s rant post, you could see if they had tidied it up or not by looking for “edited” beside the post date. Facebook took that gift away from us. Now you have to do a little more leg work to prove that well-thought out post used to …

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• 14 January

  FCC Chairman warns Republicans against net neutrality repeal

  

  Don’t mess with net neutrality. That was the message from departing FCC chairman Tom Wheeler Friday in his last speech as head of the agency. Wheeler warned the incoming Republican administration against a hasty repeal of the controversial open internet rules. He said getting rid of the rules and taking a “hands-off approach” to regulating broadband and wireless networks would …

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• 13 January

  These concept OLEDs from LG Display are closer to reality than you think

  

  Most of the new TVs I saw last week at CES are actually coming to market in 2017, but some of the coolest won’t be available for sale. Unless you’re an airport, a fast-food restaurant or a jewelry store with a penchant for flashy signage. The epicenter of display coolness was the white-walled, private booth of LG Display. There I …

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• 13 January

  Pardon Snowden petition delivered with 1 million

  

  More than 1 million people signed onto a petition asking President Barack Obama to pardon Edward Snowden, proponents of the pardon said Friday. The campaign began in September, when Snowden, his attorney Ben Wizner from the ACLU, and other privacy activists announced they would formally petition Obama for a pardon. Snowden leaked classified NSA documents detailing surveillance programs run by …

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• 13 January

  Social media’s looking to get lucky on Friday the 13th

  

  Grab your rabbit’s foot and horseshoe — it’s Friday the 13th. The superstitiously unlucky day is here, and people on Twitter are not happy about it. Social Cues is our look at what’s trending across Facebook and Twitter. Here’s what people are talking about on Friday: Friday the 13th: Make sure to avoid black cats and to carry your four-leaf …

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• 13 January

  CNET giveaway: CES 2017 swag bag

  

  Now playing: Watch this: The coolest TV tech of CES 2017 17:51 CES 2017 is over, but the prizes are not. On top of seeing a three-screen gaming laptop and a TV that’s only 2.57 mm thick, the CNET team walked around the Las Vegas Convention Center to find great swag for one lucky reader. Our locked-and-loaded swag bag includes: …

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