Actor Tom Arnold is keen to get a hold of President-elect Donald Trump’s tax returns by any means necessary, it seems. On Thursday, he stepped up to Twitter to challenge “gamers” to get past a WordPress portal to obtain the documents that Trump has refused to release. In a Tweet not half an hour later, …
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29 December
How to preregister for Super Mario Run on Android
For many with Androids, it was a huge bummer when Super Mario Run was released only for iOS. Android users can rejoice, though. A few months ago, Nintendo announced that the game would be released in 2017, and it looks like the time is drawing near. You can now preregister. Here’s how: Go to the Play store Look up Super …
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29 December
Could editing be coming to Tweets?
You think you’ve crafted the perfect Tweet. You hit the big blue button to set it live — only to realise you’ve made an “unpresidented” typo. Editing is something many of us would like to see on microblogging social network Twitter, and as it turns out, CEO Jack Dorsey would too. On Thursday, he asked Twitter users to come at …
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29 December
Samsung at CES: Ignore that burning Galaxy Note 7 over there
Samsung has been lying low this holiday season. And for good reason. You’d want to keep your head down, too, if the year ended as poorly for you as it did for Samsung. The Galaxy Note 7, one of its most high-profile phones, blew up in its face, suffering multiple recalls and bans by airlines before only now flickering out …
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29 December
The Cheapskate’s top 10 money
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. Saving money is a marathon, not a sprint. It’s something you strive for all day, every day. Even if it’s only a few …
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29 December
Amazon drones, meet your mothership
This isn’t what I imagined from Amazon’s cloud-based technology. In recently discovered patent images, Amazon drafted a plan to have an airship 45,000 feet above the Earth, storing a fleet of drones and packages to deliver. Amazon said these unmanned aerial vehicles would take “little to no power” to transport goods to consumers’ doorsteps if they are dropping down and …
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28 December
Facebook, Google top out most popular apps in 2016
Facebook might not be as cool as Snapchat, but it still has the most popular app in the US, according to a Nielsen report for 2016 published Wednesday. In a year where Pokemon Go smashed App Store records, social media still remains the dominant force on people’s phones. Facebook remains comfortable as America’s most popular app with more than 146 …
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28 December
7 New Year’s tech resolutions
New Year’s resolutions typically cover the basics: eat better, exercise more, maybe learn a new skill or banish a bad habit. But what about other areas of your life that could use a little, er, tweaking? I’m talking about the tech areas: computers, phones, data, security, online shopping and so on. Isn’t it time you resolved to make a few …
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28 December
Exploding Note 7 to Google Pixel gold: 2016 was a crazy
2016 will go down as one of the most notoriously baffling, surprising and frustrating years to date, and that goes for the world of phones, too. From flaming batteries and killed-off headphone jacks, to adventures in modularity, phones made major headlines in 2016. We look back at this year’s most memorable moments. Samsung goes kaboom One exploding phone is bad. …
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28 December
Amazon’s Digital Day is like Cyber Monday but for downloads
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day, Prime Day and now; Digital Day? Because there’s never enough days dedicated to deals, Amazon announced that Friday, December 30 will be Digital Day with sales on your downloads — TV shows, music, apps, games, eBooks and other software. Amazon is hoping to capitalize on the rush of new gadget owners from the just-wrapped …
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