It’s one thing to tweet praise or criticism about what stars wear to the Golden Globes. Now, fans can watch in real time on Twitter what nominees like Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds don as they cross the red carpet. Twitter will team up with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and …
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December, 2016
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19 December
How Fitbit, Samsung, Apple and Google misfired in watches in 2016
Fitbit’s latest earnings reports weren’t good at all. Pebble sold itself at a firesale price (to Fitbit) and cancelled its future watches. Microsoft, Motorola and Intel appear to have halted (or at least suspended) their wearable product lines. The Samsung Gear S3 slid into the holidays with a whimper, not a bang. And while Apple claims it just had its …
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19 December
You can now play Minecraft on your Apple TV
The holidays have come early for Apple TV owners. The hit game Minecraft is now available on Apple‘s set-top box. Minecraft: Apple TV Edition, which was first announced in October, lets players dig for resources and construct buildings out of textured cubes. You can also fight monsters, explore the never-ending world and craft various items. The game is available now …
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19 December
Fighting terrorism or piracy? Data retention floodgates open
At first, Australia’s data retention laws were about terrorism. Then, they were about capturing paedophiles and terrible criminals. Now, just five days before Christmas, the Federal Government has quietly announced that it might just see about using all that metadata in civil lawsuits. That means two years worth of data on every Australian with a phone or an internet connection …
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19 December
Zuckerberg shows off Jarvis, his smart home AI
Now playing: Watch this: Mark Zuckerberg builds his own Jarvis AI 1:36 Mark Zuckerberg has to be feeling a little bit like Tony Stark right now. The Facebook CEO said Monday that he’s finished building his version of Jarvis, the artificially intelligent computer system Stark uses to control his home in the Iron Man movies. Zuckerberg’s Jarvis can do things …
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19 December
Electoral College, social media has a message for you
Monday’s date is trending on Twitter as electoral college voters make their decision — and Donald Trump’s opponents make their final efforts to change electors’ minds and get them to vote against the president-elect. At least people on Twitter are also looking at the #UpsideOf2016. Not everything was awful this year, right? Social Cues is our look at what’s trending …
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18 December
Headphone deal: Jaybird X3 Bluetooth is $30 off at Best Buy today
Here’s a quick deal alert. The Jaybird X3, one of CNET’s highest rated Bluetooth sports headphones, is on sale at Best Buy for $100 with free shipping. That’s a $30 savings on a headphone that’s still relatively new to the market. The black and white (sparta) colors are available for that price. Read our review to get the full skinny …
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17 December
High
Detroit-based Shinola has made a splash with its stylish watches, bicycles and bags, but I wasn’t expecting them to produce a high-end turntable, and certainly not one as beautiful as the Runwell. I listened and played it at Shinola’s NYC store and trust me on this, the Runwell looks even better in real life. It’s a stunning piece of industrial …
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17 December
How to photograph cars like a pro
Do you want to take dramatic photos of the awesome exotic cars you’ll find at motor shows? Or perhaps you want to get great shots of your own gorgeous car? Car photography isn’t always easy, but if you follow a few simple rules then you’ll quickly start to improve your shots. It doesn’t take much equipment to get started either …
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17 December
148 floors in the sky: The view from the Burj Khalifa
Your ears pop. A lot. That isn’t surprising, because you’re going up higher than any building in the world so far. You’re also moving vertically at an impressive 33ft/10m per second, aboard one of the fastest elevators in the world. And then you get to sky lounge, a lounge and observation deck all the way up at floor 148. Amazingly, …
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