While it’s no Mario Party, you can still add friends to Super Mario Run to compare scores. The app includes a few ways to add friends, but we’ve had the best luck adding friends using their IDs. (Adding friends through social and links don’t always work.) On the Kingdom Builder screen, tap on the Friends …
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16 December
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You may soon find it a lot easier to get tickets to events at face value. President Obama has signed into law the Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016, or BOTS Act, “which prohibits the circumvention of control measures used by internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for certain events,” the White House said Thursday …
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16 December
Christmas music that’s new to stream: Pentatonix, Josh Groban, Leslie Odom Jr. and more
What’s Christmas without Christmas music? Here’s the best new festive music to stream this holiday season, ranging from fresh, original singles to albums brimming with covers of timeless classics. Singles Josh Groban — ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ Josh Groban landed his first No. 1 single in nine years with this recently released cover of “Have Yourself a Merry …
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16 December
Vine lives, sort of…
Yep, you still will be able to make and watch six-second Vine videos. Over and over and over. Vine, Twitter’s video app, was left for dead two months ago. But on Friday, the social network said in a blog post that the app will be renamed “Vine Camera.” Users will be able to post the looping videos they make to …
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16 December
Bring on the popcorn! Mubi makes its Roku debut
After nine years, art-house movie-streaming service Mubi launches on Roku today, and to celebrate it’s bringing a stellar movie lineup with it. This month, Mubi is bringing two Jackie Chan films, the classic “Project A” and its sequel, plus one of the creepiest killers of modern celluloid, “No Country for Old Men”‘s Anton Chigurh. Mubi launched on PlayStation 3 and …
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16 December
Facebook drone investigation: Wind gust led to broken wing
Aquila, Facebook’s internet-beaming drone prototype, was laid low because of an inability to handle a gust of wind, a federal investigation concluded, and Facebook is changing the aircraft design accordingly. The drone, unmanned and operated by autopilot technology, crashed June 28 as it was coming in to land at the very end of its first test flight in Yuma, Arizona. …
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16 December
Verizon Wireless agrees to brick Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Verizon Wireless is changing its tune. The wireless provider on Friday said it will issue a crippling software update to remaining Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones. Samsung last week announced plans for the update to make sure the remaining 7 percent of Note 7 owners turn in their phones. The update prevents the device from charging and “eliminates the ability …
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16 December
‘DuckTales’ reboot to feature ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘SNL’ stars
Now playing: Watch this: New ‘DuckTales’ cast sings the classic theme song 1:22 When Disney brings back “DuckTales” in 2017, “Doctor Who,” “Community” and “Saturday Night Live” stars will be voicing the new adventures of Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, Louie and the rest of the gang. David Tennant (“Doctor Who”) made his debut as Scrooge McDuck in a video released …
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16 December
‘Rogue One’ captures the heart of the Twitterverse
If you’re on social media, chances are you’re chatting about “Rogue One.” The latest Star Wars flick is trending hard on Facebook and Twitter. Also on Facebook, people are chatting about President Obama’s and Hillary Clinton’s remarks on Russia’s cyberattacks and the 2016 election. Social Cues is our guide on what’s trending across social media. Here’s what people are talking …
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16 December
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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. Well, cheeps, you’ve got about one more week to finish up your gift shopping. With that in mind, I’ve rounded up five items …
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