When it comes to his company’s wireless service, Sprint Chief Operating Officer Gunther Ottendorfer likes to say “you ain’t seen nothing yet.” Come early next year, Sprint customers with a flagship phone may understand the meaning behind his words. That’s because Sprint plans to unlock a capability hidden in many of its marquee phones — …
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December, 2016
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13 December
Use Google’s updated Switch tool to go from iOS to Android
Google has simplified the process for iOS defectors to switch to Android without forfeiting the most important data on a device: contacts, calendars, and photos. Instead of connecting your iOS device to computer and going through a series of steps, as the process used to require, you only need the Google Drive account installed on your iPhone and a Gmail …
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13 December
NBN app makes it easy to be a tech
A new plug-in for the Chrome web browser called nbnm8 will automatically fetch NBN availability for property listings on domain.com.au and realestate.com.au. Designed by Ben Jenkins, the plug-in adds an NBN tag to search listings on Australia’s biggest real estate sites. You’ll get either a red cross for unavailable, a clock if it’s a planned rollout site or a green …
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13 December
9 travel hacks you’ll wish you knew all along
Travel can be tricky. Did you pay too much for that flight? Forget to pack some important items? What happens if your flight is delayed or canceled? As always, knowledge is power. The more you plan, research and prepare, the better off you’ll be. With that in mind, I’ve rounded up these nine tricks to make your travels faster, easier …
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13 December
MacOS update 10.12.2 brings graphics fixes, Touch Bar screenshots and more
A new MacOS update from Apple will be available starting today. The MacOS Sierra 10.12.2 update includes a wide variety of fixes and tweaks, but also a couple of new features, including one of special interest to owners of the new Touch Bar version of the MacBook Pro. Highlights include: Setup of Auto Unlock, which uses an Apple Watch to …
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12 December
Google’s Android Pay mobile wallet arrives in Japan
Android Pay, Google’s mobile payments service for phones running the OS, is up and running in Japan, two months after Apple’s rival service went live on the island nation. The launch will allow Android handset owners to use their devices to complete transactions at more than 470,000 locations that already accept Rakuten Edy, a prepaid e-money service, Google said in …
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12 December
Golden Globes give Twitter a ‘Westworld,’ ‘Stranger Things’ fix
A satellite launch was trending Monday on Twitter as people tuned in to NASA’s livestream and social-media updates to see if it’d take off amid sketchy conditions. It didn’t. As some on Twitter turned their gaze toward space, other users were eyeing the Golden Globes nominees. Social Cues is our guide to what people are talking about on social media. …
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12 December
Instagram’s live video update rolling out across the US
Instagram‘s live video feature is rolling out just in time to capture your family holiday extravaganza. The company, which is owned by social networking giant Facebook, is releasing the feature to all US users starting Monday. Live videos, announced last month, is similar to Facebook Live and Twitter’s Periscope in that it lets you broadcast live videos to your followers. …
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12 December
Elton John wants your help making music videos
If you remember when rock was young, music videos weren’t really a thing. Nowadays, they’re everything. So pay attention, Elton John fans. If you have some production savvy, you could get the chance to create videos for three of the music icon’s early songs, which didn’t get the music video treatment when they were originally released: “Bennie and The Jets,” …
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12 December
YouTube channel RealLifeLore finds most remote place on planet
Have you ever just wanted to get away? I mean really get away. Sure, everyone likes a little alone time now and again, but a video from YouTube channel RealLifeLore explores where you would have to go on Earth to be as far away from humanity as possible. I was surprised by some of the locations they look at in …
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