Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7 Plus vs Pixel XL: Which one shoots better video? 3:04 The Google Pixel XL excels at mobile phone photography, edging out Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus in CNET’s estimation. With video, though, it’s a different story. My colleague Vanessa Hand Orellana and I spent hours chasing pigeons, children, dogs and …
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2 November
Motorola Moto M Specs and pictures leaked?
Tech blogger/editor Steve Hemmerstoffer released some in-depth pictures of the alleged Moto M both on his Twitter and his publication NowhereElse.fr. Hemmerstoffer also goes by the pseudonym OnLeaks and has a good track record of leaking pictures and specs of upcoming mobile devices that usually turn out to be on the money. The pictures posted are rather crude looks at …
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2 November
Make your iPhone read aloud to you
Now playing: Watch this: Listen to iBooks read by your iPhone 2:10 You don’t need to pay for an Audible subscription to have your iPhone read books to you. By enabling an accessibility setting, you can make your iPhone read the text of whatever it is you have open, from a book in iBooks to an article you have open …
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2 November
Don’t forget your phone on Election Day
Ballot box selfies may be verboten in many states, but many voters will still put their phones to good use in the voting booth. There’s much at stake in this year’s election. In addition to a tight race for the White House, there are 165 propositions on the ballot in 35 states, according to Google. How do you keep them …
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2 November
A folding iPhone could be in your future
Some have dissed the iPhone 7 for being too similar to the 6S. But a new patent shows that Apple may have an interesting direction for a future iPhone. The US Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent to Apple on Tuesday for a bendable or foldable iPhone, according to Patently Apple, which was first to report the news. It …
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2 November
LinkedIn wants to help you earn more money
LinkedIn can now show how your salary stacks up against what others in your field earn. The professional network launched a new Salary feature Wednesday with the aim of letting its 460 million members maximize their earning potential. The feature lets you compare your salary with people in similar jobs and learn how experience, education level and location may — …
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2 November
Adobe Creative Cloud updates offer a lot for XD fans and Stock lovers
It’s that time of year where Adobe answers the question “what’s new with you?” And as usual, it’s a very long answer. In addition to the debut of Project Felix, its designer-focused tool for creating photorealistic mockups of scenes combining 2D and 3D elements, the updates and new capabilities in its video applications Adobe announced at IBC in September are …
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2 November
Get a Samsung Galaxy S7 and free mobile service for $439.99
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. Now playing: Watch this: The Samsung Galaxy S7 is how a phone should be 2:32 Cheap things come to those who wait. If, …
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2 November
Microsoft Teams challenges Slack for office dominance
Chatting and collaborating with colleagues used to be all about watercoolers and whiteboards. These days it’s more about videoconferencing, email and at least one form of instant messaging. Microsoft is the latest company to jump on the work-chat bandwagon with the launch of Teams at a New York event Wednesday. Teams brings together chats, notes and planning with the intention …
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2 November
Judge upholds California ban on voters taking selfies of ballot
The law is the law, no selfies allowed at the polls in California. That’s what a US district judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting the American Civil Liberties Union’s request for an injunction lifting the state’s ban on voters taking selfies of their ballot. The ACLU said the more than century-old law banning cameras at the polls violate voters’ freedom of speech. …
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