This is part of CNET’s “Tech Enabled” series about the role technology plays in helping the disability community. Giora Livne missed out on the smartphone revolution. In 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs strutted onto a stage and unveiled the iPhone, which would dramatically change how everyone interacts with mobile devices. Well, not everyone. That same …
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24 October
Pokemon Go: Advanced tips from people who play too damn much
So you want to be a Pokemon Master. You already know the basics of Pokemon Go, and now you want to catch ’em all. Perhaps you’d like to have a snowball’s chance in hell of conquering your neighborhood Pokemon gym as well. You’ve come to the right place. Here’s what we wish we knew (updated every so often) before we …
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24 October
Netflix’s CEO gives conditional OK to AT&T
Reed Hastings says he has no problem with AT&T’s $85 billion bid for Time Warner — as long as it doesn’t allow an “unfair advantage.” The Netflix CEO said Monday he wouldn’t object to the deal “as long as HBO’s bits and Netflix’s bits are treated the same.” Hastings raised the issue of net neutrality when asked about the blockbuster …
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24 October
Refugees cling to Wi
This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series “Life, Disrupted,” about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis — if at all. Editors’ note: On October 24, French police began to clear refugees out of the Jungle as a prelude to demolishing the camp. Earlier in the year, we visited the facility. This story describes what …
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24 October
Apple squashes bugs with Mac OS Sierra, Apple Watch and Apple TV updates
If you’ve got a recent piece of Apple hardware, it may be time to update — the iPhone 7 Plus, Apple Watch, Apple TV and the Mac all got minor software releases this morning. For the most part, it’s just bugfixes, but the iPhone 7 Plus gets the nifty new Portrait Mode for its camera, which allows you to capture …
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24 October
Apple Watch lead sags as smartwatch market sinks
Bought a smartwatch recently? How very 2015 of you. The number of smartwatches shipped over the most recent three months has declined 52 percent compared with the same July-to-September period last year, according to a report by IDC wearables analysts. Apple remains the leading smartwatch maker, but it has also seen fewer people interested in its tech-enabled timepiece this year …
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24 October
Yes, Galaxy Note 8 will still arrive in 2017
Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy Note 8? Yes, Samsung is planning on it 1:18 So long, Note 7. Long live the Note 8! Sarah Tew/CNET Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 is dead and buried, but the Note brand will live to see another phone launch. The company has no plans to scrap the beleaguered Note moniker altogether, according to a report …
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24 October
AT&T’s massive Time Warner deal stirs up social media
AT&T’s decision to buy Time Warner has folks on social media joking whether they’ll one day see a “Justice League”-“Game of Thrones” crossover. The communications giant has been making waves across Facebook and Twitter after signing a deal to buy the media conglomerate for a whopping $85.4 billion. Social media has also been chattering about the return of “The Walking …
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24 October
Pokemon Go celebrates Halloween in first
While the trick-or-treaters among you are out bagging real candy, you can also stock up on candy for your Pokemon. The popular mobile AR game Pokemon Go has announced its first in-game event. From October 26 to November 1, catching, hatching or transferring Pokemon will earn you double the amount of candy. This is the first in-game event for Pokemon …
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24 October
Google really wants you to use Android Pay online
It’s going to get a whole lot easier to use Android Pay for mobile web purchases. Google on Monday announced new partnerships with Visa and Mastercard that will eventually allow Android Pay users to shop on thousands of sites where Visa Checkout or Masterpass are accepted. This should eliminate the need for you to remember multiple usernames and passwords for …
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