If you think your daily commute is bad, be thankful you don’t have to drive through the traffic in Cebu, Philippines. Using data from 65 million users across 185 countries and 235 metro areas, driving and navigation app Waze released its driver satisfaction index for 2016. Waze calculated the best and worst places to drive …
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September, 2016
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13 September
iPhone photos get image quality boost with new Lightroom app
Good news, photographers: Adobe Systems just unlocked a new level of photo quality for those with recent iPhones and iPads. With the release of Adobe Lightroom 2.5 for iOS on Tuesday, you’ll be able to shoot photos in the raw format that many professionals like to use. Raw photos, with data taken straight from the camera’s image sensor, offer more …
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13 September
Apple TV TVOS 10 now available, brings HomeKit and dark mode, but no single sign
Apple TV might not be getting an Amazon Video app anytime soon, but the latest software upgrade, available today for free, brings some new capabilities including new Siri voice tricks, “dark mode” and control for smart home devices. Absent for now, however, is one of the bigger usability enhancements Apple promised earlier this year: single sign-on. Apple’s representative told CNET …
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13 September
Apple’s iOS 10 update freezes some iPhones
Another iOS update, another round of glitches. Apple on Tuesday released the latest version of its mobile software, iOS 10. The problem is some users — including me — had issues downloading the update. After going through the download and install process over Wi-Fi, the iPhone showed an error window and indicated you needed to plug it into iTunes on …
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13 September
Robert Downey Jr. teases fans with mysterious photo of ‘new project’
Oh Iron Man, why you gotta tease us like that? On Monday, Robert Downey Jr. tweeted a photo that has movie fans buzzing. Let’s break it down. There’s Downey and his pal, Jon Favreau (who plays Tony Stark’s driver Happy Hogan in the Iron Man films, but has a resume that goes well beyond that). You may also recognize Tom …
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13 September
Apple Watch: 11 new features in WatchOS 3
Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch launches new OS and apps 2:14 iPhone and iPad users aren’t the only people being treated to a huge update with the release of iOS 10. For those with an Apple Watch, after installing iOS 10, your next step is to install WatchOS 3. A lot has changed with WatchOS 3, leaving some familiarity …
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13 September
See Jane Go takes men out of the ride
When investor William Jordan’s teenage daughter asked last February if she could drive for a ride-hailing service like Uber or Lyft, he said no way. It didn’t seem safe for her to chauffeur around male strangers. Jordan later researched other ride-hailing apps in the Los Angeles area that might be more secure for women, but he came up empty. So …
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13 September
What to do after the botched iOS 10 update
Some Apple users, including a number of CNET editors, hoping to be among the first to update their iPhone and iPad devices to iOS 10 on Tuesday are discovering the update is stalling out their phone or tablet instead of adding a batch of new features. However, there is a way to recover the devices, hopefully without losing any data. …
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13 September
Apps for Messages in iOS 10: How to add, delete and manage apps
Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10: Best free apps to try in Messages 2:24 When you update to iOS 10, you’ll notice the Messages app got a serious remodel. One of the biggest add-ons — besides Facebook Messenger-like stickers — is third-party apps. So, for instance, you can add the Square Cash app and send your friends money without ever …
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13 September
Instagram celebrity cat gets own line of furry fashion shoes
You know you’ve made it when you get your very own line of fashionable shoes. You’re an icon. You’re a style setter. You’re a squishy-faced cat named Mash. Related stories Cat-attracting pants promise to make you popular with the kitty crowd Mash is an Instagram celebrity in Japan with 182,000 followers who hang on every furry photo of him playing …
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