August, 2016

• 18 August

  Jared Leto cast in ‘Blade Runner’ sequel, but as human or Replicant?

  

  Ever since news of the sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic film “Blade Runner” started making the rounds last year, fans have debated who should be cast alongside original cast member Harrison Ford. Fresh off his run playing the Joker in “Suicide Squad,” actor Jared Leto has joined the “Blade Runner” sequel cast, Variety reported …

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• 18 August

  Get a 128GB wireless flash drive for $56.79

  

  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. I’m seeing a lot of great deals on refurbished Galaxy S6 phones (alas, the one I was going to share today already sold …

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• 18 August

  Get Chrome’s new tab page powered by Google Now now

  

  Google updated its Chrome Dev app for Android this week, and it offers an intriguing glimpse into changes that might soon be coming to Chrome’s new tab page. If you’ve come to rely on Google Now’s personalized alerts and suggestions in the Google app itself, then you may also embrace them in Chrome, particularly if you use the browser more …

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• 18 August

  See inside a toy factory in 360 degrees

  

  Most people throw old milk bottles in the recycling bin, not really thinking where they might end up. Green Toys turns these bottles into something practical. The company, based in California, manufactures toys made from 100 percent recycled plastic — high-density polyethylene to be precise. Sustainability continues through to the packaging, with toys shipped in recycled cardboard boxes printed with …

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• 18 August

  McDonald’s now

  

  Now playing: Watch this: McDonald’s discontinued fitness tracker tested: Not as… 1:18 McDonald’s put a fitness tracker in its Happy Meal. And then it was gone. You could get one, as of yesterday. I got mine from McDonald’s at the corner of 28th and Park. Wrist-worn, no less. It’s the first tracker I’ve used that included lunch. Today, I went …

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• 18 August

  Myth busted: Copper pennies didn’t help our overheating laptop

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Can copper pennies keep your laptop cool? 1:19 Copper is a fantastic conductor, and the top of your MacBook is where the heat likes to party. If you placed some copper coins there, wouldn’t that heat go away? It’s not hard to see why that idea became such a popular myth. But we busted it wide …

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• 18 August

  Apple Watch 2 reportedly faces hurdles in bid for iPhone independence

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s next watch may still be tethered to an iPhone 1:14 The Apple Watch 2 has hit some major stumbling blocks to changes that would make the smartwatch operate with its own cellular network connection, Bloomberg reports. Citing sources “with knowledge of the matter,” Bloomberg didn’t outline what kind of problems arose, but said that Apple …

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• 17 August

  McDonald’s pulls kids activity tracker from Happy Meals

  

  Now playing: Watch this: McDonald’s discontinued fitness tracker tested: Not as… 1:18 McDonald’s has pulled its Step It activity tracker from kids’ Happy Meals. McDonalad’s McDonald’s experiment with fitness trackers for kids didn’t last long. Just days after McDonald’s began offering its Step It Activity Band to kids, the fast-food chain has removed the toy from Happy Meals amid reports …

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• 17 August

  Parallels 12 throws open your Mac’s window to the world

  

  Parallels, the software that lets you run other operating systems side by side with OS X on your Mac computer, is about to get an upgrade. Version 12, available from August 23, doubles down on support for Windows 10 in addition to the usual bevy of speed and performance upgrades. As with the previous 11 versions, Parallels is primarily software …

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• 17 August

  Instagram’s new Events channel is your front

  

  As if Instagram didn’t give you enough FOMO already. Starting Wednesday, Instagram users in the US will see a new video category pop up in the Explore section of the app that curates a personalized selection of videos from live events happening around the world, including concerts, sports events and more. The company already introduced “Picked for You” channels in …

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