August, 2016

• 4 August

  Microsoft wields Windows 10 notifications against Chrome browser

  

  Microsoft is keeping up its campaign against Google’s Chrome browser, using Windows 10 notifications to persuade users to stop using Chrome and switch to its own Edge browser instead. The software giant in June came out with a blog post that claimed Edge delivers more battery life for users of Windows 10 than Chrome, Firefox …

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• 4 August

  Yuneec SkyView gets you high in the sky while you’re still on the ground

  

  For its Typhoon H and Tornado H920 camera drones, Yuneec builds a 7-inch touchscreen right into the ST16 Ground Station controller so you can see just what the camera sees. Its new SkyView FPV headset does the same, but it’s strapped to your face to immerse you in the experience. The headset, which weighs in at 16.3 ounces (463 grams), …

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• 4 August

  Strava adds new Beacon feature aimed at keeping runners and cyclists safe

  

  Strava, a popular app for runners and cyclists, has announced a new safety feature for premium members. The feature, called Beacon, lets users broadcast their real-time location to friends and family members. Here’s how it works. You turn Beacon on before you start an activity and then select up to three contacts you would like to share your location with …

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• 4 August

  Thrifty Thursday: 3 deals you won’t want to miss

  

  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. Hey, cheeps, quick note — in the past week I’ve struck out twice trying to bring you a killer Bluetooth-speaker deal, by which …

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• 4 August

  Staring match: Galaxy Note 7 locks eyes on tougher security

  

  It’s OK to be a little afraid. Over the last few years, hackers have stolen customer data from household names like Target, Home Depot and T-Mobile. A hacker reportedly has 200 million Yahoo credentials for sale. You can’t be blamed for feeling paranoid. That goes double when it comes to your phone, which is increasingly the center of your life. …

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• 4 August

  Netflix glitch puts Aziz Ansari stand

  

  Aziz Ansari already has a pretty thick resume — he’s an actor, stand-up comic and even an author. Now, he can add documentary narrator to that list. Sort of. Reddit user BenMeiri84 this week apparently discovered that Netflix had inadvertently taken subtitles from Ansari’s “Live from Madison Square Garden” special and added them to a nature documentary. The internet suspects …

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• 4 August

  iPhone 7 Plus purported mockup reveals blue paint job and more

  

  The iPhone 7 Plus may come in a shade of blue, at least according to a mockup of the device displayed in an online video. The mockup isn’t a real iPhone but rather a body, designed by a developer of wireless headphones named Besound, that’s supposedly based on the specs for the real thing. YouTube account Unbox Therapy received the …

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• 4 August

  Why you should enable Data Saver in Chrome for Android right now

  

  If any one company knows how people consume video online, it’s Google, which claims people watch over 1 billion hours of video in Chrome every week, much of which is done via mobile. Video is easily one of the biggest reasons you blow past your monthly data allotment each month and, likewise, the cause of those awful overage charges on …

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• 4 August

  Google gets sweet on Olympics with Fruit Games doodles

  

  Google wants you to know that the Olympics aren’t the only games in town. To mark the opening of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, the web giant is launching a series of interactive doodles championing its own 2016 Doodle Fruit Games. During the next couple of weeks, fruit such as coconuts, strawberries and watermelons from …

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• 4 August

  How to set up, use the new Apple TV Remote app

  

  The day has come, Apple made good on its promise and released an improved Apple TV Remote app. It’s an entirely different app from the rather old Remote app Apple that has been available for several years now. Effectively, your iPhone is now capable of replacing the Siri Remote that comes with the newest Apple TV. Setup is a breeze …

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