HTC and JBL partnered up for the HTC 10 launch and announced a pair of USB-C headphones back in April. At long last, the JBL Reflect Aware C Earphones are available for purchase, as first noted on 9to5Google. Enlarge Image HTC and JBL These are powered by USB-C and feature adaptive noise cancellation. This will …
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3 August
Windows 10 Mobile’s Anniversary Update to roll out August 9
Windows 10 Mobile’s Anniversary Update is coming, but not until next Tuesday. On August 2, Microsoft’s Lumia India Twitter account confirmed the launch date in response to a query from a curious user. “Thanks for reaching out! For mobile, it will be available on August 9, 2016. If you have any queries, we’ll be here for you!” That tweet has …
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3 August
Take a shortcut: Use your keyboard to navigate Google Maps
Google Maps offers a limited number of keyboard shortcuts, but they can be useful to navigate a map, especially when you are using Street View. Map view Pan To pan around on a map, you can use the arrow keys to move north, south, east and west. You can also press two arrow keys together to move diagonally. Zoom Use …
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3 August
Inside Facebook’s new hardware lab for VR, drones and data servers
Now playing: Watch this: Inside Facebook’s new hardware lab 2:34 Deep inside Building 17 of Facebook’s corporate campus in Menlo Park, California, past a set of doors by a poster that says, “Measure twice, cut once,” there’s a machine that does a whole lot of measuring and cutting. The hulking contraption, which almost touches the ceiling of the room, sports …
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3 August
See Batman get schooled by a rapping Flash in parody video
When a video starts off with a bald Lex Luthor singing in jail, you know you’re in for a treat. From the twisted and talented minds of remixers Craven Moorhaus and Zak Koonce, known as Auralnauts, comes the music video “Batman v Superman – Ding Ding (feat. The Flash).” Related stories ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ superbly skewered in …
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3 August
Intel recalls fitness watch, ends support due to overheating
Now playing: Watch this: All Basis Peak fitness watches recalled over burn concerns 1:21 Intel on Wednesday issued a recall of its Basis Peak fitness watch, urging owners to immediately discontinue use of the device out of concern that overheating could cause burns. The company first shared its concerns of overheating in June, pinning its hopes for a solution on …
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3 August
Sling TV adding NFL Network and RedZone just in time for regular season kickoff
Football season is just around the corner — and streaming TV fans will be able to watch more live games than ever before. NFL Network and NFL RedZone will soon be hitting Sling TV, the Dish-owned service announced Wednesday. That will give subscribers access to the football league’s eponymous channel, as well as the “all the action inside the 20-yard …
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3 August
Samsung Galaxy Note 7: Ready for the rumble of the jumbos
“Size matters” jokes aside, the importance of the jumbo phone is no laughing matter. Korean tech giant Samsung, after all, was the first major player to wager on supersized handsets, unveiling the original Galaxy Note five years ago. At the time, critics ridiculed its 5.3-inch display as technology run amok. But a funny thing happened. You started staring at your …
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3 August
Got ideas for the perfect phone? ZTE wants to pick your brains
Think you know what it takes to make a great phone? Apparently ZTE thinks you know. too. Originally announced earlier this year during CES 2016, ZTE finally launched Project CSX today. Project CSX is a crowd-sourced initiative where fans submit ideas for the the company’s next phone. Users can submit their ideas through ZTE’s forum, Z-Community, and up-vote other ideas …
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3 August
Oliver Stone wants you to ‘turn off your phone,’ possibly forever
Controversial filmmaker Oliver Stone’s latest project, “Snowden,” takes a closer look at the life of an American people either view as a traitor or a hero for being an NSA whistleblower — Edward Snowden. Related stories The trailer for Oliver Stone’s new ‘Snowden’ movie is everything you’d expect Snowden: ‘I never thought I’d be saved’ after NSA leaks In an …
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