Annoyed because you keep asking Siri questions it can’t answer? Then you may want to check out a website that tells you just what commands you can pose. Launched in early July and updated Tuesday, “Hey Siri” serves up almost 500 different commands with more than 1,200 variations across 35 categories. The categories include calculations, …
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3 August
Pepper the robot is finally coming to the US (but only for a week)
Now playing: Watch this: Pepper the humanoid robot knows how you feel 1:14 Pepper, Japan’s friendly neighbourhood robotic humanoid companion, is finally coming to the United States — but just for a week. The robot will be greeting customers at B8ta, a tech store in San Francisco, California, from August 11 to 18, according to the store’s Facebook page. Pepper …
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3 August
The Galaxy Note 7’s not
Those shelling out for Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 7 will be treated to a “Game Pack” bundle of mobile goodies, including several that will make use of the phone’s support for Vulkan API, software that promises to soup up your game’s graphics and playing performance. Visually intense slasher Hit is one of those Game Pack titles — another is Need …
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3 August
Get an LG G Pad tablet and free Internet for $49.99
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. Now playing: Watch this: LG G Pad 7.0 is a small slate with subtle style and solid… 2:38 A couple years back, during …
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3 August
How to watch the 2016 Rio Olympics
This Friday, August 5, the 2016 Rio Olympics will officially kick off in typical fashion with an over-the-top opening ceremony. With so many different competitions and so little time to view everything, NBC is doing its best to put live events and highlights at your fingertips, no matter which device you’re using or where you’re at. How to watch it …
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3 August
Samsung Pass to let you access your financial apps via your irises
Samsung will tap into iris scanning to help you launch financial apps on the Galaxy Note 7. At its Unpacked event on Tuesday, Samsung announced that the new Galaxy Note 7 would be its first mobile device to offer iris recognition as a way to unlock the device. But the company also revealed that it will employ its Samsung Pass …
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3 August
Today’s kids react to video rental stores: ‘The old days were weird’
Remember when everyone used VHS tapes and VCRs for home entertainment? Spending Friday night at Blockbuster Video searching for the perfect movie to rent for the weekend was the norm. Today’s kids, who download all their entertainment digitally, will never know the excitement of running around a Blockbuster Video, grabbing a new movie and begging their parents to rent it …
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3 August
These are the best apps for working out while you travel
How many of us use travel — whether it’s vacation time or a business trip — as an excuse to slack on workouts? Yeah, that’s what I thought. I know, I know. Traveling is hard: you’re out of your comfort zone, you have access to a crappy hotel gym (at best) and you feel like you deserve a vacation from …
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3 August
BlackBerry brings Hub+ to Android devices as cheap subscription service
The availability of BlackBerry’s Hub feature is expanding from in-house Android devices to all Android Marshmallow devices with the launch of Hub+ on Google Play. Hub+ will be a subscription service, a first for BlackBerry, that rounds up several communication tools, including Password Keeper and Calendar, into one app. After the 30-day free trial the price jumps to $0.99 a …
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3 August
Manchester United vs. Everton to kick off live on Facebook
Facebook is kicking off its first ever live football match. The social network will show today’s charity friendly soccer match between Manchester United and Everton, held in celebration of United and England striker Wayne Rooney. Rooney’s current team Manchester United will face Everton, his first club, at United’s Old Trafford ground. It’s the first home game for new United manager …
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