July, 2016

• 29 July

  Marvel’s Luke Cage Netflix series increases hip

  

  Cheo Coker, the showrunner for Marvel’s Luke Cage series on Netflix, revealed at Comic Con last week that every episode of the upcoming show will be titled after a Gang Starr song, and today he shared the first three. On Twitter, Coker unveiled that “Moment of Truth,” “Code of The Streets,” and “Who’s Gonna Take …

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• 29 July

  YouTube says RNC and DNC watched by more than 9 million viewers

  

  If the number of people watching the Republican and Democratic national conventions on YouTube can shed any insight, this could be a close presidential race. Enlarge Image The Young Turks were among the shows live-streaming on YouTube during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Terry Collins/CNET More than 9 million people saw YouTube’s live stream of the conventions, the Google-owned …

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• 29 July

  How to upgrade to Windows 10 for free after July 29

  

  Now playing: Watch this: New features coming to Windows 10 1:34 Enlarge Image You can freely upgrade to Windows 10 beyond the July 29 deadline if you follow certain steps. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET The time is nigh. Friday is the last day you can score Windows 10 for free. Or is it? What if you don’t want to upgrade …

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• 29 July

  Four

  

  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: Did you know there’s a Cheapskate newsletter? There is! To subscribe, head to your CNET profile page, click the My Subscriptions …

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• 29 July

  A Galaxy S7, an Edge and an Active walk into a pool…

  

  Now playing: Watch this: We try to drown Samsung’s S, Edge and Active 2:44 Hey, remember when the water-resistant Galaxy S7 Active failed two of our four dunk tests and slayed our review phones? Since then, Samsung said it found a problem that affected a small batch of phones, then fixed it. Then they sent us a brand new unit …

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• 29 July

  Cortana is mandatory in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update

  

  I hope you’re excited about the new features and functionality Cortana is getting in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, because Microsoft is making its digital assistant an integral part of the operating system. And by “integral,” of course I mean “mandatory,” because once the update hits on August 2, users will no longer be able to turn Cortana off. In …

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• 29 July

  That free Windows 10 upgrade ends in a few hours. Here’s how to get it

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Major Windows 10 update coming August 2 1:38 If you’re still on the fence about whether to upgrade to Windows 10 (and you’ve somehow managed to avoid Microsoft’s aggressive upgrade requests), the clock is ticking. Microsoft’s free Windows 10 upgrade offer officially expires today at 11:59 p.m. UTC-10 — that’s July 30 at 2:59 a.m. PT, …

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• 29 July

  Social media swoons over photos of young Tim Kaine

  

  When Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced that Sen. Tim Kaine would be her running mate, the internet went wild with witty memes. Now it seems Kaine is trending again on Twitter as old photos of him surface online. Plus the young Kaine could double as Superman, which could come in handy. Not only are his new fans smitten with …

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• 29 July

  London calling: LinkedIn pinpoints top cities for Americans working abroad

  

  Are you pining to live in Chelsea and stroll past Big Ben every day? You’re not alone: London tops the list of cities for Americans working overseas, according to a LinkedIn survey. The UK’s most populous city also is the most popular city for American expats, followed by Sydney and Toronto. Paris and Shanghai round out the top five. The …

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• 29 July

  Apple Store may start suggesting items based on your purchases

  

  The Apple Store app may be in line for a revamp that will steer you to products it thinks you’ll buy. The app, which allows you to purchase Apple products through your iPhone and other mobile iOS devices, will likely add the new feature in the next two weeks, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing “people familiar” with the effort. The feature …

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