June, 2016

• 15 June

  T

  

  T-Mobile and Samsung paired up on Wednesday to launch two new budget devices to the carrier’s lineup, the Galaxy On5 smartphone and the Galaxy Tab E tablet. Galaxy On5 phone Joining the lineup is Samsung’s Galaxy On5 phone, which is coming to both T-Mobile and its prepaid brand, MetroPCS. Meant for simple use and keeping …

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• 15 June

  Music

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Napster is coming back! 1:24 After Napster was essentially sued out of existence, the brand was sold off. After changing hands a number of times, Napster wound up at the music-streaming service Rhapsody in 2011. After five years of ownership, Rhapsody has decided to rebrand itself as Napster everywhere. Is this a good move? Subscribe: CNET …

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• 15 June

  Huawei: People are snapping up camera

  

  Sales for new Huawei smartphones topped 2.6 million units after six weeks, the Chinese company announced Wednesday. The P9 and P9 Plus are popular with shoppers in China, France, Finland and Britain, the company said in a press release, and helped put Huawei’s market share in the smartphone space at 8.5 percent. The phones boast a partnership with the Leica …

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• 15 June

  Neil deGrasse Tyson honors Orlando shooting victims with facts about rainbows

  

  Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is incredibly active on Twitter, where he’s argued against flat-Earthers and is behind a neverending series of humorous science tweets. Today, his Twitter feed is full of facts about rainbows. The messages are in honor of Sunday’s shooting victims at the gay night club Pulse in Orlando, Florida. Tyson’s first tweet on the topic reads, “The …

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• 15 June

  How to log in to Windows 10 with your face

  

  If your PC, or more likely, your next PC has Intel’s RealSense 3D camera along with Windows 10, then you can simply place your face in front of your PC to log in to Windows. Intel’s RealSense 3D camera is actually three cameras in one. It features a 1080p HD camera, an infrared camera and an infrared laser projector, which …

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• 15 June

  Android teases new software name with Boaty McBoatface joke

  

  What will Google call its next Android mobile operating system? Certainly not Namey McNameface, but that didn’t stop developers from calling it that in a preview of the new system available to software developers. According to Android Central, just click on “Settings” and then “About phone” on that preview, and you’ll see the silly monicker there. The name is a …

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• 15 June

  How to play Facebook Messenger’s new secret soccer game

  

  Remember the hidden basketball game in Facebook Messenger? It was deceptively hard, yet so much fun. On Wednesday, Facebook updated its Messenger app for iOS and Android. In the change log, the company practically dares you to test out a new hidden game within the app: soccer. As with the basketball game, once you have the update installed you simply …

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• 15 June

  Apple’s updated Maps app will recall where you parked the car

  

  “Where did I park my car?” If this is a question you often mumble to yourself in a crowded parking lot, you’ll apparently get some help from the next version of Apple’s Maps app. Demoed on Monday at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference and now available for developers as a beta, iOS 10 will pack in a long list of new …

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• 15 June

  Apple Maps in iOS 10 will watch you, even if you’re using Google Maps

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Depending on how you look at it, Apple Maps is about to get a lot more helpful or a lot more annoying. As revealed in a prerelease beta of iOS 10 software, Apple Maps now watches what users are copying and pasting in …

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• 15 June

  AT&T adds Wi

  

  Now playing: Watch this: LG’s flagship G4 hits all the right notes 2:50 Don’t worry about leaving the basement to make a phone call. Starting today, AT&T is bringing Wi-Fi calling to Android phones. The LG G4 is the first to get the service. If you have an AT&T G4, you should get a notification, inviting you to download the …

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