If you’ve been at a loss since “Key & Peele” ended on TV last year, we have good news. The comedy duo have released their entire back catalogue of sketches, including 176 that were previously unavailable online, in one “authoritatively and unequivocally complete archive.” That means you can get your fill of psycho valley girl …
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9 June
Lenovo launches Moto Mods contest with $1M prize
Lenovo definitely believes in the old adage that money talks, announcing at the Lenovo Tech World Event that it’s pledging a $1 million cash prize to the winner of the company’s Moto Mods developer design contest. Unlike Google’s Project Ara phones, the planned Moto Mod hardware modules will be hot-swappable. That means you’ll be able to snap modules in and …
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9 June
Get a Dell 17.3
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. It’s been a long while since I wrote about a desktop replacement. Mostly I’m all about the super-slim laptops, like the Acer Ultrabook …
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9 June
Google parent wants to beam wireless internet to your home
You may one day be able to wirelessly tap into the internet at speeds as fast as or faster than you can get via a wired connection. Google parent Alphabet is aiming to cook up a wireless technology that would match the speed of its fastest wired service, Chairman Eric Schmidt said at the company’s annual shareholder meeting Wednesday, according …
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9 June
Justice Department wants to overturn court ruling favoring Apple over Samsung
The US Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court decision that ruled in favor of Apple at Samsung’s expense. The case centers on smartphone patent rights and whether Samsung is on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars. A jury ordered that Samsung must pay Apple to atone for patent infringements. The Justice …
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9 June
We tried on Lenovo’s bendable phone that you can wear like a watch
Now playing: Watch this: Lenovo teases flex phone of the future 1:03 Forget curved phones! Lenovo’s new concept smartphone uses a flexible screen and segmented body to deftly convert from watchband to handset and back again. We finally got our wrists under this bendable marvel, which was trapped beneath glass for most of the day before Lenovo let a spokesperson …
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9 June
Motorola Moto Z and Moto Z Force vs. Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5 and iPhone 6S
During a launch event in San Francisco, Lenovo and Motorola unveiled two new Moto phones — the Moto Z and the Moto Z Force. Each handset features a 5.5-inch display, Android 6.0 Marshmallow and a rear backing that you can swap out for other accessories. However, the Z Force has a bigger battery, and its camera has a higher megapixel …
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9 June
Singapore’s civil servants are set to lose internet privileges
By this time next year, Singapore’s civil servants will have lost access to the internet. The change, which was announced yesterday, is designed to prevent any leaks from work emails and shared government documents, as well as to safeguard the country’s serves from malware, The Straits Times reported. The ban, which will affect all 100,000 or so computers used by …
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9 June
Pebble app looks to tell you when you’re at your happiest
A new app for Pebble’s Time smartwatches aims to tell you when you’re happy, sad or in between, and how you may be able to improve your mood. Launched on Thursday, the Happiness app is part of Pebble’s goal to gauge more than just your health and fitness by also getting a sense of your emotional well-being. The Happiness app …
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9 June
How, where and when to get the Moto Z, Moto Z Force
Now playing: Watch this: The Moto Z and Z Force use magnets to snap on cool mods 1:27 Lenovo on Thursday announced two new Motorola smartphones, the Moto Z and Moto Z Force. The two devices breakaway from the Moto X design we’ve seen for the last few years, and add hot-swappable modules, Moto Mods. When using Moto Mods, you …
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