Dance. Or dance not. There is no try. #MayThe4thBeWithYou https://t.co/9g1JUHV1n5 — The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 5, 2016 “> When you’re strong with the Force, you might as well show off your dance moves. To celebrate Star Wars Day on May the 4th, the White House posted this geektastic video of President Barack Obama and …
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4 May
Marshmallow spreads to 7.5% of all Android devices
Android 6.0 Marshmallow is slowly but surely sticking on more devices. Marshmallow is now nestled on 7.5 percent of all Android devices, according to the latest stats served up on Google’s Android Developer Dashboard, which counted all the devices that visited the Google Play Store during the seven-day period ending May 2. That number is up from 4.6 percent a …
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4 May
This is why your laptop battery dies fast
Quick, what is the biggest drain on your laptop’s battery? If you answered “the display,” you’re right — for the most part. The single biggest occupier of battery resources, day in and day out, is your laptop’s display. More specifically, it’s the that energy goes into powering the backlight that illuminates the pixels on your laptop’s display. The obvious move …
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4 May
Apple Music may be set for interface makeover in June
Apple Music will get a new interface at the company’s developer conference in June, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The year-old music streaming service, which is a competitor to the likes of Spotify, Tidal and Pandora, will become more intuitive to use and will be better integrated with iTunes, Apple’s music download business, the report said. …
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4 May
Backpack sports phone charger, anti
If you’re one of the increasing amount of people who’s more about working from a cafe than an office, this Indigogo project will be of interest to you. The Lifepack is a spacious-looking backpack with two main distinguishing features: a removable solarbank USB charger, said to be able to power up an iPhone 6S Plus 12 times, and an integrated …
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4 May
Put Cortana on your lock screen
Now playing: Watch this: Cortana gets some new tricks in Windows 10 2:30 You can now have deep, meaningful conversations with Cortana without even unlocking your device — if you’re a Windows 10 Insider, that is. Microsoft dropped a big update to its flagship OS in one of the most recent Windows 10 Insider Preview builds (Build 14328), but regular …
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4 May
Now you, too, can try out IBM’s quantum computer
Curious about quantum computing? IBM launched a new cloud-based service Wednesday that gives anyone access to a five-qubit quantum computer located in a New York City suburb. IBM’s Jay Gambetta uses a tablet to interact with the world’s first quantum computing platform delivered via the cloud. IBM Unlike regular computers that process information in 1s and 0s, quantum computers are …
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4 May
VR possibilities at Google I/O 2016: Four things I’m hoping to see
Google might be ready to launch a whole new vision of VR. And honestly, in a year filled with big VR hardware all over the place, I’m more interested to hear about what Google’s got in the works than anyone else. Google’s I/O developer conference is just around the corner. There are a lot of VR-targeted developer sessions this year, …
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4 May
May the Fourth deals that have nothing to do with Star Wars
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, I love Star Wars as much as the next guy. Well, actually, probably a little less. The original movies were part of …
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4 May
Exercise like an Avenger with this Black Widow workout video
The threat of a villain taking control of our city is the only thing that will get some of us training like a superhero at the gym. So why not let an exercise routine fit for an Avenger get you in gear? Related stories How to watch every Marvel property in the perfect order This new workout video stars Heidi …
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