February, 2016

• 6 February

  Think the Super Bowl is high tech? Come back for a regular 49ers game

  

  When you get to Levi’s Stadium, you whip out your Apple Watch to display your parking pass. You flash the watch again to show your ticket at the entrance, and a greeting appears on the scoreboard, with the Instagram photo you specially hashtagged. Later, never missing a second of the on-field action, you tuck into …

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• 6 February

  What’s your favorite audio format: LP, CD, cassette, 8

  

  The LP is the oldest surviving consumer audio format. It was introduced in 1948, and it’s still going strong with double-digit sales increases over the last few years. The LP is no longer just a nostalgia trip for baby boomers and Gen Xers; today’s high schoolers are discovering vinyl’s appeal. The 78 rpm record preceded the LP, and the 45 …

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• 6 February

  How to add title sequence in iMovie for iOS

  

  To add a fun and informative element to your movie project, you can add a title sequence at the beginning — or at any point of the video, for that matter. To add a title, you will need to have started a movie project with at least one video clip in your timeline. Tap on the clip and then tap …

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• 5 February

  Before you switch wireless carriers, read this

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Ranking the best wireless carriers by the numbers 3:00 Finding the right carrier matters. Sarah Tew/CNET Editors’ note: For a more current version of this advice, please check out Switching Cell Phone Carriers in 2022: What to Know Before You Switch Carriers. The original story continues below. Researching all those carrier websites to find the right cell …

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• 5 February

  View a list of recent notifications on Android with Notif Log

  

  If you’re using a stock version of Android (4.3+), then you have access to a list of recent notifications through a settings widget. However, this widget is missing from many of the skinned carrier/manufacturer versions of the mobile OS. As a solution, Notif Log, an app recently suggested by Android Authority, will keep track of all notifications, even after you’ve …

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• 5 February

  Twitter clips wings on terror tweets

  

  Twitter is fighting 140-character blocks of terrorism on its platform. The San Francisco-based social network said Friday that since the middle of the year it has suspended more than 125,000 accounts with suspected links to the terrorist group Islamic State. Twitter has increased the size of its teams reviewing reports of accounts connected to extremism. “The rules make it clear …

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• 5 February

  Comcast blazes its own trail to a superfast Internet future

  

  Comcast wants to sell Internet service that’s so fast you could download the high-definition version of “The Terminator” in roughly half a minute. Or you could simultaneously stream all five “Terminator” movies — yeah, there are five — without a stutter. Comcast’s new service will send high volumes of data at speeds of 1 gigabit per second. Andrew Brookes/Corbis The …

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• 5 February

  My rock star dreams meet a Bluetooth mini guitar

  

  I’ve always been impressed by guitar players who look like they were born with a six-string in their hands. Whenever I go to a show and see a guitarist killing it onstage, I always think, “I want to learn how to do that!” However, the few guitar lessons I’ve taken were pretty uninspiring, and practice between lessons was downright boring. …

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• 5 February

  Amazon Echo now lets you hail an Uber ride

  

  Have an Amazon Echo? Need an Uber ride? You can now use the former to get the latter. Amazon’s Echo, a cloud-connected wireless speaker that acts as your personal assistant via voice commands, now supports Uber, the ride-hailing service announced in a blog Friday. Instead of using the Uber mobile app to request a ride, you can just ask Alexa, …

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• 5 February

  Crave giveaway: MiPow Playbulb Sphere color

  

  Need something to light up those dark winter days and nights? Look no further. For this week’s giveaway, we have a Playbulb Sphere from MiPow, a maker of mobile accessories and smart lights. The customizable orb glows in millions of colors, which can be changed with a quick shake or tap, or wirelessly via a free app for iOS and …

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