February, 2016

• 2 February

  This is how Microsoft wants you to watch football in the future

  

  Super Bowl 50 is right around the corner, and your gorgeous HDTV is ready and waiting (If not, check out our guide). But what if the big game could extend beyond your big screen? With a Microsoft HoloLens headset, which allows you to see computer-generated objects as if they appeared in the real world, you …

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• 2 February

  Three ways to rename a file in OS X

  

  Recently, my preferred method for renaming files on my MacBook disappeared. Turns out, I unknowingly made a change to my trackpad settings when I was writing about where to find the hidden three-finger drag option in OS X El Capitan last month. So, let’s start with my go-to renaming method and the setting you can adjust to disable for all …

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• 2 February

  Tablet Tuesday: Does it make sense to buy a Surface?

  

  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. I interrupt your regularly scheduled deal of the day to ask a question. (Sometimes I just like to converse. So save your money …

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• 2 February

  GoPro and PGA Tour pair up to transform how the world sees golf

  

  Golf likely isn’t a sport most would associate with GoPro’s versatile little cameras, but that all could change with its new collaboration with the PGA Tour. Starting with the Waste Management Phoenix Open on February 3, views from GoPro cameras will be integrated into live golf coverage. The PGA Tour will also stream the Pro-Am from the 16th hole at …

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• 2 February

  Razer’s stylish gaming Ultrabook to launch in Australia and Asia Pacific by early April

  

  The Razer Blade Stealth was a major head turner for those who attended CES 2016, but a head-scratcher for Australian gamers, who were left without a release date for the gorgeous-looking machine. Clearing things up on Monday, Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan said that the Blade Stealth would launch throughout the Asia Pacific in the next two months. “We are overwhelmed …

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• 2 February

  Thanks to Apple Watch, smartwatch sales could hit $11.5 billion this year

  

  The Apple Watch may be just what the smartwatch market needed. Smartwatch unit sales will jump from 30 million last year to 50 million this year and 66.7 million in 2017, Gartner said in a research note released on Tuesday. The industry can thank Apple for the anticipated surge, according to Gartner, as the Apple Watch has been “popularizing wearables …

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• 2 February

  Amazon’s novel idea? Physical bookstores, says mall CEO

  

  Amazon usually drives the books you order to your home. Now, it wants you to drive to your books. The online retail giant’s concept — known colloquially as a “bookstore” — is to open as many as 400 locations nationwide, according to Sandeep Mathrani, chief executive of US mall operator General Growth Partners. “In the mall business, the impact of …

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• 1 February

  Xiaomi phones briefly appear, disappear on US Mobile store

  

  Chinese startup Xiaomi, the largest phone seller in China, has some of the hottest products you’ve probably never heard about. That may change thanks to wireless reseller US Mobile. The Stamford, Connecticut, company, which runs on the T-Mobile network, briefly listed a few of Xiaomi’s phones on its site. It would mark the first time a carrier offered one of …

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• 1 February

  Wait, Google’s ‘moon shots’ cost how much???

  

  Alphabet, the new parent company of Google, is the Willy Wonka factory of tech: driverless cars, Wi-Fi beaming balloons, glucose-reading contact lenses and even plans for smart cities. If founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin can pull off all those so-called “moon shots,” they’ll certainly deliver a future full of intrigue. But innovation isn’t easy — or cheap. On Monday, …

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• 1 February

  Samsung Galaxy S7 to be unveiled same day as LG G5

  

  Android fans, mark your calendars for February 21. Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and LG’s G5 will say hello to the world on the same day later this month, just before the start of the year’s biggest mobile trade show, Mobile World Congress. Watch CNET Update below for some highlights of what to expect from Samsung’s next big phone, and also learn …

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