For most people I suppose it’s a mix — there’s no single location — but I do 80 to 90 percent of my listening at home, with stereo speakers or headphones. Most of the time when I’m at my computer, I’m writing or doing research for writing and don’t have music on; it would be …
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27 January
You can add heart rate and wireless charging to your Pebble soon, thanks to Tylt
The Pebble Time is a resilient little smartwatch. It’s got good battery life, water resistance, and can track steps and sleep automatically with Pebble Health. But it’s not so good at deeper fitness tracking. Tylt, the manufacturer of wireless charging stands and other mobile accessories, has just launched an ambitious Kickstarter campaign to change that. Called Tylt Vü Pulse, it’s …
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27 January
Samsung may match Apple with its own phone upgrade program
Samsung could join its archrival Apple in offering consumers a way to upgrade to a new phone every year. The South Korean mobile phone maker plans to launch a smartphone upgrade program, the Electronic Times said on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources. The program would allow consumers to pay a monthly installment fee to lease a phone and then exchange it …
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27 January
‘Thriving’ Facebook sees big gains on mobile
Facebook and Apple’s offices are separated by just 15 miles of highway, a 22-minute drive. But they might as well be worlds apart. Where Apple on Tuesday told investors that iPhone sales growth has stalled, Facebook Wednesday reported booming business selling the ads that run on those phones and other mobile devices. In fact, David Wehner, Facebook’s CFO, said the …
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27 January
Three iPhone apps to filter your Twitter feed
If your Twitter timeline is too overwhelming, then I have three apps that can help you slice and dice your feed into something more digestible. First up, Little Voices. I wrote about the Little Voices app last week, which filters out replies, links and images from your feed, leaving you with a timeline of only plain-text tweets. The app is …
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27 January
Get an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S5 for $259.99
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. Samsung Ah, DailySteals, my old nemesis. We meet again. Quick back-story: Once upon a time, DailySteals was a regular source of Cheapskate deals. …
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27 January
iPhone 7 Plus may beckon with two rear
Apple may create a version of the iPhone 7 Plus with two rear-facing camera lenses to offer and combine wide-angle and telephoto shots, according to an analyst. The dual-camera scenario comes from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Both lenses would offer 12 megapixels of resolution, Kuo said Wednesday in an investors note seen by AppleInsider. One lens would be a …
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27 January
What is Starry? An Internet service and router unlike anything else
The same technology that scans through your clothes at the airport can bring you Internet service. A new company hopes to shake up the way you get Internet at home with Starry. Watch Update below for a quick overview on how it’ll work, and what makes the Starry Station Wi-Fi hub so interesting. Any Internet service should work with the …
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27 January
Adobe’s new Lightroom helps photographers fill in panorama gaps
Adobe Systems updated its Lightroom software on Wednesday so people stitching multiple photos into one panorama can preserve more of the scene. Panoramic stitching is a popular way to turn a lot of smaller shots into a sweeping vista, handy for landscape photographers and others who want to offer an immersive view of a scene. But even with carefully photographed …
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26 January
How to enable touch to search in Chrome on Android
Chrome for Android offers the touch to search feature, which lets you perform search queries without heading to Google’s homepage. This works by pressing and holding on a word or phrase until an overlay pops up at the bottom of the screen, which you can then tap on to complete a search and display results. If this feature sounds useful, …
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