January, 2016

• 15 January

  Internet christens Trump the GOP debate winner (again)

  

  Donald Trump isn’t letting up. He and his supporters continue to steamroll the GOP presidential competition on the debate stage and on social media. The Republican front-runner in the race to lead the nation was the most talked about candidate on Twitter during the sixth GOP debate, held Thursday in North Charleston, South Carolina. Trump …

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• 15 January

  Samsung’s new Galaxy J3 debuts at Boost, Virgin Mobile for $180

  

  New year, new phone line. At least that’s what it feels like as Samsung brings its latest smartphones, the Galaxy J series, to the US, starting with Sprint’s two prepaid carriers, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. The entry-level J3 phone sells for $180 all in. You can buy it today from Virgin Mobile or starting January 18 from Boost. Samsung …

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• 15 January

  Guide to the Windows Store: Managing and protecting your account

  

  If you want to buy anything from the Windows Store, you’ll need a Microsoft account with a linked credit card (or debit card, or PayPal). Here are some tips for keeping your account save and tracking the purchases you make. Require a password for purchases The Windows Store is set up by default to require a password any time you …

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• 15 January

  Guide to the Windows Store: Finding and installing apps

  

  If you’re looking for new Windows 10-optimized apps that are designed for both desktops and mobile devices, you’ll need to go through the Windows Store. The Store has been completely revamped from its Windows 8 iteration, but it’s not too difficult to navigate (it’s an app store, after all). In the Windows Store you’ll find 10-friendly apps, games, movies, music, …

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• 15 January

  Play music from Dropbox on your iPhone when you are offline

  

  I forgot I had music stashed on Dropbox. With free iOS app Jukebox by thedrop.club, I was able to quickly find and import the songs from my Dropbox account to my iPhone for listening when I’m not able to stream music from Apple Music, Spotify or Pandora. Jukebox is easy to operate. After installing it, it will ask for access …

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• 15 January

  BT given green light to buy EE

  

  UK broadband provider BT is to be a mobile network once again. The company’s £12.5 billion acquisition of mobile network EE was approved by the UK’s Competitions and Markets Authority on Friday, and BT expects to close the deal by the end of the month. If you’re a BT customer, its acquisition of EE means you’ll likely see new package …

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• 15 January

  Crave giveaway: Casio G

  

  What time is it? Time for the Crave giveaway to hand out a wristwatch. This week we have a tricked-out Casio for the taking. The Casio G-Shock GA110NM is shock-resistant, water-resistant to about 650 feet and includes world times for 29 time zones and 48 cities, among other features. The watch, from Casio’s G-Shock line of tough timepieces, comes in …

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• 15 January

  Get a Surfboard SB6141 cable modem for $44.99

  

  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. Not all reruns are bad. This one, for example, gives you a lower price than last time. And unlike that episode of “Seinfeld” …

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• 14 January

  Are extreme

  

  GoPro, darling of the action-cam world, just got the wind knocked out of it. The San Mateo, California, company, which builds sturdy point-of-view cameras used by skydivers, snowboarders and other extreme athletes, has built its reputation on inspiring people to try something crazy. Who wasn’t thrilled by Felix Baumgartner’s skydive from a balloon floating 24 miles above earth? Or a …

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• 14 January

  ​Why you can’t have everything: The Netflix licensing dilemma

  

  It’s finally happened. Netflix is putting up its digital fences and cutting off VPN users from accessing content from its international catalogues. That means customers in the UK, Australia, US and elsewhere will no longer be able to circumvent ‘geoblocks’ and tap into Netflix’s international library of movies and TV shows, and instead will be forced to use the locally …

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