Here’s one of 11 new Dash buttons Amazon introduced Wednesday. Amazon Amazon would like to worm its way into your kitchen shelves, medicine cabinet and storage room — and stay there. The country’s biggest online retailer said Wednesday it’s doubling down on its Dash buttons — a set of small Internet-connected buttons emblazoned with brand …
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2 September
Google will hold Nexus event September 29 in San Francisco
The new Nexus phones will be a showcase for Android 6.0, also known as Marshmallow. Google BERLIN — Google is doubling down on its Nexus smartphones. The tech giant is set to hold an event September 29 in San Francisco to unveil two new Nexus devices, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. One smartphone will be a smaller …
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1 September
6 ways to get people to pay you back (compared)
You’re at dinner. Suddenly you’re stuck with the check as everyone promises to pay you back later. Sure, they can hand you cash the next time you see them, but maybe you’d rather just have the money go directly to where it came from — your bank account. To request an electronic transfer from your indebted friends, you’ll have to …
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1 September
The smartphone with crazy cloud storage just hit its Kickstarter goal
The Robin hit its Kickstarter goal within the first day. Nextbit Nextbit sounded a call to see who would be interested in its cloud-based smartphone, and the people have responded. The startup, run by former executives from Google and HTC, hit its Kickstarter goal of selling $500,000 worth of products in a single day. The company said that it would …
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1 September
For its 10th birthday, Pandora gives the gift of no ads
Pandora surpassed 50 billion “thumb up” inputs by listeners this year. Joan E. Solsman/CNET Pandora turns 10 years old next week, and it’s letting its hair down for an all-day dance party. On September 9, Pandora will turn off ads to mark the anniversary of its release to the public. How long ago was 10 years ago? The iPod Nano …
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1 September
Google updates logo, remaking it for the mobile age
Google says its new logo is better for a world where people use more devices. Google Google, in the process of reinventing itself as an empire of companies, gave its colorful logo a face-lift. The search giant unveiled a new corporate logo Tuesday, a few weeks after surprising the world with a massive restructuring that will make Google part of …
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1 September
Google faces new group in Europe designed to hit it with lawsuits
Google is up against a new challenge in its antitrust battles in Europe. CNET Watch out Google. There’s a new group in Europe gunning for you. Global law firm Hausfeld and public affairs company Avisa announced on Tuesday that they have created an online platform called GRIP, or Google Redress & Integrity Platform. The goal behind the platform is to …
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1 September
Lyle and Scott’s contactless coat makes payments with a swipe of your sleeve
Enlarge Image The bPay contactless chip in the sleeve of the Lyle and Scott jacket pays for stuff with a tap of the cuff. bPay There’s two big things going on in the UK this week: first, the limit for buying stuff with a contactless card has gone up to £30. And second, it’s absolutely chucking it down. But fear …
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1 September
Google, HTC vets turn to consumers to fund a cloud
Enlarge Image Startup Nextbit is launching its first smartphone, Robin, through a Kickstarter campaign. Nextbit One startup will leave the fate of its first smartphone up to the people. Nextbit, run by executives who formerly worked at Google and HTC, launched on Tuesday its first smartphone — named “Robin” — through a crowdsourced Kickstarter project. The company will hold a …
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1 September
How to download Amazon Prime movies and TV shows for offline viewing
Now playing: Watch this: Download Amazon Prime movies and TV 2:10 Streaming services like Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Netflix have long made it possible for you to watch movies and TV shows on the go — provided your phone or tablet has a decent Internet connection. If you want to actually download something, as opposed to just stream it, …
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