Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET Good news: It looks like Microsoft has finally given up on trying to make the XPS file format happen. Windows 10 features native support for PDF files, including the ability to ‘print’ documents straight to PDF. And yes, Mac OS X has had this feature for a while. To Print to PDF …
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17 August
New Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts for the Command Prompt
Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET Command Prompt users will be pleased to know that Windows 10 has introduced some useful keyboard shortcuts regarding copying and pasting. Specifically, you can now use Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V in the Command Prompt, which is something you definitely cannot do in previous versions of Windows. Enable the new shortcuts In the final version …
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17 August
Wait what? Sprint boasts superior coverage to T
Sprint pitchman and soccer star David Beckham should be happy about the RootMetrics results. Sprint Sprint, long the laggard in the national wireless service scene, can claim at least one minor victory over rival T-Mobile. The nation’s fourth-largest carrier, which dropped one position in the past month thanks to T-Mobile’s speedier customer growth, scored a solid third place in a …
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17 August
Smartphone sales up as demand for high
Enlarge ImageA look at the smartphone market during the second quarter, according to research firm GfK. GfK The global smartphone market had a strong second quarter, due in large part to demand for higher-end smartphones like Apple’s iPhone 6 and Samsung’s Galaxy S6 line, according to new sales data. Total smartphone unit sales worldwide rose 5 percent to 302.1 million …
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15 August
Campfire Lyra: Advancing the outer limits of in
I was on the New York subway listening to a set of Campfire Lyra in-ears, and a young woman approached me saying she loved the look of the headphones. She wanted to know what brand they were, and did they sound good? I told her they were the new Campfire Lyras, and yes, the sound was really nice. I explained …
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15 August
Sitting pretty: These curvy desktop speakers dazzled the Audiophiliac
Desktop audio, aka computer speakers, have always fascinated me. They differ from regular stereo speakers in that desktop speakers are designed to be listened to in the “nearfield,” from 2 to 5 feet (just over half a meter to 1.5 meters) away from the speakers. That’s not to say these speakers can’t also be enjoyed from further away. I’ve been …
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14 August
Judge tosses out racketeering lawsuit against Uber
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick addresses a crowd during the ride-hailing service’s fifth anniversary celebration. James Martin/CNET In a win for Uber, a federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed against the car-hailing service by more than a Connecticut-based taxi companies. US District Court Judge Alvin Thompson ruled that none of the seven complaints brought against Uber by local taxi …
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14 August
Getting started with the OnePlus 2’s ‘Shelf’ feature
Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET OxygenOS is the name of the slightly customized version of Android running on the OnePlus 2. One of those small customizations is a new feature OnePlus is calling Shelf. Shelf is tucked away to the left side of your home screen, similar to the Google Now page on Nexus devices or Flipboard on Samsung devices. Within …
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14 August
Samsung’s Apple appeal denied. Next step: Supreme Court?
The only recourse left for Samsung in its ongoing battle with Apple may be to go to the US Supreme Court. CNET Samsung’s hopes of scuttling a massive fine on alleged patent infringement of Apple products have been dashed, leaving the company with only two options: break out the cash or try its luck with the US Supreme Court, according …
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14 August
AT&T bolsters mobile data plans to keep pace with rivals
It’s a good time to be a wireless consumer as AT&T rejiggers data plans and adds other special perks to remain competitive with Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint. CNET/Marguerite Reardon AT&T on Friday announced new Mobile Share Value plans, which will go into effect tomorrow. In some instances, AT&T will cut the cost of the service and in others it will …
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