Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia and mobile phone carrier The People’s Operator. The People’s Operator Remember the ice bucket challenge? Last summer, it seemed everybody was getting a soaking for charity. If you want to continue raising money and awareness for good causes, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales this week spearheaded the launch in the US …
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23 July
Get a Canon Pixma all
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. $20. I repeat: $20. Canon Hi, cheeps! Sorry about yesterday. I always do my best to vet the deals I share, but sometimes things go awry. Stock runs out, coupon codes expire. Calling …
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22 July
Google Maps now shows you everywhere you’ve been
Enlarge ImageGoogle can show you a map of everywhere you’ve been. Google There’s maybe a handful of people that know everywhere you go. Maybe it’s your husband or wife, or your kid, if you regularly talk about your schedules. Oh and there’s Google — depending on how much you rely on its services, like Maps and its digital assistant Google …
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22 July
Twitter conference for mobile
Twitter Wanted: A few good mobile-app developers to help attract new users to a popular yet struggling social network. Though you won’t find that ad anywhere, it could describe the focus of Twitter’s second annual Flight conference, which the company on Wednesday said will be held on October 21 in San Francisco. Despite having 300 million monthly users, Twitter’s user …
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22 July
Twitter briefly blocked in Turkey after deadly bombing
Twitter was blocked for a few hours in Turkey, but it’s now back, according to reports. Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET Twitter was briefly blocked in Turkey on Wednesday after users tweeted images and called for government protests Monday’s deadly bombing in the country. The Turkey government blocked access to Twitter for approximately three hours on Wednesday in response to users …
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22 July
YouTube offers tour of the past with 120 years of historical footage
You can now catch 120 years of historical footage on YouTube. YouTube Looking for video of the San Francisco earthquake in 1906, the crash of the Hindenburg in 1937, or the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941? You can now catch all of that and much more on YouTube. Culling their collection of newsreel footage from over the past 120 …
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22 July
Which wireless carrier has the best airport data coverage?
Are you a frequent flyer? You might want to heed the advice of testing firm Root Metrics. Stephen Shankland/CNET If you’re a frequent flyer who spends a lot of time at airports in the US, you’re better off using Verizon Wireless. That’s the conclusion from wireless testing firm RootMetrics, which released its bi-annual report on the state of mobile coverage …
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22 July
How to import bookmarks into Edge
Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET The first step to making Microsoft Edge feel like your primary browser is to import your bookmarks. Luckily, importing bookmarks into Edge is super simple…if you already have your bookmarks saved in a different browser that’s currently installed on your Windows 10 PC. That’s right — at the moment, Edge only supports bookmark importation from other browsers …
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22 July
Grado’s GH1 headphones: Made from a tree that grew in Brooklyn
Grado Labs Heritage Series GH1 headphones Jonathan Grado Grado Labs has a new headphone model, the Heritage Series GH1. While the company has offered a range of headphones with mahogany earcups for years, all of the GH1s will be made from just a single maple tree from the Sunset Park neighborhood in Brooklyn where Grado Labs has been based for …
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22 July
For Apple, more success raises more questions
Apple did sell as many iPhones as expected in the fiscal third quarter. Sarah Tew/CNET By virtually any measure, Apple posted solid financial results. But for the investors who follow the company, solid just isn’t good enough. Apple’s third quarter is typically its slowest. It’s sandwiched between the Dad-and-grad shopping season, and the back-to-school and iPhone launch. Yet Apple on …
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