Now playing: Watch this: Battery saving features in iOS 9 1:22 Enlarge Image Low Power Mode enabled on iOS 9. Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET Apple is introducing a couple new features in iOS 9 to help extend the battery life of your iOS device. The first feature is one you’d likely never know was present …
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16 July
Get out of my hotspot and into my car: Telstra launches 4GX Wi
Telstra’s Pre-Paid 4GX Car Wi-Fi. Telstra Telstra has announced a new dongle for your dash offering mobile data to road trippers, with the launch of the Pre-Paid 4GX Car Wi-Fi. The mobile hotspot plugs directly into a car’s USB slot or 12 volt power outlet (the outlet where the cigarette lighter used to be), allowing up to five Wi-Fi enabled …
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16 July
Drone maker 3D Robotics sees the future, and it is apps
3D Robotics co-founder and president Jordi Munoz sees liftoff for the drone market through apps. Nick Statt/CNET SAN DIEGO — What separates a drone from a smartphone? Well, other than the fact that your iPhone can’t fly (yet), drones don’t have an equivalent app store. At least not for the moment, says Jordi Munoz, co-founder of the largest US commercial …
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16 July
eBay to shed enterprise business for $925 million
eBay’s goal after the split is to re-energize its core marketplace. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images As eBay gets ready to split from PayPal, the company is shedding one last distraction from its core business. The e-commerce company said Thursday it has signed a deal to sell off its eBay Enterprise unit — which helps run online retail sites, including those of …
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16 July
Google looks to cost
Google looks to take a more measured approach to spending. Bloomberg via Getty Images Google has become known as the “moon shot” company, but there are signs it’s starting to come back to earth. The search giant has become the talk of Silicon Valley for its costly projects, ranging from driverless cars, Wi-Fi-enabled balloons and radar-based chips. The goal: Find …
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15 July
Nike’s Flyease is a cool new shoe for athletes with disabilities
For those with disabilities, sometimes things most of us take for granted can be excruciatingly difficult. Fortunately, some companies out there are trying to make life easier, like Nike with its easy-entry sneaker line, Flyease. Instead of a traditional lacing system, the Flyease has a zipper that goes around the back of the shoe so you can zip the shoe …
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MetroPCS is making it cheaper to communicate with and inside Mexico. MetroPCS T-Mobile’s prepaid wireless arm MetroPCS has joined its parent company in offering new services south of the border. MetroPCS on Wednesday unveiled a new plan, Mexico Unlimited, that drops the cost of making calls from the US to Mexico or inside Mexico itself. Customers using the plan can …
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15 July
Netflix’s original programs drive surge in new customers
Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings has big plans for making his company a major TV player both in the US and abroad. Michael Kovac/Getty Images Netflix has been using an ever-growing library of original programs and an aggressive international expansion to lure new customers to its streaming-media service. The results from the latest quarter show the company’s roll hasn’t …
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15 July
5 sweet deals that aren’t part of Amazon Prime Day
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. $25 out the door? Yes, please. Newegg Amazon’s much-ballyhooed Prime Day just kicked off, and although it’s a little early to render a verdict, my initial reaction: meh. Some nice Kindle deals, yes, …
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15 July
Sonos announces limited Play:1 Tone edition, improves sound quality
Sonos Sonos has announced a new limited-edition version of its smallest speaker called the Play:1 Tone which comes in either the choice of black or white. The company says it’s making 5,000 of each speaker for sale exclusively on Sonos.com from July 21 and that it expects both models to sell out within hours, as did its limited-run forbear, the …
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