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July, 2015

  • 8 July

    Get 30GB free cloud storage for life

    This promotion has ended. Whether you want to store all your photos and music in one secure place or want to instantly share anything with your friends and family, Pogoplug cloud storage is a valuable solution for backing up your memories. Join CNET and get your 30GB of free cloud storage to make room on …

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  • 8 July

    Meerkat live

    Meerkat has added new features, including a “Cameo” mode. Meerkat Personal streaming viewers can now become guest stars. Live streaming video app Meerkat announced two new features designed to bring streamers and viewers a little closer together, including a way for people to jump into streams and a way to store a library of recordings. Meerkat said its new “Cameo” …

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  • 8 July

    ​CommBank shows you the money with new tablet app

    The new look CommBank app for Tablets. Commonwealth Bank Commonwealth Bank has announced the launch of a new graphics-heavy tablet app that it hopes will engage customers with their finances and bring some excitement to the dry world of internet banking. Rather than the lines of numbers, the tablet app has a much stronger focus on visualisations and animations that …

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  • 8 July

    Apple reportedly preps biggest iPhone order ever for new devices

    Apple has sold more than 135 million iPhones over the past couple of quarters, and it reportedly expects even higher demand for its next devices. CNET Apple plans to build more iPhones than ever before for the new models expected later this year, according to a report. The Cupertino, Calif., smartphone giant has asked suppliers in Asia to make 85 …

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  • 8 July

    Yahoo brings real money to its fantasy sports app

    The new Fantasy Sports feature lets users play daily games, instead of contests that last an entire sports season. Screenshot by CNET Yahoo hopes to score by expanding its already popular Fantasy Sports app. The Internet giant on Wednesday announced it will host daily and weekly fantasy sports games where users can place real bets. Previously, Yahoo’s service offered only …

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  • 8 July

    Uber scores victory in India, agrees to proposed fees in Mexico

    Ride-sharing service Uber was at the center of a flurry of controversies in 2014, and they’re not calming down in 2015. Uber Car-hailing service Uber has something to celebrate — and something to complain about. A court in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday revoked a government ban on Uber’s service, saying that it should be allowed to operate in the …

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  • 7 July

    The computer that’s being given away for free to 1 million UK schoolkids

    Now playing: Watch this: BBC Micro Bit heading to 1 million UK schoolkids 1:52 UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has offered a detailed look at the Micro Bit — a new microcomputer that will be doled out to roughly a million kids in the UK for free, in a bid to teach a new generation about programming. As technology becomes …

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  • 7 July

    “King of TVs”: LG’s curved 4K OLED TV arrives in Australia

    It’s been a long wait, but Australians can finally get their hands on a 4K OLED TV, with Korean electronics giant LG launching its curved EG960T range locally, priced at AU$9,999 for the 65-inch model and AU$5,999 for 55-inches. Ultra HD, also known as 4K, refers to a screen resolution of 4,096 x 2,160 which is greater than the current …

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  • 7 July

    Facebook floating videos follow wherever you scroll

    You love watching videos. You love scrolling. Now you can watch videos while you scroll on Facebook. In this CNET Update report, learn about Facebook’s newest video feature and an app that promises to track people that unfriend you. (So you can plot your vengeance for their digital betrayal?) Also in bad-social-media-ideas: Twitter adds birthdays to profiles. But there is …

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  • 7 July

    Is your shirt smarter than you?

    The Hexoskin shirt might not make you run any faster, but it will provide the stats that show whether you’re reaching peak performance or mired in slacker territory. Sarah Tew/CNET The tight black tank top beamed a signal to my smartphone, chronicling every data point about my breathing, heart rate and movement. All while I slept. By the time the …

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