June, 2015

• 30 June

  How to create and share playlists in Apple Music

  

  Jason Cipriani/CNET Apple Music offers a mishmash of features and capabilities. Some are easy to find, such as Beats 1 Radio. While others, such as creating and sharing a playlist are a bit hidden. Creating a playlist is actually a simple process once you grasp the gist of how it all works. So how does …

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• 30 June

  What’s new in iTunes 12.2?

  

  Beats 1 in iTunes 12.2. Apple Hard on the heels of the launch of iOS 8.4 this morning, Apple has also released an update to its media player iTunes for users of OS X Yosemite and Microsoft Windows. iTunes 12.2 allows users to access the new Apple Music service and the Beats 1 radio service on their desktop computers. Related …

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• 30 June

  Sleep with your smartphone in hand? You’re not alone

  

  Sleep tight, sweet smartphone. Amanda Kooser/CNET I confess. My smartphone sits next to my bed on a nightstand while I slumber. I set it to do-not-disturb mode during sleeping hours, but then it comes to life as my alarm clock every morning. Turns out, I’m completely normal. A Bank of America Trends in Consumer Mobility Report released Monday shows that …

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• 29 June

  Samsung’s Tizen may launch on more smartphones this year

  

  The Tizen operating system could be coming to many more devices in the coming months. Luke Westaway/CNET Samsung’s self-made Tizen operating system has more hardware destinations, according to a Reuters report. Samsung plans to launch Tizen on “several” new devices this year, Reuters is reporting, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the company’s plans. Samsung will launch an …

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• 29 June

  Sprint bids adieu to $50 iPhone plan in the name of clarity

  

  Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure had promised an increase in the fees for its unlimited data plan. Troy Thomas/Sprint Sprint wants to clear things up when it comes to how much you pay for your smartphone service. For those hoping to sign up for its iPhone plan, that means a $10-a-month hike. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier on Tuesday (Eastern Time) …

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• 29 June

  How to use Facebook’s new Snapchat

  

  Jason Cipriani/CNET Facebook over the weekend confirmed to TechCrunch it was rolling out a new photo-editing tool for iOS users. The new editing tools allow users to overlay text, add stickers and use filters on photos about to be posted to the social network. According to the report, Facebook is also testing the new tools on Android, but provided no …

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• 29 June

  AT&T’s two

  

  AT&T discounts the iPad Mini 2 for a limited time. Sarah Tew/CNET AT&T really wants you to buy a smartphone on its Next plan before June is out. Monday sees the carrier launching a two-day-only promotion for both new and existing subscribers. Related Links Budget Android Moto E joins AT&T’s GoPhone roster What does AT&T’s $100 million fine mean to …

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• 29 June

  Get a pair of Ausdom over

  

  Over-the-ear Bluetooth headphones for $37.99? Yes, please. Ausdom This is a repeat of a deal I shared a couple months ago — now with a lower price and the promise of enough inventory to satisfy my legions of cheeps! (Cheep\chēp\ noun A portmanteau of “cheap” and “peep,” the latter slang for “people.” All Cheapskate readers are “my people,” and therefore …

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• 29 June

  How a hunger solution went viral

  

  Larkin Street Youth Services recieves a food donation from on-demand service Feeding Forward. Feeding Forward Komal Ahmad has her work cut out for her. A week after a CNET profile of her service Feeding Forward, which delivers surplus food to homeless shelters, she’s received hundreds of messages asking her to launch in cities and countries around the world. People from …

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• 29 June

  Microsoft adds cheaper variant of Core i7 model to Surface Pro 3 lineup

  

  Now you can buy a Surface Pro 3 with an i7 chip and 128GB of storage. Sarah Tew/CNET Consumers eyeing one of Microsoft’s Surface 3 Pro tablets have a new option. Over the weekend, Microsoft added a sixth variant to its Surface Pro 3 lineup. The new one features a 1.7GHz Intel Core i7 processor with 8GB of memory and …

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