June, 2015

• 3 June

  What does Twitter need to succeed? Big

  

  Longtime Twitter investor Chris Sacca is urging the social media giant to “boldly push the envelope.” Noah Berger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Twitter investor Chris Sacca has gone into great detail — literally — to tell the microblogging site what it should do. In an 8,500-word unapologetic blog post on Wednesday titled, “What Twitter Can Be,” …

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• 3 June

  Snapchat hires former Onion president to lead original content

  

  Snapchat’s Discover feature aims to attract more users with original media content. Jason Cipriani/CNET Snapchat wants to use original content to attract more people. Now it has someone to lead that effort. The company behind the popular messaging app of the same name has hired Sean Mills, the former president of satire website The Onion, to be its new chief …

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• 3 June

  How to manage both the Start menu and Start screen in Windows 10

  

  You can easily tweak the settings in the Windows 10 Start menu. screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Whether you plan to use the Start menu, the Start screen or both in Windows 10, Microsoft has continually been adjusting the Start area since the debut of the Windows 10 Technical Preview. The Start menu/Start screen is one of the most critical aspects …

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• 3 June

  Synaptics SmartBar puts gesture controls under the thumb

  

  Synaptics’ SmartBar technology brings gesture controls to the traditional spacebar. Synaptics The humble spacebar is about to get an upgrade, potentially doing away with the need for a mouse and bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase “touch typing.” Synaptics, the company behind some of the leading touch technologies we see in our devices today, including the ubiquitous TouchPad, …

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• 3 June

  Samsung eyes China, Europe as mobile payments war heats up

  

  Samsung Pay will be launching at some point around September. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung’s mobile payments service, Samsung Pay, is on its way to a global rollout as it prepares for battle with alternatives from Apple and Google. Samsung Pay will launch in the US and South Korea in the “September time frame,” Rhee Injong, a Samsung executive vice president, said …

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• 3 June

  NYC’s Met Museum seeks crowdsourced sounds

  

  The Met Breuer museum. Ed Lederman/Metropolitan Museum of Art Composer John Luther Adams works are frequently inspired by nature and landscape sounds, and for his new piece, “Soundwalk 9:09,” he’s taking a decidedly more urban turn. His new composition will incorporate crowdsourced sound recordings made on the streets between the Met Museum and Met Breuer museum in New York City. …

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• 3 June

  Get 30 percent off WeMontage custom photo wallpaper

  

  WeMontage Nothing spruces up a wall like a photo montage, but who wants to deal with the hassle of framing a bunch of individual photos, then getting them spaced and hung exactly right? Better option: Get a custom-printed photo wallpaper, one you can just stick up on the wall for instant awesomeness. Like this: For a limited time, WeMontage is …

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• 3 June

  Take your GoPro on a dive with this Seawolf remote control sub

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Live the life aquatic with the Seawolf remote control… 1:28 TAIPEI — Checking in at 7.7 kilograms and 70cm long is the second version of the TTRobotix’s Seawolf submarine, a motorised remote control submarine that can dive down to a depth of 8 meters. The key difference between the first and second version is the inclusion …

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• 3 June

  Showtime offers online

  

  Showtime’s cord-cutter app will allow subscribers to watch its full library of original shows, including a revival of “Twin Peaks” set to premiere next year. Showtime Showtime may sometimes weary of comparisons to HBO, but the rollout of its online app is cribbing from its rival’s script. The premium cable network said Tuesday that it would launch a standalone streaming …

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• 3 June

  iPhone 6 buyers can score up to $375 in new Best Buy trade

  

  Looking for an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus? Best Buy has a tempting offer, if you meet all the requirements. Josh Miller/CNET Looking for an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus and willing to trade in your old iPhone and switch carriers at the same time? You could get back a healthy amount of money in gift cards through Best Buy. …

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