A prospective customer tries an Apple Watch during a one-on-one fitting appointment at the Galeries Lafayette, a high-end Parisian department store. Stephen Shankland/CNET PARIS, LONDON, NEW YORK and PALO ALTO — With Friday’s Apple Watch retail debut, Apple took some of its own “think different” advice. Apple Stores have always been polished, but the Apple …
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10 April
Four apps with better features than Instagram’s Layout
CNET Instagram released Layout a couple of weeks ago, and while it’s easy to use and has a lot of polish, collage apps are nothing new. There are already tons of collage makers in the App Store, and many offer more features, more collage layouts, and other useful photo-editing tools. Obviously, Instagram’s Layout app has a distinct advantage with both …
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10 April
Spring cleaning: Organize your cables
Have you looked at that mess of cables behind your desk lately? Yeah, me either. If you’re employing the tried-and-true “out of sight, out of mind” approach to managing your wires, there’s no better time than the present to actually do something about it. Use these tips to get your cables in order quickly, easily, and cheaply. Optimize your outlets …
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10 April
Three smartwatches way more affordable than the Apple Watch
The Moto 360 delivers the sexytime at a deal price. Sarah Tew In case you’ve been living in a bunker the last few weeks, the Apple Watch goes on sale today. I wonder if you can guess the Cheapskate’s feelings about a wrist companion that starts at $399 (for the men’s Sport model) and goes up sharply from there? Yeah, …
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10 April
How to organize apps on your Samsung Galaxy device
Nicole Cozma/CNET Sometimes keeping your Android device clean is about more than deleting files to free up storage. Hiding apps you don’t plan on using, putting the right ones at your fingertips, and adjusting the availability of shortcuts can all lead to a more gratifying experience using your device. Here are some tips for helping your Android experience feel fresh, …
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10 April
Chewits are 50! So Chewie the Chewitsaurus is on the rampage again
Stop the presses, forget the Apple Watch — because Chewits are 50! It’s Friday, the sun’s out, so let’s indulge in a bit of tasty, chewy nostalgia. The delicious British sweet was launched in 1965, and to celebrate, Chewits have unleashed their famous mascot Chewie the Chewitsaurus — known as the “Monster Muncher” when first introduced to TV ads in …
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10 April
April is spring
Let CNET How-To help you organize and clean your devices! Eric Franklin/CNET It’s that time of year again. Spring is in the air, but so is dust and clutter. While your devices will never be completely clutter — or dust — free, it’s not hard to get them into much more presentable shape. The best part? You don’t have to …
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10 April
Sprint to pay $15.5M to settle suit over wiretap costs
Sprint settles with feds on allegations it overcharged for wiretapping. Sprint Sprint has agreed to pay $15.5 million to settle a case brought by the federal government alleging the wireless carrier fraudulently inflated charges for court-ordered wiretaps. The case, filed in March 2014 in US District Court in San Francisco, alleged that government agencies like the FBI and Drug Enforcement …
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10 April
Friday Poll: Will you buy an Apple Watch?
The Apple Watch is about to be tested on the open market. James Martin/CNET Back in early 2013 — long before the official Apple announcement in late 2014 — we polled CNET readers about whether they would want to buy an Apple Watch. Back then, we still called it the “iWatch.” The results split out pretty evenly between “yes,” “no” …
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10 April
Apple Watch buyers allowed to get their hands on two watches
Apple isn’t limiting Apple Watch buyers to one device. CNET The midnight launch of the Apple Watch cleared up at least one mystery: how many devices consumers will be able to purchase. While buyers won’t be able to snap up as many watches as they like, they will be able to purchase twice as many as previously thought — namely …
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