March, 2015

• 14 March

  Who really listens to wireless multiroom speakers?

  

  Wired Pioneer SP-BS22-LR speakers Pioneer Electronics You can’t beat them for convenience and ease of use, but does anyone really listen to their multiroom music system? Streaming music around your apartment or home may be pleasant, but can a multiroom system really draw you into the music? Does the sound of your Sonos speakers reach …

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• 13 March

  Swatch watch with contactless payment coming in May

  

  Swatch the throne: Swatch is the world’s biggest watch manufacturer. Swatch You’ll soon be able to pay for stuff with your Swatch watch, but the company is talking down the possibility of an Apple Watch-style all-singing, all-dancing smartwatch. Swatch is the world’s best-selling watchmaker with 18 per cent of the market, which includes the Omega, Longines and Calvin Klein brands. …

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• 13 March

  Google Apps bug exposes some users’ personal info

  

  A look at the timeline for the Google Apps bug resolution. The glitch in Google’s business software exposed some users’ personal information for nearly two years. Cisco Talos A set of Google software and tools for businesses exposed some users’ personal information for nearly two years, despite those users opting to keep the data private, security researchers said Thursday. Google …

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• 13 March

  Getting started with the Imgur app for iPhone

  

  Matt Elliott/CNET Spending idle time on your iPhone just got easier. After an aborted effort two years ago, Imgur has again released an iPhone app, letting you browse its assorted collection of GIFs and viral images while you are away from your computer. Because no one should go without lolcats for too long. The Imgur app is free and designed …

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• 13 March

  Get a 2TB portable hard drive and Adobe software for $109

  

  Focus Camera I’ll never buy another PC that doesn’t have a solid-state drive, because SSDs are awesome. Of course, unless I’m willing to pony up seriously big bucks, I’ll have to live with a modest amount of storage — probably no more than 256GB. That’s a problem if I want to do any serious photo or video work, as those …

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• 13 March

  Crave giveaway: Sphero 2.0 app

  

  The Sphero 2.0 pairs with more than 30 apps for robot play. Sphero Editor’s note: The rules for entering this week’s giveaway are different than usual. Please read carefully. Last time we gave away a Sphero app-controlled robot, we had a lot of excited readers. We took note of said excitement, and we’re back with another free Sphero funbot, a …

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• 13 March

  Sprint will cover all costs to switch carriers

  

  Switching over to Sprint could land you a smartphone like the new LG G Flex 2. Josh Miller/CNET Sprint today announced a limited-time promotion where it dangles an even bigger carrot in front of anyone willing to switch carriers. Related Links 4G networks in US doing better, but still lag, study finds Sprint’s customer growth returns, but Q3 loss doubles …

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• 13 March

  Microsoft’s Cortana will find its way to iOS and Android, report says

  

  Microsoft’s Cortana could be making her way to Android and iOS. James Martin/CNET Apple personal virtual assistant, Siri, might soon be competing for your time with Cortana, its counterpart from Microsoft. Cortana will be coming to iOS and Android at some point after Windows 10 rolls out with an updated version of Microsoft’s virtual assistant software, Reuters reported Friday, citing …

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• 13 March

  ​Apple opens up a little more with new iOS beta testing

  

  Apple invited OS X beta testers to try a new iOS beta version, too. Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET Apple has broadened a public beta program to iOS, letting people help stamp out bugs in upcoming versions of the mobile operating system before the software ships to everyone. The company began a public beta program for its OS X personal computer …

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• 12 March

  This Apple Watch ‘ad’ may make you profoundly uncomfortable

  

  James Martin/CNET It’s unclear when Jony Ive-inspired Apple product language started to resemble quasi-erotic offerings at the altar of technology. But we can be sure where it’s ended up — with these Apple Watch band animations, found on Apple’s online store. Sir Jony Ive, Apple’s senior vice president of design, is known both for his conscious shaping of the look …

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