LG is looking to play it safe with its next flagship phone. The company’s upcoming G6 phone, which will be unveiled next month at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, will have a sealed battery like the iPhone and Galaxy S phones, according to a person familiar with the company’s plans. LG opted …
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This year’s Sundance Film Festival was awash in new movies, shorts and experiences made for augmented and virtual reality. For today’s podcast, digital media reporter Joan E. Solsman discusses her visit to the festival to see these new forms of storytelling take shape, such as a new 40-minute VR film called “Miyubi” about a toy robot living with a family …
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Apple’s Siri voice assistant picks up a few new tricks each year, but in 2017, it may get a lot brainier. The Cupertino, California-based tech titan plans to enhance Siri with artificial intelligence, DigiTimes reports. We’re hoping Siri keeps getting smarter as time passes. Tyler Lizenby/CNET That fits with other rumors that the next iPhone, possibly called the iPhone 8, …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. This little flier is cute, fast and fun. JJRC This is a rerun of a deal I first shared back in November. Now …
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Just when you thought Amazon couldn’t possibly add more buy buttons to its website… The online retailer on Thursday unveiled on its website and app new “virtual Dash buttons,” essentially one-click buy buttons that it’s placed on its home page and in a new “Your Dash Buttons” section on its site. The feature is only available for Amazon Prime members. …
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The rumored LG G6 may get beefier brains than Google Now alone. LG is reportedly bringing the Google Assistant to its flagship phone for spring, according to Business Korea. Enlarge Image Right now, the Google Pixel and Pixel XL are the only phones to have Google Assistant. Josh Miller/CNET So far, the Google Pixel and Pixel XL are the only …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image Monoprice The universe is weird sometimes. Yesterday I was searching the interwebs for a part I needed for my Micro 3D …
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If you’re a fan of the acclaimed comedy novel “Good Omens,” Amazon Studios has some good news for you. The Hollywood arm of the internet retail giant said Thursday it has signed a deal to produce a six-part series based on the 1990 book, which humorously chronicles the coming apocalypse as the Final Judgment is about to descend on humanity. …
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No need to hunt for the geeky pockets at Sundance — they’re front and center this year. The Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday night in Park City, Utah, with a science-based call to arms as its opening-night movie. “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” revisits the crusade against climate change a decade after “An Inconvenient Truth” became one of …
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Are US customers interested in watching a post-apocalyptic thriller in Portuguese? Apparently, yes. Netflix said its series “3%,” which was made for Brazil, unexpectedly had legs outside that market, with millions of US viewers tuning in to watch the show, subtitles (or dubbed) and all. The series offered an early example of how Netflix’s international expansion can sometimes pay dividends …
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