Now playing: Watch this: The easy way to switch from an iPhone to the Samsung… 1:45 Are you ready to give Samsung another shot after last year’s exploding Galaxy Note 7 scandal? The troubled electronics giant just released its newest flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S8. If you’ve taken an iPhone detour while Samsung worked …
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Instagram took another page from the Snapchat playbook on Tuesday when it announced that it’s bringing disappearing photos and videos to its messaging platform, Instagram Direct. That means you can now send photo and video messages in addition to text. What’s more, these visual messages are only visible for a short amount of time before your contact can’t access them …
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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 Amazon I use an iPhone 6s Plus, and I like it just fine. But the time will come when I need …
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Google‘s simple video calling app Duo just got a little more advanced. Google announced that it will bring audio-only calling to Duo users worldwide, after first introducing the feature in Brazil in March. Duo is Google’s take on Apple’s FaceTime, with some important differences. First, while FaceTime can only be used between people with Apple products, Duo works on both …
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The good people at Facebook must be working overtime. After implementing the Snapchat-esque Stories feature and trialing a second News Feed, the company is adding some AI components to its Messenger’s M assistant. Launching in the US on Thursday, Facebook said in a blog that M will offer helpful suggestions during conversations with friends. M knows if you’re talking about …
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If you’ve ever had your iPhone fixed by a third-party repairer, you may have seen it: the dreaded Error 53. But the security check that was designed to test Touch ID on the iPhone before leaving the factory has now saddled Apple with a major court battle in Australia. And it could leave the tech manufacturer open to similar legal …
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India is becoming big business in Silicon Valley and Apple is getting in on the action. In Bengaluru over the weekend, the company opened an App Accelerator, which aims to be a tech hub for startups. The centre was announced just under a year ago, when Tim Cook visited the country. The App Accelerator will see Apple work with local …
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Reading books on your iPhone: awesome. Doing other cool stuff with the Kindle iOS app: icing on the cake. For example, did you know you can save web pages for later viewing? Or organize your books into folders? Here’s how to do all that and more. Buy books on the go Enlarge Image Visit the Kindle Mobile Store in your …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8’s major makeover 2:14 Samsung announced its newest flagship smartphones at a lavish event in New York City on Wednesday. The South Korean company showed off the Galaxy S8 and larger Galaxy S8 Plus. Both phones are equipped with fast Snapdragon 835 processors (or a Exynos 8895 chip) and high-end cameras. They also include …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8’s major makeover 2:14 Samsung finally unveiled the Galaxy S8 and larger Galaxy S8 Plus counterpart this morning in New York, after months of anticipation and a continuous flow of leaks. The phone features its own digital assistant, Bixby, Android 7.0 Nougat and is souped up to handle ultra-fast, 1Gb data speeds. Its specs …
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