In a bid to make getting distracted by the internet even easier, Google is rolling out a new tool today on its Google Search app (in Android and iOS) and on Google.com. Located under the search bar, the feature is a row of icons that includes relevant tools and news topics. It gives you quick …
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There will soon be another watch operating system on the market. In an interview with Bloomberg Technology, Swatch CEO Nick Hayek said the company is making a new operating system aimed at smartwatches. More specifically, Swatch’s Tissot brand, set to be introduced late next year, will be the first smartwatch to use the to-be-named Swiss-made OS. Hayek said the new …
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Yesterday, Samsung released an app for the March 29 launch of its Galaxy S8 phone, which anyone can download for Android and iOS. We had hoped that it would eventually reveal juicy hints and tidbits about the phone, but unfortunately, it’s only for invited guests like press and Samsung’s VIP partners. “The Unpacked 2017 app is for invited guests to …
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As of Wednesday, if you live in Monterey or Salinas, California, you might be able to order your Big Mac and fries through your iPhone. On March 15, McDonald’s began testing its mobile ordering and payment app at 29 California restaurants and will expand the test to an additional 51 locations in Spokane, Washington, on March 20. The process is …
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Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10.3: Best new features 2:04 It is safe to say we all have a few apps installed on our iOS devices that haven’t received an update in a very long time. These apps can be problematic, as they slow down your device or clash with the latest version of iOS. When apps aren’t updated to …
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It’s one of the great philosophical debates of our time: Can an iPad replace a laptop? From day one, way back in 2010, we’ve been trying to turn Apple‘s iconic tablet into a computer replacement, with mixed success. If you’re a media consumer and online reader, then it’s a fairly simple transition, as long as the apps you want are …
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Now playing: Watch this: Expand storage on your iOS device 2:50 Apple’s iDevices famously — make that infamously — rely on fixed storage. If you need more space, well, too bad. Or maybe not. There are a few tricks you can try, starting with this weird one that seems to magically free up some otherwise unavailable space — anywhere from …
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As an admin of a Facebook Page, you may be tasked with posting Instagram photos to the page. But how? The Instagram app will always default to posting to your personal feed, both in Instagram and on Facebook. Thankfully, posting to a Facebook Page is a simple process once it’s set up. Here’s how: Enlarge Image Screenshots by Jason Cipriani/CNET …
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Make way, Uber — there’s a new ride-hailing app in London town and it wants some space on the roads. European service mytaxi launched in the UK on Monday, allowing Londoners and visitors alike to hail one of the city’s iconic black cabs from their phones. The app replaces Hailo, which merged with German company mytaxi in summer 2016. Hailo …
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Now playing: Watch this: Facebook Messenger copies Snapchat Stories to stay hip 1:46 Social media content that disappears in a puff of smoke after 24 hours is hot right now, and Facebook can’t ignore it. The social network introduced a new feature on Thursday as part of its standalone Messenger app that lets you tell the story of what’s going …
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