By now, I’m sure you’ve heard: Apple finally put the iPod out of its misery. The iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle have met their logical end, following the iPod Classic (2001-2014) into gadget history. The Touch remains the only iPod-branded product in Apple’s line. (And that name has always felt like a stretch — it’s really just a Wi-Fi-only iPhone, or a 4-inch iPad, …
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Now playing: Watch this: 5 reasons to switch to Firefox on your iPhone 1:38 I generally use Apple hardware and Google software. I use Chrome for my iPhone browsing needs, for example, but that has changed recently. I’ve dropped Chrome not for Apple’s Safari but a surprise contender — Firefox. At least at night. Nighttime screen dimmer With Firefox 8.0 for …
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“S-Town,” am I right? And “Missing Richard Simmons”? “Science Vs”? “The Truth”? And, oh, man, don’t forget the impossibly awesome “Battlestar Recaptica“! (I know one of the hosts. Charming, handsome fellow.) Welcome to the golden age of podcasts, where suddenly long commutes and traffic jams don’t seem so bad. Quite the opposite: They give you a chance to listen to …
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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. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Twitter! Quick housekeeping note: If you’re visiting here in a desktop browser and things look a little different, it’s because …
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This is part of CNET’s “Tech Enabled” series about the role technology plays in helping the disability community. Mathias Bahnmueller is using his iPhone 6 to hear again. Several years ago, Bahnmueller began losing his hearing. He was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease, a disorder of the inner ear that causes vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss. Last month, the 49-year-old auto …
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Now playing: Watch this: Siri vs. Google Assistant vs. Bixby 4:46 “Hey Siri, who’s the best voice assistant?” Talking to your phone can be way easier than typing in many situations. Siri, Google Assistant and Bixby Voice are the three big voice assistants available on phones so let’s see how they compare. Siri’s only on iOS, while Google Assistant is …
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Perhaps you’ve accidently left your iPhone in the sun and returned to find it inoperable with the “Your iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it” message plastered on its screen. Or the opposite: It shut down because it was frozen. Whatever the case, iPhones — and smartphones in general — don’t do well in extreme conditions. Which …
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We know that the Google Pixel’s successor is coming this year, but much about the Google Pixel 2 remains a mystery. Fans are using rumors and leaked details to imagine what the Google Pixel 2 could look like. Headphone jack die-hards aren’t going to like what they see on the rendering below, which comes from notable phone renderer OnLeaks in conjunction …
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President Donald Trump wants to make the iPhone American. In an interview Tuesday, Trump told The Wall Street Journal that Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised to build three manufacturing facilities in the US. The facilities would be “big plants, beautiful plants,” he told the paper. “He’s promised me three big plants — big, big, big,” Trump said, referring to …
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Now playing: Watch this: Adobe Flash to flicker out in 2020 1:26 The Flash Player has been there for you all along, inside your browser, making it possible for you to play online games, stream radio station music and watch YouTube videos. But after a two-decade run, Adobe is killing it off. Countless nails have been hammered in Flash’s coffin …
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