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The hidden features of Apple Music you need to know

Apple Music was redesigned in 2016 in an effort to streamline the app. While Apple did succeed in its efforts to make the app easier to navigate, it’s still quite easy to get turned around when hunting for music across Apple’s vast, 40-million-plus song catalog. Here then are some tips to help you keep track …

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Galaxy Note 8 to launch in late August, Samsung confirms

Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy Note 8 coming in late August, says Samsung exec 1:18 Samsung’s Note 7 is getting a follow-up next month. Sarah Tew/CNET Get ready for the Galaxy Note 8 to come next month. Samsung mobile chief DJ Koh told reporters in Taiwan that it’ll unveil the new Note phone at the end of August, as reported …

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New iPhone case looks and feels like an actual butt

Now playing: Watch this: This iPhone case looks and feels like a butt 2:06 We’ve seen some unusual iPhone accessories over the years, but HandL’s Butt Case may be the new champ.  The man behind the Butt Case is Allen Hirsch, a New York artist and restaurant owner who the created the HandL case a few years back to help …

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Apple Pay tempts China with money

China’s mobile payments market is worth almost $6 trillion, and Apple wants a bite of that. To encourage more Chinese to start using Apple Pay, the iPhone maker is offering up to 50 percent discounts off purchases at participating vendors, many of them Western brands. It’s also rewarding users up to 50 times the usual points for designated credit cards, …

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Get a Fitbit Blaze fitness

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! Snazzy shirt not included. Sarah Tew/CNET I continue to have a love affair with smartwatches, flawed though most of …

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Google Pixel 2: Why you’ll want to squeeze it

The Google Pixel 2 is coming later this year — and we’re hearing it may have a “squeezable” frame.  What the heck does that mean? Enlarge Image You can squeeze the HTC U11 for an extra layer of functionality. CNET It’s like a phone you can squeeze With a squeezable frame, you can literally grip the sides of your phone tightly …

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Replace your dubious iPhone 7 headphone dongle with this $40 Lightning adapter

Let’s say you dropped $300-plus on a nice set of wired AKG, Beats, Beyerdynamic, Bose, Bowers & Wilkins, Grado, Oppo, Sennheiser or Ultimate Ears headphones. Then later, you bought an iPhone 7 and discovered it doesn’t have a 3.5mm headphone jack onboard. Are you going to toss your headphones to get a set of Bluetooth headphones that don’t sound as …

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What Google’s Backup and Sync app can and can’t do

Now playing: Watch this: How to get started with Google’s Backup and Sync app 1:28 Google’s new Backup and Sync app replaces both the company’s Drive and Photos desktop apps for Windows PCs and Macs. You can use the app to back up the contents of your entire computer — or just selected folders. Set up Backup and Sync First, …

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Sprint’s new leasing plans deliver annual upgrades to all

Like getting a new phone every year? Sprint would like to help you with that, regardless of your budget.  The telecom company is rolling out a new lease option called Sprint Flex that lets you pick a phone now and then decide at 18 months whether you want to continue your lease, buy it outright or just flat out return …

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Porn site CamSoda lets you use your penis as your password

Using your penis as your password isn’t new (you can already do it on an iPhone), but one porn site wants to make it standard practice for members.  On Thursday, live-cam site CamSoda launched “Dick-ometrics,” a stand-up new way to log in to your account. (CamSoda assured us this is not a belated April Fools’ joke.)  CamSoda has a history …

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