It’s been a great couple of years for PC gaming. Almost every noteworthy game is available on PCs at the same time as on living room consoles, and usually with better graphics options; new GPU and CPU hardware has made gaming desktops and laptops both more powerful and less expensive; and higher-res screens mean you …
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Now playing: Watch this: Essential Phone heads to Sprint 1:07 Andy Rubin’s recently unveiled Essential Phone will be exclusively available on Sprint in the US, according to USA Today. Rubin, known as the father of Android, worked at Google for the better part of a decade after the tech giant bought his long-ago phone startup. Then in 2015 he launched …
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What’s the fastest way to charge your wireless mouse? Through a wireless charging mouse pad, of course. At least, that’s Logitech’s theory. The company on Monday unveiled its new Logitech G Powerplay system that will wirelessly charge two new gaming mice, the Logitech G903 and G703 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming mice, while you’re still using them. The company said the products …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. No selfies on a Tuesday? Which teen can do that? Getty Images King Canute, they say, stood at the shore and commanded the waves to stop and turn back. The waves weren’t obedient. Why, then, does Diana Smith think she’ll be more successful? She’s the …
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I own an iPhone 6S, and when the 7 arrived last September I wasn’t the least bit tempted to upgrade. Sure, it was skinnier, had a better camera, and was water resistant, but what the 7 didn’t have was a deal breaker for me: a 3.5mm headphone jack! My iPhone 6S has one and a Lightning port, so if I …
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Now playing: Watch this: The definitive Galaxy S8 ringtone review 2:08 Samsung‘s Galaxy S8 is one of the best phones ever made, and it took a lot of scrutiny on our part to determine that. In addition to our general review, we tested its camera against the iPhone 7 Plus and we dropped it on the sidewalk in a durability …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Brands are about to get a lot more chatty with Apple’s iOS 11. Apple this week at its Worldwide Developers Conference unveiled its new iMessage Business Chat feature that lets companies connect directly with you in its texting app. It gave more details Friday …
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If you really want AirPods, you’ll have to wait at least six weeks if you buy them directly from Apple. But you’re in luck: You can get the iPhone maker’s wireless earbuds on Amazon with free two-day Prime shipping. The big catch? You’ll have to pay a premium. The earbuds, being sold by vendors such as EZ Deals and Abe’s …
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Now playing: Watch this: 7 ways to cut down iPhone data 1:59 Stopping seven data-hungry apps from killing your data plan isn’t the only way for iPhone owners to reduce their data usage. Here are seven phone-wide settings that can help keep you under your monthly data allotment. 1. Restrict iTunes and App Store downloads You can prevent iTunes and …
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Clear cases for smartphones are hot. But clear neon colors may soon be hotter — or at least brighter. Speck has added a neon edition to its line of slim but protective Presidio line of cases for the iPhone 7, 7 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. They come in three tangy colors: tangerine orange, shocking pink and lightning yellow, and start …
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