Update, 5:11 p.m. PT: Samsung’s investigation has revealed that 2 separate battery problems were to blame for the Note 7 failure. Read: Samsung answers burning Note 7 questions, vows better batteries Samsung is ready to tell the world what went wrong with its flagship Galaxy Note 7. At a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, …
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Donald Trump may’ve been sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, but that doesn’t mean you suddenly have to start paying heed to his tweets. Or does it? More than half a million Twitter users might’ve worried about that, when they noticed that after Trump’s inauguration, they were suddenly following him on the microblogging service, by way …
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The inauguration of President Donald Trump prompted protesters to take to the streets of Washington, DC, as he was sworn in during a Washington ceremony on Friday. Social media was there to record the welcome the new president got. Here’s some of the action from those on the scene: CBS News earlier reported police in riot gear with pepper spray …
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The Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro is like Mary’s little lamb. Wherever you go, it is sure to follow, changing the buttons and controls it offers as you change apps. If you encounter a problem where the Touch Bar becomes unresponsive, there are a couple ways you can refresh it. Plus, there’s a way to refresh just the …
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Move over Angry Birds, you’re not the only mobile game to transition to the silver screen. The first trailer for the live-action film adaptation of Neko Atsume was released this week ahead of the film’s late-2017 release in Japan. But what’s Neko Atsume, you ask? Neko Atsume is in many ways a distillation of the internet. The super-popular Japanese mobile …
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Sure, the iPhone 7 was a bit of a letdown even for die-hard Apple fans. No headphone jack. Same basic design. But according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, that hasn’t really undercut the momentum of the latest iPhones. A new CIRP report reveals — are you ready? — that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have garnered the lion’s …
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There are lots of Neon Genesis Evangelion fans in the world, and many of them hope to ride Universal Studios Japan’s new Evangelion-themed VR roller coaster ride. That means there will be some long queues at the park. To combat the tedium of these lines, the theme park made MAGI Mobile, a companion app that entertains you while you wait …
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As if receiving a text from an ex isn’t bad enough, now there’s a far worse kind of unwanted message to worry about. This one can crash your iPhone. YouTube channel EverythingApplePro highlights a sequence of characters that appear to temporarily freeze an iPhone, which you can send to someone to put their kibosh on their phone. Here’s how it …
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Two of Apple‘s apps for musicians and music producers, Logic Pro X for Macs and the iOS version of GarageBand, are getting free updates that add new features. Both updates will be released in time for the 2017 National Association of Music Merchants trade show happening this week in Anaheim, California. Logic Pro X is a professional music recording and …
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Apple will reportedly increase App Store prices in the UK in response to the pound’s depreciation post-Brexit. The company laid out the plans for its App Store in an email to developers on Tuesday, according to The Register and other news reports. The cheapest apps will increase from 79 pence (about $1) to 99 pence in a week, and the …
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