Netflix has upgraded mobile downloads for Android phones and tablets so that you can watch partially downloaded titles offline. The change — which means you can watch the portion of a movie or episode you successfully downloaded before you lost connectivity — is available for Android phones and tablets now, and Netflix is going to test it for …
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Adobe sees the future of creation being increasingly 3D. Its newest Adobe Substance 3D apps are aiming to be a complete destination for 3D art, sampling and even virtual photography, with uses that could range from video game assets to e-commerce to content for a possible world of VR and AR-compatible 3D assets. But these apps are PC, Mac and …
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I’ve tried my fair share of cartoon avatars, from the very first Yahoo Messenger avatar I ever used, to Bitmoji stickers. There’s something I find deeply and irresistibly compelling about seeing myself represented in cartoon form, as if the cartoon has the power to capture my core essence while outstretching a more playful version of myself. When I first saw Voila …
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The best part about seeing a tweet catch fire is reading snarky responses from people who retweet the tweet and add their own jabs, otherwise known as a quote reply or a quote retweet. Unfortunately, Twitter doesn’t offer any single-click solution that will take you straight to a page to see all of the quoted replies. You can tag a …
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Let’s face it: Facebook was bound to put ads in VR eventually. Like collecting personal data, advertising is core to the social network’s business model and extends across all of its other apps. Because ad-free VR is clearly an outlier, the company’s recently announced plans to test ads in its Oculus VR apps and games felt inevitable. But the developers …
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This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best deals. Editor’s note, June 23: Prime Day has officially ended at Amazon, but Walmart’s sale continues throughout Wednesday. Check out the best Prime Day deals still available, and some other favorite Prime Day deals that are hanging on. Amazon Prime Day has come …
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If you’re a Windows 10 user who has been facing an annoying error when trying to print items from certain apps. Microsoft has a workaround as it works on a resolution, which should be ready in the next week, the company wrote on a support page. After installing a March update, KB5000802, you might see an APC_INDEX_MISMATCH error with a …
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It should soon be easier to spend money via Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announcing four new shopping features Tuesday. Coming soon to the social media platforms: Shops on WhatsApp and Marketplace, Instagram Visual Search and Shop Ads. Shops on WhatsApp will allow users to chat with businesses before buying something from them. Shops on Marketplace …
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If you live near a Safeway, Acme, Carrs or any other store owned by the conglomerate Albertsons Co., you can now get groceries delivered via DoorDash to your home in under an hour. DoorDash said Monday that customers across the US can use the home delivery service app to place orders from almost 2,000 stores for more than 40,000 grocery …
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Virtual reality has been, to this point, a largely ad-free experience, but that may soon change. Facebook is beginning to push ads into apps and games now, starting with a few test experiments. How far the rollout will go after that is unknown. Facebook had broadcast its intentions to use VR and AR data to inform advertising last year, with …
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