You’re probably not going to die any time soon (knock on wood), but it’s never a bad idea to prepare for the worst. Your will may take care of who gets your car when you pass away, but what about who gets your Facebook account? Or who’s allowed to access your Gmail data? Managing your …
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How do you solve a problem like connecting the 1.7 billion people to the Internet who live outside of the range of mobile broadband? If you’re Facebook, the answer is drones. Also, lasers. Facebook’s drone project, named Aquila, is one of several initiatives the company is testing as part of the Internet.org coalition to try to improve global Internet access. …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S7 keynote was full of surprises. The ultimate one: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg strode out on stage to explain how putting on a VR headset can actually be social. “Pretty soon, we’re going to live in a world where everyone has the power to share and experience whole scenes, as if we’re there in person,” said Zuckerberg. He …
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India has blocked Facebook’s Free Basics service. The action is the result of a new regulation released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), BBC News reported Monday. Free Basics, launched in 2014 under Internet.org, is a Facebook-backed initiative that aims to provide a limited number of Internet sites and services for free to areas of the world where …
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Facebook and Apple’s offices are separated by just 15 miles of highway, a 22-minute drive. But they might as well be worlds apart. Where Apple on Tuesday told investors that iPhone sales growth has stalled, Facebook Wednesday reported booming business selling the ads that run on those phones and other mobile devices. In fact, David Wehner, Facebook’s CFO, said the …
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This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Nearly four years ago, the Oculus Rift was little more than a smartphone screen duct-taped to a set of ski goggles which claimed to transport you to a virtual world. Now, after years …
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Facebook calls it Photo Magic. But if you call it creepy, there’s a way to take it off. In this CNET Update, watch to learn about all the new features in the Facebook Messenger app. Not only will you find winter fun and other chat effects, but you can also get a free ride from Uber: Now playing: Watch this: …
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There’s a not-so-clever little Facebook hack going around that promises to name all your friends on the social network who “like” Donald Trump so that you can either unfriend or congratulate them, I suppose. It relies on Facebook’s search feature, which allows you to search for your friends who have “liked” certain pages. You can do this yourself by simply …
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Even the seasoned travellers have nightmares about returning from holidays to face a $2,000 mobile phone bill. But if you’re planning a trip abroad, there’s plenty you can do to minimise roaming charges. Whether it’s knowing what to set up before you leave or what to do when you’re on the ground, here are our tips (some of them very …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is promising you a glimpse at the future of computing. It will change the way you communicate and give you a totally new way to experience video games, watch movies and see the world, he says. The catch: You have to strap a screen to your face. Do you do it? That’s the question consumers will …
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