Slideshow presentations can be notoriously snooze-worthy. Nearly all of us can remember sitting patiently while someone flipped through a seemingly endless stream of slides. Most people have realized that when it comes to presentations, less is more and being visual is better than putting all of our bullet points in each slide. Our tools for …
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Google, Apple, Adobe make your phone photos better by boosting raw format
If you take your smartphone photography seriously, it might be time to change your habits. That’s because of improvements to a core camera technology: the raw photo format. Photographers with SLRs and other higher-end cameras have known for years the advantages of skipping ordinary JPEGs and instead shooting raw, which means using the unaltered data directly from a camera’s image …
Read More »Best Christmas gifts for under $100: Bose and JBL wireless speakers, SNES Classic and more
While Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, there are still plenty of good deals out there for those of us who don’t want to spend too much but also don’t want to appear too cheap. What price range is that? That’s easy: $50 to $100. Sure, I may be a little biased because I rounded up a …
Read More »Best phones for Christmas gifts 2018: iPhone XR, Pixel 3, Note 9, Moto G6 for $200 and more
A new phone is one of the most personal gifts you can buy a loved one: You do everything on this thing. The tricky part is picking the right handset, especially if you don’t plan to also pay the monthly phone bill. Luckily, we’re here to help you narrow down the list, even if you’re on a budget. Some important …
Read More »Galaxy S10 rumored Feb. 20 launch, March 8 release date, specs and price
Samsung could launch the Galaxy S10 on Feb. 20 and put the phone on sale March 8, according to a new report from Gizmodo UK, which says it was approached by “a source at a major tech retailer”. The rumored launch date, a Wednesday, would put the Galaxy S10’s launch the week before the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in …
Read More »Best tablets and accessories for Christmas gifts: Apple iPad, Microsoft Surface, Amazon Fire and more
If you’re still thinking of tablets as strictly for media consumption, games and email, it’s time to take a fresh look at what the latest models can do. Sure, they’re still great for entertainment, but they can also function as simple laptops for getting home office tasks done, too. Disclaimer: CNET may get a share of revenue from the sale …
Read More »Amazon’s 2019 challenges include Donald Trump, HQ2 protesters
After a year of anticipation, Amazon last month announced its winners for two new, 25,000-employee campuses and was summarily met with a flood of derision and mockery. There was even a protest in Queens, where one of the offices will go, with people lambasting the billions of dollars in incentives Amazon will receive for the projects. That backlash was the …
Read More »Blu announces its $80 Android 9 Pie Go phone for the US
Blu, a company that manufactures super-cheap phones, just announced its latest device: the Blu Vivo Go. What makes the phone special is that it runs Android Go, a specific version of Android built to run smoothly on entry-level phones. Android Go phones are also among the first to get Google’s latest version of the OS. This holds true for the …
Read More »Google Chromecast is back on Amazon, a year after it was promised
Amazon shoppers can once again buy Google’s Chromecast media streaming devices direct from the online retailer. Listing pages for the Google Chromecast and Chromecast Ultra appeared a year ago, after the products were removed from Amazon in late 2015. The devices were never available for purchase, however, until now. Google’s Chromecasts compete with Amazon’s own Fire TV line of streaming devices and initially Amazon …
Read More »Google now lets you donate to charity through the Play Store
Google seems to be feeling that holiday giving spirit. On Wednesday the company announced that it’s adding a way to donate to charity through the Google Play Store. All you have to do is visit play.google.com/donate on your Android device. From there you’ll be able to see a list of participating nonprofits, including: American Red Cross Charity: Water Doctors Without Borders USA …
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