We are on the cusp of phone-launch season, with flagships from Samsung, Apple, Google and others expected. With that in mind, we invited CNET mobile reviewer Scott Stein on today’s show to talk about his visit to the Motorola Z2 Force launch event and his expectations for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 reveal next month. …
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We know that the Google Pixel’s successor is coming this year, but much about the Google Pixel 2 remains a mystery. Fans are using rumors and leaked details to imagine what the Google Pixel 2 could look like. Headphone jack die-hards aren’t going to like what they see on the rendering below, which comes from notable phone renderer OnLeaks in conjunction …
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Tap your phone for tapas. That’s what Google wants Spaniards to do, now that the company has launched its Android Pay mobile-payments service in Spain. The mobile-wallet app stores your payment, gift and loyalty card info and lets you pay by tapping your phone on a checkout terminal or by hitting the Android Pay button in an app like Hotel …
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Perhaps you’ve accidently left your iPhone in the sun and returned to find it inoperable with the “Your iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it” message plastered on its screen. Or the opposite: It shut down because it was frozen. Whatever the case, iPhones — and smartphones in general — don’t do well in extreme conditions. Which …
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Roku may not have the reach or stature of a tech colossus, but it’s more popular for streaming. A report by eMarketer finds that among Americans who use a streaming device at least once a month in 2017, 38.9 million will use a Roku. That number of users beats Google Chromecast, the 2016 champ, as well as Amazon Fire TV …
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Ten thousand steps. Conventional wisdom says that’s how many you should take every day to stay fit and healthy. (You should also skip the French fries, but that’s a topic for another day.) OK, but how do you keep tabs on your step count? Simple: Buy a fitness band. But guess what? There’s another device that can tally your steps, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Adobe Flash to flicker out in 2020 1:26 The Flash Player has been there for you all along, inside your browser, making it possible for you to play online games, stream radio station music and watch YouTube videos. But after a two-decade run, Adobe is killing it off. Countless nails have been hammered in Flash’s coffin …
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Now playing: Watch this: USB feels the need for double speed 1:25 Enlarge Image The HP Spectre x360 has two oval USB-C ports, the same ports you’ll see on new phones from Samsung, Google and others. Stephen Shankland/CNET If you’re the type of person who copies hundreds of photos or mammoth video files to your external hard drive, good news: …
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Eleven phones will support Google’s Daydream virtual reality software by the end of 2017, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai said in parent company Alphabet’s earnings call Monday. The statement was later confirmed to CNET by a Google spokesperson. Here’s what Pichai said (via Seeking Alpha): “We continue to work on the next generation of computing platforms, virtual and augmented realty. By the …
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Now playing: Watch this: How to delete Google search screenshots from your Android… 1:34 The Google search app has gone through some visual tweaks recently. Odds are your feed has either already updated or it will very soon. When it happens, you’ll also find a section where your account history is put on display. More specifically, your search history, complete …
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