Google Wear smartwatches have been a little quiet lately — there have been few splashy new watch releases and not a lot of excitement on the OS front. But even so, one of the cooler Google Wear options is the Fossil Sport, which combines a snazzy visual design with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 3100 chipset, integrated GPS …
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After upsetting the Saints at the Superdome, the Minnesota Vikings face another tough road test: They must travel to the Bay Area to face the NFC’s top seed, the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers will be well rested, having enjoyed a first-round bye. Edge rusher Dee Ford is questionable to play, but the Niners are deep on the defensive line with Nick Bosa, DeForest …
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No single portable Bluetooth speaker is perfect for everyone — your preference will depend upon whether you care more about battery life, portability, bass response or whether there’s a built-in bottle opener. Despite the variety among speakers, some are beloved, like the Sony XB20 Portable Wireless Speaker. The fun pill shape, the bright blue color and the sound quality all …
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Problem: You like to walk around the house listening to music with your headphones, but because Bluetooth has a limited range, you have to carry your phone with you from room to room. Problem: You have an old but awesome stereo that doesn’t support Bluetooth, so those speakers are going to waste. Problem: You want two people to be able …
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Mobile payments could soon make your wallet obsolete by allowing you to pay with just the tap of your phone or smartwatch. But they’ve had a slow roll-out and not all options are made equal. The three most established systems are from Apple, Samsung and Google, although some wearables from brands such as Garmin and Fitbit also offer their own payment …
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Need a speaker you can take with you to the beach? The pool? The quarry? (I don’t know, do people still go swimming at quarries? If Breaking Away taught me anything…) Make sure it has an IPX5 rating or better so it can withstand the inevitable splashes. Like this one: For a limited time, and while supplies last, ZDNet Academy …
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I was 30 miles from home when it hit me that my purse was at home, and I’d have to spend the day without my credit cards, ID or any cash. The only thing I had — apart from my backpack and puffy purple jacket — was my Samsung-loaned Galaxy S9 Plus review unit as my only source of money …
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The two best teams in the NFC — the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints — will face off to determine the conference champion to advance to Super Bowl LIII. It’s a battle of the old guard vs. the young bucks. Veteran QB Drew Brees and long-time head coach Sean Payton won the first Super Bowl for New Orleans …
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Yandex is following in Google’s footsteps once more. Having built Russia’s largest search engine, the Moscow-based tech giant has recently debuted a virtual assistant, a smart speaker — and, now, a phone. Based on its specs, the Yandex.Phone is a pretty unremarkable handset that features a 2017 Snapdragon processor, hands-free access to the company’s intelligent assistant, Alice, and a bunch of …
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Here’s one new feature Apple didn’t share at its product event on Wednesday: the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR will allow users to scan NFC tags in the background, meaning you won’t need to launch an app to pair it with other devices or initiate data transfers between devices. After finding and scanning an NFC tag, a notification will pop up …
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