Weeping Angel (noun): 1. A terrifying monster from the popular UK sci-fi series “Doctor Who,” which resembles a harmless winged statue — until you blink or look away. 2. An alleged spying tool, co-developed by the CIA and the UK’s MI5 security agency, which lets a Samsung Smart TV (specifically, the F8000 Smart TV) pretend …
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Want to view immersive, 360-degree Facebook photos or videos in your Samsung Gear VR headset, like this White House tour? It hasn’t been particularly easy — you’ve had to browse the social network first on a 2D screen, then save a video or hunt for a button before popping it on your head. That may change with the introduction of …
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The CIA may be equipped with an arsenal of hacking tools that can give it access to your phone, computer and other devices, according to a report by CBS News. (Disclosure: CNET is part of CBS Interactive, which is owned by CBS.) But what’s really going on? Updated March 8 at 2:40p.m. PT with CIA statement. What did WikiLeaks publish? …
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If you have an old MacBook Pro with one foot in the grave, the single best thing you can do to breathe new life into it is replace its traditional spinning hard drive with a solid-state drive. There’s a reason that all modern MacBooks and the vast majority of all laptops sold today use SSDs. They are more energy efficient, …
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Mobile World Congress 2017 has been a whirlwind of new phones, old phone nostalgia and the Samsung Galaxy S8: the elephant in the room that wasn’t actually there. If you couldn’t be in Barcelona to take it all in, these videos will make you feel like you’re there — just without the siestas. For everything else MWC, see CNET’s complete …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8 leaked for the 2,128th time? 1:11 The Samsung Galaxy S8 floodgates have opened and we’re seeing more alleged leaks almost every day. The latest view was tweeted by Slashleaks last night and gives a potential look at the elusive phone. Samsung decided to forgo the usual tradition of revealing its latest Galaxy S …
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India is becoming a bigger, more important market every day, and now it’s getting its own trade show from the brains behind Mobile World Congress. Named the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC), it’ll be organised by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and backed by GSM Association, the groups that run the original Mobile World Congress, reports The Economic Times. …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a classy and glassy Android… 1:25 With all due respect to the Google Pixel C, the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ($160 at Amazon) is one of the best Android tablets we’ve seen. The slim 9.7-incher stands out next to the Pixel C and Apple iPad Pro 9.7, with a luxe …
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Nostalgia ruled at last week’s Mobile World Congress trade show. While planet’s biggest phone show traditionally showcases the latest from the mobile industry, it was an update to a 17-year-old phone that got people excited. A reboot of the old candy-bar Nokia 3310 hogged most of the headlines, even overshadowing new Nokia smartphones. The lack of Samsung’s Galaxy S flagship …
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Now playing: Watch this: Google Assistant rolling out to Android devices now 1:05 Check your phone: Today, Google Assistant is available to more devices running Android 7.0 Nougat and Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The rollout was announced last week, but Google just released a video ad (see it above), signaling that today’s the day more people can start using Google’s helper. …
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