Give up my physical keyboard for a touchscreen phone? I don’t think so. –Any BlackBerry user, circa 2008. It wasn’t long ago that power users would scoff at the thought of banging out an email on an iPhone, preferring the tactile precision of physical keys. Fast-forward to today, and touchscreen typing is the norm. A …
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Mophie makes some nice external batteries for charging devices, with sleek aluminum housings, but the knock against them has been that they’re expensive. Well, the company got the message and has priced its new models more competitively. It’s also adding even more charging options, including an updated Powerstation Plus line with an integrated switch-tip Lightning to Micro-USB cable that charges …
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Get ready for YouTube’s mockery of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to really look the part. At its “YouTube Spaces” in Los Angeles and New York, Google’s video site has created fake election settings for video makers to use. Los Angeles has a 360-degree Oval Office and a multipurpose set including a news desk, presidential podium and polling station. New …
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They’ve been a fixture of the computing industry for 60 years, but in 2018, hard drives will be pushed aside by storage systems using memory chips in PCs, an analyst firm predicts. Hard drives revolutionized computing when IBM commercialized the first, RAMAC, in 1956. They read and write ones and zeros as tiny patches of magnetic information on rotating platters. …
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When you spend your teens on the USS Enterprise, you’re bound to have some interesting memories to share. While Wil Wheaton started as an ’80s child actor in such films “The Secret of NIMH,” “The Last Starfighter” and “Stand by Me,” he’s best-known to many for his role as teen genius Ensign Wesley Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” …
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Now playing: Watch this: Should I buy the Galaxy Note 7 or S7 Edge? 1:47 The new Galaxy Note 7 is the pinnacle Samsung phone in an already banner year that saw the Galaxy S7, an Editor’s Choice winner, and the S7 Edge, CNET’s first five-star phone. But competition is as fierce as always, and buyers have choices. How well …
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Now playing: Watch this: Intel’s Project Alloy headset cuts the cord 1:12 The best virtual reality can be a pain to set up. You need a pricey PC, a fancy headset and great motion controllers, and you’ll still be tethered by a cord. But Intel’s Project Alloy wants to throw those limitations out the window. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich kicked …
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Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7 could arrive with a new home button and a darker… 1:03 The iPhone 7 may not be a major upgrade, but it could offer several new features. CNET The iPhone 7 is likely to debut in another month, and rumors about its features continue to pour in. Apple is planning to revamp the home …
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We all want high-powered, concert-quality sound in our homes, but not everyone has the space for a bulky stereo receiver and a pair of speakers. The Basswall is a practical solution for cramped spaces. It hides a big sound system behind a picture frame that’s 24 by 36 inches (61 by 91 cm). Basswall calls itself the “stealth ninja” of …
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Editors’ note: Updated on August 4, 2016, with link to Samsung’s FAQ for further details. Buy a phone, get a freebie. That’s Samsung’s come-hither for buyers of its new Galaxy Note 7 Android phone, which begins selling in the US in black, silver and Coral Blue. The Note 7 will be launching on August 19, with preorders beginning August 3. …
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