Editors’ note: As of this week, we’re extending the entry window for our CNET giveaway. From the time the contest launches, you now have until 11:59 p.m. PT the following Thursday to enter. Congrats to last week’s winner, Patrick M. of East Point, Georgia, for scoring a bundle of Star Trek prizes for Star Trek’s …
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Now playing: Watch this: Alexa coming to Fire tablets 1:10 Amazon’s Alexa is moving into the mobile world. The voice assistant is coming to some Amazon Fire tablets as a software update — and that includes the newly upgraded Fire HD 8, shipping on September 21 for $89. It’s big news for Alexa’s growth, but voice assistant news won’t get …
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The list of Star Trek technologies I most want to have looks something like this: Holosuite. Transporter. Tricorder. Universal translator. Replicator. Combadge. The “Next Generation” badge was the natural evolution of the original Star Trek communicator, a handheld device. Picard and gang were able to tap the uniform badge on their chest to talk to each other. And soon you’ll …
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Got a Star Trek story? Maybe, like me, you dressed in starship captain uniforms for Halloween and snuck into the family room past your bedtime to watch reruns, no matter how tired you’d be the next day at school. Or maybe you never watched “Star Trek,” but you still know the difference between Klingons and Romulans. At the very least, …
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Binge or binge not. There is no try. Foxtel has your long weekend sorted with news it will launch a pop-up Star Wars channel for the October long weekend. The movie marathon will feature all seven movies in the saga, running in order from “The Phantom Menace” to “The Force Awakens” (sorry folks, no “Clone Wars”). The films will run …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Personal anecdote: Over the weekend, I visited metro-Detroit gem The Adventure Park, where I unleashed my inner Tarzan as I climbed rope ladders, …
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Supreme Dalek Cake. Cyberman Pie. Cassandra Pizza. Ood Rolls. These are just a few of the yummy treats “Doctor Who” fans can make thanks to a new cookbook from the BBC and British food writer Joanna Farrow. “Doctor Who: The Official Cookbook,” published by Harper Design, features 40 recipes for easy-to-make dishes, all with a Whovian twist. Re-create the Doctor’s …
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Congrats to Sam W. of Missouri City, Texas, for winning our CNET Moving Day Grab Bag last week. The 50th anniversary of “Star Trek” is coming up September 8. So for this week’s CNET giveaway, we’ve got a special bundle from ThinkGeek. Click for full coverage. If you haven’t won an original-series phaser in an auction then you almost certainly …
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CBS launched a $9.99-a-month, ad-free subscription Wednesday for its online streaming service, CBS All Access. The higher-priced option joins its standard tier that costs $5.99 a month, which will remain unchanged. There is one caveat: All Access can’t strip out ads from programs streamed live from local CBS TV stations. In addition, “select on-demand shows will include promotional interruptions,” the …
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Fans who love to dress up as their favorite film, TV, comic book and video game characters don’t just reside in the United States. Our Eastern European friends reminded us of this at Starcon in St. Petersburg, Russia, where cosplayers donned their DIY costumes and strutted their stuff. In two videos, Starcon Старкон 2016 Russian Cosplay Part 1 and Part …
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