Now playing: Watch this: 10 quick ways to speed up Windows 10 3:27 If your formerly shiny, new Windows 10 PC has begun to lose some of its luster, there are ways to put a little pep back in its step. Here are some quick, easy ways to improve its performance without swapping out any …
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Essential is starting with some pretty bold claims. Considering Google has been the steward of the Android for the past nine years, you’d assume that there’s no one better able to fully utilize the operating system. At least according to Essential Products, you’d be wrong. The Essential Phone “can unleash the full power of Android,” Essential President and Chief Operating …
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It’s no secret that India has problems when it comes to the safety of women. While the government has been taking steps to address the issue after horrific incidents and widespread protests, sexual crimes apparently continue to occur. But a Singapore startup is hoping to help women feel safer, as well as ensure they have help if they need it. …
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The father of Android has a new baby. Andy Rubin, who created the Android software that now runs on 2 billion active devices, has just unveiled the Essential Ph-1 (commonly referred to as the Essential Phone). In a blog post describing why he decided to jump back into the mobile fray, he talked about everything he doesn’t like about technology. …
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Android creator Andy Rubin early Tuesday unveiled his vision for the future of consumer devices: Phones with software that’s not consumed with bloatware or extra features from carriers like AT&T or Verizon. Devices in your home that all connect and communicate with each other, regardless of whether they’re made by Apple or Samsung or Google. His new company has an …
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Andy Rubin, the creator of Google‘s Android OS, teased us back in March with a mysterious new company, called Essential. Thursday it teased us more on Twitter. In the first tweet posted on its account, Essential said “something big is coming May 30”. Could this be the Essential phone we saw pictured in Andy Rubin’s hand back in March? Or …
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The iPhone’s selfie camera might enter the third dimension. Apple is reportedly working with LG Innotek, a branch of LG that makes electronic components, to supply the world’s first 3D facial recognition-capable camera to the iPhone 8, according to Korea Economic Daily (via The Investor). 3D facial recognition would give the camera the ability to sense depth, which can in …
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Xiaomi‘s got its eyes on expanding in the Latin American market. The Chinese smartphone maker on Tuesday said it would start selling two of its phones, the Redmi Note 4 and the Redmi 4X, in Mexico. The Redmi Note 4 will start at 5,499 Mexican pesos (approximately $296, £221 or AU$390), while the Redmi 4X will start at 3,999 Mexican …
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Net neutrality became the law of the land in early 2015. Two years later, it looks like those laws are about to go away. CNET’s own Maggie Reardon interviewed Ajit Pai, the new Federal Communications Commission chairman, on his views about the regulations and what he hopes to change. Also on this podcast, we talk about Andy Rubin, the father …
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Cable movie channel Epix has announced that the latest version of its smartphone app will let users “cast” Epix to their smart TV, Roku box or other device Epix’s app already supports Google‘s own Chromecast system, but now adds tech from startup Vizbee to “connect to any connected TV device and cast content effortlessly from any authenticated mobile device.” Epix …
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