In a flash, it seemed Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was about to come crashing into me after blocking a shot from behind. Moments later, I saw Green on the run, lobbing a basketball for an alley-oop to teammate JaVale McGee, who appeared from out of nowhere for the slam, ultimately helping the Warriors …
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Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai has started to roll back Obama-era net neutrality regulation, setting up a showdown between tech companies and broadband providers. In a speech in Washington on Wednesday, Pai outlined his plan for eliminating the utility style regulatory framework the FCC adopted in 2015, while still keeping principles to prevent broadband and wireless providers from favoring their …
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A few weeks back I wrote about Catalyst’s strangely awesome AirPods Case, a protective waterproof cover for the AirPods charging case. Turns out it wasn’t the only new accessory for the AirPods. Like other hot Apple products in the past — even products that are accessories themselves — Apple’s distinctive white ‘buds seem to be spawning an entire cottage industry …
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Xiaomi, the Chinese startup that’s made waves in Asia and South America, may finally come to the US. The Chinese manufacturer’s phone will launch in the US in “two years, if not sooner,” Wang Xiang, the new global chief, told CNET after the Mi 6 launch last week in Beijing. The new timeline, pushed back two years from a previous …
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With technology increasingly intertwined with all aspects of business, CNET@Work can help you — prosumers to small businesses with fewer than five employees — get started. It began with this idea: Diners like to know something about a restaurant before they arrive. “I would look at a menu at a restaurant I had never been to before, and wonder what …
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Wait, what? Reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry is off social media?!?! Temporarily. The Golden State Warriors sharpshooter tells ESPN he’s removed every social media app from his phone during the NBA playoffs as his team goes for its second championship in three years. “When you’re really trying to zone in and keep your focus, you don’t want to have any …
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With technology increasingly intertwined with all aspects of business, CNET@Work can help you — prosumers to small businesses with fewer than five employees — get started. Raising capital is always a challenge, but thanks to crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter, there are more ways than ever to fund new business ventures. When the platform works, it can help foster truly …
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India is becoming big business in Silicon Valley and Apple is getting in on the action. In Bengaluru over the weekend, the company opened an App Accelerator, which aims to be a tech hub for startups. The centre was announced just under a year ago, when Tim Cook visited the country. The App Accelerator will see Apple work with local …
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What does an Android co-founder do days before a big announcement of a major Android phone? When you are Andy Rubin, it’s apparently tease people with another potentially beautiful device of the future. Rubin, who is now the founder and CEO of the startup Playground, tweeted out a photo of what looks like a phone that he is “really excited” …
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If you aren’t a paying customer of Spotify, you may soon be missing out on some big album releases on the streaming-music service. The startup is in talks with several major record labels to lower the royalty fees that Spotify pays for their music, the Financial Times reported Thursday. In exchange, Spotify would for a limited time restrict access on …
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