He pleaded guilty to accessing Apple’s systems multiple times over a period of two years, but today an Australia teenager (who cannot be named for legal reasons) escaped conviction and will not serve time in prison for hacking Apple. The boy accessed Apple’s mainframe from his Melbourne home, reportedly because he was a fan of …
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The Ryder Cup pits 12 of the best golfers from the US against a dozen of the best European golfers. It’s great theater because it’s one of the few times where you get to see golfers acting like teammates, from the matching golf shirts the teams wear to the awkward high-fives they exchange. The tournament takes place every other year, …
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Got storage? Time to stock up. Today only, and while supplies last (everything was in stock when I posted it), Amazon is having a major sale on SanDisk and WD storage. In no particular order, here are some standouts: The SanDisk Ultra 200GB microSD card for $35. Regular price: $58.45. It’s a Class 10 card, suitable for HD video recording. …
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What would you rather have in your travel bag: One cable or three cables? Thought so. For a limited time, and while supplies last, you can get the Anker Powerline II 3-in-1 3-foot cable for $11.24 with promo code ANKER846. Note that the listing currently shows an in-stock date of Oct. 2. See it at Amazon The Powerline II is …
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It seems that Sigma’s ready to join the full-frame mirrorless party, but it’s bringing its own twist: a Foveon sensor. The company’s president confirmed its plans, as well as the decision to drop its proprietary SA mount, in an interview at Photokina 2018. (Here’s Photolari’s report.) The moves are somewhat unsurprising since Sigma just joined Panasonic and Leica in the …
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Can’t text or make a call? You’re not the only one. On Tuesday, Sept. 25 Verizon said that it was experiencing voice, text and data service interruption in some markets in the South. Verizon later told CNET that service has returned to the South as of 4 p.m. ET. Verizon Wireless is currently experiencing an intermittent voice, text and data …
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If you want to step back from Chrome, the Vivaldi alternative browser just grew up a notch with the addition of cross-computer sync and other improvements in version 2.0. Vivaldi, with about 1 million people using it each month, doesn’t have anything like the visibility or clout of Google’s Chrome, Mozilla’s Firefox or Apple’s Safari. But if you’re looking for …
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As a general rule, I’ll sacrifice a bit of audio fidelity in exchange for a great deal on headphones. But not everybody feels the same way. Audiophiles will always pay a premium for the likes of Beats, Bose, Sony and Sennheiser, because they want a premium sound experience. I get it. For those folks, then, I have two pretty sweet …
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Microsoft’s Ignite conference, taking place in Orlando, kicked off this morning with a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella, and released a flood of news related to its IT professional and enterprise customers. CNET isn’t there, but our sister site, ZDNet — and Microsoft maven Mary Jo Foley — is covering the show in depth, all week. Here are the highlights …
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Alaska Airlines is taking in-flight movies to the next level. On Monday, Alaska Airlines announced that it will start carrying the Allosky VR headset as a form of in-flight entertainment for first class flyers. Alaska will begin piloting the program on its Seattle-Boston and Boston-San Diego routes. SkyLights’ Allosky lets you watch 2D, 3D and 360-degree films in Full HD. …
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