Leer en CNET en Español Enlarge Image France and Croatia meet in the FIFA World Cup 2018 final. FIFA This is it. The 2018 FIFA World Cup is down to its last two survivors, France and Croatia. England and Belgium will play in a mildly intriguing third-place playoff on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET (7 …
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Missed the World Cup Final? Perhaps you spent your Sunday watching not soccer but baseball (it was, after all, the last day of baseball before the four-day All-Star break hiatus). Or perhaps you spent your Sunday at the beach or pursuing another leisurely summertime activity. No matter your reason for skipping the World Cup Final between France and Croatia, you’ve …
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Apple explicitly told CNET that though its 2018 MacBook Pro comes with a new third-generation “butterfly switch” keyboard, it didn’t do any new engineering or tweaks to prevent the dreaded “sticky key” issue that’s sparked multiple lawsuits and a free Apple repair program over the past few months. But gadget repair and teardown site iFixit has evidence that Apple may have actually …
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Facebook is bringing augmented reality (AR) to its ads by letting you “try on” clothes and makeup before you buy. The AR ads appear the same way as any other in News Feed, with a new “Tap to try on” option in the photo. If you do so, Facebook accesses your phone’s camera and allows you see how the item …
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The Magic Leap One is now available to order for $2295. We got some hands-on time with the Magic Leap One, but if all you want are the facts, here’s everything you need to know. We also spent some time at the Magic Leap headquarters in Florida to get the inside story. On Wednesday, after nearly four years of secrets and speculation, the $2.3 billion Magic Leap …
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Bluetooth speakers have become totally commoditized, but if you want good sound quality and durability you need to still pay up. Except for today: Amazon is offering the awesome UE Wonderboom for just $50. This softball-sized Bluetooth speaker delivers great sound for its size, and it’s not only waterproof — it floats. Normally $99, it’s been widely discounted for the past …
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First things first: My apologies for the confusion regarding yesterday’s bonus deal, the TechVilla Wing 1 portable speaker for $7.99. I make it a point to test every promo code before publishing a deal, but that one, well, it slipped through the cracks. The code worked, but only deducted $7.99 rather than providing a $7.99 final price. The speaker is …
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Artificial intelligence can make pretty pictures while potentially breaking the law. Nvidia’s latest AI technology, announced Monday, can automatically fix grainy photographs. And that “fixing” includes removing text and watermarks. Nvidia, and researchers from Aalto University and MIT, trained the AI’s neural network by feeding it thousands of photos. But instead of offering it before-and-after photos with both corrupted and …
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Google just made it easier for people with limited mobility to type and communicate. Google announced that today it’s rolling out Morse code on the Gboard keyboard for iOS. Gboard is Google’s keyboard with Google search built in. Morse code is currently available for Gboard for Android, but Google says that it’s adding improvements with today’s update. Morse code for …
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Leer en CNET en Español England versus Croatia: The match is imminent, and the winner will go on to face France, which defeated Belgium yesterday. The only time England made it to the final of the World Cup — and won it — was in 1966, when it hosted the tournament. All that stands in its way now is little Croatia, …
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