Special guest Josh Goldman, senior editor for CNET Reviews, visited the podcast on Thursday to discuss the big differences between the iPad Pro and Surface Pro. We also delved into Fireball, a malware that takes over your computer’s browser. Here’s the extended version of the show, which includes YouTube viewer questions and comments, for your …
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Enlarge Image This is how much fun YouTube thinks you’ll have watching 180 videos. YouTube 360-degree video was so last year anyway. YouTube said Thursday it’s partnering with Lenovo, LG and YI Technology on a new technology called a VR180 camera. Yup, instead of 360-degree video that you can spin around and see in any direction, these videos are focused …
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High-end tablets are getting closer to offering the same performance as laptops. But, there’s still a clear winner between the top two “Pro” tablet models — Apple’s iPad Pro and Microsoft’s Surface Pro — when it comes to heavy-lifting computing and multi-tasking: the Surface Pro. However, there are plenty of other factors to consider in buying one of these devices. …
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Traveling to a new place is exciting. But you know what’s not exciting? Sitting in a cramped seat on a long flight to your vacation while staring out the window bored to death. And that movie that airline is showing? You’ve seen it and hated it. But there is a better option. With just a phone, tablet or laptop that …
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After about a week on the market, BlackBerry’s big comeback phone, the KeyOne, faces a stiffer challenge than just convincing people physical keys are cool again. It might have trouble simply holding together, according to some user reports, a YouTube bend test and now CNET’s own tests. A durability test from YouTube channel JerryRigEverything first reported the apparent issue: Unlike …
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Japan-based tech giant SoftBank has agreed to acquire robots pioneer Boston Dynamics from Google parent company Alphabet, the companies said in a joint statement Thursday. Terms of the deal weren’t revealed. As part of the deal, SoftBank has also agreed to acquire Schaft, a Japan-based bipedal robotics company founded in 2012 and acquired by Google in 2013. Google acquired Boston …
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Facebook is stepping up its war on terrorist activities. The social networking giant said Sunday it plans to be hostile to terrorists and pledged to “aggressively remove terrorist content” after an attack in London left at least seven dead this weekend. “We want Facebook to be a hostile environment for terrorists,” Simon Milner, the company’s director of policy, said in …
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Social media is going to be all over Ariana Grande’s sold-out benefit concert to aid the Manchester, England, bombing victims. Three of the biggest sites — Facebook, Twitter and YouTube — will each be livestreaming Grande’s “One Love Manchester” concert on Sunday. The event will be shown on the pop star’s Facebook page, Twitter account and YouTube channel. One Love Manchester …
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Google wants to make it easier for you to share entertainment and other stuff with your family. The search giant on Tuesday announced new ways for people to share things with up to six family members, including on Google apps such as YouTube and note-taking service Keep. On YouTube, you’ll be able to stream live TV with your family members …
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YouTube is trying to make its virtual reality app more social. Google’s video site announced Thursday at its I/O developer conference that people will be able to watch VR videos together while in its VR app. While you’re in there, you and a small group of friends can sync up videos to watch together simultaneously and talk to each other …
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