How to know where not to fly your drone

How to know where not to fly your drone It's easier than ever to get your hands on a ready-to-fly quadcopter to send buzzing around the skies. But there are definitely some guidelines you'll want to follow before taking off. Joshua Goldman/CNET Editors' note: What follows is not legal advice. Please contact officials in your area or consult an attorney for laws, rules...

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How to use Google Drive on Android, iOS

How to use Google Drive on Android, iOS Google Drive for both Android and iOS has matured quite a bit since its release. Here's some advice on getting started with the app. Jason Cipriani/CNET Editors' Note: This article was originally published April 24, 2012, and has been updated to reflect the numerous updates, changes and additions to Google Drive since then. Since...

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How to sell your unwanted gift cards

How to sell your unwanted gift cards What do you do when you get a gift card for a place you aren't too happy about? Why, you sell it, of course! Did you know you can sell or trade your unwanted gift cards? Most people don't even know such an option is possible, when in fact it is, and can come in really handy around the holiday season when almost everyone gets at least...

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Five tips for managing your money with Mint.com

Five tips for managing your money with Mint.com Ready to get into financial shape? Get to know some of Mint.com's most helpful features. It's around this time of year -- after more-than-intended gift spending and holiday travels -- that bank statements tend to get more of an eyebrow-raise than usual. Mint.com, a free personal finance site, is one of the most popular...

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Apple, Microsoft, Sony sell smartphone patents for $900M

Apple, Microsoft, Sony sell smartphone patents for $900M The tech giants finally relinquish their hold on the highly-coveted technology rights, possibly marking the end of a patent fight between Android phone manufacturers and competitors. An Apple-led group is selling off its portfolio of smartphone technology patents following a settlement with Google and other Android...

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Sony Xperia Z4

13-inch Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet Ultra could have 4K display and 6GB of RAM? A rumor of newly discovered details for a forthcoming Sony tablet has some crazy high-end specs. Are they too good to be true? The Xperia Z4 Tablet Ultra rumors read like a fanboy fantasy.PadNews Sony could introduce a 13-inch, 4K Android tablet as early as January, if the latest details prove true. Not...

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The Sony hack: 9 more things you didn't know

The Sony hack: 9 more things you didn't know It was another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week for Sony, and we learned even more as reporters sifted through a trove of stolen documents from the Hollywood studio. President Obama holds a press conference during which he discussed Sony Pictures' decision not to release "The Interview" in the wake of the alleged North...

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How to set up PlayStation 4 Remote Play on your Xperia phone or tablet

How to set up PlayStation 4 Remote Play on your Xperia phone or tablet If you own one of Sony's high-end Xperia phones or tablets, you'll be delighted to know that you can stream PS4 games straight to your phone. Here's how. Aloysius Low/CNET Sony's latest flagship phone, the Sony Xperia Z3, comes with a new feature -- Remote Play. While it wasn't available when the...

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How to use your dSLR as a PC webcam

How to use your dSLR as a PC webcam Here's an easy way to turn your dSLR into a DIY webcam for PC. First, you will need to check that your camera is compatible with the software for this tutorial. It's called SparkoCam, and works with most Canon and Nikon dSLRs. Check the list at the bottom of this page for your particular model.Maybe your webcam is broken. Or...

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2014 welcomes the Net's new names.?

2014 welcomes the Net's new names: .beer, .farm, .nyc and much more New Web and email address options exploded this year with 469 new top-level domain names. Next year, Google, Amazon and 10 others will bid for rights to oversee .app. In 2014, people registered about 3.6 million domains using hundreds of new addresses like .berlin, .pizza and .florist.NTLDstats In 2014,...

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