Unlock your Mac using Touch ID on your iOS device

Unlock your Mac using Touch ID on your iOS device Touch ID on an iOS device is a convenient method for unlocking apps and the device itself, and now you can use it to unlock your Mac. KeyTouch waiting to unlock a Mac.Jason Cipriani/CNET With the launch of iOS 8, Apple introduced a new feature called Handoff. The feature connects your nearby iOS and OS X devices to each...

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Where, when and how to get Windows 10

Where, when and how to get Windows 10 For the die-hard Windows user, Microsoft will be releasing a preview version of Windows 10. Microsoft Editors' Note, January 21, 2014: Information from the second Windows 10 event has been added. Microsoft recently held a small event where the company revisited improvements coming to Windows 10 later this...

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Google discloses three severe vulnerabilities in Apple OS X

Google discloses three severe vulnerabilities in Apple OS X Researchers with Google's Project Zero security team say they've found three flaws with high severity that have yet to be patched. + Apple's OS X could be successfully attacked, according to Google security researchers.Jason Cipriani/CNET Google's Project Zero security team revealed the existence this week...

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How to use IFTTT to win at social media

How to use IFTTT to win at social media Dominate Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with automated tasks. The secret to winning at social media is being, or at least appearing to be, constantly present. As in, never sleeping, never eating (unless you're Instagramming that food, I suppose), never taking a bad selfie, and never doing anything except Tweeting every second...

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Eradicate your egg followers on Twitter with a simple Google Script

Eradicate your egg followers on Twitter with a simple Google Script With a clever yet simple Google Script, you can identify and remove any Twitter bots that are following you by the default egg profile image they use. Matt Elliott/CNET If you'd like to cull your flock of Twitter followers by removing any fake accounts, bots or inactive accounts, have a look at this Digital...

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5 tips for finding anything, about anyone, online

5 tips for finding anything, about anyone, online How to hunt down people -- even if they don't want to be found. Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET I think everyone should have decent online stalking skills. Not because I condone stalking, but because knowledge is power -- if you don't know how to find people online, how do you know what people can find about you online? Googling...

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The Internet will vanish, says Google's Eric Schmidt

The Internet will vanish, says Google's Eric Schmidt Technically Incorrect: Speaking at Davos, Google's executive chairman explains that we'll all be experiencing our digital connections as a seamless part of our everyday world. Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives. The Internet? It's like a horse-drawn carriage.ZeitgeistMinds/YouTube...

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How to get notified when BioShock for iOS has a price drop

How to get notified when BioShock for iOS has a price drop Not keen to spend $15 on the mobile version of the desktop classic? Wait for it to go on sale. Here's how to keep tabs on BioShock's price. The real shock is the price!Photo by Rick Broida/CNET In case you missed the news, BioShock just arrived in the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Actually, that's...

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Microsoft's fresh take on videoconferencing

Meet Surface Hub: Microsoft's fresh take on videoconferencing Two years after acquiring touchscreen maker Perceptive Pixel, Microsoft has an 84-inch display it hopes will transform workplace productivity and teleconferencing. The evolution of Microsoft's Perceptive Pixel acquisition, the Surface Hub is an 84-inch 4K touchscreen for the workplace.Microsoft LAS VEGAS --...

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Project Spartan is Microsoft's new way to browse

Project Spartan is Microsoft's new way to browse Microsoft gives us a look at Project SpartanPhoto by Nate Ralph/CNET At Microsoft's event today in Redmond, the company unveiled a new concept Web browser it calls Project Spartan. Joe Belfiore, VP of the operating systems group, gave a brief tour of some of the new features and how it would work on all Windows devices. He...

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Xbox One and Windows 10

Xbox One and Windows 10: New best friends Microsoft shows off new features that indicate soon, your Xbox won't be just a game console, but a TV-connected Windows PC, too. The Xbox One has always been a big black box full of promise. Would it be more than a game console? With Microsoft's Windows 10, it looks like the Xbox One's big convergence moment is finally...

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Five ways to lower your smartphone data consumption

Five ways to lower your smartphone data consumption Which apps and services are the worst offenders when it comes to chewing through your data plan? Data usage on a smartphone.James Martin/CNET In the early days of cell phones, it was all about the minutes -- voice minutes, that is, because people used their phones to call each other. (Weird, right?) You had...

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