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Candy-colored iPhone photos surface online

CNET Update offers a taste of the iPhone rainbow:

In this episode of Update:

- Get the latest reports on the next iPhone models expected this fall.

- Prepare for more buzz on the Pebble smartwatch when it goes on sale at Best Buy.

- Keep watch for student discounts, including Apple's back-to-school promotions.

- Export Google Reader data by July 15 and find a replacement app to keep up with your favorite websites.

- Buy a $500 ultra-HD media player to watch 10 videos on your new $5,000 4K TV.

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Xbox Music expands to Web browsers

CNET Update is hailing a helicopter:

In this episode of Update:

- Rock out to Xbox Music from your Web browser free for 30 days.

- Find a deal for date night on Groupon Reserve -- no voucher required.

- Speculate why Apple filed a trademark for "iWatch" in Japan.

- Prepare for a future with self-destructing e-mail messages.

- Keep an eye out on Twitter for English translations of tweets, powered by Bing.

- Live like the rich and famous with Uber's helicopter-ride service in New York City on Wednesday.

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Could Google be next with a game console?

CNET Update hearts it:

In this episode of Update:

- Preorder a GamePop by Sunday to get it for free, or else get the GamePop Mini free with a subscription.

- Prepare for a Nexus Q comeback if Google relaunches it as an Android-gaming console.

- Leave your evening plans in the hands of Max, the new Netflix suggestion feature.

- Catch a glimpse of Android 4.3 leaked screenshots.

- Ditch the extra cable box this summer with Time Warner Cable's live TV app on Xbox.

- Bid farewell to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, which isn't getting an upgrade … Read more

Google Now adds live TV info and coupons

CNET Update shops in space:

In this episode of Update:

- Pull up info on TV shows and coupons with Google Now.

- See what the world is like without clouds in the improved Google Maps satellite view.

- Say goodbye to 3G as Verizon plans to sell 4G-only phones in 2014.

- Ponder why Facebook is taking so long to create a Facebook app for Windows 8.

- Trek boldly with PayPal into the unknowns of space commerce.

- Try the new Digg app as a replacement for Google Reader.

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Windows 8.1 has arrived

In this episode of Update:

- All of the goodies announced today for Windows 8.1.

- Early access to Kinect for Windows opens up for developers.

- Square goes after online sales with Square Market.

- 1 million Android users have unknowingly downloaded apps with adware.

- Google is ready to ship the Google Play versions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One.

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Barnes and Noble leaves the tablet biz

In this episode of Update:

- B&N says "goodbye" to the tablet biz.

- Ouya sells out its online stock.

- Sony updates their music service for better and stays competitive.

- Windows 8.1 shows off its start button features.

- A Taiwanese coffee chain now lets you print an image onto a latte.

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Disney and Sony experiment with in-theater rentals

In this episode of Update:

- Microsoft goes all in on cloud computing with a $700 million server farm in Iowa.

- RSS readers continue to survive with AOL Reader.

- Is Google secretly working on Google Mine?

- Street View takes you to the top of the tallest building on Earth.

- New Vine features teased through, well, Vine.

- In-theater rentals are being trialed in South Korea.

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Banish briefly flashing Adobe update window in OS X

If you have installed Adobe software on your system, then you likely have installed various accompanying updaters that periodically check for updates from Adobe's support servers. These updaters should run seamlessly in the background; however, there are times when an odd configuration of them may result in annoying distractions.

This may particularly happen if you have updated your system with additional Adobe software, uninstalled and reinstalled (especially after restoring from a backup), or otherwise have modified your Adobe software installation. If affected, the problem may manifest as a brief display of an Adobe-related updater, and may even affect the … Read more

iPhone 5S rumors arrive amid iPhone 5 deals

CNET Update needs a smarter wrist:

In this episode of Update:

- Examine the alleged iPhone 5S photos posted to MacRumors.

- Find the iPhone 5 at Virgin Mobile next week -- or get one for free with a Best Buy trade-in deal.

- Color your world with these new Galaxy S4 models.

- Explain your feelings with pictures on Facebook comments.

- Save $50 on the discounted Nvidia Shield portable gaming device.

- Ponder how Sony could improve the SmartWatch with a new model coming next week.

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Instagram adds 15-second videos

CNET Update shares 173-second videos:

In this episode of Update:

- Feel relieved over Microsoft's reversal of the Xbox One used-games policy.

- Find your filter with Instagram's new video-sharing feature.

- Check out the first Android-powered camera with an interchangeable lens.

- Compare the Galaxy S4 spinoffs: S4 Mini, S4 Active and S4 Zoom.

- Learn how to pronounce Ativ, the brand for Samsung's Windows 8 products.

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