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Android Police - Andro... |
Latest SwiftKey update lets you remove the Bing search button [APK Download]
Much like Gboard and its Google Search integration, Microsoft-owned SwiftKey added Bing as a search feature in its last big release, which we're sure wasn't a popular addition. Thankfully, a new update is now available that changes Bing search to a small button in the toolbar and allows you to remove it if you don't want it.
As well as not forcing Bing on users quite so blatantly, there are also some smaller improvements and bug fixes. Read MoreLatest SwiftKey update lets you remove the Bing se...
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Slashdot |
That 773M Password 'Megabreach' is Years Old
Security reported Brian Krebs writes: My inbox and Twitter messages positively lit up today with people forwarding stories from Wired and other publications about a supposedly new trove of nearly 773 million unique email addresses and 21 million unique passwords that were posted to a hacking forum. A story in The Guardian breathlessly dubbed it "the largest collection ever of breached data found." But in an interview with the apparent seller, KrebsOnSecurity learned that it is not even close to ...
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GeekWire |
Fast-growing real estate startup FlyHomes expands to tackle the full cycle of buying a home
FlyHomes wants to solve the often painful experience of buying a house, and to do that, the Seattle real estate startup decided it needs to be involved in every part of the transaction. FlyHomes, which started as a brokerage and has emphasized a program to make cash offers on behalf clients, is expanding with new lines of business to deal with mortgages, title and escrow, repairs and renovations and more. FlyHomes is staffing up in each of those areas and working with vendors as well. The move t...
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GeekWire |
Goldman Sachs leads $51.5M round for business texting software maker Zipwhip
In today’s technology world, there are a bevy of ways for businesses to communicate with customers. They can send emails; build their own apps; use social media tools; and more. But it’s the ancient art form of text messaging that still reigns supreme, at least in the eyes of Seattle startup Zipwhip. Some big-name investors tend to agree. Zipwhip today announced a $51.5 million Series D round led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing group, with participation from existing inves...
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TechCrunch |
The ‘Stuff You Should Know’ podcast has been downloaded 1 billion times
Stuff You Should Know, the explainer podcast hosted Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant (pictured on the left above), has now surpassed one billion total downloads. The podcast is published by How Stuff Works/Stuff Media, which was acquired by iHeartMedia last fall. The company says this is the first podcast to cross the billion-download threshold. (Publishers […]
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GeekWire |
Penny Arcade partners with Wizards of the Coast to publish official ‘Acquisitions Incorporated Dungeon Manual’
Penny Arcade, the Seattle-based webcomic that spawned the popular PAX video game conventions, is partnering with Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast to release an official Acquisitions Incorporated Dungeon Manual, the first official third-party D&D book. According to the announcement, with this new manual, “fans will be able to franchise their own branch of the famous finders collective.” Currently in its eleventh year, Acquisitions Incorporated began as a podca...
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MSPoweruser |
Google Maps gets updated with Speed traps and more
Google is rolling out a new update to Maps which now shows much more than just the route. Google Maps had been lacking some of the features which were present in Waze which is another navigational app by Google. Now Google is bringing Waze’s features to Google Maps as well. The new update for Google […]
Read More: Google Maps gets updated with Speed traps and more
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The Next Web |
Name your price for 50+ hours of Python coding training
Score 50+ hours of expert Python coding instruction for a price you get to pick with the Pay What You Want: The Python Master Class Bundle.
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Wired Top Stories |
An 'Assassin's Creed' DLC Controversy Leads the Week's Game News
Also: hey, why do Star Wars games keep getting canceled?
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Wired Top Stories |
Breville Smart Oven Pizzaiolo Review: Love at First Slice
Breville's smart oven makes a foolproof, restaurant-quality Neapolitan-style pizza, and sits on your countertop.
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Engadget |
Alienware m15 review: Dell’s first thin gaming laptop doesn’t disappoint
Alienware finally made a thin and light gaming laptop, and it was worth the wait. For years, Dell's gaming brand has been pumping out powerful, but hefty gaming machines. The Alienware m15, though, is its first step towards a truly modern laptop...
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TechCrunch |
Zipwhip raises $51.5M for businesses to text customers from any kind of phone line
A surge of audio services using AI are giving voice a boost in customer service, but when it comes to communications in the age of mobile, messaging continues to be a critical platform. Now, a startup called Zipwhip, which provides a platform for businesses to interact with customers by text messages from any business line […]
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Android Police - Andro... |
Verizon to offer free spam and robocalling protection to all customers, starting in March
Following on the heels of T-Mobile's similar announcement last week, Verizon is set to roll out robocall and spam call protection to all of its customers starting in March. It will be available to all users who have "smartphones [that] support these features," including iPhones and Android devices.
Much like Tmo and its Caller Verified, Verizon claims that it's committed to supporting the FCC's STIR/SHAKEN protocols. The company also notes that it will have more information on how to sign ...
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Boy Genius Report |
This $17.99 fast wireless charger will be the best thing that’s happened to your phone
Look, if you have a modern phone from one of the two top smartphone makers, you need an Anker PowerWave Fast Wireless Charger. That includes the iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, Galaxy S8/S8+, Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S9/S9+, and Galaxy Note 9. Beyond that, if you plan to buy any new flagship phones this year like the iPhone 11 or Galaxy S10, you should pick up this awesome wireless charging stand now while it's on sale. This is the best price yet for Anker's PowerWave stand, which ho...
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Digg Top Stories |
This Octopus's Camouflage Is So Good You Can't See It From A Foot Away
We spent most of our time watching this video wondering why the diver wasn't focusing on the octopus (he was, in fact).
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Digg Top Stories |
Stephen Colbert Has A Good Laugh Over The Dumb Products Showcased At CES
The late-night funnyman has a "cyborgasm" over a host of "cutting-edge" new products.
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Digg Top Stories |
Is Corn The Worst Food Allergy?
When Christine Robinson was first diagnosed with a corn allergy 17 years ago, she remembers thinking, "No more popcorn, no more tacos. I can do this." Then she tried to put salt on her tomatoes.
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AppleInsider |
Apple's management doesn't want Nvidia support in macOS, and that's a bad sign for the Mac Pro
Apple just doesn't allow modern Nvidia GPUs on macOS Mojave, and this is a dramatic change from only six months ago. Given that a new Mac Pro is coming that could support Nvidia cards, and there are already eGPUs that should, it's time that Apple did.
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TechCrunch |
This $350,000 Swiss watch looks like an Apple Watch, chimes to tell the time
H. Moser & Cie. Swiss Alps is back with another Apple Watch lookalike. The $350,000 Watch Concept Black is a ludicrous take on the classic minute repeater design. And on this version, the wearer can only tell the time by chiming the watch. These sort of watches have a storied history that predate wristwatches by […]
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News Tom's Hardware US |
AMD's Navi Rumored to Launch at E3 2019
Sources report that AMD may be launching Navi as early as E3 2019 with a budget GPU angle.
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Techradar - All the la... |
Brits to spend £25bn on mobile shopping in 2019
The importance of mobile to eCommerce is laid bare
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The Register |
Microsoft partner portal 'exposes 'every' support request filed worldwide' today
No customer data visible but hell's bells, Redmond, what have you borked now?
Exclusive Alarmed Microsoft support partners can currently view support tickets submitted from all over the world, in what appears to be a very wide-ranging blunder by the Redmond-based biz.…
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Business Insider |
7 wallet phone cases that keep your most essential cards accessible and safe
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase.
I'm no tech expert, but I've recently discovered a few accessories that have made using my phone a better experience — especially as a city commuter. One of those gadgets is a PopSocket grip, which makes it easier to hold on to my iPhone X and to use it one-handed, and the other is a case with a built-in card wallet.
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Re/code |
Recode Daily: Netflix says it now accounts for 10 percent of TV screen time in the US
Plus: Snap lost another top executive; young tech workers gave up their Friday night to plan a rebellion against Big Tech’s misdeeds; the $350,000 anti-Apple Watch. Netflix has more than 130 million customers watching its TV shows and movies. Some takeaways from its quarterly earnings letter: Bird Box, which was released late last year, added another 35 million households in the first four weeks after its release, bringing its total audience to 80 million households. And perhaps most intriguin...
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Hacker News |
Inspiration to Reality: Exploring Generative Art
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The Verge - All Posts |
Microsoft to end Windows 10 Mobile updates and support in December
Microsoft is planning to end support for Windows 10 Mobile devices in December. While Microsoft revealed back in 2017 that the company was no longer developing new features or hardware for Windows 10 Mobile, security and software updates have continued. These security updates will now cease on December 10th 2019, and devices will be unsupported after this date. “Windows 10 Mobile, version 1709 (released October 2017) is the last release of Windows 10 Mobile and Microsoft will end support on De...
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AppleInsider |
Apple assembler Foxconn cuts 50,000 seasonal workers ahead of schedule
Apparently impacted by Apple's iPhone demand, some 50,000 seasonal workers have been dismissed from Foxconn since October, a report indicated on Friday.
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News - THE INQUIRER |
Google faces EU mega-fine over AdSense service 'in weeks'
Third time unlucky
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TG Daily |
What Are The Best Natural Remedies That Help Relieve Your Joint Pain?
What Are The Best Natural Remedies That Help Relieve Your Joint Pain?
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Hacker News |
Show HN: HTML5 Video Player in TypeScript (DASH/HLS/mp4, React UI)
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SlashGear |
MIT researchers develop a new, faster 3D brain imaging technique
Researchers from MIT have announced that they have developed a new way to image the brain with “unprecedented resolution and speed.” The technique allows the location of individual neurons, the tracing of connections between them, and the visualization of organelles inside the neurons over large volumes of brain tissue. The tech combines a method for expanding brain tissue to make … Continue reading
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Engadget |
Epic Games will pause 'Fortnite' updates ahead of events to help pros
Epic Games is changing the way it handles Fortnite patches to give pros more time to adjust to game-impacting tweaks. Competitive players can now expect updates to arrive a few days to a week prior to a tournament so as not to catch anyone by surpris...
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The Huffington Post |
Larry Nassar Molested 2 Of My Daughters ― This Is How I Move Forward
I had spent every waking moment doing everything I could to protect my little girls from something like this.
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GeekWire |
All-American lunar eclipse will darken the moon and brighten spirits (if skies clear)
Are you ready for Sunday night’s “Super Blood Wolf Moon”? The good news is that North America is well-positioned to see a total lunar eclipse for the first time in nearly a year. The bad news? If the skies are clouded over, it doesn’t matter. That’s a particularly important caveat in Western Washington — where the weather outlook calls for cloudy skies and evening showers on Sunday, with a chance of some clearing overnight. Total lunar eclipses tend to be more wid...
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Boy Genius Report |
New rumor may shed light on iPhone 11’s advanced camera system
A new post on the Chinese website Weibo has revealed some exciting new tidbits about Apple's forthcoming iPhone 11. While you've likely heard that Apple's flagship iPhone this year will boast a triple-lens camera design, the Weibo posting -- which you might want to take with a huge grain of salt -- sheds a little bit more light on what we can expect to see. Specifically, the post claims that the successor to the iPhone XS Max will incorporate a wide-angle lens, a super wide-angle lens, and a 3x ...
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Digg Top Stories |
This $350 Mini-Smartphone Helped Cure My Digital Distraction
For all I knew, maybe a shrink-rayed smartphone really would cut down on my mindless usage. To my great surprise, it did.
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Techradar - All the la... |
The best Now TV pass offers, boxes and voucher deal prices in January 2019
We've done the hard work for you and found the best deals on both Now TV boxes and Now TV passes.
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Hacker News |
Investing Prophet Jeremy Grantham Takes Aim at Climate Change
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AppleInsider |
Google pays Fossil $40M for smartwatch IP to compete with Apple Watch
Google's attempts to take on the Apple Watch in the wearable devices market with Wear OS may receive a boost, after the revelation the search giant will be paying watch maker Fossil $40 million to buy the company's smartwatch-related intellectual property.
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The Register |
Vodafone signs $550m deal with IBM to offload cloud biz
Up to 750 staff transferring to Big Blue. Good luck people... you might need it
Exclusive Vodafone is offloading its cloud and hosting unit to IBM in a $550m eight-year outsourcing deal that will include up to 750 staff packing their bags as they're sent off to new employer Big Blue, sources say.…
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Hacker News |
773M Password ‘Megabreach’ Is Years Old
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Techradar - All the la... |
PUBG Mobile 0.10.5 update brings Royal Pass Season 5, new AR and laser sight
The PUBG Mobile 0.10.5 update rollout has begun and it will be sent out in batches.
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News - THE INQUIRER |
Twitter fixes five-year-old bug that exposed Android users' private tweets
That inspires confidence
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Hacker News |
Amazon is becoming more powerful than we realize
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Digital Trends |
Need a smart speaker? Amazon knocks $50 off the Sonos Beam sound bar with Alexa
If you're looking to add some oomph to your home audio setup, then through February 3, the Alexa-enabled Sonos Beam is on sale for $50 off, bringing this excellent smart sound bar down to just $349 on Amazon.
The post Need a smart speaker? Amazon knocks $50 off the Sonos Beam sound bar with Alexa appeared first on Digital Trends.
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BBC News | Technology ... |
Zimbabwe cuts internet indefinitely amid violent crackdown
At least three people have been killed and 600 people arrested over protests against new fuel prices.
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Digital Trends |
Idaho mother says her child’s light-up sippy cup exploded
After a mother filled a Nuby insulated light-up cup with milk, the cup allegedly exploded. The incident caused burns to the mother's hand and face and a stinging sensation in her lungs that required a trip to the hospital.
The post Idaho mother says her child’s light-up sippy cup exploded appeared first on Digital Trends.
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News - THE INQUIRER |
Microsoft's Nadella hints at Windows 365 and confirms Cortana defeat
Soon... soon they'll all pay... ahahahaha!
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Reuters: Technology News |
AT&T ads returning to YouTube, two years after pulling back over content
AT&T Inc said Friday it will again buy advertising on Alphabet Inc's YouTube, nearly two years after the U.S. wireless carrier left the video platform when it discovered its ads may have appeared next to inappropriate content.
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Digg Top Stories |
There Is Such A Thing As An American $100,000 Bill
There just aren't very many of them.
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Digg Top Stories |
Andrew Yang Wants To Be President — And Give You $1,000 A Month
The automation revolution is coming for American jobs and this Democratic 2020 candidate believes a "Freedom Dividend" will help us cope with the fallout.
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Digg Top Stories |
You Can Buy Stuff In Stores And Sell It At A Profit Online, And Other Facts
Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: The internet makes retail arbitrage profitable, the economy can't grow forever and the one company trying to beat Google at their own game.
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Digg Top Stories |
After Being Apart For Two Months, This Dog Just Can't Stop Showering Affection On Owner
Ramsey, the German Shepherd, made up for lost time by smothering his owner with instant hugs and jumps.
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Digg Top Stories |
How To Bartend When Your City Is Run By The Mob
I'd always joke to coworkers whenever a fight started, "oh good! There's wrestling on TV tonight."
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Digg Top Stories |
Can Drones Be Good?
"This is a tool of the future that should be in every professional technician's toolbox."
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Digg Top Stories |
Amazon Ruined Online Shopping
America's largest internet store is so big, and so bewildering that buyers, often have no idea what they're going to get.
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Mashable! |
Tesla is facing 'hard times ahead' as it cuts 7% of its workforce
Tesla is reducing its full-employee headcount by 7%, Elon Musk announced in an email sent to employees on Friday.
The layoffs are necessary if the company plans to keep turning profit as it starts delivering cheaper variants of the Model 3, Musk wrote. The company will also retain only the "most critical" temps and contractors.
SEE ALSO: Elon Musk makes it more expensive to own a Tesla
"Tesla will need to make these cuts while increasing the Model 3 production rate and making ma...
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AppleInsider |
2019 iPhone rumors, a possible new iPad mini & a call for privacy laws on the AppleInsider Podcast
This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, Willian and Victor are back, catching up on overall themes of CES, iPhone rumors, the possibilities of a new iPad Pro, and the carry-over effects of smartphone brands cutting earning expectations.
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The Next Web |
Bitcoin con artists charged with $51M investment scam
In Taipei, a group of Bitcoin con artists have been charged with running an elaborate cryptocurrency scam that defrauded local and foreign investors out of millions of dollars. Authorities formally charged a 47-year-old man surnamed Lin, along with six accomplices, with violating Taiwan‘s Banking and Multi-Level Marketing Supervision acts with a fake Bitcoin investment scam, reports FocusTaiwan. Since October 2016, police say Lin and co. attracted $51 million from over 1,000 Taiwanese investor...
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SlashGear |
Nissan Altima-te AWD has massively flared fenders over tank-like tracks
Nissan has announced a new member of the “warrior” family of vehicles that replaces wheels for tank-like treads to get around in the snow and on just about any other surface. The new ride is called the Altima-te AWD, and it will make the rounds at Canadian auto shows starting with its debut in Montreal. The most noticeable feature of … Continue reading
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CNET News |
What Amazon’s Alexa will tell us in 2019 - CNET
From Las Vegas to Chattanooga, Amazon starts the new year evangelizing all things Alexa.
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CNET News |
Take a ride on the most high-tech ski lift - CNET
The eight-seat Ramcharger 8 opened recently at the Big Sky Resort in Montana. If Apple were to build a chairlift, this might be it.
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Boy Genius Report |
Don’t miss this surprise sale on the two most popular Instant Pots
If you're looking to pick up a new Instant Pot multi-use cooker, there's only one place you should be looking to buy it right now. Amazon just launched a surprise sale that shaves a few bucks off of the two most popular Instant Pots on the planet. They're worth every penny at full retail, of course, but they're pricey so every penny counts.
The Instant Pot DUO60 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker page on Amazon has a $12 coupon you can clip, but you should note that the last Ins...
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VentureBeat |
Western Digital launches SSD storage with a heat sink for gamers
Western Digital is announcing its new WD Black SN750 NVME SSD (solid state drive) for the gaming market. It comes with a heat sink.
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Android Police - Andro... |
EU planning yet another Google antitrust fine, this time targeting AdSense
Google just can't catch a break in Europe. The US company has been fined $7.6 billion in the last few years over Android and Search practices, and now the EU is preparing a new penalty regarding what it views as anticompetitive AdSense contracts.
It's not yet clear when the new action will be formally announced, but Bloomberg reports that Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager could make it official "in the coming weeks." Similar allegations were leveled at Google by the European Commissio...
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NYT - Personal Tech |
AT&T to Advertise on YouTube Again After a Nearly 2-Year Holdout
AT&T, one of the biggest advertisers in the U.S., had balked because offensive content too often accompanied its ads. Now it says YouTube has addressed the issue.
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AnandTech |
Google Acquires Smartwatch Tech and R&D Personnel from Fossil
Google and watch marker Fossil on Thursday announced that Google would be acquiring smartwatch-related intellectual property and personnel from Fossil. The technology is currently under development and will only be used for future products. The acquisition means that Google now has IP and developers that will help the company more directly address the smartwatch and broader wearables industries..
Under the terms of the deal, Google will pay Fossil $40 million for IP that, unusually enough, has ...
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The Verge - All Posts |
The best wired or wireless gaming mouse to buy right now
Cut the cord... or don’t
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Mashable! |
23 extremely underrated TV shows you should binge ASAP
In Binged, Mashable breaks down why we binge-watch, how we binge-watch, and what it does to us. Because binge-watching is the new normal.
Ever feel like you've discovered the greatest show ever, only to learn it's not getting nearly enough recognition? You're not alone!
With hundreds of original shows coming out a year, it's impossible to watch everything. Unfortunately, that means unsung masterpieces inevitably fall to the wayside while the masses obsess over the Game of Thrones and Breaking B...
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Wired Top Stories |
Space Billboards Are Just the Latest Orbital Stunt
A company that wants to slap logos on the night sky and other groups are raising tricky questions about what belongs in space.
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Macworld |
Can you replace a fan in Apple’s AirPort Extreme?
A mysterious whirring and grinding noise from his late-model AirPort Extreme Base Station disturbed one Macworld reader. Why would it make such a sound? He hadn’t turned it on for a year, but was about to reactivate it with a new broadband connection.My reply: The polite verbal equivalent of a shrug, because—I wrote—there’s no fan in an AirPort Express, and only a Time Capsule has a hard drive. Time Capsule drives certainly fail, like any spinning storage media, but the grinding describ...
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Wired Top Stories |
'Glass' Review: It's not Perfect, But It Says a Lot About Heroism
There's one big question at the core of writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's new movie: Who gets to be a hero?
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Techradar - All the la... |
WD’s newest 1TB drive only costs $249
Western Digital has a new 1-terabyte NVME SSD that's fast and cheap at only $249.
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Slashdot |
Google Play Malware Used Phones' Motion Sensors To Conceal Itself
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Malicious apps hosted in the Google Play market are trying a clever trick to avoid detection -- they monitor the motion-sensor input of an infected device before installing a powerful banking trojan to make sure it doesn't load on emulators researchers use to detect attacks. The thinking behind the monitoring is that sensors in real end-user devices will record motion as people use them. By contrast, emulators used by security researchers --...
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Engadget |
How Riot rebranded its European esports league
Esports is growing up. The stages and broadcast packages are becoming more glamorous to entice viewers and traditional advertisers. Teams are investing heavily in merchandise, coaching staff and training facilities. Players, meanwhile, are commanding...
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The Telegraph - Techno... |
Meet the Silicon Valley tech company trying to make the Internet more polite
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Techradar - All the la... |
The best smartphone of 2019: 15 top mobile phones tested and ranked
Whether you're looking to find if the new iPhone is the best phone or fancy something Android, we've got you covered.
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9to5Mac |
Foxconn culls 50,000 iPhone assembly contract jobs ‘months earlier than normal’
Foxconn’s main iPhone assembly plant has cut around 50,000 contract jobs since October, says a new report.
As iPhone demand is seasonal, ramping up when new models are released and through the holiday season, and then reducing later, the company relies on a large influx of temporary workers to meet the changing production requirements. But this time it is said to have cut many of those contract jobs months earlier than usual …
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Reuters: Technology News |
Austrian data privacy activist files complaint against Apple, Amazon, others
Apple and Amazon are among eight tech firms named in a complaint filed in Austria by non-profit organization noyb, which cited their failure to comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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Digg Top Stories |
Huckberry's End Of Year Clearance Sale
Huckberry's offering up to 50% off everything from clothing to backpacks to outdoor gear.
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Digg Top Stories |
Schedule Secure Video And Phone Sessions Plus Unlimited Messaging
Betterhelp.com connects you with a professional therapist in under 24 hours. All communication is confidential and is included in your membership with no additional charges regardless of how many messages you send or how many live sessions you have.
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Digg Top Stories |
Python Is The Key To Starting A Big Money Career In Data Analytics
Learn how to develop apps, create machine learning processes, crunch data and more with this Pay What You Want Python Master Class Bundle. It includes nine lessons that cover Python's wide range of applications — and the price is exactly what you want it to be.
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Digg Top Stories |
Learn To Play The Guitar (For Real) With Fender Play
Get your first two weeks free, plus unlimited 10% off Fender gear.
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The Register |
Black Horse slowed down: Lloyds Banking Group confirms problem with 'Faster' payments
Friday morning is an ideal time for transfers to have a glitch, agree customers
Lloyds and Halifax bank customers have been warned not to make repeat transactions as the group grapples with a technical glitch with Faster Payments.…
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Business Insider |
Facebook employees were caught writing 5-star Amazon reviews for its Portal device, and now they must take them down
Facebook has seemingly confirmed that employees left five-star reviews for its new Portal video-chat device on Amazon.
The reviews were first spotted by New York Times tech journalist Kevin Roose.
Facebook executive Andrew "Boz" Bosworth tweeted saying that Facebook had not asked employees to leave good reviews, and that it will ask the employees to remove them.
Facebook employees have been caught leaving glowing reviews on Amazon for Facebook's new video-chat device.
Facebook released the Port...
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Mashable! |
This police officer is going viral for his slightly unfortunate name
Some people are lucky enough to be given names perfectly suited to their personality. Like having the last name Baker and happening to be super into making bread.
Others... not so much. Sometimes your name can actually be actively counteractive to what you're all about.
SEE ALSO: Marie Kondo memes imagine her as a bloodthirsty demon spirit
One such individual in currently going viral on Twitter, after having appeared on the UK's ITV News. Australian Twitter user Seth Darby shared a p...
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Mashable! |
Sarah Paulson discusses which 'Glass' actor has the biggest 'delusion of their grandeur' IRL
Acting in a big budget Hollywood movie means you're likely to be surrounded by some pretty big personalities.
Just ask Sarah Paulson. Not only is she a very big character herself, but she just starred in M. Night Shyamalan's Glass alongside Bruce Willison, Samuel L. Jackson and James McAvoy.
And the question Stephen Colbert wants to know in The Late Show clip above, is: Who has the biggest delusion of their own grandeur in real life?
"You know, it's Hollywood," says Paulson. "Everybody's gotta k...
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Resources | ZDNet |
Amazonshitcar show: The Grand Tour promotion at its finest
Opinion: Not everyone appreciated the #amazonshitcarshow joke, but everyone’s talking about it.
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The Verge - All Posts |
AR headset company Meta shutting down after assets sold to unknown company
Meta, maker of the Meta augmented reality headset, has been sold to an unknown company after a months-long struggle to keep its doors open. Next Reality unearthed a legal filing last week saying that Meta’s assets had been sold. Now, Meta is confirming the news — but expressing guarded optimism about the new owners.
According to both the legal filing and Meta CEO Meron Gribetz, the bank holding Meta’s debt foreclosed the company’s loan and sold all its assets. Gribetz isn’t revealing t...
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TechCrunch |
Momo, Vietnam’s top payment app, lands big Series C investment led by Warburg Pincus
Fintech in Southeast Asia continues to pique the attention of global investors. Alibaba, Tencent and others have jumped into the region and deployed hundreds of millions of dollars, and now Warburg Pincus is joining them. The U.S-headquartered PE firm has led a Series C investment in Vietnam’s Momo, which claims to be the country’s largest mobile […]
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Techradar - All the la... |
What is 4K resolution? Our guide to 4K and Ultra HD displays
4K UHD displays are in more televisions than ever - but what does that mean for viewers?
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Hacker News |
Is C++ fast?
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Computerworld |
There’s a newly acknowledged Edge local IP networking bug in Win10
If you can’t get to your router’s admin page using the Edge browser, there’s a reason why. Microsoft broke it with this month’s cumulative updates.[ Related: The best places to find Windows 10 ISOs ]
Yesterday, Microsoft appended this warning to all of its Windows 10 January cumulative update pages for version 1703 onward:
After installing [this month’s cumulative update], some users report that they cannot load a webpage in Microsoft Edge using a local IP address. Browsing fails or th...
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Mashable! |
Save 39% on the Sky TV and Fibre Unlimited package in this flash sale
January is well known to be a great time to pick up a deal, but we often overlook broadband packages, and we can't figure out why.
Broadband deals might not generate quite the same buzz as other deals we see in January, but that doesn't mean there aren't some great opportunities to save out there. After all, Broadband is something you pay for every month and notice every day, so securing a good deal is all the more important.
Sky has launched a Flash Sale until Jan. 21, and you can save 39% on t...
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Boy Genius Report |
Google Maps is about to get one of Waze’s best features
Google Maps may be Google’s most popular navigation app out there, but the company has a second similar app that’s even better for some people, especially frequent drivers. That’s Waze, an app that Google purchased a few years ago, which does navigation a little differently than Google Maps and other rivals. Waze packs crowd-sourced incident reports that’ll tell drivers about the state of the road ahead. Whether it’s accidents, heavy traffic, or police, the app will notify you while yo...
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Engadget |
Google Maps speed limit signs appear in more US cities
Google Maps is showing the local speed limit to more users across the US. After debuting in the San Francisco Bay Area and Rio, Brazil, the feature has now been spotted in New York City, Los Angeles, and Minnesota, according to Android Police. It's u...
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Techradar - All the la... |
Twitter bug made private tweets public for years
Twitter has revealed how a bug made private tweets available for anyone to read.
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Mashable! |
The best UK deals for Friday: iPhones, Samsung mobiles, Huawei mobiles, and more
This might shock you, but there are people out there right now who are persisting with an old mobile phone that's physically falling apart, struggling to perform simple functions, and barely holding it's charge for more than a couple of hours. Actually, maybe this sounds like you. That's awkward.
We know how it goes. One day your phone is speedy and the next it's, well, not. Sometimes the decline is so slow and you barely notice it — until you use someone else's phone, or someone else uses...
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Digital Trends |
The best laptops under $300
Buying a laptop needn't mean spending a fortune. If you're just looking to browse the internet, answer emails, and watch Netflix, you can pick up a great laptop at a great price. These are the best laptops under $300.
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Ars Technica |
Twenty legal battles that stand out across Ars’ 20 years of covering them
From "code is speech" to Dynamex's labor law test, Ars saw many legal landmarks in 20 years.
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