Tuesday’s Google Doodle celebrates the 175th birthday of renowned and multitalented musician Ángela Peralta. In a blog post discussing the Doodle, Google recounts the many accomplishments of Peralta, who was an international opera star as well as a pianist, harpist and composer. Born in Mexico City, Peralta gave her first major solo performance when she …
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The best Roku Prime Day deals that are live: Save $31 on Roku Ultra and more
This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best deals. Amazon Prime Day 2021 is entering the home stretch but there are still live deals on Roku streaming devices. If you’ve got an older TV without built-in streaming capabilities, any one of the Rokus spotlighted in this …
Read More »Best Samsung deals of Prime Day 2021: Save $300 on a Galaxy Chromebook
This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best deals. Right now, you can now find great deals on a wide variety of Samsung products thanks to Prime Day, with a ton of models hitting all-time low prices. With discounts on phones, tablets, monitors, watches and more …
Read More »You can now subscribe to podcasts ad
Apple Podcast Subscriptions are live as of Tuesday, letting you buy membership to individual podcasts and channels of shows. The marketplace is live worldwide and includes shows from brands such as NPR, the Washington Post and CNN, as well as individual creators like Dave Chappelle, Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland. Creators set the price for the subscriptions, which start …
Read More »Six new Android features improve voice controls, messaging and more
Google’s latest updates to Android will let you find important messages more easily, customize your experience with Android in the car and access more apps with your voice. The tech giant announced six new updates to its mobile operating system on Tuesday in a blog post. The updates are expected to roll out in the coming weeks. My favorite of …
Read More »Asus ROG Phone 5 now on sale in the US for $1,000
The Android phone with the best battery life we’ve ever tested is now on sale in the US. The Asus ROG Phone 5 launched on the company’s site on Tuesday. ROG stands for Republic of Gamers, so the phone prioritizes the specs needed to make mobile games shine and brings a beefy battery to boot. If you want to play …
Read More »DoorDash retools restaurant fees with tiered pricing
Delivery app DoorDash is now offering lower commission costs to restaurants after the company and its competitors came under fire for their fees earlier in the pandemic. You can use DoorDash, like similar apps, to find local restaurants and get food delivered to your door. As of Tuesday, restaurants can partner with DoorDash for three different commission prices: 15% 25% …
Read More »Tile criticizes Apple AirTags ahead of congressional hearing
At least one company isn’t excited that Apple finally debuted its long-rumored AirTags. After Apple’s Spring Loaded virtual event on Tuesday, the CEO of Tile released a statement calling Apple’s competitive practices unfair. Tile is best known for a Bluetooth tracker with similar functionality to the upcoming AirTags. Tile will be testifying at a Senate antitrust hearing on Wednesday related to …
Read More »Amazon’s Prime Day could happen as soon as June, report says
This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best deals. Amazon’s big day of discounts could be coming sooner than expected. Several sources told tech blog Recode Thursday that Amazon Prime Day will be slated for mid- to late June this year. Normally, Amazon holds the event in July, …
Read More »Apple pushes back MacBook, iPad production due to supply shortage, report says
A global shortage of chips is reportedly causing delays in production of two important Apple products, the MacBook and the iPad. According to a report by financial publication Nikkei Asia, a lack of mounting components for the MacBook and display components for the iPad have caused Apple to postpone a portion of production until the second half of the year. The …
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