On this podcast, we talk about: The OnePlus 7 Pro bets on a pop-up camera. What we expect from the next iPhone. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder. Check out the extended shows on …
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Walmart is joining the race to make one-day shipping the new e-commerce standard. Amazon last month announced plans to upgrade its Prime membership program in the US from two-day shipping to just one day. Not looking for Amazon to hog all the attention, Walmart on Monday unveiled its own plans to provide one-day shipping. Walmart had hinted that this effort …
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Amazon on Tuesday said it created a new global name — Amazon Hub — for its many lockers and pickup services. Hub includes Locker, the company’s self-service pickup and return kiosks that first came out in 2011. There are also staffed pickup and return spots, many at college campuses. Those have been renamed Locker+, from Campus and Amazon pickup locations. …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Can Facebook be broken up? iPhone owners can sue Apple over App Store. A chat about trust and privacy with Google’s ad chief. Now playing: Watch this: The drumbeat to break up Facebook gets louder (The 3:59,… 5:03 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought …
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Google’s new Android Q operating system will include a lot more parental controls, with the company’s Family Link features built in. When parents set up a phone or tablet for their child, they’ll be able to control and monitor that device using Family Link, a parental control app Google created in 2017. The controls include reviewing apps used and how …
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On this podcast, we talk about: What to expect from this year’s Google I/O developer conference. Amazon Go comes to New York. Consumer expectations for 5G. Now playing: Watch this: From Android Q to new Pixels: Our Google I/O preview… 4:40 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by …
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You’ll find lots of the usual stuff on the shelves at the newest Amazon Go convenience store in Manhattan. There are meal kits for beef Bolognese rigatoni, assortments of sushi, and sweet potato and avocado mole wraps. But what’s new at this location is actually something Amazon Go was invented to get rid off: a cash register. The 1,300-square-foot store, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Game of Thrones images too dark? We can help *MILD SPOILERS*… 5:13 On this podcast, we talk about: How dark the Battle of Winterfell episode was on Game of Thrones and what it means for your TV. Yeah, we talk about only that for the whole episode. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about …
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On this podcast, we talk about: CNET’s review of the Oculus Quest mobile VR headset. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasizing privacy as the new direction of his company. Apple’s earnings: iPhone sales drop but wearables and services help results. Now playing: Watch this: The Oculus Quest may be a VR headset you should care… 5:35 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news …
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Apple’s iPhone sales continued to slip in its latest quarter, but the tech giant’s results were still ahead of Wall Street’s expectations. The Cupertino, California, company on Tuesday reported iPhone revenue for the fiscal second quarter fell 17% to $31.1 billion. The result beat analyst projections of $30.5 billion, according to Bloomberg. As a notable bright spot, services revenue reached an …
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