The Apple One service bundle is launching Friday, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced during the tech giant’s quarterly earnings report on Thursday. That confirmation came shortly after Apple CFO Luca Maestri revealed the news to Bloomberg in an interview, during which he also said Fitness Plus is coming later this quarter. Apple One bundles together multiple services from the …
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AirPods Pro earbuds that have sound and noise-cancellation issues will be replaced by Apple for free. Some users have experienced crackling and static since buying the AirPods Pro, which went on sale almost a year ago. Apple said Friday that affected units include those manufactured before October 2020. Apple’s support page says it will “service” any faulty AirPods free of …
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Twitter has reversed course on its decision to lock the New York Post account, saying Friday that it’s allowing the publication to tweet again. The change in stance comes after Twitter altered its Hacked Materials Policy, which is the policy that initially led the company to restrict the New York Post account. The social media platform retroactively applied the changed policy to …
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AMD has entered an agreement to acquire Xilinx for $35 billion, AMD said Tuesday. It’s an effort to make AMD “the industry’s high-performance computing leader,” according to Lisa Su, the company’s chief executive. The two firms would focus on producing a variety of chips and software for PCs and gaming, as well as products and software across the automative, communications, …
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Hot on the heels of the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, Samsung is reportedly set to unveil a new phone in January. The Galaxy S21 Ultra will have a 5,000-mAh battery and a 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED display, according to a report Monday. The rumored Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, reported by 91Mobiles citing tipster Ishan Agarwal, will also have a 108-megapixel rear …
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The trial of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou has begun and will continue this week in a Canadian court, the Chinese tech giant tweeted Monday. Huawei said it will focus on how the Trump administration directed Canadian officers “to engage in a deceptive and improper search, thereby violating a court order and Ms. Meng’s charter rights.” “Huawei trusts the Canadian judicial …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Facebook has hit its goal of registering 4 million Americans to vote, the social network announced Monday. Around 4.4 million people have registered through its apps, enabling them to vote in the 2020 presidential election, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post. …
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As COVID-19 restrictions continue, Verizon is putting Smithsonian museums online for everyone to experience. The Smithsonian Open Access Initiative is aimed at providing students, teachers and parents with educational content, through a partnership with Verizon’s 5G Labs that’ll tap augmented reality and narrated audio. “Whether kids have returned to the classroom or are remote learning, we need to think of new …
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In an attempt to pull in more viewers by expanding to TVs, Quibi has launched apps for Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. The streaming service was previously mobile only, launching in April with series that are a maximum of 10 minutes per episode. Quibi costs $5 a month after a free 14-day trial. …
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HMD Global, the company making phones under the Nokia brand, has announced a new Android phone. The Nokia 2 V Tella, unveiled Monday, will be available from Verizon for $168 later this month. It’s also priced from $89 at Walmart. The Nokia 2 V Tella has a 5.45-inch HD+ display, AI face unlock and a 3,000-mAh battery that HMD Global …
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