T-Mobile is moving into the accessories space, with a new line of “device essentials” for your phone and tablet, including cases, screen protectors and chargers. The GoTo line by T-Mobile, announced Friday, includes car chargers, wall chargers and wireless charging pods. Prices range from $10 to $45. T-Mobile’s chargers start at $10. Smartphone cases start at …
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A lawsuit is taking aim at Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition app being used by US law enforcement to identify suspects and other people. The app is under fire after a New York Times investigation into the software company earlier this week. The app identifies people by comparing photos to a database of images scraped from social media and …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Mobile voting is here, but only for one county in Washington state. King County, which includes Seattle and has a population of almost 2.2 million, has introduced electronic voting via phone in the upcoming King Conservation District Board of Supervisors election. The election …
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A US appeals court has rejected a 2018 lawsuit intended to make it legal to publish the plans for 3D printing your own gun online. Filed Jan. 21 and reported earlier Wednesday by Austin American-Statesman, the case saw Second Amendment advocates push to publish their plans on how to 3D-print a firearm called the Liberator, according to the lawsuit. Nonprofit Defense …
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Forcing Apple to change iPhones from Lightning to USB-C connectors would cause “an unprecedented volume of electronic waste,” the company said Thursday. The remark follows a European Commission call earlier this month for a common charger for all mobile phones, an effort to reduce waste and make life easier for consumers. Apple argues, however, that this would create even more waste, because …
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Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, Libra, has taken another hit, with Vodafone exiting the association. The international carrier is the eighth founding member of the group to leave, as reported earlier Tuesday by CoinDesk. The company’s exit follows the withdrawal last year of eBay, Visa, Mastercard, Mercado Pago, Stripe, Booking Holdings and PayPal. Libra confirmed the report about Vodafone on Tuesday. “Although the makeup …
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Several senators have been spotted wearing Apple Watches during the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump, a report says. It comes despite rules stating senators cannot have phones or electronic devices in the chamber, RollCall said Tuesday. Six Republican senators and two Democratic senators reportedly sported the smart watch, along with an aide to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. …
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Google has revealed a bunch of new tools to help people “find a better balance with technology” through its well-being project. One of them, Envelope by Special Projects, asks you to put your phone inside a paper envelope to minimize distractions, as spotted earlier by 9to5Google. The two types of envelopes — one for calls only and one for camera …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Welcome to Las Vegas, city of smart lights, self-driving shuttles and startups. Away from the glittering, casino-strewn area known as the Strip is a far more pedestrian-looking area. It’s just a 15-minute drive from Las Vegas Boulevard, but it feels like …
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Apple published its biannual transparency report Friday, revealing how many requests were made worldwide by governments for user data. Between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2019, Apple said governments made 31,778 requests for devices — around 500 more than in the first half of 2018. Apple provided data including which customers are associated with which devices, as well as purchases, …
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