Eli Blumenthal

Pixel 3A may drop bundled headphones, wireless charging

Editors’ Note, May 7, 2019: CNET’s Google Pixel 3A​ and Pixel 3A XL​ reviews are here. Read more about both phones and why Google decided to release these budget phones​. Google’s rumored Pixel 3A is all but here. However, with one day to go until the company’s big I/O developer conference, the last missing details are finally …

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Razer heads to the dark side with new Star Wars accessories for May 4th

Need a little more of the evil Empire in your life? Razer’s got you.  On the eve of Star Wars Day, the gaming hardware company is rolling out a new line of black and white Stormtrooper-inspired peripherals, including customized versions of the BlackWidow Lite mechanical keyboard, the Atheris wireless mouse and the Goliathus Extended gaming mouse mat.  All the accessories prominently feature …

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Pixel 3A XL reportedly appears in Best Buy as inevitable release nears

Editors’ Note, May 7, 2019: CNET’s Google Pixel 3A and Pixel 3A XL reviews are here. Read more about both phones and why Google decided to release these budget handsets. Another day, another Google Pixel 3A leak. The latest? The phone making a cameo at a Best Buy in Ohio.  The XL version of Google’s forthcoming Pixel 3A was spotted …

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Latest Pixel 3A, 3A XL leaks appear to paint complete picture of phones ahead of I/O

Curious about what exactly will be in Google’s rumored budget Pixel 3A and 3A XL before the company likely announces it at I/O next week? You can now rest easy.  In yet another leak before the May 7 developers conference, this time via Droid-Life, nearly all the hardware details have been revealed.  As expected, the devices do appear to be cheaper …

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Moto Z4 leak suggests Moto Mods will still be hanging around

While the attention around Motorola of late has been on a possible foldable Razr revival, it appears that the foldable isn’t the only higher-end phone the company has in the works. Read: CNET’s in-depth review of the Motorola Moto Z4  According to a new image posted on Twitter late on Wednesday by noted leaker Evan Blass, a new Moto Z4 may be on …

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Google will now let you automatically delete location and activity history. Here’s how

Google is letting users take back a little bit more of their privacy.  On Wednesday, the search giant introduced a new autodelete feature for location, app and web history. As opposed to manually having to wipe their histories, with the new feature Google users will be able pick a length of time, either three months or 18 months, that Google will …

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Caavo remote gives Sonos a screen on your TV, lowers price to $60

Caavo, the media startup trying to take on Logitech as the universal remote control of choice, has a new partner: multiroom audio specialist Sonos.  Even better, Caavo slashed the price of its Control Center remote to $60, although the company has upped its service fees to $4 per month (up from $2), $40 per year (previously $20) or $130 for a lifetime …

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Google’s pricey Pixel phones aren’t selling, even at steep discounts

Google’s Pixel 3 line of phones may be praised for its speedy performance and excellent cameras, but that hasn’t done much to help the company gain traction in the smartphone market.  Speaking on parent company Alphabet’s earnings call Monday, chief financial officer Ruth Porat acknowledged, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha, that the company’s phones haven’t been selling as strongly as …

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Samsung: Exploded Galaxy S10 5G ’caused by external impact’

Samsung is defusing worries that its first 5G Galaxy has an exploding battery problem.  After a report circulated Tuesday that Samsung denied reimbursing a South Korean customer whose Galaxy S10 5G exploded, the company has explained why. In a statement provided to CNET, the company says that the cause of the damage wasn’t a malfunction but rather the result of …

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YouTube, MLB partner to stream 13 live games for free

Major League Baseball and YouTube are teaming up.  In a new partnership announced Tuesday, the two entities revealed that 13 live MLB regular season games will be streamed for free on YouTube during the second half of 2019 season. The games will be broadcast globally with YouTube being the exclusive distribution method for fans in the United States, Canada and …

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