John Falcone

Yahoo is making it harder for users to sue

Don’t expect to join a class action lawsuit against Yahoo — or any other site owned by Oath, Verizon’s content division. As CNET first reported on April 13, Yahoo began notifying users that their email would soon be subject to additional scanning for advertising purposes. The updated terms of service also noted changes in the …

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Red iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus arrive April 13

Add the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus to the list of devices you can get in bright red. Apple on Monday announced that the two 2017 iPhone models will be available in the color later this week. The phones are part of the Product Red program, meaning that a portion of the profits from the sale of the devices goes …

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Spotify rumored to announce in

Spotify is ready to announce… something. The streaming music giant sent a “save the date” notice to journalists this morning, but except for the date and general location — the morning of April 24 in New York — there aren’t any official details.  Spotify One rumor suggests that Spotify will bring the music service to your car. The Verge reported on …

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Get $80 to $100 off iPad Mini 4 and 2017 iPad if you act now

The new 2018 iPad arrived yesterday, with much fanfare from Apple. It’s $329 in the U.S. ($299 for schools), and adds a faster A10 processor and compatibility with the Pencil stylus. Other than that, though, it’s pretty much identical to the 2017 iPad, which previously sold for the same price. If that’s still too expensive for you — and if …

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Apple’s Chicago iPad event: What we didn’t get

Apple’s education event in Chicago delivered the expected new (though not exactly cheaper) iPad with support for the Pencil stylus, as well as a slew of education-related apps and services for students and teachers. But that was basically it. Given the education tilt of the event, most of us didn’t expect to see much more. Still, there are plenty of …

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Last chance for $35 YouTube TV: Price jumps to $40 on Tuesday

Today is your last chance to lock into the $35 per month price for YouTube TV. The streaming video service price jumps to $40 per month for new subscribers as of tomorrow. But if you sign up by 11:59 p.m. PT today — Monday, March 12 — you’ll be grandfathered in to the lower monthly price going forward. YouTube TV …

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Asus unveils 3 new Zenfone 5 models: Watch live from MWC Barcelona

The Asus Zenfone 5 is a series of 3 new phones. The company has just unveiled the trio on stage at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The differences between the Zenfone 5 Lite, Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 5Z are being described in detail now. What we know so far: Zenfone 5 Lite: 6-inch display dual rear cameras, dual front cameras …

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Galaxy S9, retro Matrix phone and more: MWC 2018 so far

Mobile World Congress is always the biggest phone show of the year, but 2018 has been different. Rather than counter Samsung’s announcement of the Galaxy S9 — the phone that’s all but certain to dominate sales charts for the first half of the year — rivals like LG and Huawei are aiming for standalone announcements later in the year. That …

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Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus: Everything Samsung just announced

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus phones have been unveiled in Barcelona. You can watch a replay of Samsung’s press conference on YouTube, but we already have all of the new details on the new phones, including specs, pricing and initial hands-on impressions. Samsung Galaxy S9: The baseline version of Samsung’s new superphone has a 5.8-inch screen, runs the latest …

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CES 2018: The final word

When people look back at CES 2018 in five or 10 years, it’ll be the heavy rain, flash flooding and power cuts that’ll stand out more than the tech on display. While 1.33 inches (3.38 cm) of rain may not sound like a lot, it was a record for the desert city of Las Vegas: The first precipitation in 116 …

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