Voice controls are great, but when it comes to finding, playing and controlling music, screen controls can be far easier. To that end, Amazon on Thursday added a new Alexa Cast feature to its Amazon Music app for iOS and Android. Like Google’s long-standing Google Cast feature, you’ll be able to pull up music in …
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HMD Global, the licensee of the Nokia brand for phones, announced the Nokia X5 Thursday. It’s an Android Oreo phone that aims to bring a little iPhone X feel to a midrange device. The 5.86-inch phone uses a notched 1,520×720-pixel resolution display giving it a 19:9 screen ratio, similar to what you’d find on Apple’s current flagship and several other …
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Xiaomi on Thursday unveiled its latest giant phone, the Mi Max 3. Powered by a Snapdragon 636 processor backed by up to 6GB of memory, the phone boasts a huge 6.9-inch, 18:9 display with a 2,160×1,080-pixel resolution. The device’s battery is also supersized, with a 5,500-mAh pack inside that has a standby time of 474 hours. It supports Quick Charge …
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AMC Theatres is working with Facebook to allow US users to find and buy movie tickets without leaving the social network first. Using a new ticketing platform recently launched on Facebook, you’ll be able to search movies by location and showtime from the “movies” tab under your Explore options. Once you’ve settled on a showing, you’ll be able to choose …
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Update, July 18: Prime Day officially ended at midnight PT (3 a.m. ET). All the deals featured below have expired. Check out our roundup of Prime Day deals still available for a curated list of the best remaining bargains. Amazon Prime Day, the online retailer’s giant 36-hour sale, starts at noon PT (3 p.m. ET) on Monday and runs through …
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With today’s arrival of updated 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro models, Apple took the opportunity to strike an old favorite from its store: the 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro. The 2015 model remained popular with many Mac users despite newer, faster MacBook Pros because it predates Apple’s switch to a new controversial butterfly keyboard design, the addition of a potentially frustrating Touch …
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T-Mobile customers in the New York area are getting a boost in LTE coverage that’s coming more than a year ahead of schedule. T-Mobile worked with CBS-owned local TV stations to take the 600 megahertz radio airwaves covering portions of Long Island, as well as Brooklyn and Queens, and repurpose them for use by the wireless carrier. The 600MHz LTE …
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Rumors already point to Apple announcing three new iPhones in September with up to three rear cameras, but a new report from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests the tech giant will offer more of something else: Colors. A 6.5-inch OLED iPhone will be offered in black, white and gold while an entry-level 6.1-inch LCD iPhone will be available in gray, …
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Fans of physical keyboards: get ready. BlackBerry’s Key2 phone will be available in the US for preorder starting on June 29, according to a tweet from BlackBerry Mobile. 🇺🇸 #KEY2 pre-orders in the United States start June 29th! 🎉 https://t.co/gSvZ2E9xT8 — BlackBerry Mobile (@BBMobile) June 21, 2018 Announced earlier this month, the Key2 is the successor to 2017’s BlackBerry KeyOne. Like …
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Nikon announced today that its developing a super-telephoto 500mm f5.6 lens with image stabilization that’s small and light enough to be used handheld. Super-telephoto lenses are a prized possession for sports and wildlife photographers, but they are large and back-breaking to haul around. The upcoming AF-S Nikkor 500mm f5.6E PF ED VR, designed for the Nikon’s full-frame FX-format cameras, uses …
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