Google is updating the desktop version of its News tab to make it more obvious which outlet you’re reading and make the headline more prominent — basically making it look a lot like the search giant’s main news site. It showed off the refreshed look in a tweet Thursday. Over the next couple weeks we’re …
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Apple deactivated the Walkie-Talkie app on its Apple Watch after being alerted to a vulnerability that potentially left iPhones open to eavesdroppers. The company confirmed the problem to TechCrunch and said it’s working on a fix. The Walkie-Talkie feature, which came with 2018’s WatchOS 5, lets you press a button and talk, then hear another person’s voice come back at …
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Apple changed phone design with the iPhone X in 2017, introducing the world to the notched displays. In 2020, the company may give the notch a redesign so it takes up a little less space. Apple is reportedly trying to cut down the size of its 2020 iPhone’s TrueDepth notch by using a smaller camera, TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told …
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US companies will be able to sell equipment to Huawei, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross confirmed Tuesday, but only after they get licenses and when there’s no threat to national security. The declaration by Ross followed President Donald Trump’s promise last month to ease restrictions on the embattled Chinese telecom as he tried to revive trade talks. “Huawei itself remains on …
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Spotify has launched a lightweight version of its music streaming app so you don’t have to worry about hitting data limits as you stream. The 10 MB Spotify Lite app is designed for older devices and operating systems, and it’s coming to 36 countries. People with free and Premium Spotify accounts can download the app on any Android device that …
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The OnePlus 7 is taking a Mirror Blue turn, at least in India. A banner on Amazon’s Indian site revealed the new color variant for the OnePlus 7 Pro‘s budget sibling for India’s Prime Day on July 15. The phone is only available in Mirror Gray in the UK, and isn’t available at all in either the US or Australia currently. …
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Google shot down a report that it’s in talks to help create a fourth US wireless carrier with TV provider Dish Network, using assets acquired from T-Mobile. The New York Post reported Sunday that Alphabet director Alan Mulally has been part of the talks. “These claims are simply false,” a spokesperson wrote in an emailed statement. “Google is not having …
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The UK competition watchdog regulator hit pause on Amazon’s investment in meal-delivery service Deliveroo on Friday. The funding was paused with an initial enforcement order, the Guardian reports. The Competition and Markets Authority raised concerns that the companies “have ceased to be distinct.” In other words, it’s worried that the two could merge, which would reduce consumer choice and break competition rules. In …
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A Virgin Atlantic flight had to make an emergency landing Thursday night after a passenger’s seat burst into flames. The fire was apparently caused by a portable battery pack, according to the Associated Press and police. The A330 Airbus was flying from New York’s JFK Airport to London Heathrow, but was forced to land in Boston’s Logan Airport after a …
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Your Independence Day visits to r/technology will be short indeed — Reddit’s tech subreddit is offline as part of a stand against social media. Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sangler led the push to “demand that giant, manipulative corporations give us back control over our data, privacy, and user experience.” “Following on from the announcement by Larry Sangler of a Social Media …
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