Steven Musil

OnePlus 7 reportedly due to be unveiled May 14

The OnePlus 7, the next flagship handset of Chinese phone maker OnePlus, is expected to be unveiled on May 14, according to a tweet from a prolific leaker. There were no details on where the launch would be or at what time, but OnLeaks’ Steve H. McFly tweeted Tuesday that the handset would have a …

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The iPhone SE is once again available from Apple

If you’re jonesing for a new iPhone that won’t break the bank, Apple is again offering an unlocked iPhone SE for $249. That’s for the 32GB version of the now-discontinued phone, while the 128GB version will cost you $299 — which are $100 and $150 off the original price, respectively. Even better: These phones, being sold through Apple’s clearance channel, …

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Global PC market plunges at least 3% in first quarter

The global market for personal computers continued its years-long downward spiral in the first quarter, according to preliminary numbers released Wednesday by market analysts. Worldwide shipments of PCs, including desktops, notebooks and workstations, declined 3% during the first three months of 2019, compared with the same period last year, market researcher IDC reported Wednesday. Market researcher Gartner tallied the same …

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Army’s version of Microsoft’s HoloLens AR goggles likened to Call of Duty

The US Army’s specially modified version of Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 headsets resembles a real-life version of the first-person shooter video game Call of Duty, according to a CNBC reporter who got a first-hand look at how the Army is using the augmented reality technology. Microsoft won a $480 million contract in November to supply the US Army with prototype HoloLens …

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Facebook extends its Dating service to Mexico, Argentina

Facebook Dating users can now use the social network to make the love connection in more countries. Facebook on Thursday said it had added Mexico and Argentina to the list of countries where its matchmaking service is offered. The dating service launched in September for users in Colombia, with later expansion to Canada and Thailand. The social networking giant also …

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Epix Now begins streaming to Roku, Amazon Fire TV devices

Cable TV network Epix said Thursday that it’s expanding the reach of its subscription streaming-TV service Epix Now with support for Roku devices and Amazon Fire TV. The MGM-owned TV network launched the video-on-demand service in February, but the offering was available only on iOS and Android devices and Apple TV.  The $6 per month service gives access to the …

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Viral Twitter birth year prank will get you locked out of your account

Twitter is warning its users not to fall for the latest viral prank circulating on the platform, saying it’ll get you locked out of your account. The hoax, which appears to have begun making the rounds on Monday, promises to make users’ feeds more “colourful” if they change the birth year in their profile to 2007. An early tweet on …

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Imaginary cow captures more Twitter followers than congressman after lawsuit

Talk about milking publicity. An imaginary cow now has more followers on Twitter than the real-life lawmaker who filed a $250 million lawsuit earlier this week that names the parody account as a defendant. Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., filed the lawsuit against Twitter and a handful of parody accounts on Monday, alleging the social network silences conservative voices and makes …

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Google to ask Android users to choose preferred browser

Google will prompt Android users to choose their preferred web browser and search apps, a senior Google executive said Tuesday, as it tries to avoid new EU antitrust sanctions. The European Commission slapped Google with a record fine of 4.34 billion euros ($5 billion) in July over antitrust violations related to the Android mobile operating system. Google’s agreements with phone …

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Facebook has removed 1.5M videos of New Zealand mosque massacre

Facebook said it deleted 1.5 million copies of the New Zealand mosque terror attack video from its platform in the first 24 hours after the massacre. The social networking giant said in a tweet Saturday night that the majority of the videos were blocked before making it to the web. “In the first 24 hours we removed 1.5 million videos …

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