Apple Arcade gives its games the Valentine’s Day treatment

This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Apple Arcade gave two of its games a heart-themed tweak. Grindstone from Capybara Games and Patterned from Borderleap added free V-Day-themed content for the holiday. The content will still be …

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Galaxy Z Flip: Everything we do and don’t know about Samsung’s Razr rival

Update, July 22: Samsung just announced the forthcoming release of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G for $1,450. Original story follows. Why stop at one foldable phone when you can have two? Following on last year’s much-anticipated Galaxy Fold, Samsung is back this week with the Galaxy Z Flip, a foldable device that uses a clamshell design similar to the Motorola Razr. …

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Reuters will fact

This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Reuters has announced it will help Facebook and Instagram identify fake news posts. As part of Facebook’s third-party fact-checking program, Reuters will comb through photos, videos, headlines and other posts in English and Spanish on Instagram and Facebook to identify and review stories, …

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Lyft’s fourth

Lyft faced an uncertain fourth quarter in 2019 but still managed to beat analysts’ expectations for revenue. The ride-hailing company reported its highest quarterly revenue to date, coming in at more than $1 billion. The company focused on slimming down during the quarter that ended in December, scaling back its bike and scooter initiatives and laying off employees. Lyft pulled …

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Samsung and Xbox partner for cloud gaming, announce Forza Street for Galaxy devices

Samsung on Tuesday finally revealed details of its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S20, and its next folding device, the Galaxy Z Flip, at its Unpacked event. The Korean tech giant also talked up partnerships with companies such as Google, Netflix and, on the gaming front, Microsoft.  David Park, Samsung’s director of strategy, said on stage that the company is working with …

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Galaxy S20 Ultra: Our 5 favorite camera features, and one is Space Zoom

Samsung finally took the wraps off its latest flagship phones, the Galaxy S20, S20 Plus and the S20 Ultra. The Ultra is the hero of the bunch, with boosted specs and features that are not found on the others. Its cameras, in particular, contain some of the biggest upgrades and it’s not being subtle about it — the Ultra’s square …

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Nokia withdraws from MWC 2020 over coronavirus outbreak

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Nokia on Wednesday became the latest company to pull out of Mobile World Congress, following many other tech companies in reacting to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Amazon, Intel and Sony are among the companies that have already opted out of the Barcelona trade …

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Add 128GB of external storage to your iPhone or iPad for $26.77

You can never be too rich or too thin or have too much storage on your iPhone or iPad. What might have seemed like sufficient space when you bought the device can soon start to feel like not nearly enough. Suddenly there’s no more room for apps, photos, videos and the like. Fortunately, there’s an inexpensive way to expand the …

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Microsoft Wonder Bar: Apple Touch Bar gets competition in Windows 10X

Apple’s Touch Bar is getting some competition from Microsoft. On Tuesday, the tech giant revealed more details about its Wonder Bar — a touch bar that will be built into dual-screen devices with its Windows 10X operating system.  The Wonder Bar seeks to tap into the familiarity of a laptop while also increasing productivity and multitasking by acting as a virtual …

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Portable charger bonanza: Get a 10,000

Portable chargers — even inexpensive ones — are a dime a dozen, so we keep our eyes peeled for models that bring something a little extra to the table. RAVPower has a portable charger that packs 10,000 mAh in its pocket-size frame (at 5.4×2.7×0.59 inches, it’s roughly the size of a phone). It has a pair of 2.4A USB-A ports, …

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WhatsApp tops 2 billion users worldwide

Messaging app WhatsApp has hit 2 billion users, the company said in a blog post Wednesday.  The app, which is owned by Facebook, is end-to-end encrypted. It was founded in 2009 and bought by Facebook in 2014.  “We know that the more we connect, the more we have to protect,” the post said. “As we conduct more of our lives online, …

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MWC 2020 phone event canceled because of coronavirus outbreak

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Mobile World Congress 2020 is canceled. The GSMA, the organization responsible for the Barcelona event, announced Wednesday that it’s calling off this year’s MWC, a major event for the mobile phone industry, given the number of companies withdrawing because of the coronavirus. “The …

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Apple Pay may make up 10% of card transactions by 2025, analyst says

Apple Pay can be a convenient way to handle payments when on the go. That may be part of why analysts predict usage of Apple’s mobile payment feature could double in five years.  By 2025, Apple Pay will account for 10% of global card transactions, according to research firm Bernstein as reported by Quartz on Tuesday. The mobile payment feature currently …

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Listen and charge at the same time for just $14 with this 2

Most of us have largely gotten over it by now, but when phone makers started omitting the headphone jack, it seemed like an apocalyptic event. One thing that hasn’t changed: I lose my headphone jack adapter. All. The. Time. I keep buying new ones, which is why I need to find inexpensive replacements. Today, I found a replacement that’s both …

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