Tesla Model Y SUV unveiled, Snapchat may get into gaming

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Livestreaming on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube needs radical change

There’s a lot not to like about Facebook these days. But when one of its core features, livestreaming video, is being used as a tool for terror, simple outrage just isn’t enough. The latest evidence that live video needs to change came Friday when, before entering a mosque and committing one of the deadliest mass murders in New Zealand history, the accused gunman …

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Spider

While there might have been a little controversy over Green Book winning the Oscar for Best Picture a few weeks back, there was little debate about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse picking up an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.  Now the movie, already available to on digital streaming, heads to home theaters with the standard Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray available to …

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Apple slams Spotify’s ‘misleading’ claim App Store abuses its power

Apple clapped back at Spotify’s “misleading” complaints that Apple’s App Store abuses its power to stifle competition, accusing the music-streaming giant of wanting a free ride to the disadvantage of smaller developers now that it’s grown into a powerhouse. “Spotify wouldn’t be the business they are today without the App Store ecosystem, but now they’re leveraging their scale to avoid contributing …

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Moto G7 Power available for $249 now, G7 Play presale starts March 29

More successors to the Moto G6 phones are rolling out for sale. Earlier this month, Motorola and Google Fi began selling the Moto G7, the marquee phone from its line of midrange handsets. Read CNET’s in-depth review of the Moto G7. As of today, one more phone from the family, the Moto G7 Power, is on sale (see below). Another, the …

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Microsoft tests 50

Microsoft rolled out a new version of Skype to its Insider Preview program this week that expands the maximum number of people on a call from 25 to 50, as well as making audible notifications optional, for all platforms. According to the update note, “When you start a call in these large groups, it will send a notification instead of ringing …

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Tumblr traffic slumps after December adult content ban

Tumblr’s crackdown on adult content appears to be hitting the site hard. Similarweb, a web analytics firm, reported that visits to the popular blogging site have dipped significantly since the December pornography ban. On Dec. 3, total Tumblr views on desktop and mobile were at just over 520 million. As of Jan. 28, views had dropped by more than 100 …

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AirPods 2 rumors: Price, specs, features and everything else we know

Editor’s note: Apple has unveiled a refreshed version of the AirPods with a new H1 chip and a wireless charging option that costs extra. Read the AirPods 2019 review. If you’re in the market for Apple’s AirPods — or another pair of truly wireless headphones — you may want to wait a bit. Apple’s is expected to release a new set …

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Qualcomm’s not a monopoly, Japan decides after decadelong investigation

Qualcomm isn’t a monopoly after all, a Japanese regulatory body said Friday, reversing its decision from about a decade ago.  The Japan Fair Trade Commission this week canceled a cease-and-desist order from 2009 that affected Qualcomm licensing in Japan, effectively declaring that Qualcomm wasn’t guilty of the charges against it. JFTC officials said the decision is “unusual,” according to a …

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LG 2019 OLED TVs start at $2,500, ship in April, just like last year

In the last few years LG’s OLED TVs have taken the picture quality crown, and I don’t expect that to change in 2019. And the pricing isn’t changing either. The initial prices and shipping dates of LG’s newest OLED TVs are largely the same as last year: Not cheap. The most-affordable so far, the 55-inch C9, starts at $2,500, the …

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Google jumps on the foldable phone bandwagon, files patent

Samsung‘s Galaxy Fold made a splash at Unpacked in February. Since then, more foldable phones have been unveiled as companies grab at the latest phone trend. Google may be looking to toss its hat in the foldable ring, according to a patent application discovered by Patently Mobile on Tuesday. While a patent application doesn’t mean anything is set in stone, …

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ACC tournament 2019 schedule: How to watch NCAA basketball games without cable

Before the big March Madness tourney starting later this month, there’s a slate of conference championships happening this week. One of the first up is the 2019 ACC tournament.  The Atlantic Coast Conference is home to some of the biggest powers in college basketball, starting with the Duke Blue Devils. Zion Williamson returned to the court from injury on Thursday …

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Snapchat’s rumored gaming platform may be revealed next month

Snapchat plans to launch its gaming platform next month, according to a report Friday from Cheddar.  Snap, which makes the ephemeral photo-sharing app, will announce the platform at an event for developers and content partners in Los Angeles on April 4, an unnamed sourced told Cheddar. The invite for the event, which was seen by Cheddar, includes the tagline: “Less …

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Twitter will let you subscribe to conversations you’re interested in

Twitter is working on a feature that’ll let you subscribe to conversations on its platform. Users will be able to indicate they want notifications about new tweets without joining a conversation, tipster Jane Manchun Wong tweeted on Friday. An accompanying screenshot shows that users can subscribe by clicking on a bell in the upper right-hand corner of a tweet.   …

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Google updates Gboard for iOS, adds translation support for 103 languages

Google’s Gboard for iOS can speak a few more languages this week. Version 1.42 of the keyboard app, released Thursday, added translation support for more than 100 new languages, including Thai and Mongolian. Once you update the app, Gboard will automatically detect the language you’re typing or pasting in and offer a translation in the suggestion bar. The translation feature …

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