Qualcomm CEO puts on a brave face over Apple dispute

Qualcomm is facing tough times after Apple iced it out of its latest iPhones and sued the chipmaker earlier this year. But, Qualcomm’s CEO offered a positive spin on the situation Wednesday, saying the company’s timeline to reach a resolution remains on track. Granted, no specific time frame was mentioned. “We have continued to have …

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Apps to help you relax after the election

Suffering from election fatigue? Election stress? Election sadness?  Apps to the rescue. If you need help calming down, these apps could help lift your spirits, or at least help you temporarily forget about the results. Breathe2Relax Relaxation might be just a few breaths away. Breathe2Relax If you’re seriously stressed, to the point where you feel actual panic (or something close …

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg under pressure to attend international hearing

Politicians from five countries are demanding that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appear at a Nov. 27 joint hearing in London after he turned down last week’s invitation. The growing call — which now includes politicians from Australia, Argentina, Ireland, Canada and the UK — is led by Damian Collins, chair of the UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. Collins …

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Is the new MacBook Air really worth it? (The 3:59, Ep. 486)

Now playing: Watch this: Is the new MacBook Air really worth it? (The 3:59, Ep…. 5:52 On this podcast, we talk about: What’s new with the MacBook Air Waitlisting apps and how they collect data for restaurants The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team …

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Buy four new Tile Mate trackers, get an Amazon Echo Dot free

Just last month I shared a deal on a Tile tracker 4-pack bundled with a free Google Home Mini. This deal is like that, only better in a couple respects. For a limited time, Amazon is offering a Tile Mate four-pack and Amazon Echo Dot for $59.99. That’s pretty much scoring you the latter for free. See it at Amazon …

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Flickr Commons photo archives will survive profitability push

When Flickr announced this month it will limit free accounts to 1,000 photos and delete any that cross that threshold, it wasn’t immediately clear what happens to the Flickr Commons, the tens of millions of freely shareable photos from museums, governments and other archives. Well, now we know: Flickr will keep them. “The historical photos up there are just priceless. …

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Samsung redesigns its smartphone user interface with One UI

Samsung’s trying to make it easier to use its smartphones by redesigning the software running on them.  The company on Wednesday unveiled its new One UI user interface. It will roll the software out to the Galaxy S9, S9 Plus and Note 9 in January — and the interface will be on the upcoming foldable phone that Samsung showed for …

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Netflix hack lets you control its app with your eyes

As part of the company’s (mostly) biannual Hack Day, Netflix showed off a new feature called Eye Nav, an accessibility feature that lets you control its iOS app with different facial movements, using Apple’s Face ID, and built using ARKit. The “hack” lets you navigate the Netflix app, select a title and start watching all by using eye movements. To stop …

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Android phones could become a whole new tech experience in Europe

Around the world governments are increasingly discussing how best to regulate big tech companies, but one woman — EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager — is already showing them how it’s done. This year Europe’s Competition Commission hit Google with the second of two huge antitrust fines for promoting its own interests and stifling opportunities for rivals to innovate, grow and …

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5 reasons not to shop on Black Friday

Black Friday shopping in person at big box stores is the stuff of hilarious memes about being thrown into combat, getting trampled to death or simply being guilty of gross consumerism the day after one was theoretically supposed to be thankful for what they’ve got. There’s a lot of sane reasons big and small to want to avoid a real-life …

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FCC to probe how wireless carriers respond to natural disasters

After devastating hurricanes, the Federal Communications Commission is examining how well wireless companies prepare for and respond to natural disasters. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday launched a review of the Wireless Resiliency Cooperative Framework, a voluntary industry commitment to “promote resilient wireless communications and situational awareness during disasters.”   “The American people expect quick and effective recoveries from natural …

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Facebook Messenger Unsend feature gives you 10 minutes to take it back

The long-awaited Unsend feature will hit Facebook Messenger soon. The feature will give you a 10-minute time limit to take back what you said, the social network revealed in the release notes for Version 191.0 of the iOS app. “Coming soon: Remove a message from a chat thread after it’s been sent. If you accidentally send the wrong photo, incorrect …

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The world’s first crypto city

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Royole FlexPai is a foldable phone you can actually buy

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Get ready for bendable phones

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