2019 Lincoln Navigator: Bigger and better in all the right ways

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Sonos and Roku considering becoming better friends

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Comparing Project Stream to a console

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MoviePass parent under investigation for allegedly misleading investors

New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has launched a probe into MoviePass’ parent company for allegedly misleading investors, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Underwood’s office is looking into whether Helios and Matheson, an information technology company that owns more than 90 percent of MoviePass, misled investors about its financial situation. The investigation is being conducted under …

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Pixel 3 XL teardown confirms Google picked a Samsung AMOLED display

iFixit’s latest teardown took on the new Google Pixel 3 XL. While there weren’t many surprises, it did clear up one of the remaining mysteries about the phone: which company made its display.  Turns out it’s a Samsung AMOLED, the same type of display (though not necessarily the same screen) that appears in Samsung’s latest models such as the Galaxy …

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We break down what 5G will really be like (The 3:59, Ep. 475)

On this podcast, we talk about: Cutting through the 5G hype. Pixel 3’s computational photography chops. Netflix’s blowout subscriber growth in the last three months. 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 in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder. Check out the extended shows on YouTube. …

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Samsung ups its 5G ante with network analytics firm acquisition

Samsung is well and truly signalling its 5G intent. The company acquired Barcelona-based Zhilabs, a network analysis firm that uses artificial intelligence to monitor the performance of telecommunications carriers and their services. The sum of the acquisition was not disclosed. The acquisition could let Samsung enhance its 5G capabilities and network quality, with Zhilabs’ AI-based analytics that monitor the performance …

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Samsung carves faster processors with new, sharper light scalpel

A long-promised chip manufacturing technique is now here. And that means our phones will keep getting faster, while our batteries will last longer.  Samsung on Wednesday said it’s now building 7-nanometer chips using technology called extreme ultraviolet, or EUV. EUV has been in development for decades, but it’s been difficult to roll out in real world factories. Samsung now is …

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Hulu adds a Night Mode to go easy on your eyes

Hulu on Wednesday announced that it’s launching a Night Mode on its website. The feature gives Hulu watchers the option of turning on a dark theme to suit their viewing preference. The TV-streaming company says Night Mode reduces eye strain and glare in low light, which may create a better TV-watching experience. It also gives a more cinematic feel, almost like …

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Skydio made an Apple Watch app to control its self

Skydio’s R1 camera drone doesn’t come with a controller because it almost entirely flies itself thanks to its 13 cameras, a powerful computer brain and a whole lot of software smarts. Using an iOS or Android app you launch the quadcopter — from the ground or your hand — and then tap on a subject to track. From there you …

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For the Pixel 3, Google is betting on a chip to bring Android security

Google is calling the Pixel 3 its most secure phone yet. On Android, there’s not much competition. During Google’s Pixel 3 event in New York last Tuesday, the company mentioned that its latest phones would be the first devices to have its Titan M security chip. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because Google first announced the Titan chip for …

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Facebook accused of misleading advertisers, then trying to hide it

Facebook knew it was misleading advertisers about the average time users spent watching videos long before admitting it. And it tried to shift attention from the error, a lawsuit says. The social network revealed in September 2016 that it artificially inflated a key metric, total time watched divided by views, for two years because it only counted videos as viewed …

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New York questions industry and advocacy groups over fake net neutrality comments

New York has expanded its investigation into fake public comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission last year on the agency’s proposal to roll back net neutrality rules.  The probe underway by the New York Attorney General’s Office is now scrutinizing telecom trade groups and DC-based advocacy organizations that were both for and against the FCC’s plan.  Barbara Underwood, who …

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Sony’s Xperia XZ3 is available for purchase now for $900

It’s been a busy fall for premium phone releases with the unveiling of the iPhone XS, Google Pixel 3, LG V40 ThinQ and more. And now yet another phone has entered the fray to compete for space in your pocket. As of Oct. 17 the Sony Xperia XZ3 is available for purchase in the US. You can buy it unlocked …

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This Spotify ad got banned for freaking out kids

An intense Spotify commercial that aired on YouTube was banned by the UK ad industry’s self-policing group for “unduly distressing” children. The pre-roll ad shows a group of housemates playing Havana, a song by Camila Cabello. The song awakens a frightening, life-size doll sitting in a dilapidated room. It then appears to hunt them down, picking them off one by …

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