Google wants to make web addresses more readable, but apparently not everyone is happy with how it tried doing so. In the latest version of Google’s Chrome browser, released earlier this month, Google hid the HTTP or HTTPS prefix and stripped out website domain qualifiers like the initial “www” or “m,” which indicates a website geared …
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Let me start by saying this deal first hit the interwebs yesterday, so it could end at any time, or supplies could run out. The latter seems especially likely, as it’s one seriously sweet storage deal. For a limited time, B&H has the Samsung T5 500GB portable solid-state drive for $99.99 shipped. The first time I encountered this drive, it …
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There was plenty of intrigue brewing for the 70th Emmy Awards, which took place in Los Angeles on Monday night. How many of Game of Thrones‘ 22 nominations did the HBO show take home? While HBO usually leads the Emmy nominations, this year it was Netflix on top, with 112 nominations in total, and the streaming property closed out the …
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Path will be no more. The mobile social network, a former competitor of Facebook, on Monday said it’ll be shutting down over the next two months. Starting Oct. 1, you won’t be able to download the app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play store. Path will shut its service on Oct. 18, then customer service will close …
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When Apple announced iOS 12, it showed off improvements to notifications and Do Not Disturb. Primarily, notifications are now combined if sent by the same app, and users can revoke an app’s notification privileges directly from the lock screen. And watchOS 5 is no different. After installing watchOS 5 on your Apple Watch ($70 at Amazon), you will gain extra …
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The new iPhone XS and XS Max start at $1,000 and rise sharply from there. Ouch. The iPhone XR is more affordable at $749, but it’s not available for preorder for about another month. Thankfully, there are deals to be had on Apple’s new flagships. Four of them come from the Big Four carriers, while the fifth (and arguably best) …
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It’s Apple software update season, and along with iOS 12 for iPhones ($899 at Amazon) and iPads ($170 at Amazon), the latest update for Apple TV ($99 at eBay) and Apple TV 4K is ripe and ready to pluck. The new version of Apple’s operating system, TVOS 12, brings mostly minor improvements — unless you’re lucky enough to have a …
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Elon Musk is Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, founder of Space X, probably the most famous tech entrepreneur in the world. Jackson Palmer is the co-creator of Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency that started out as a harmless joke but, at its peak, had a market cap of $2 billion. For the briefest of times, they worked together to solve one …
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The iPhone SE is dead. Long live the iPhone SE! Needless to say, some folks are not happy that Apple effectively put its compact budget phone out to pasture last week. Granted, some other folks — myself included — might argue that there’s a better option in the form of the iPhone 7. Read more: No iPhone SE? No problem. …
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Facebook is looking for a director of human rights policy to improve the way the social network tackles abuses on its platforms, according to a job ad posted Saturday. The ad, posted on Facebook’s careers site, explains that the new director will lead a team working “to act against those who would use Facebook to enable harm, stifle expression, and …
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OnePlus and Google are hosting a puzzle competition this week, and the winner will get a $30,000 gaming setup. The game is called Crackables, and it looks a bit like anime crossed with the ’90s CGI cartoon ReBoot. It will be free to play from your phone’s browser from Tuesday. Players will complete a series of puzzles to progress toward the …
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You’ve long been able to buy portable batteries that’ll keep your phone running even through a heavy day of thumb-typing. Soon you should be able to get one of those even for your beefy 15-inch MacBook Pro, too. Hyper, a Sanho product line specializing in accessories that fill gaps in an Apple-centric digital life, on Monday announced the new HyperJuice …
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Chinese phone maker OnePlus is opening a new division focused on making televisions, the company announced Monday. The division will make smart TVs that combine high-quality hardware with a seamless user experience and minimalist design, OnePlus said. Founder and CEO Pete Lau will lead the division, which OnePlus sees as a natural extension of its current tech business. “As other …
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Editor’s note: iOS 12 is now available publicly to everyone. Follow this guide to download and install the new update. After detailing all that iOS 12 has to offer in early June, Apple is ready to release the final version of its new software. iOS 12 officially launches Sept. 17, at which point compatible iOS devices will be notified of the …
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California’s efforts to establish its own net neutrality rules are “illegal,” says the head of America’s top communications regulator. “California’s micromanagement poses a risk to the rest of the country,” Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said in a speech at the Maine Heritage Policy Center on Friday. “After all, broadband is an interstate service; Internet traffic doesn’t recognize state lines. It follows …
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