9 smart doorbells to try now

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Apple have dropped Alex Jones and Infowars from iTunes, Podcasts

Infowars podcasts produced by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones were removed from Apple’s iTunes and its Podcast app on Sunday. In a statement to BuzzFeed News, Apple confirmed that the podcasts were removed for violating its guidelines on hate speech. Five of the six podcasts that Infowars creates will no longer be available for download or streaming, including the daily Alex …

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Note 9 leak may have just unveiled the whole package

Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event can’t come fast enough. Scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 9, the company is expected to take the wraps off its stylus-wielding, high-end Note 9 phone at a New York presser. But despite the event being only three days away, rumors are still …

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Turn your old iPad into a photo frame for $2

Got an old tablet lying around? I’m a huge fan of repurposing it into a full-time digital photo frame. (Indeed, it’s at the top of my list of new uses for old tablets.) I say this as someone who’s owned an actual, dedicated photo frame for years — one that cost around $150 when I bought it. I love it; …

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9 reasons why you’ll want Android Pie

Google on Monday announced the official release of Android P — now officially dubbed Android Pie — for users of its Pixel phones.  There are plenty of new features in Android Pie, some of which you may think makes the latest flavor so appealing. Here are nine reasons you’ll want a piece of Pie. Now playing: Watch this: Android P: …

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Infowars’ Alex Jones YouTube account is banned from site

Alex Jones, the founder, owner and star of conspiracy site Infowars, has been kicked off YouTube.  The Alex Jones Channel, Infowars’ biggest YouTube account with 2.4 million subscribers, now simply bears the message “this account has been terminated for violating YouTube’s Community Guidelines.” YouTube has a “three strikes” policy that terminates accounts after three violations of its community guidelines within …

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Microsoft will continue Skype ‘classic’ support after negative customer feedback

The death of Skype 7 (or Skype classic) has been delayed, following “customer feedback”, according to Microsoft. Microsoft originally announced on July 16 that classic Skype would be discontinued on Sept. 1, 2018 and encouraged users to upgrade to version 8.0. After many lamented the “upgrade” and clogged up the comments on the original discontinuation blog post, Microsoft have decided …

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T-Mobile is zagging when everyone else is zigging.  The carrier on Monday introduced T-Mobile Essentials, a cheaper alternative to its T-Mobile One plan. While customers still get unlimited data, talk and text, there are no perks like free Netflix or international data or high-speed hotspot capabilities. The plans start at $60 for one line or $30 per line for four …

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DJI teams up with Line Friends for a drone of cuteness

DJI now has super cute drones. On Monday, the drone maker said it’s teamed up with Line Friends to create a mini drone that features the cute bear icon, Brown. The Line Friends (Brown) I Spark can do everything a standard Spark drone can do, such as quick launch, selfie taking, tracking and more. “Similar to other things we carry …

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Justice Department warns of higher pay

The fight over AT&T and Time Warner is still very much a thing.  The US Department of Justice on Monday filed its opening brief in the D.C. District Court of Appeals, which is designed to prevent, or break up AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner. AT&T closed its takeover in June, just days after a district court judge ruled in favor …

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AMD 2nd

Double the cores, double the fun! AMD’s highest-end processor jumps from 16 to 32 cores in the new Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX, based on AMD Zen+ architecture, slated to ship on Aug. 10. At the end of August, the current 16-core flagship, the 1950X, gets its 2nd-generation upgrade to the 2950X but a demotion to middle-of-the-line of AMD’s high-end processors. For …

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Ajit Pai blames Obama administration for FCC DDoS attack that didn’t happen

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Monday that a high-profile outage of the agency’s website last year wasn’t caused by DDoS attacks as previously suggested, though he didn’t offer an alternative explanation for the crash. On May 7, 2017, the FCC’s comment system crashed after Last Week Tonight host John Oliver encouraged his audience to post comments to the agency in support of net neutrality.  FCC officials initially …

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This wireless shower speaker is just $12.50

Let’s get a jump-start on holiday shopping, shall we? I mean, I know you already have all the Bluetooth speakers you could possibly need, but Secret-Santa, Yankee-Swap and 5th-night-of-Chanukah time will be here before you know it. This speaker is the perfect cheap gift candidate. For a limited time, and while supplies last, the VicTsing 5W wireless speaker is $12.49 …

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How to install Android Pie right now

Google on Monday announced Android P is now Android Pie. Google also revealed Android Pie is now available for Google Pixel users. The update includes new features such as official cutout support — the notch is here to stay — and other under-the-hood improvements to help developers begin using in apps. Now playing: Watch this: Android P: A slice of …

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Airbnb for Work touts its business cred with nearly 700K companies onboard

Airbnb is serious about business travel.  To back that up, the home-rental company on Monday shared updates about how people use its professional community, which was recently rebranded as Airbnb for Work to “better encompass the unique benefits only Airbnb can offer today’s modern workforce.” Airbnb for Work bookings tripled from 2015 to 2016, and then tripled again from 2016 …

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