Samsung’s The Frame 2018 gets voice control, phone

You remember The Frame, don’t you? It’s Samsung’s “lifestyle” TV designed to class up your living room by looking like wall art when it’s not in use. Samsung has delivered unto us a new model, The Frame 2018, with interface updates to streamline your experience, but based on the same TV specs (such as those of the MU8000 series). So don’t …

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Comcast Xfinity Mobile will throttle your hotspot speeds and lower video resolution

Comcast announced that it’s taking some steps to slow down data consumption for its Xfinity Mobile customers. The service now defaults all video to 480p resolution when streaming over cellular data. It will also limit personal hotspotting to 3G (600kbps) for Unlimited customers. Previously, Xfinity Mobile customers had access to 4G hotspots and 720p video resolution. Comcast confirmed the changes …

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It’s official: Amazon Prime Day starts July 16

Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale will be back in two weeks and include more deals, come to more countries and last longer than in past years. Plus, the company is giving away a new Lexus. The sale will kick off on Monday, July 16, at noon Pacific and go on for 36 hours, up from 30 hours last year. Australia, Singapore, Netherlands …

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AT&T’s DirecTV Now plans will get a $5 price hike

AT&T’s DirecTV Now streaming video service will soon hit your wallet harder. Starting Aug. 1, the price of all of AT&T’s DirecTV Now’s plans will go up by $5 apiece. The plans start at $35, but will cost $40 next month, according to a company spokesman. The only exception is the $45 Spanish language “Todos y Mas” plan, which doesn’t …

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Univision channels blocked from Dish, companies blame each other

A standoff between Dish and Univision may last indefinitely, leaving US Spanish-language viewers in the dark. Over the weekend, Univision networks and stations disappeared from Dish. Both companies blame each other for the outage. On Monday, New York-based Univision said in a release that Dish dropped most of Univision’s networks and stations from its streaming service indefinitely on Saturday. The removal …

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How to create custom Quick Actions in MacOS Mojave

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. MacOS Mojave brings you Stacks, Dark Mode, a new screenshot tool and a better Finder. Finder can now do more than find things. With its new Quick Actions, you can annotate and rotate photos, combine multiple photos into a PDF and trim videos …

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WhatsApp group chat adds option allowing only admins to send messages

WhatsApp will soon let you set up group chats where only the admin can send messages. Once iOS and Android users update to the latest version, they’ll be able to set up groups where only one member has the power to talk to members — giving them a captive audience. “One way people use groups is to receive important announcements and …

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Drake promotion on Spotify goes too far, users demand refunds

Spotify thinks Drake is the answer to everything. But people are done having the singer shoved in their face. Excessive promotion of the singer on the music streaming platform — even on ad-free accounts — has people fuming and demanding for a refund, Billboard reported Monday. Drake was so prominently featured in promotion for his new album Scorpion, his photos …

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S4: Is this our first look?

The Note 9 might not be the only Galaxy device coming soon. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is rumored to be just around the corner, and now we may know what it’ll look like. A render of the Galaxy Tab S4 was shared by Android Headlines, showing the front, back and side of the upcoming tablet. Android Headlines says the …

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HTC will lay off 1,500 in its Taiwan operations

More people will lose their jobs at HTC as the device maker tries to right the ship. HTC said Monday that it will lay off 1,500 employees, about 22 percent of its total, from its Taiwanese division in order to restore profitability, according to a tweet from Bloomberg’s Taipei bureau chief, Samson Ellis. June 26: @htc says it will return …

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Our big mid

On this podcast, we talk about 10 of the biggest tech stories to hit so far this year, including: Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal. The end of net neutrality.  Of course, Yanny vs. Laurel. Now playing: Watch this: Our big mid-year tech review (The 3:59, Ep. 423) 8:19 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of …

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The 5 most interesting rumors about the Samsung Galaxy S10

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This robotic eel will help us explore the seas

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