Google wants to make searching for college less of a headache

Google rolled out a new feature Tuesday designed to make it easier for prospective students to search for that perfect college. The feature pulls together college information scattered online into one place. When you search for a four-year US college, it’ll highlight information about the college’s admission rate, cost, graduation rate, average cost after student aid is applied, and other …

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Microsoft’s next HoloLens may cost less and arrive early 2019

You may have heard of Microsoft’s augmented reality device, HoloLens, but odds are you haven’t tried one yet. That could change next year. Microsoft is aiming to release its next-gen HoloLens in the beginning of 2019, according to tech site Thurrott. The report says the new HoloLens could be lighter, more comfortable to wear, have a better holographic display and …

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5 things Apple has to do to win with Macs this fall

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. While it wasn’t a surprise, the lack of any Mac hardware updates at last week’s Apple WWDC conference still disappointed potential MacBook, iMac and Mac Pro shoppers, many of whom have been waiting patiently for the company to release radically updated versions of some …

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Vietnam’s new law tightens control of the internet

Vietnam is taking a leaf out of China’s book when it comes to regulating the internet. Legislators in Vietnam have approved a law requiring global tech firms with operations in the country to keep user data there, Reuters reported Tuesday. In addition, social media companies like Facebook will have to remove offending content from their platforms within one day of …

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SleepScore uses sonar on your phone to show you how bad your sleep is

I have sleep apnea. I had to take a home sleep study years ago that used a fair number of wires to determine I had apnea in the first place. But a new app could make it much easier to spot sleeping problems.  SleepScore, a company co-founded by CPAP manufacturer ResMed, just released a free phone app that measures your …

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The $159 Nokia 3.1 goes up for pre

Want a brand-new Nokia phone for super cheap? The Nokia 3.1 is now available for pre-order on Amazon, for only $159. HMD Global (the parent company of Nokia’s phones) announced three new Nokia phones in May: the Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1 and Nokia 2.1. The three phones are 2018 updates to last year’s Nokia phones. Each one is built with …

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Google faces defamation case after Australian man Googled himself

Google is under fire after a man in Australia got the go-ahead Tuesday to sue the search giant for defamation, according to an ABC report. Milorad Trkulja was shot by an unknown gunman in Melbourne in 2004, then discovered that Google searches of his name brought up images of mob figures, including convicted drug trafficker Tony Mokbel. Gang activity in …

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Google Translate gets improved offline translations with the help of AI

Google on Tuesday began rolling out an update that lets you get more accurate translations even when you don’t have an internet connection. Around two years ago, Google introduced its neural machine translation (NMT) technology, which improved the accuracy of translations. The technology is now being brought offline, and will run in the Google Translate app directly on Android or …

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AT&T gets to buy Time Warner in legal win over Justice Department

Daenerys Targaryen, Superman and Harry Potter are all headed to AT&T after all. AT&T won the right to complete its $85 billion takeover of Time Warner, which includes various media properties such as DC Entertainment and HBO, after US District Judge Richard Leon on Tuesday declined the Justice Department’s request to block the deal. Leon also didn’t impose any conditions …

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Apple won’t let developers pull info about your contacts anymore

Apple changed its App Store rules last week to restrict how developers gather, use and share information about iPhone users’ friends, according to a Tuesday report from Bloomberg. In the past, some developers asked users for access to their phone contacts and used the information for marketing. They may also have shared or sold the data, without permission from the …

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More ‘proof’ that the 2018 iPhone X Plus may get a third camera

Last week’s iPhone gossip just took a turn for the best: The rumored tripl-camera iPhones of 2019 might come a year earlier. One of the models could even sell for less than the iPhone X, if word on the internet is to be believed. Here are the juiciest iPhone rumors of the past week. The iPhone X Plus could pack …

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Chrome extensions soon only available from Google’s website

If you want to install Chrome extensions, Google’s Chrome Web Store soon will be the only place to get them. Extensions — the software that lets you do things like block ads, manage your tabs better, explore art on your new-tab page or cover your screen with doge dogs — can be useful and fun. Unfortunately, they can also be …

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Create virtual credit card numbers and get cash back from Privacy.com

I’m not sure how Privacy.com escaped my radar for so long, but I’m glad I discovered it and even more glad to share it with you now. The service generates virtual credit card numbers for online shopping, which is awesome all by itself. But it’s about to unveil a new, secondary, perk, and 500 Cheapskate readers can get in early. …

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Facebook is weeding out ads that lead to a bad shopping experience

Rejoice, now you can “yelp” ads on Facebook. Facebook has launched a new tool that aims to identify ads with inaccurate information. Starting Tuesday, you can review businesses that you’ve purchased from and let other users know if the advertised products have met your expectations. “We spoke with people who have purchased things from Facebook advertisers, and the two biggest …

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