Mac tip: 3 ways to check the size of a file

How big a file is that video you just recorded? How large are the files of those photos you just exported? There are any number of reasons to check the size of a file on your Mac — the most obvious being so you can free up space by rounding up the largest files and deleting or moving them. Here …

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MoviePass on location data: We won’t sell it

MoviePass is the $9.95 a month subscription service that lets you watch a movie per day in movie theaters. There are some restrictions, like no 3D movies, and only at theaters that participate. Among cinephiles, the service has been a darling. But there may be a catch: CEO Mitch Lowe reportedly seemed to brag about MoviePass’ ability to track its …

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Apple HomePod smart speaker ad promises to fix your cruddy life

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Don’t worry, FKA Twigs. HomePod will change your life. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Do you come home at night and stare into a gray, messy living room? Do you sometimes stay out late, drinking with lonely strangers, so that you don’t have to go …

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BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram over messaging

BlackBerry’s tired of waiting for Facebook’s friend request. So it sued. The Canadian business software provider and former phone giant sued the world’s largest social network in a Los Angeles court.  The suit, filed Tuesday, targets Facebook and its Instagram photo sharing app and WhatsApp messaging service, BlackBerry said in a statement. It came after what BlackBerry said was “several …

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Will Washington state’s net neutrality law stand up in court?

States across the US are taking the protection of the open internet into their own hands. This week, Washington became the first state to approve its own net neutrality law. The law, signed Monday by Gov. Jay Inslee, prohibits internet service providers from blocking or slowing web content. It also prohibits ISPs from charging internet companies for so-called fast lane …

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FCC Chair Ajit Pai tweets praise for House passing 5G support bill

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai took to Twitter on Tuesday to praise the House of Representatives for passing the Ray Baum Act, a bill that supports development of next-generation wireless services in the US. The bill, named in honor of the late Energy & Commerce staff director who died last month, is a bipartisan agreement to reauthorize the FCC …

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LG sets lowest initial OLED TV pricing yet, starts at $2,500

Consider this the opening salvo of high-end TV pricing for 2018. LG has revealed pricing for most of its 2018 lineup of OLED TVs. The good news is that they’re less-expensive than last year, by $1000 for both the 55- and 65-inch sizes. Now playing: Watch this: LG’s new OLED TVs still look great, offer some upgrades 1:57 The bad …

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Spotify cracks down on shady modified software

If you use unapproved apps to access Spotify, watch out — Spotify will find you. The music streaming service is cracking down on unauthorized used, Torrent Freak reports. First confirmation of your unauthorized software results in Spotify putting your account on ice. After multiple transgressions things get real, quickly. Spotify has the right to terminate your account if it concludes …

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10 things you need to know about GeForce Now

Cloud gaming runs hot and cold, and now it’s hot again, thanks in part to Nvidia extending its GeForce Now (GFN) service from its Shield streamer to Mac and PC clients. Unlike some services it’s often compared to, like PlayStation Now, with GFN the cost of playing doesn’t include the games. To use it, you need a GeForce now account …

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LG G7 may come with an iPhone X styled notch

It looks like yet another upcoming Android phone may arrive with the iPhone X notch. Ever since Apple released the iPhone X — which features a black notch above the screen that houses the phone’s front-facing camera and other sensors — a gaggle of Android phone makers have been rumored to be adopting the design. In addition to the upcoming Huawei P20 and …

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Netflix streamed to 450 million individual devices last month

Hey Netflix subscribers, if you’re streaming on more than three different devices, congratulations: You’re above average.  Netflix streamed to 450 million discrete devices just in the last month, the company’s chief product officer, Greg Peters, said Tuesday. With 117 million members as of the end of last year, the number of streaming devices for the average member works out to …

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Loomo aims to be part Segway and part robot

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Goodyear’s Oxygene tire is actually alive

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