iPhone X takes on Pixel 2 in camera shootout (The 3:59, Ep. 323)

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone X takes on Pixel 2 in camera shootout (The 3:59,… 4:40 Which premium smartphone has the best camera? It depends.  On Tuesday’s podcast, we talk about:  Whether the iPhone X or Pixel 2 camera is the right one for you.  The latest NSA breach, which spilled over 100GB of top secret data.  Google trying to keep …

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Comcast: No plans for internet ‘fast lanes’ after net neutrality repeal

Comcast said it has no plans to offer fast lanes on the internet after the Federal Communications Commission eliminates Obama-era regulation, which banned the practice. On Tuesday, the nation’s biggest cable operator responded to a report from the website Ars Technica, which stated Comcast might be considering offering a service that would charge companies like Netflix and Google to deliver …

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AT&T extends Time Warner merger deadline as DOJ fight looms

AT&T is giving itself a few more months to close its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner.  The Dallas telecommunications giant extended the deadline for the merger to April 22, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It’s the second time the company has extended the deadline, which was originally set for Oct. 22.  Standing in the …

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Google fixes cheeseburger emoji faux pas in Android 8.1

Google sent its cheeseburger emoji back to the kitchen and looks to have got the order right this time. The new emoji, slated to be part of Android 8.1, will have the cheese on top of the patty, as we all know is its proper place. The new version will replace Google’s original version of the cheeseburger emoji, which had …

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FCC chairman calls Twitter the real threat to an open internet

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has gone on the attack to defend his proposal to roll back net neutrality regulations. Pai said in a speech Tuesday he wanted to “cut through the hysteria and hot air” about the proposal he unveiled last week to unwind the Obama-era rules that prevent broadband companies from controlling consumers’ internet experience. The Federal Communications Commission …

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Ericsson predicts 1 billion 5G subscriptions in 2023

Telecom equipment maker Ericsson predicts there will be at least 1 billion 5G subscriptions in 2023. This is double the number of connections the company predicts for 2022, the company said in its semiannual Mobility Report.   The technology is expected to be first deployed in dense urban areas. Ericsson said more than 20 percent of the world’s population will …

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Square opens its first store called the Square Showroom

Square, the company behind those ubiquitous white registers you see in coffee shops and boutiques, has officially opened its first retail store called the Square Showroom. The idea behind the store is to give business owners a chance to try out products like Square’s point-of-sale hardware as well as its slate of business software. The Square Showroom is located in …

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How to set up face unlock on the OnePlus 5T

Using your face to unlock a phone is no longer something limited to sci-fi flicks or futuristic novels. Apple’s iPhone X ($285 at Amazon) uses a complicated camera system to achieve such a feat. Not to be outdone, OnePlus recently announced its latest smartphone, the OnePlus 5T, would also boast a face unlock feature. Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 5T …

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Windows 10 Sets launch makes you Microsoft’s beta tester

Microsoft has a great new idea that might change the way you use a computer. But the company’s not sure it’ll work. Wanna try it? In the coming weeks, the world’s largest software maker will send an update for its 3-year-old Windows Insiders program to people who want to experience bleeding-edge prerelease software. The update will include a feature that …

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Firefox challenges Apple with 4K

When Apple introduced iOS 11 in September, it boasted how new compression technology called HEVC shrinks your video files about 40 percent. On Tuesday, Firefox took a step to do even better. The latest Firefox test version, called Nightly, debuts compression technology called AV1 that Mozilla said makes video files 25 percent to 35 percent smaller than those compressed with …

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Detachable tablets will be lit over the next 4 years

A new business forecast estimates that despite weaker demand for computers and tablets, the market for such devices is only expected to decline 2 percent over the next four years. The forecast comes from business market research company International Data Corporation (IDC) which tracks shipping data for computers and tablets. Over a period of five years, IDC estimates that the …

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Facebook is using AI to check posts for suicidal thoughts

If you’re going through a difficult time, Facebook wants to help. Its artificial intelligence software can now use pattern recognition to scan Facebook posts and live videos for suicidal thoughts. Once the technology has identified a problem post through what the company calls proactive detection, it alerts a team of human moderators who specialize in dealing with suicide and self …

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There are plenty of reasons to love the British countryside but broadband speed doesn’t usually top the list. Fortunately for those in rural areas, a government scheme to help out internet slow spots has been extended for another year. The Better Broadband Scheme is a subsidised broadband service from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. It costs no …

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AirBNB adds split payment option to help booking for a group

On Tuesday, Airbnb made booking for a group less painful by adding a split payment option. This means one person doesn’t have to float the tire cost of a rental for a group. The new feature was a top request when Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky took to Twitter a year ago to ask: “If Airbnb could launch anything …

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