Intel’s 11th

Intel on Wednesday confirmed that its 11th generation Intel Core desktop processor, dubbed Rocket Lake-S, will launch in the first quarter of 2021. The next-gen chips are aimed at midrange desktops and will provide support for PCIe 4.0.  In a release, Intel executive John Bonini said Rocket Lake-S will be another “fantastic processor for gaming.” …

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The Cheapskate Show podcast: Expensive TVs aren’t worth the money

Let’s talk TVs. You know where I stand: A lot of lower-end models are perfectly good — and definitely easier on the wallet. But what do you sacrifice when you choose a cheap TV instead of a high-end model from, say, Samsung or Sony? For answers, we brought in CNET TV guru David Katzmaier. Trust me, if you’re in the …

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Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon abused monopoly power, House report says

Lawmakers from the US House of Representatives accused Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple of “abuses of monopoly power” in a 449-page report released Tuesday. The House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee drew its conclusions after a 16-month investigation that culminated in an hours-long hearing with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook and Google’s Sundar Pichai in July that featured tense exchanges portending a …

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Google Accounts get security boost with new critical alerts system

Google on Wednesday unveiled a pair of online products designed to better protect the security and privacy of Google users’ information. The company said it will soon introduce a redesigned critical alert to warn Google Account users when a serious security threat is detected, such as a suspected hack. Unlike alerts that arrive in your email or on your phone, …

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Apple and Fortnite developer Epic Games court battle to resume in May 2021

In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the free online title from Epic Games, 100 players take control of characters wielding everything from axes to sharpshooter guns to rainbow-colored unicorn stick horses. Their objective is to battle to the last person standing, kinda like the Hunger Games, but much more silly and cartoonish.  Fortnite‘s become an international phenomenon, attracting more than 350 million …

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Requiem for a Daydream: RIP, phone VR

In late 2014, I pulled CNET TV editor David Katzmaier into a conference room to show him a black plastic pair of goggles fitted over a Samsung phone. I seated him in a comfy swivel chair. I wanted to see what he thought of what I was about to show him, from a display perspective. A few 3D 360-degree videos …

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Vice presidential debate 2020: How to watch Pence vs. Harris debate live tonight

This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Get ready for a night of political firsts. Tonight’s debate will be the first and only one between the two vice presidential candidates, Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, herself the first Black woman and the first …

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xCloud, now Xbox cloud gaming: Games, pricing and more you need to know

Microsoft has been testing its xCloud cloud-gaming platform, the technology that lets you play Xbox games on your phone, streamed from remote servers, for more than a year. Now we’ve come to the part where the free ride for testers ends and it’s time to pony up for the privilege via a subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. And as frequently …

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Samsung expects 58% profit bump in the third quarter

The slowdown in tech doesn’t appear to be weighing on Samsung as much as it has in the past. The company on Wednesday predicted its operating profit for the third quarter would come in around 12.3 trillion won ($10.6 billion), an increase of 58% compared with the year-ago period. It also said its revenue increased by nearly 5% to 66 …

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Apple Health app now consolidates patients’ medical records in UK, Canada

iPhone users in the UK and Canada now have a central repository for all their health care information. The health records feature, which has been available in the US since 2018, collects medical records from multiple sources and consolidates it all within the Apple Health app.  Oxford University Hospitals and Women’s College Hospital are two of the first health networks …

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Bose QuietComfort Earbuds: Best noise canceling

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Apple event confirmed for Oct. 13, Facebook and Twitter block Trump posts

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Has COVID

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