Nintendo brings in major profits, TikTok gets a new competitor

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The best docuseries on Netflix for 2020 (so far)

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Instagram ‘bug’ reportedly favors Trump campaign content over Biden

A bug in Instagram’s algorithms reportedly pushed content favoring President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign over that of presumptive Democratic rival Joe Biden. A search for Biden showed a variety of pro-Trump content, while searches for Trump didn’t provide hashtags promoting alternative viewpoints, Buzzfeed reported Wednesday.  Hashtag searches for #JoeBiden produced over 390,000 posts tagged with the former vice president’s name …

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Google reportedly working on foldable Pixel for 2021

Google has big plans for its flagship line. On top of discontinuing its current Pixel 4 to make way for the upcoming Pixel 5 phone that it announced on Monday, the tech company is allegedly making a foldable Pixel phone for 2021, according to 9to5Google. The outlet cited a leaked internal document that it reviewed, which listed future Android builds. The document …

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Intellivision Amico vs. Atari VCS: Comparing two baffling retro consoles

“Retro” can mean a lot of things if you’re a gamer. Retro game console sets, like plug-and-play mini Sega Genesis, SNES and Turbografx systems loaded with old games to play? Sure. Gaming compilations that play on fancy new systems? Of course. But what about fancy, mysterious reinventions of classic gaming brands? Meet Atari and Intellivision, the Bizarro Consoles. Intellivision Amico: …

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Judge to decide on injunction against Uber and Lyft within days

Uber and Lyft have a bit more time before a California judge decides whether they can continue operating as usual in the state. After a three-hour hearing on Thursday, Judge Ethan Schulman said he was going to make a ruling on an injunction against the two companies in a “matter of days.” The injunction stems from a lawsuit brought against …

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Researchers warn of an Achilles’ heel security flaw for Android phones

You might not ever have heard of a digital signal processor, but there’s a good chance you’ve reaped the benefits of one on your phone. These processors, described as a “complete computer in a single chip,” are the reason phones can fully charge within five minutes or launch augmented reality for games like Pokemon Go.   The chip’s wide range of possibilities, however, …

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Everything Samsung announced at Unpacked: Note 20, Galaxy Watch 3 and more

For its annual August Samsung Unpacked event, the company promised us at least five new devices, and delivered with the Galaxy Z Fold 2, a couple of Galaxy Note 20 models, the Galaxy Buds Live, the Galaxy Tab S7 tablet, Galaxy Watch 3 and more. Following similar events by companies like Apple, which have shifted events online due to the coronavirus pandemic, …

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Nintendo Switch is about to overtake NES in lifetime sales

Nintendo Switch overtook the SNES’ lifetime sales over the 2019 holiday season, and it’s about to beat the NES. The Japanese company’s latest financial earnings report revealed that the hybrid console sold 61.44 million units, compared to the older console’s 61.91 million, as previously noted by Nintendo Life. Since the report only covers the period to June 30 and the …

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Facebook says employees can work from home until July 2021

Facebook said Thursday that its employees will be able to continue working from home until July 2021, a move that comes after other tech companies, including Google and Uber, push back plans to reopen their offices as coronavirus cases surge. A Facebook spokeswoman said the company made the decision “based on guidance from health and government experts” and “internal discussions.” …

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus wants to work hard and play games

It’s still amazing to me how adding just the right keyboard, touchpad and kickstand can transform a tablet into a laptop. We’ve seen it before in the iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface, as everyone competes to become the next great evolution of the personal computer. Now Samsung is leaning heavily in the same direction with the new Galaxy Tab S7 …

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Verizon expands its 5G network into San Jose, California

Verizon said Thursday that San Jose, California, has joined the list of US cities that can use the company’s 5G network. Verizon has now turned on its speedy 5G network in 36 cities since it first rolled out 5G last year. The company said its 5G network will be available in parts of downtown San Jose, Little Saigon, Little Italy, West San …

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Its been a busy year for T-Mobile, but the carrier continues to see subscriber growth and says it has now moved past AT&T to become the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier despite the coronavirus pandemic.  For its second quarter, which ended June 30, T-Mobile on Thursday said that it added 1.25 million subscribers, 1.11 million of which were postpaid additions. Of …

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Microsoft reportedly wants to buy TikTok’s global operations

Microsoft is reportedly considering a total buyout of TikTok’s global business from China-based ByteDance. It follows the US tech giant exploring the acquisition of TikTok’s US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand businesses earlier this week after a conversation between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and President Donald Trump. The president has been reportedly considering an order to force the Chinese company …

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