Microsoft has released an update of Windows 10 to help improve the Your Phone app. Build 20226, released Wednesday to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel, makes it easier to set up the app you can use to control your Android phone from your Windows 10 desktop. There’s a new settings page where you can …
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The Cheapskate Show podcast: The secrets of saving big on Prime Day
In case you haven’t heard (ha!), Prime Day is coming. We know a thing or two about Amazon’s big sale, so we’ve devoted this entire episode to Prime Day tips and tricks — not including this sweet late-breaking deal, which emerged after we’d recorded. We also circled back on a couple earlier discussions. Is it possible I was wrong (gasp!) about …
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Imagine you’re training to be a pilot or a doctor, experiencing a simulation in VR with convincing images and tools that feel like the real thing. And not only do you get to know how you did afterwards, but you can see how you focused, what your pulse rate was and maybe even what you were feeling. VR headsets like …
Read More »FCC moves forward in freeing up more midband spectrum for 5G
The Federal Communications Commission took its first big step toward freeing up 100 megahertz of wireless spectrum currently being used for the military and making it available for 5G service. On Wednesday, the agency adopted rules and proposed additional changes to the 3.3-3.55GHZ band of spectrum that’ll pave the way toward an auction of the spectrum to commercial service providers. …
Read More »Xiaomi says its new Mi Watch only needs charging twice a month
From the Mi Watch’s digital crown to its curved rectangle face, Xiaomi wasn’t shy about Apple’s influence over its first smartwatch. But the Chinese company seems to be drawing inspiration from elsewhere for the first smartwatch its designed to be sold overseas. It will first be released in parts of Europe for 99 euros, which converts to approximately $115 (£90, …
Read More »Share your screen on Facebook Messenger for iPhone and Android, here’s how
Facebook’s Messenger chat platform now includes screen sharing for iOS and Android mobile devices, expanding its video chat features given the many people still working and socializing from home as coronavirus cases spike across the US. Adding screen sharing to both Messenger video calls and Facebook’s new video chat platform, Messenger Rooms, helps Facebook better compete with popular services such as …
Read More »iPhone SE vs. Pixel 4A camera comparison: Selfies, portraits, video, night mode
Google is set to announce the Pixel 5 phone today, almost two months after unveiling the Pixel 4A. And iPhone 12 is rumored to be announced any day now, making it the second iPhone Apple will have released in 2020 after April’s iPhone SE launch. Both new flagships will likely be pricier than their budget predecessors. But you don’t have …
Read More »Get an Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet with Show Mode Dock for $70 (Update: Sold out)
This won’t last long, so I’ll make it quick: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Amazon has the refurbished seventh-generation Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet (32GB) with Show Mode Dock for $69.99. That’s the best price I’ve seen for this combo, though an earlier Woot deal was just $1 more. The current-gen Fire HD 10 sells new by …
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