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Microsoft gives To Do app a Wunderlist makeover

Microsoft bought 6Wunderkinder in 2015, but it took until 2019 to give its own To Do app a full makeover. In a new redesign announced on Monday, the Windows maker is doing just that, updating its To Do apps with a host of changes to look more like the popular Wunderlist app.  As part of the changes, the app now …

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For most students in the US, school started sometime in the past few weeks. But it’s in the first few days and weeks that those missing must-haves come into focus. To that end, we asked Dhara Singh, a graduate student who interned with CNET over the summer, to choose some key gadgets she’d like to have on hand as she …

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Jeopardy comes to Drivetime app for hands

Jeopardy fans can now download the Drivetime app and play the trivia game on their next road trip. Each game is hosted by Alex Trebek and has trivia from the past 35 seasons. Jeopardy joins Drivetime’s other voice-based and hands-free games and will offer a free game every weekday. Drivetime offers subscriptions for $10 a month and an auto-renewing yearly …

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Apple iPhone sales could fall without a 5G phone, IDC predicts

Apple’s phone shipments are forecast to continue dropping this year, with market research firm International Data Corporation predicting that 2019 will be “challenging” for the tech giant if it doesn’t introduce a 5G iPhone. But once an iPhone can use the next-gen networks being launched worldwide, shipments will pick up again thanks to Apple’s advantage of better understanding the 5G …

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8 of the Galaxy Note 10’s best hidden features

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 Plus is a stellar device (we’re currently reviewing the smaller Note 10). From long battery life to an amazing display to new S Pen tricks — there’s a lot to like about Samsung’s latest phone. After you get your phone, there’s plenty to learn.  For example, taking a screenshot and turning the Note 10 phones off …

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Microsoft president says US government isn’t being open about Huawei ban

Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a Bloomberg interview that the Trump administration hasn’t provided enough evidence about the national security threat posed by Huawei. Acts like blacklisting the Chinese company shouldn’t be taken without a “sound basis in fact, logic, and the rule of law,” he said. When Microsoft asked US lawmakers to explain the threat, they’ve been too vague for Smith’s …

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