If you’re on the fence about which Galaxy S10 phone to buy, you have a tough choice ahead of you. The Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus and Galaxy S10E are all excellent phones on sale right now. Then there’s the foldable Galaxy Fold coming out April 26 and the Galaxy S10 5G that will sell some time this summer (Q2, specifically). With …
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Executives at Facebook, YouTube and 4Chan could face jail time under new “world-first” laws designed to stop the sharing of violent videos and images on social networks. The legislation, developed in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shooting and passed in the Australian parliament on Thursday local time, targets social networks with hefty fines and even jail terms for company …
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Good morning, cheeps! A couple quick housekeeping items to start the day. First, following yesterday’s maddening price-jump on the Acer camera, which happened mere minutes after I posted the deal, I’d like to encourage you to follow me on Facebook and Twitter. That’s the best way to get updates when such issues arise. I also frequently share bonus deals throughout the …
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Electronics giant Samsung just gave a little more clout to those who prefer openness in the constant struggle between open and proprietary technology. The South Korean company said Wednesday it has joined the Alliance for Open Media at the highest level, a significant addition to a consortium developing video compression technology called AV1. Technology powers Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Amazon, Cisco …
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Border control officers violated an Apple employee’s rights as a US citizen when they detained him for an hour and demanded that he unlock his iPhone and Mac for their scrutiny, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a civil complaint filed Tuesday. Andreas Gal, who founded an AI startup Apple acquired after stepping down as CTO of Mozilla, flew back to …
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Wireless earbuds have been revolutionized since 2016, and AirPods have become iconic. New York City, and my daily commute, are perfect examples. For months, I had commuted as the Lone AirPod Guy back in late 2016. Now, who isn’t wearing them? I remember putting AirPods on for the first time, and not knowing what to think. Photo taken, meme generated. Message sent: …
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The Galaxy S10 Plus (and the Galaxy S10 family in general) have received a ton of attention in recent months, and with good reason. However, the arrival of the Huawei P30 Pro steals some of the limelight. The two cell phones share many of the same features: water resistance with IP68 certification, wireless charging, reversible charging, Android Pie, an octa-core processor, …
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Editors’ Note: This piece was first published on April 3, 2013 on the 40th anniversary of the first cell phone call. What follows is the original piece. Martin Cooper changed the world when he made the first cell phone call 40 years ago. The former Motorola vice president and division manager made the call on the company’s DynaTAC phone while …
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Withings has added a bunch of customization options for its Move fitness watch, but only on its European store for now. The watch, which the company revealed at CES in January, is available in five standard colors — black and yellow gold, white and coral, white and sea blue, black and mint, and white with black and mint — for …
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The Galaxy S10 5G, Samsung’s premium Galaxy phone with 5G connectivity, is rumored to launch May 16, according to serial leaker Evan Blass. Blass posted the date in a single tweet, along with “VZW,” a nod to Verizon’s exclusive deal with the Galaxy S10 5G. S10.5G.VZW.05.16 — Evan Blass (@evleaks) April 3, 2019 The Galaxy S10 5G is one of …
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