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Facebook hit with housing discrimination charge by US government

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development charged Facebook on Thursday with allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act through targeted ads. The charge follows an August 2018 complaint that alleged the social network lets landlords and home sellers engage in housing discrimination through advertising that can exclude people based on race, national origin, religion, gender or disability. “Facebook is …

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LG G8 coming April 11 for as low as $670

LG’s 2019 flagship, the G8 ThinQ, is almost ready for your pocket. It launched at MWC this year, but now we know that you’ll be able to preorder it in the US starting March 29.  The company’s offering a limited-time promotion for $150 off the retail price of $820 (for qualified buyers), and it will start dropping into hands on …

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Apple Card, Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade: It’s just another way to say iPhone

Apple just can’t shake that iPhone addiction. At a flashy event on Monday, the company time and time again stressed how great its services will work on its mobile devices. For its premium Apple News Plus subscription package, magazines have been designed to take advantage of the iPhone or iPad, adding animated covers and automatically downloading content for convenience. “I …

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Apple, Qualcomm CEOs end up on list of possible trial witnesses

The next public appearance by Apple CEO Tim Cook could be as a witness at his company’s upcoming trial against Qualcomm.  The executive is one of many possible witnesses listed in a joint filing from Apple and Qualcomm on Thursday as they prepare to face off in court next month over Qualcomm’s licensing practices. The list includes top executives from Apple and Qualcomm — …

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Get an unlocked Moto X4 phone for $130

This is something of a rerun, because just a few weeks ago the Moto X4 was on sale bundled with a month of Cricket service. Today, it’s just the phone — with a lower price. As I’ve said many times, it’s crazy to spend $750 to $1,000 for a phone when you can pay a fraction of the price for …

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Apple Watch ECG app launches in Hong Kong and Europe

After its successful debut in the US this past September, the ECG app on the Apple Watch Series 4 arrived Thursday in Hong Kong and 19 European countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. The new regions are part of the watch OS 5.2 update. “We’ve seen the ECG app and irregular rhythm notifications on Apple Watch …

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Canon Ivy Cliq, Cliq Plus instant camera printers join a familiar club

Canon’s launching two instant camera printers into the territory currently occupied by Fujifilm’s Instax line, the recent Polaroid Mint and others. The Ivy Cliq and Ivy Cliq Plus join the company’s Ivy mini printer, using the same Zink technology, as Canon steadfastly sticks with its better-very-very-late-than-never product strategy. Both cameras will ship in April, with the Cliq priced at $100 and …

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