Google now includes a pair of USB-C earbuds in the box with the Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL. The earbuds look a lot like the company’s wireless Pixel Buds and work much in the same way. Instead of touch interaction on the earbud itself, there’s an in-line remote, with volume controls and a means …
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5G video that changes according to your reactions: Scary or awesome? (The 3:59, Ep. 479)
Now playing: Watch this: 5G video that changes according to your reactions. Scary… 4:17 On this podcast, we talk about: How movies and shows could be more interactive with 5G Apple CEO Tim Cook’s views on data privacy CNET’s exclusive interview with the FCC on rural broadband The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of …
Read More »Target cuts $35 minimum cost from free two
Target is pushing its free two-day shipping option as the holiday shopping rush looms. The company is removing the $35 minimum from its free two-day shipping offer from Nov. 1 to Dec. 22, with no membership requirement, it said Tuesday. So you’ll be able to buy pretty much any item from the retailer, no matter how small, and expect to …
Read More »Follow JC Go! is like Pokemon Go, but with Catholic saints
Forget Squirtle, there’s a Saint Francis of Assisi on the loose. Two years after Pokemon Go fever got folks outside, hunting and collecting Pokemon, a Catholic evangelical group called Fundación Ramón Pané is looking to put a more religious spin on the mobile game. Follow JC Go! launched Friday and lets players catch saints and Biblical figures and answer quiz …
Read More »The Leica M10
On Wednesday, Leica announced the Leica M10-D. From the outside, this digital camera looks exactly like an analog film camera. Perhaps a little bit too much. Unlike other digital cameras on the market, it doesn’t have a rear display. If you want to see the photo you just took, you’ll have to download the Leica Fotos app on your phone …
Read More »Google makes it easier to wipe your search history
Google tweaked its software to make it easier for you to delete search history and find important privacy controls, the company said Wednesday. Here’s where you alter your privacy controls in search. Google The tech giant has updated its menus, giving you the ability to review and delete search history within Google search itself, Eric Miraglia, director of the product …
Read More »Save $50 on the new Snap Spectacles 2 frames
Snap’s nifty Spectacles 2 video-recording sunglasses last month got a makeover — and a price bump. The new Nico and Veronica styles, which more closely resemble traditional sunglasses, hit the streets at $200. The original Spectacles 2 sell for $150. Like the new design but not the new price? You’re in luck: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Neiman …
Read More »Verizon adds Panama City to list of 5G cities after Hurricane Michael
Verizon has added Panama City, Florida, to the list of US cities that will get first crack at its 5G broadband service, as the area tries to rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. The Category 4 storm, with 155-mile-per-hour winds, made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on Oct. 10. It tore down electrical wires and ripped apart fiber networks needed for …
Read More »Chinese spies reportedly eavesdrop on Trump’s personal iPhone
Chinese spies are often listening in on President Donald Trump’s conversations when he talks to friends on one of his iPhones, The New York Times reported Wednesday. US intelligence agencies have learned from sources inside foreign governments that China and Russia have eavesdropped on Trump’s cell phone conversations and that China was using information gleaned from the calls to manipulate …
Read More »Snapchat helped over 400,000 people register to vote, says report
Snapchat’s tool to help people register to vote has apparently been a success. Snap, the popular app’s parent company, on Tuesday said that Snapchat has helped more than 400,000 users register to vote over the past two weeks. Snapchat introduced a tool on Sept. 25, National Voter Registration Day, that lets users click a link on their User Profile page …
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