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Leaked pics of Huawei’s updated Freebuds show wireless charging on Mate 20 phone

Looks like Huawei’s upcoming flagship phone, the Mate 20 Pro, might have company when it’s officially unveiled on Oct. 16.  Leaked pictures posted Wednesday on German site Winfuture.de appear to show an updated version of the company’s totally wireless earbuds, called Freebuds. The earphones, which look a lot like Apple’s AirPods, can be charged in their case by USB-C or …

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UK government could police social media with internet regulator

The British government could be preparing to set up an internet regulator that would police the actions of social networks and sanction them if they failed to comply with rules. Buzzfeed News reported on Thursday that it had obtained details of government proposals, which form part of legislation currently being drafted ahead of an official announcement later this year. One …

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Apple Watch Series 4 unboxing: One box becomes two

The Apple Watch Series 4 has undergone a design overhaul since last year — bigger screen, thinner body — but that’s not all. The packaging is different for some models, too. We unboxed two different models to show what’s new: an aluminum 40mm Apple Watch Series 4 (in space gray) on video, along with photos of the stainless steel 44mm …

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Huawei hijacked Apple store queues to hand out its own chargers and juice

Apple isn’t known for its iPhone’s battery capacities — and Huawei wants to help.  The Chinese phone maker took to the streets outside Singapore’s Apple Store to give out power banks to buyers queuing to be one of the first to get Apple’s newest iPhones, and conducted a similar stunt in London this morning with a “juice” van offering both electricity …

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Gadget season: What Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Amazon, Razer are bringing this fall

Apple. Google. Amazon. Microsoft. Samsung. Huawei. Razer. Nokia. Facebook.  The world’s tech companies are announcing so many gadgets we don’t know where to start. We’ll be bringing you back-to-back-to-back coverage this fall — and here’s our guide to when and where it’s all going down. Apple is asking us to gather round for its latest event.  Apple (Sept. 12) This …

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Pixelbook Tablet? Keyboard maker may have leaked Google’s Chrome OS slate

Earlier in September, the internet spotted a clue that Google was adding Brydge detachable keyboard support to Chrome OS tablets. Since there aren’t any Chrome OS tablets on the market to justify adding a third-party detachable keyboard, it got us wondering: Are new Google tablets on the way? Now we may actually have a render of a new Google Chrome OS …

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Alexa is coming to Sony smart TVs

Soon you’ll be able to have a conversation with your TV. Amazon said Thursday that Sony is integrating the e-tailer’s Alexa voice assistant with its smart televisions. The e-commerce giant unveiled the partnership at an event at its Seattle headquarters. The integration is possible because of Amazon’s new Alexa Smart Screen Device software developers kit, which that lets other companies …

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