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Robocaller hit with $10 million fine by FCC

A robocaller has been fined $9.9 million for using caller ID spoofing to intentionally cause harm, the US Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday. The scam caller made thousands of robocalls using prerecorded racist, xenophobic and threatening messages, the FCC said.  The calls were made to a victim’s family, a local journalist, political candidates — and even as an apparent …

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Samsung Galaxy S21 colors include some pretty pastels

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The new Samsung Galaxy S21 lineup is here. (Here are CNET’s Galaxy S21 review and Galaxy S21 Ultra review.) The phones will be available in pastels like phantom violet and phantom pink. Phantom shades of blue, gray and brown are also among the new colors …

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CES 2021 TVs wrap

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. TVs are pretty awesome already. Models from 2020 like the LG CX OLED, which delivers the best image quality I’ve ever tested, and the TCL 6-Series, which has the best performance for the money, will keep even the pickiest picture snob …

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Facebook has VR plans for your virtual office, with smart glasses coming soon

After a 2020 that went entirely virtual for many people, once-fantastic concepts like VR headsets and remote chat screens (including Facebook Portal) no longer seem so strange. In many ways, Facebook’s product lineup ended up being prophetic for the times we now live in. Last fall,  Facebook launched its impressive Quest 2 VR headset. So, in 2021, what comes next? …

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Samsung Galaxy S21: What to know about battery life and battery sizes

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. It’s the last day of CES, and Samsung’s latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S21, is here after being officially unveiled Thursday at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event. The lineup includes three different variants of the phone in different sizes — the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 …

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