Now playing: Watch this: Apple may call it quits with Qualcomm in future iPhones 1:47 Apple may be looking to squeeze Qualcomm out of its devices entirely. Apple, which is locked in a fierce battle with Qualcomm over patents and licensing fees, is designing iPhones and iPads for next year that would ditch the chipmaker’s …
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People linked to Russian-backed Facebook accounts helped organize or fund events in the US around divisive topics — often playing both sides of a hot-button issue, according to The Wall Street Journal. The WSJ cited an example in July, when a Russia-based firm organized two events on the same day. The first was a “Blue Lives Matter” rally to honor …
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Pandora is ratcheting up its human touch. The music streaming service unveiled “featured playlists” Monday, its latest gambit at appealing to music listeners by promising to surface music they’ll like. The playlists, which are picked and refreshed by curators, are available to people who subscribe to Premium, Pandora’s $10-a-month competitor to Spotify and Apple Music that lets you listen to …
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China is one of Apple’s biggest markets, but it seems the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus aren’t doing too well there. As the launch of Apple’s iPhone X looms, Chinese e-commerce sites are offering discounts on the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus in hopes of spurring sales, South China Morning Post reported Monday. The cheapest 64GB iPhone 8 model, which is …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Priced at $450 nearly everywhere, Canon’s capable dSLR can be yours for $280. Sarah Tew/CNET My memory must …
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It was once the most high-tech and futuristic feature you could find: Transmit sound — with light! Lasers! A cable not of copper, but glass! Except, it was almost never glass, and was usually expensive. And while the optical cable was the digital audio transfer method of choice for decades, it has started to disappear. More and more products are …
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Francis Underwood’s getting the boot. “House of Cards,” the popular Netflix series, will end next year after its upcoming sixth season. The show, the first original series distributed by the streaming giant, features Kevin Spacey as Underwood, a scheming politician. The news of the cancellation comes the day after Spacey was accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward a minor …
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We’re still not entirely sure that the OnePlus 5T will be a real thing, but that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from churning. Our latest insight of the potential device comes from frequent Twitter tipster Evan Blass, who tweeted an image on Monday alleged to be the 5T. Top-half of OnePlus 5T (2.5t? Ha). pic.twitter.com/pmfhdQSgWQ — Evan Blass (@evleaks) October …
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Samsung makes fantastic looking watches but it doesn’t always give them the best tools for success. So is Samsung Gear Sport a typical Samsung watch? I’ve been wearing Samsung’s newest Gear watch for about a week, across an iPhone 8 Plus and a Samsung Galaxy Note 8. The Gear Sport isn’t the super-powered mega-watch that last year’s cellular-enabled S3 was. Instead …
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Google is known for building many impressive things: Google Search, Google Maps, the Pixel 2 XL. And yet, it doesn’t seem to know the simple formula for assembling a cheeseburger. The company’s problematic approach to making up everyone’s favorite meaty sandwich was pointed out on Twitter by writer Thomas Baekdal, who noted that in Google’s version of the cheeseburger emoji …
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