Roku and HBO Max have reached a deal for Roku‘s popular lineup of streaming devices to support HBO Max’s app, a breakthrough in their months-long standoff that will give millions of people the option to easily stream movies like Wonder Woman 1984, The Matrix 4 and Dune in the coming days and months. HBO Max became available on Roku starting …
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17 December
Walmart doesn’t want bots to snag your new PS5 or Xbox Series X
Given the limited supply of the new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S video game consoles, they’ve been selling out quickly whenever a retailer gets new stock. Walmart announced plans Tuesday to make sure its stock gets in the hands of actual customers instead of bots. Walmart says it has built and optimized its bot detection tools to …
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17 December
Walmart’s latest holiday shopping event is happening on TikTok
TikTok and Walmart are teaming up for a “livestream shopping experience” on Friday that’ll let people shop for fashion items without leaving the popular video app, the retailer said in a blog post. The livestream is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. PT on Walmart’s page and feature 10 TikTok creators for the hour-long variety show called Holiday Shop-Along Spectacular. …
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17 December
The iPhone 12 is great, but not because of 5G: Our speed test results
For 2020’s iPhone 12 line, the biggest feature wasn’t improved cameras or the ceramic glass covering on the screen. It was 5G. The new wireless standard took center stage at Apple’s big event in October, complete with the tech giant bringing out Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg to announce that America’s largest wireless carrier was turning on its nationwide 5G network …
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17 December
Uber offers 10 million rides to people seeking COVID vaccinations
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Uber said Thursday it would offer 10 million free or discounted rides to people seeking COVID-19 vaccinations, a pledge that mirrors a similar program the ride-hailing giant ran earlier this year. The company will partner with the National Urban League, the Morehouse School …
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17 December
iPhone 12 Pro Max faces the One Charge Challenge
The iPhone 12 Pro Max offers so many bells and whistles, but how many of them can you really use in one battery charge? Welcome to One Charge Challenge, where we try out a product’s most fun features through a series of challenges, in a single battery life cycle. Our first challenge with Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3 put the wearable through several stress tests, …
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17 December
Twitter’s relaunched verification plan rolls back some restrictions
On Jan. 20, 2021, Twitter will roll out new verification policies that have been refined with public feedback. Twitter detailed the new rules in a blog post on Thursday — a promised update after opening up the process to community input back in November. The social media giant is in the process of relaunching its public verification program. Verified Twitter …
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17 December
ProRaw, Fitness Plus and more: Inside Apple’s iOS 14.3 release
Apple on Monday released iOS 14.3, the latest version of its software for iPhones and iPads. The updated OS includes support for Fitness Plus, Apple’s new fitness streaming subscription service, and ProRaw photos, its new photo format that gives amateur photographers better editing options. It also includes support for the new noise-canceling AirPods Max headphones, and new app privacy labels so you …
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17 December
A new Apple Watch alert tells you how fit (or unfit) you are. Here’s how to get it
The Apple Watch is about to give you an honest review of your fitness levels. At a time when a lot of us are working from home or don’t have access to gyms, fitness trackers like the Apple Watch have been helping us keep tabs on how much (or how little) exercise we’ve been doing on a daily basis. Now …
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17 December
Samsung Galaxy S21 images leak ahead of expected launch in January
Samsung’s Galaxy S21 will reportedly launch this coming January, but in another leak ahead of the scheduled release, official product images are now available, thanks to German tech publication Winfuture. While images of the new S21 phones have circulated for some time, these appear to be the first official images, rather than early marketing images. These represent the latest in …
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