October, 2020

• 10 October

  Everything iOS 14 changed for Siri (and how it’ll make your life easier)

  

  Apple’s latest iPhone ($500 at Best Buy) operating system, iOS 14, is now available to download, and is packed with useful new features to help you get things done faster and easier. The Shortcuts app in particular sees a major upgrade in the new OS, with more options for automating tasks so you can make your …

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• 10 October

  Today only, the Timekettle WT2 puts real

  

  We’ve been inching ever closer to Star Trek’s Universal Translator for years. I can still remember being floored by a tech demo about 20 years ago in which a phone conversation was translated into a different language more or less as it happened. And the iPhone’s iOS 14 update includes a translation app that works great, if you don’t mind …

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• 10 October

  Amazon is poised for another record Prime Day

  

  Last year’s Amazon Prime Day TV ad featured geometric cartoon townspeople — who built their trucks, parade floats and houses out of Amazon delivery boxes — at a boisterous parade, with a liveried band showing off all the great deals on fashion, home goods and electronics. In 2020, the backdrop is a suburban neighborhood where the same fictional characters are …

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• 10 October

  Apple event Oct. 13, Facebook’s election prep

  

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• 10 October

  Galaxy Note 20 vs. Ultra: Which should you buy?

  

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• 9 October

  Every iPhone 12 feature we expect Apple to announce

  

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• 9 October

  Judge makes permanent the injunction preventing Apple from banning Epic’s Unreal Engine

  

  The battle royale between Epic Games and Apple continues, with a judge on Friday denying a request to force Apple to allow Fortnite back into the App Store while legal proceedings continue. But the US District Court for the Northern District of California also ordered Apple to allow Epic to operate its Unreal Engine developer account in the App Store, …

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• 9 October

  TikTok alternatives: 5 similar apps to check out in case of a ban

  

  The potential ban on TikTok, along with messaging app WeChat, is on hold after the Trump administration approved a deal last month for Oracle and Walmart to acquire stakes in the US operations of the short-form video app. TikTok came under fire due to the administration’s national security concerns regarding the Chinese-owned company.  TikTok and WeChat are massive global apps: TikTok has amassed over 100 million users in …

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• 9 October

  Save up to 50% on genuinely great Mixtiles framed photos

  

  Regular Cheapskate readers know that when it comes to photos, there are two products I really dig: Digital photo frames, which let you see a running slideshow of your favorite pics, and Mixtiles, which are affordable 8×8-inch framed photos you can easily hang and rehang. No nails required: They rely on residue-free sticky pads. Mixtiles normally cost $11 each, which …

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• 9 October

  WatchOS 7 has arrived. Here’s how to get the Apple Watch update

  

  Apple‘s latest wearable operating system WatchOS 7 has arrived on the Apple Watch ($349 at eBay), following an announcement at the tech giant’s annual event in September. Also announced at Apple’s “Time Flies” event were two new smartwatch models, the Apple Watch Series 6 and the more affordable Apple Watch SE. Originally revealed during its WWDC keynote earlier this summer, the WatchOS 7 update has been available …

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