October, 2020

• 7 October

  Requiem for a Daydream: RIP, phone VR

  

  In late 2014, I pulled CNET TV editor David Katzmaier into a conference room to show him a black plastic pair of goggles fitted over a Samsung phone. I seated him in a comfy swivel chair. I wanted to see what he thought of what I was about to show him, from a display perspective. …

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• 7 October

  Vice presidential debate 2020: How to watch Pence vs. Harris debate live tonight

  

  This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Get ready for a night of political firsts. Tonight’s debate will be the first and only one between the two vice presidential candidates, Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, herself the first Black woman and the first …

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• 7 October

  xCloud, now Xbox cloud gaming: Games, pricing and more you need to know

  

  Microsoft has been testing its xCloud cloud-gaming platform, the technology that lets you play Xbox games on your phone, streamed from remote servers, for more than a year. Now we’ve come to the part where the free ride for testers ends and it’s time to pony up for the privilege via a subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. And as frequently …

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• 7 October

  Samsung expects 58% profit bump in the third quarter

  

  The slowdown in tech doesn’t appear to be weighing on Samsung as much as it has in the past. The company on Wednesday predicted its operating profit for the third quarter would come in around 12.3 trillion won ($10.6 billion), an increase of 58% compared with the year-ago period. It also said its revenue increased by nearly 5% to 66 …

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• 7 October

  Apple Health app now consolidates patients’ medical records in UK, Canada

  

  iPhone users in the UK and Canada now have a central repository for all their health care information. The health records feature, which has been available in the US since 2018, collects medical records from multiple sources and consolidates it all within the Apple Health app.  Oxford University Hospitals and Women’s College Hospital are two of the first health networks …

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• 7 October

  Bose QuietComfort Earbuds: Best noise canceling

  

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• 7 October

  Apple event confirmed for Oct. 13, Facebook and Twitter block Trump posts

  

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• 7 October

  Has COVID

  

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• 7 October

  16-Year-Old Pregnant Dalit Girl Allegedly Murdered By Father For 'Shaming' Family

  

  In one more shocker from UP, a 16-year-old pregnant Dalit girl was allegedly killed by her father and brother because she ‘shamed’ the family. It happened in Shahjahanpur.   As news of her pregnancy spread across the village, the family felt ‘ashamed’. She was first badly beaten and then strangled.  TOI reported that her head was then cut off and she …

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• 7 October

  Electrocution Of 3 Elephants Near 2 Reserves Shows How Careless We Are About Their Conservation

  

  Elephants or any other protected species are supposed to be at their safest at national parks and other protected areas which are areas specially designated for them. But, increasing incidents of poachings, reduction of area, and other human activities have proven that the wild animals are no longer safe in even their designated homes. BCCL The death of two makhana …

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