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October, 2020

September, 2020

  • 30 September

    Amazon has donated $215M through its charity program

    Amazon has donated more than $215 million to charities since its AmazonSmile program launched in 2013, the company said Wednesday. The tally comes as the e-commerce giant prepares for Prime Day 2020, which kicks off Oct. 13. The most popular charities for AmazonSmile customers were animal-related, followed by education, health and disaster relief, the company said in its release. “Over …

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  • 30 September

    China reportedly readying antitrust probe into Google after Huawei prompt

    China may launch an antitrust investigation into Google after Huawei alleged that the search giant’s use of its dominant Android operating system hurts competition, Reuters reported Wednesday. The Chinese State Council’s antitrust committee may decide on the probe next month, and the country’s relations with the US could be a factor, the news agency noted. The Trump administration has restricted …

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  • 30 September

    The Apple One subscription bundle’s best feature is actually the iCloud storage

    Following September’s Apple event — packed, in typical fashion, with new hardware like the iPad Air and a low-cost Apple Watch SE to go along with its top-of-the-line Apple Watch Series 6 (but, sadly, no new iPhone) — it’s the lowly iCloud photo and backup service that may have the biggest impact on your relationship with the company, through the …

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  • 30 September

    Google’s Pixel 4A 5G costs more on Verizon because of millimeter

    Google on Wednesday detailed its long-rumored (and leaked) Pixel 4A 5G and Pixel 5, making official what was pretty strong speculation (to put it nicely). Today’s announcement also revealed that Verizon’s version will once again cost more than the Pixel 4A 5G offered by its rivals.  Called the Pixel 4A 5G UW, Verizon’s model runs $600 and follows a trend …

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  • 30 September

    Apple iPad (8th

    The eighth-gen iPad feels familiar. It should be familiar: iPads don’t change much. But the world certainly has. My whole family is trapped at home, working and going to school; remote connections are our whole lives. And iPads and Chromebooks are everywhere in our house. My kids connect to their classes through devices: one on a Chromebook, the younger one …

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  • 30 September

    Thunderbolt 4 products fix a big USB

    Thunderbolt, the chief competitor to USB-C, is being used to fix one of the standard’s biggest problems: the absence of hubs and docks. Before the end of the year, Other World Computing will begin shipping its $150 OWC Thunderbolt Hub, the company said on Wednesday. The products, which take advantage of the new Thunderbolt 4 standard, will turn one port …

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