Motorola revived its iconic Razr flip phone last year, and now the company is apparently working to launch an upgraded sequel in North America as soon as this September. Motorola teased an upcoming virtual event slated for Sept. 9 last week, which it’s described as “getting ready to flip the smartphone experience once again.” The Chicago-based company didn’t …
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19 August
Instagram will suggest posts you might like in your feed
Instagram said Wednesday it will start suggesting posts at the bottom of your feed based on the accounts that you follow. It’s part of the Facebook-owned social network’s push to make it easier for people to find more content they might be interested in on the site. Instagram users worldwide will see suggested posts after they’ve finished scrolling through all the …
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19 August
TikTok’s US operations boss says company is caught up in geopolitical tension
TikTok’s head of US operations denied that the short-video app could be a national security threat. In an interview with NBC’s Today on Tuesday, Vanessa Pappas said TikTok has “very strict data controls” and doesn’t sell user information. “We are at a time where we’re seeing … a geopolitical tension between the US and China, and we are in the …
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19 August
Get a 3
Do you have a closet, pantry, stairway or some other dark corner of the house that desperately needs illumination? Rather than hiring an electrician to wire a light, you could simply stick an LED night-light where it’s needed. No wiring, no hassles — this light strip is battery-operated and weighs little enough to attach to a wall, door or counter …
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19 August
Nearly 75% believe Twitter and Facebook censor political views, Pew study finds
This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Your social media feeds from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are fueled by algorithms, but are they also influenced by human political bias? A new survey released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center indicates that most US adults think so. About three-quarters of respondents …
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19 August
Google clashes with Australia watchdog over proposed law to force it to pay for news
Australia’s competition watchdog on Monday accused Google of sharing “misinformation” about a proposed law that would require the search giant to pay media companies for news content. The response comes after Google published an open letter saying that the code would “hurt how Australians use Google Search and YouTube.” “A proposed law, the News Media Bargaining Code, would force us to provide you …
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19 August
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T-Mobile has launched yet another ad campaign blasting Verizon’s 5G network coverage, telling the rival carrier that the “truth hurts.” T-Mobile said Wednesday that customers can only connect to Verizon’s 5G network 0.4% of the time because it’s only live in certain parts of some cities. “Odds are you can’t get Verizon 5G, but look at the bright side — …
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19 August
Fluance goes big with XL8 home theater speakers
Following the release of Fluance’s excellent range of turntables, including CNET’s pick the RT-82, the Canadian company is going back to its first love: loudspeakers. One Wednesday it announced a brand-new range of home theater speakers, the XL8, which start at $150. The XL8 series are a step-down from the company’s flagship Signature Series, which was released in 2016. The …
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19 August
BlackBerry phones to return in 2021, with 5G and physical keyboard
BlackBerry is back, again. Sort of. The smartphone brand once synonymous with corporate success and government-level security will return thanks to security startup OnwardMobility and FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Chinese device manufacturing giant Foxconn. OnwardMobility plans to launch a new 5G BlackBerry Android phone in the first half of 2021, the company said in a press release Wednesday. This isn’t the first …
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19 August
Facebook’s grants for Black
Facebook has announced that applications are now open for more than $40 million in grants for Black-owned businesses. As of Wednesday, majority Black-owned US businesses with up to 50 employees can apply for the grant online. Black-owned businesses can also now self-designate their Facebook page as being Black-owned. The designation won’t appear publicly on the profile or page, but it …
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