August, 2020

• 8 August

  3 deals for Saturday: $10 handheld fan, $10 Watchmen season 1 and a cheap power bank

  

  Ready for the weekend? I certainly am, as I need time to polish off season 2 of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix. (The first season moved a little slowly at first but got really good, so if you started it and abandoned it, have another look!) And speaking of TV, today’s deals include a serious …

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• 8 August

  TikTok ban: What you need to know

  

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• 8 August

  Galaxy Note 20 Ultra: Hands

  

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• 8 August

  President effectively bans TikTok, Samsung Unpacked

  

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• 7 August

  Xbox slams Apple for blocking Microsoft’s Project xCloud streaming game service

  

  Earlier this week, when Microsoft announced its Project xCloud video game service would be released on September 15 for free to Xbox Games Pass Ultimate subscribers, it said devices powered by Google’s Android software were supported. But the tech giant conspicuously said nothing about Apple in its press materials. On Thursday, it said why. In a strongly worded statement, the …

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• 7 August

  Beat the heat: Four personal fans for $8 or less

  

  Air conditioning doesn’t solve every summertime heat problem. Sometimes you just need a fan to push some air past you, whether it’s while you sit at your desk, lounge on the sofa or wander around outside sweltering under the angry sun. A personal fan might be just the ticket; you can get one with its own rechargeable battery or that’s …

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• 7 August

  Xbox slams Apple for blocking Microsoft’s Project xCloud streaming game service

  

  Earlier this week, when Microsoft announced its Project xCloud video game service would be released on September 15 for free to Xbox Games Pass Ultimate subscribers, it said devices powered by Google’s Android software were supported. But the tech giant conspicuously said nothing about Apple in its press materials. On Thursday, it said why. In a strongly worded statement, the …

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• 7 August

  Most TikTok users don’t want to switch to a rival app, survey says

  

  Most Gen Z and millennial TikTok users in the US are upset about the potential TikTok ban, according to a survey of 10,000 users taken this week and published Friday. And 83% of those surveyed are not concerned enough about the Chinese government potentially having access to their data to consider deleting the social media video app. A majority of …

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• 7 August

  Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 will fit in your pocket better than last year’s model did

  

  Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 resolves one of the biggest complaints about the first generation: the front display. The South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday — at its first all-virtual Unpacked event — unveiled the new version of its first foldable from last year. The device sports a screen that stretches across the front of the phone, giving it a flashier …

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• 7 August

  Apple Arcade updates six games for you to play this weekend

  

  Apple Arcade, Apple‘s $4.99-a-month gaming service, on Friday updated six of its titles for weekend play. Apple Arcade updates a few games every week in tandem with releasing new titles like Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows for its growing catalog of over 125 games. You can play Arcade games on the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac and Apple TV.  …

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