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August, 2020

  • 7 August

    Nintendo brings in major profits, TikTok gets a new competitor

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  • 7 August

    The best docuseries on Netflix for 2020 (so far)

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  • 6 August

    Instagram ‘bug’ reportedly favors Trump campaign content over Biden

    A bug in Instagram’s algorithms reportedly pushed content favoring President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign over that of presumptive Democratic rival Joe Biden. A search for Biden showed a variety of pro-Trump content, while searches for Trump didn’t provide hashtags promoting alternative viewpoints, Buzzfeed reported Wednesday.  Hashtag searches for #JoeBiden produced over 390,000 posts tagged with the former vice president’s name …

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  • 6 August

    Google reportedly working on foldable Pixel for 2021

    Google has big plans for its flagship line. On top of discontinuing its current Pixel 4 to make way for the upcoming Pixel 5 phone that it announced on Monday, the tech company is allegedly making a foldable Pixel phone for 2021, according to 9to5Google. The outlet cited a leaked internal document that it reviewed, which listed future Android builds. The document …

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  • 6 August

    Intellivision Amico vs. Atari VCS: Comparing two baffling retro consoles

    “Retro” can mean a lot of things if you’re a gamer. Retro game console sets, like plug-and-play mini Sega Genesis, SNES and Turbografx systems loaded with old games to play? Sure. Gaming compilations that play on fancy new systems? Of course. But what about fancy, mysterious reinventions of classic gaming brands? Meet Atari and Intellivision, the Bizarro Consoles. Intellivision Amico: …

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  • 6 August

    Judge to decide on injunction against Uber and Lyft within days

    Uber and Lyft have a bit more time before a California judge decides whether they can continue operating as usual in the state. After a three-hour hearing on Thursday, Judge Ethan Schulman said he was going to make a ruling on an injunction against the two companies in a “matter of days.” The injunction stems from a lawsuit brought against …

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  • 6 August

    Researchers warn of an Achilles’ heel security flaw for Android phones

    You might not ever have heard of a digital signal processor, but there’s a good chance you’ve reaped the benefits of one on your phone. These processors, described as a “complete computer in a single chip,” are the reason phones can fully charge within five minutes or launch augmented reality for games like Pokemon Go.   The chip’s wide range of possibilities, however, …

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  • 6 August

    Everything Samsung announced at Unpacked: Note 20, Galaxy Watch 3 and more

    For its annual August Samsung Unpacked event, the company promised us at least five new devices, and delivered with the Galaxy Z Fold 2, a couple of Galaxy Note 20 models, the Galaxy Buds Live, the Galaxy Tab S7 tablet, Galaxy Watch 3 and more. Following similar events by companies like Apple, which have shifted events online due to the coronavirus pandemic, …

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  • 6 August

    Nintendo Switch is about to overtake NES in lifetime sales

    Nintendo Switch overtook the SNES’ lifetime sales over the 2019 holiday season, and it’s about to beat the NES. The Japanese company’s latest financial earnings report revealed that the hybrid console sold 61.44 million units, compared to the older console’s 61.91 million, as previously noted by Nintendo Life. Since the report only covers the period to June 30 and the …

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  • 6 August

    Facebook says employees can work from home until July 2021

    Facebook said Thursday that its employees will be able to continue working from home until July 2021, a move that comes after other tech companies, including Google and Uber, push back plans to reopen their offices as coronavirus cases surge. A Facebook spokeswoman said the company made the decision “based on guidance from health and government experts” and “internal discussions.” …

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