TimeLine Layout

March, 2020

  • 5 March

    Forget foldable phones. Large rollable displays are the way to go

    The Galaxy Fold blew people away when Samsung showed off the device a year ago. A few days after that, Huawei added fuel to the fire with the crowd-stopping Mate X. The age of foldable phones was upon us. This year, with the Galaxy Z Flip and Motorola Razr out, there’s a modest level of interest …

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  • 5 March

    Save $300 on laptops from HP, MSI or Samsung at Best Buy

    Best Buy currently has a number of laptops on sale with discounts that can save you as much as $300. We’ve picked out four computers with the maximum savings. They range from $1,000 convertible laptops from HP and Samsung to a $1,700 gaming powerhouse from MSI. And these aren’t last year’s models. No, these are current configurations with modern components. …

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  • 5 March

    Samsung nabbed 74% of 5G smartphone sales in the US last year

    The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G was the best-selling 5G phone in the US last year, according to market research firm Counterpoint Research. Counterpoint estimates that less than 2 million 5G-capable smartphones were sold in the US in 2019, accounting for less than 1% of overall smartphone sales. Samsung accounted for 74% of 5G phone sales, followed by LG and …

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  • 5 March

    Facebook gives WHO free ads to cut down coronavirus misinformation

    For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Facebook is letting the World Health Organization advertise for free to try to combat misinformation on the coronavirus outbreak. The social network wants people to feel confident that information is “credible and accurate,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post late Tuesday. “If you search …

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  • 5 March

    YouTube TV, Sinclair strike deal for 19 sports networks but not YES, Fox Sports West

    YouTube TV and Sinclair have struck a deal that will save live sports for most users across the country, but fans in bigger markets such as New York or Los Angeles may want to look for a different streaming TV provider.  In an announcement Thursday, Sinclair said that 19 of its 21 Fox Sports stations will continue to be carried …

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  • 5 March

    Nokia’s first 5G phone to be revealed this month

    Nokia’s first 5G phone will be unveiled on March 19 in London. HMD Global, which makes Nokia phones, said Thursday it’s the official phone partner for the upcoming James Bond film, No Time To Die. As part of the Bond tie-in, a new ad launching Sunday will feature Lashana Lynch’s character Agent Nomi using the Nokia 5G phone as “the …

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  • 5 March

    Apple reportedly warns stores about replacement iPhone shortage

    Try not to break your iPhone — Apple might not be able to offer a replacement for a few weeks. Its retail employees were warned that replacements for badly damaged devices will be in short supply, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, in sign of the global coronavirus outbreak’s impact on Apple’s supply chain. There’s also been a shortage of individual parts at …

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  • 5 March

    Samsung 2020 QLED TVs go on preorder, focus on 8K, cost a bundle

    Despite the rise of TCL and the OLED-powered image quality dominance of LG, Samsung still sells more TVs than anyone, especially expensive ones. Its latest crop of QLED models, first announced at CES in January, now available for preorder and shipping soon, tries to maintain that popularity with an array of new features, designs, sizes, series and prices — many …

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  • 5 March

    Twitter bans hateful conduct around age, disease and disability

    Twitter on Thursday said it’s expanding its rules against hateful conduct to include “language that dehumanizes on the basis of age, disability or disease.” Tweets that go against the new rule will be removed from the site.  Any violating tweets sent before today will also need to be deleted if they’re reported, but they won’t “directly result in any account …

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  • 5 March

    iPhone X: How to set up Face ID

    Apple ditched the iPhone’s home button with the release of the iPhone X in November 2017, replacing the Touch ID fingerprint sensor with Face ID. The new True Depth camera on all new iPhone models since then, and the latest iPad Pro, scans and creates a map of your face for approving purchases, unlocking your phone and signing into apps. Normally …

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