February, 2020

• 12 February

  Apple Arcade gives its games the Valentine’s Day treatment

  

  This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Apple Arcade gave two of its games a heart-themed tweak. Grindstone from Capybara Games and Patterned from Borderleap added free V-Day-themed content for the holiday. The content will still be …

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• 12 February

  Buy an Apple Watch or Galaxy Watch Active 2 and get one free for Valentine’s Day

  

  Time’s running out to get more than a bouquet of flowers or heart-shaped box of Ferrero Rocher for Valentine’s Day. That’s why AT&T is hoping you’ll take up its offer to BOGO. From now through Feb. 16, you can buy one Apple Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 and get a second one free. If you’ve been wanting to …

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• 12 February

  Galaxy Z Flip: Everything we do and don’t know about Samsung’s Razr rival

  

  Update, July 22: Samsung just announced the forthcoming release of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G for $1,450. Original story follows. Why stop at one foldable phone when you can have two? Following on last year’s much-anticipated Galaxy Fold, Samsung is back this week with the Galaxy Z Flip, a foldable device that uses a clamshell design similar to the Motorola Razr. …

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• 12 February

  Reuters will fact

  

  This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Reuters has announced it will help Facebook and Instagram identify fake news posts. As part of Facebook’s third-party fact-checking program, Reuters will comb through photos, videos, headlines and other posts in English and Spanish on Instagram and Facebook to identify and review stories, …

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• 12 February

  Lyft’s fourth

  

  Lyft faced an uncertain fourth quarter in 2019 but still managed to beat analysts’ expectations for revenue. The ride-hailing company reported its highest quarterly revenue to date, coming in at more than $1 billion. The company focused on slimming down during the quarter that ended in December, scaling back its bike and scooter initiatives and laying off employees. Lyft pulled …

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• 12 February

  Samsung and Xbox partner for cloud gaming, announce Forza Street for Galaxy devices

  

  Samsung on Tuesday finally revealed details of its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S20, and its next folding device, the Galaxy Z Flip, at its Unpacked event. The Korean tech giant also talked up partnerships with companies such as Google, Netflix and, on the gaming front, Microsoft.  David Park, Samsung’s director of strategy, said on stage that the company is working with …

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• 12 February

  Galaxy S20 Ultra: Our 5 favorite camera features, and one is Space Zoom

  

  Samsung finally took the wraps off its latest flagship phones, the Galaxy S20, S20 Plus and the S20 Ultra. The Ultra is the hero of the bunch, with boosted specs and features that are not found on the others. Its cameras, in particular, contain some of the biggest upgrades and it’s not being subtle about it — the Ultra’s square …

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• 12 February

  Nokia withdraws from MWC 2020 over coronavirus outbreak

  

  For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Nokia on Wednesday became the latest company to pull out of Mobile World Congress, following many other tech companies in reacting to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Amazon, Intel and Sony are among the companies that have already opted out of the Barcelona trade …

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• 12 February

  Add 128GB of external storage to your iPhone or iPad for $26.77

  

  You can never be too rich or too thin or have too much storage on your iPhone or iPad. What might have seemed like sufficient space when you bought the device can soon start to feel like not nearly enough. Suddenly there’s no more room for apps, photos, videos and the like. Fortunately, there’s an inexpensive way to expand the …

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• 12 February

  Microsoft Wonder Bar: Apple Touch Bar gets competition in Windows 10X

  

  Apple’s Touch Bar is getting some competition from Microsoft. On Tuesday, the tech giant revealed more details about its Wonder Bar — a touch bar that will be built into dual-screen devices with its Windows 10X operating system.  The Wonder Bar seeks to tap into the familiarity of a laptop while also increasing productivity and multitasking by acting as a virtual …

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