This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Only a few true wireless earphones also feature active noise canceling currently. Apple’s AirPods Pro and Sony’s WF-1000XM3 are two examples, but the reality is that when I put together a round-up of best noise-canceling true wireless earbuds a few weeks ago, …
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9 January
Dolby Vision IQ cures HDR that looks too dark
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. TV shows and movies in 4K HDR offer the best home video quality available today, but in some situations it can look too dark. That’s because they’re often created to be shown in a dark, theatrical environment, and when the lights …
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9 January
Facebook’s redesigned look for desktops is coming before spring 2020
Facebook‘s begun giving some users access to its redesigned desktop experience, first announced in April, that’s less cluttered and uses brighter icons. The company said it plans to offer the new look more broadly sometime before the spring. In the meantime, when the “small percentage” of people who can access this new feature sign in to Facebook for the first …
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9 January
DOJ’s backing of T
States suing to stop the $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint urged a federal judge not to defer to the Department of Justice when considering whether the merger is legal. The Trump administration’s DOJ gave the deal a green light earlier this year, but states say the merger is anticompetitive and will harm consumers. In late December, the DOJ, …
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9 January
SanDisk’s latest portable SSD offers an almost unbelievable amount of storage
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. SanDisk just might have created the perfect device for travel photographers. Its latest portable solid-state drive is absolutely enormous at 8 terabytes, big enough to store even the most capacious of image libraries — but small enough to slip into your …
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9 January
A company you’ve never heard of launched the cheapest 5G phone yet
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. When 5G phones like the Galaxy S10 5G, the LG V50 5G and the OnePlus 7 Pro debuted in 2019, their price range of $800 to $1,000 was like a necessary evil. Yes, they were expensive but they were touting the …
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9 January
Vermont bill would ban cellphone use by anyone younger than 21
A bill introduced in Vermont’s legislature would prohibit anyone under 21 years old from using or possessing a cellphone. However, the bill appears to be more about gun rights than mobile phones. The legislation, introduced Tuesday by Democratic Sen. John Rodgers, says those under the age of 21 “are not developmentally mature enough” to possess and use cellphones safely. The …
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9 January
Drone swarms in 3 states prompt FAA, FBI investigation of mystery
Federal agencies and local law enforcement in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska met this week to investigate a mystery that’s generated buzz in those states: swarms of drones. Since mid-December, sheriff’s departments in the border area of the three states have been flooded with at least 30 reports of nighttime drone sightings, sometimes groups of a dozen or more machines, and …
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9 January
Can’t afford a Galaxy S10? Get a TCL 10 Pro, the prettiest new phone at CES
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Like with so many products here at CES, I had been briefed on the TCL 10 Pro before ever setting eyes on it. But it didn’t click until I saw it for myself in person: This is the prettiest new phone …
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9 January
Verizon offers mix and match pricing for Fios TV
Verizon is introducing a new more customized pricing model for its Fios TV service that allows customers to choose some of the channels and services they want in their TV package. The company says the change simplifies pricing, but it could end up being more expensive for many subscribers. In connection with the new Mix & Match on Fios pricing …
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