Phones just keep getting bigger and not everyone is happy about it. For example, just look at how large the iPhone 11 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus are. For those with smaller hands, the pain of using big-screened devices is often very real. Sony is the one phone maker that’s historically been sympathetic …
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5 November
Google’s Pigeon app expands to new cities to help improve public transportation
Google already has a few transit apps, such as Waze and its self-titled Google Maps. But whereas those prioritize driving and walking directions, a few engineers in the company’s Area 120 experimental wing have been developing a new one focused on public transportation. Called Pigeon, the app functions as a sort of “Waze for public transit.” First launched last year, …
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5 November
YouTube launches Super Stickers for fans to pay creators
YouTube launched paid “Super Stickers” in 60 countries Tuesday as a new way for fans to send money into the hands of creators they want to support. It’s the latest in a lineup of features broadening the ways creators can make money on YouTube other than just ads. YouTube is initially launching eight sticker packs, five of which are animated. YouTube …
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5 November
How to watch Houston Rockets games in 2019 without cable
Russell Westbrook and James Harden are back together again. The Houston Rockets traded for Westbrook in the offseason to reunite the two guards who previously played together in Oklahoma City at the beginning of the decade. It remains to be seen how these two ball-dominant guards will coexist in the same backcourt or how (if?) they’ll contribute defensively. Perhaps the …
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5 November
AT&T and FTC settle 2014 throttling lawsuit for $60 million
The Federal Trade Commission and AT&T have agreed to a $60 million settlement to end litigation in the 2014 lawsuit that accused the wireless carrier of deceiving its unlimited-data customers when it slowed their connection speeds. The FTC said AT&T had charged customers for “unlimited” data plans, but didn’t disclose that service would be slowed, or throttled, if customers reached …
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5 November
Sony’s better
Hand it to Apple: The new AirPods Pro noise-canceling earbuds have won almost universal acclaim, despite the jaw-dropping $250 price tag. Surely there are cheaper options? Yep: I recently rounded up some affordable AirPods Pro alternatives, a list that includes the popular Sony WF-1000XM3. Alas, at $228, you’re not saving much. But try this on for size: For a limited …
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5 November
Facebook changes corporate logo to distinguish products from main app
Facebook‘s logo is getting a refresh. On Monday, the social media giant said it’s changing its corporate logo from one that’s synonymous with its main Facebook app and website to one that can better mesh with the other products it owns and operates, including Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus. Antonio Lucio, Facebook’s chief marketing officer, said in a blog post that …
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5 November
UPS drone delivers medicine from CVS straight to customers’ homes
Now playing: Watch this: UPS drone delivers CVS prescription meds 1:18 UPS has been plowing resources into its drone deliveries business. UPS UPS has been speeding up its drone delivery work, announcing this year a new drone subsidiary and a growing list of new partnerships. Now, it’s starting to make an early push to test out shipping stuff directly to …
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5 November
Microsoft Surface Pro X review: Sleek, but software hasn’t caught up yet
The Surface Pro X falls into a very small, very exclusive category of PC products. It’s one of only a handful of new releases every year that prompt colleagues to proactively email me, asking where, when and how to get one. It’s easy to see why it’s got some serious buzz. The standard Surface Pro 7 is the dictionary definition of a …
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5 November
T
T-Mobile may still be working to close its $26.5 billion merger with Sprint but that hasn’t stopped the company from working to build hype around the new company. In a new tweet Monday night CEO John Legere posted a “save the date”-style message about an upcoming event and telling his followers to stay tuned for Thursday, Nov. 7. The company …
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