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September, 2019

  • 9 September

    Amazon wants you to know it’s still hiring

    Amazon tends to do everything on a big scale, so why should its job fairs be any different? The world’s biggest e-commerce company said it will hold an “Amazon Career Day” recruitment and informational event on Tuesday, Sept. 17, across six US cities to promote its over 30,000 permanent full- and part-time job openings in …

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  • 9 September

    iPhone 11 models won’t have support for Apple Pencil, Kuo says

    A day before Apple is expected to unveil new iPhone 11 models, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has published a new report on what you can expect from the latest handsets, including a lack of support for Apple Pencil input. The phones also won’t be able to switch to USB-C, according to Kuo’s report, a copy of which was obtained by …

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  • 9 September

    Microsoft gives To Do app a Wunderlist makeover

    Microsoft bought 6Wunderkinder in 2015, but it took until 2019 to give its own To Do app a full makeover. In a new redesign announced on Monday, the Windows maker is doing just that, updating its To Do apps with a host of changes to look more like the popular Wunderlist app.  As part of the changes, the app now …

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  • 9 September

    6 back

    For most students in the US, school started sometime in the past few weeks. But it’s in the first few days and weeks that those missing must-haves come into focus. To that end, we asked Dhara Singh, a graduate student who interned with CNET over the summer, to choose some key gadgets she’d like to have on hand as she …

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  • 9 September

    Apple tweaks App Store results to show fewer of its own apps, report says

    Some iPhone and iPad users may have noticed that Apple apps often show up in the top spots in App Store searches. They’re not alone. Apple apps frequently rank first over other relevant apps in search results in the App Store, according to a report Monday in The New York Times.  Searches dating from 2013 show the proliferation of the …

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  • 9 September

    Jeopardy comes to Drivetime app for hands

    Jeopardy fans can now download the Drivetime app and play the trivia game on their next road trip. Each game is hosted by Alex Trebek and has trivia from the past 35 seasons. Jeopardy joins Drivetime’s other voice-based and hands-free games and will offer a free game every weekday. Drivetime offers subscriptions for $10 a month and an auto-renewing yearly …

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  • 9 September

    Apple iPhone sales could fall without a 5G phone, IDC predicts

    Apple’s phone shipments are forecast to continue dropping this year, with market research firm International Data Corporation predicting that 2019 will be “challenging” for the tech giant if it doesn’t introduce a 5G iPhone. But once an iPhone can use the next-gen networks being launched worldwide, shipments will pick up again thanks to Apple’s advantage of better understanding the 5G …

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  • 9 September

    8 of the Galaxy Note 10’s best hidden features

    Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 Plus is a stellar device (we’re currently reviewing the smaller Note 10). From long battery life to an amazing display to new S Pen tricks — there’s a lot to like about Samsung’s latest phone. After you get your phone, there’s plenty to learn.  For example, taking a screenshot and turning the Note 10 phones off …

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  • 9 September

    Latest Pixel 4 leaks show orange color option, video overview of features

    At a certain point, you have to wonder when the leaks around Google’s Pixel 4 will stop. Google’s already shown off the addition of multiple rear cameras and Project Soli-based gesture powers, while leaks have filled in the blanks of the full design of the phone and even a possible arrival at Sprint. With so much information already out there, …

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  • 9 September

    Microsoft president says US government isn’t being open about Huawei ban

    Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a Bloomberg interview that the Trump administration hasn’t provided enough evidence about the national security threat posed by Huawei. Acts like blacklisting the Chinese company shouldn’t be taken without a “sound basis in fact, logic, and the rule of law,” he said. When Microsoft asked US lawmakers to explain the threat, they’ve been too vague for Smith’s …

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