August, 2019

• 15 August

  Case Filed Against Assam Woman For 2-Year-Old Deleted Facebook Post On Beef Eating

  

  Assam Police has registered a suo moto case against a woman, a research scholar of the Gauhati University, for a two-year-old Facebook post on beef eating. She claimed that the post had been deleted a long time ago. Another person was arrested from Kokrajhar district by the Assam Police for posting objectionable pictures of Prime …

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• 14 August

  Bad news: Your $125 Equifax data breach payout is pretty damn unlikely

  

  If you’ve been affected by the 2017 Equifax data breach, you have a choice to make — get a $125 payout or 10 years of free credit monitoring. The problem is, your $125 compensation for the grief you went through to recover from the hack may not add up to $125. The FTC has cautioned that if everyone eligible requests the …

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• 14 August

  British Airways adds another first

  

  Some British Airways passengers will have a new way to pass the time. Through the end of the year, passengers flying in first class from London’s Heathrow airport to New York’s JFK airport may get to try out virtual reality headsets, British Airways said Wednesday. Using the headsets, which are made by SkyLights, passengers on those flights can watch “films, …

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• 14 August

  ‘iPhone 11 Pro’ might be the high

  

  We might see Apple adopting the “Pro” naming convention for its 2019 iPhone lineup. An anonymous Twitter account that correctly leaked the names of last year’s iPhone XS, XS Max and XR suggested that we’ll see an iPhone 11 Pro when Apple unveils this year’s offerings next month, MacRumors reports.  “Pro” for iPhone? Crazy naming schemes over the past few years. …

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• 14 August

  Moto Z4 vs. Galaxy S10 E, Pixel 3A XL, OnePlus 6T: $500 phones compared

  

  I recently reviewed the Motorola Moto Z4, which sells for $499 unlocked here in the US. It’s part midrange phone, part modular monster and, with the addition of a $349 mod, part gateway drug for Verizon’s fun-sized 5G network. The reason it’s difficult to recommend the Moto Z4 to anyone other than 5G early-adopters or people up to their ears …

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• 14 August

  Phones with in

  

  Apple is anticipated to unveil its upcoming iPhone 11 on Sept. 10 (though nothing has been confirmed), but already there are tons of rumors surrounding the device. In addition to having a square camera bump that’s similar to the Pixel 4, a USB-C charging port and a price increase, the phone is speculated to have an in-screen fingerprint scanner. This means that instead …

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• 14 August

  Apple defends controversial battery certification warning message

  

  A teardown specialist said Apple is making it hard to replace your own iPhone batteries. But the tech giant on Wednesday defended how it authenticates the batteries used in its iPhones, saying it’s the only way to ensure they meet its standards. Starting with iOS 12.1 from October 2018, Apple included the ability to monitor the health of your iPhone XS, XS Max and XR battery. …

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• 14 August

  All three iPhone 11 models will come out in September, analyst predicts

  

  One analyst is predicting that Apple will release all three 2019 iPhones next month. Dan Ives of securities company Wedbush expects that the iPhone 11 models — which may use a “Pro” naming convention — will drop in the second week of September, according to 9to5Mac. CNET predicts that Apple will unveil its new iPhones on Sept. 10 and release …

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• 14 August

  FCC set to vote on T

  

  T-Mobile and Sprint have taken another step closer toward getting their $26.5 billion merger approved, with the Federal Communications Commission announcing Wednesday that it is ready to vote on the deal.  The news was expected after the Department of Justice gave its OK to the wireless tie-up last month, with Dish Network having agreed to purchase divested Sprint assets to become …

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• 14 August

  Instagram is hiding likes. You may be happier in the end

  

  Lyndi Cohen’s Instagram photos illustrate the power of healthy living. The Australian nutritionist features meals she’s prepared for the week and moves gracefully through yoga poses. She also shares side-by-side bikini shots to show how glamorous photos on the social network diverge from real life.  Still, the 29-year-old grapples with an unhealthy habit: obsessing over how many “likes” her Instagram …

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