August, 2019

• 10 August

  Emmys 2019: How to watch every nominated show without cable

  

  The 71st Emmys will air Sept. 22 on Fox, which gives you plenty of time to binge the Emmy-nominated shows you have yet to see. Pretty much every single one is available online, no cable subscription required. You’ll need an assortment of streaming subscriptions to catch them all, and that’s where we come in. If …

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• 10 August

  Adventuring in a live Dungeons and Dragons campaign at Gen Con

  

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• 10 August

  Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 10s, Apple Card invites go out to select few

  

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• 9 August

  Huawei unveils its Android replacement and names it ‘Harmony’

  

  Since being blacklisted in May by US President Donald Trump, Huawei has been rumoured to be working on its own operating system. We’ve heard that it’s called Hongmeng, that it’s designed to work across smart devices and power Huawei’s phones as an alternative to Google’s Android. On Friday Huawei revealed most of that to be true. At its Huawei Developer …

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• 9 August

  Facebook wants to give you a dedicated news section

  

  Facebook plans to launch a feature in the US later this year to offer people a better news experience. A dedicated news tab will appear prominently alongside core features like the news feed, Messenger and Watch, according to CNBC. Facebook confirmed its plans to CNBC after The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reported that the social network had approached news outlets, …

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• 9 August

  FBI reportedly can’t get into Dayton mass shooter suspect’s phone

  

  The FBI has reportedly been unsuccessful this week in trying to crack the PIN on a phone belonging to the suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich said if the suspect used a six- or eight-digit passcode, it could take months or years to break, The Hill reported Thursday.  The shooting left nine people dead and …

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• 9 August

  White House meets with social media giants on predicting mass shootings

  

  The White House met with tech giants Friday to discuss how tools might be developed to scan social media posts and predict mass shootings, according to a report by The Washington Post. The meeting, which followed two such shootings last weekend that have left 31 people dead, included Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft and Amazon, all of which were asked to …

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• 9 August

  Apple updates USB

  

  Have a new Mac or iPad Pro and ready to start living the “dongle life?” Apple’s new $69 (£75, AU$99) AV adapter is getting updated to help you. (See it at Apple here.) The new USB-C dongle has a traditional HDMI port, a USB-C port and an older full-size USB-A port. It now supports HDMI 2.0, allowing it to output …

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• 9 August

  Republicans boycott Twitter ad spending after McConnell campaign account locked

  

  After Twitter temporarily locked the campaign account of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a string of leading Republican campaign committees announced an ad spending boycott against the social media platform. McConnell’s official campaign account was locked Wednesday after his team posted a video of protesters outside his Louisville, Kentucky, home earlier this week. Twitter’s blanket policy bans videos that include violent threats, …

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• 9 August

  Galaxy Note 10 deal: Bring your phone to US Mobile and save $200

  

  The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is now available for preorder, and no doubt you’re looking for ways to save money on the pricey flagship, which starts at $949. I already rounded up a few of the best Galaxy Note 10 deals, but nearly all of those require a trade-in, a lengthy lease/service plan or both. US Mobile just offered Cheapskate …

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