August, 2019

• 9 August

  Postmates could deliver your next meal by robot

  

  Postmates will be getting a permit to test its sidewalk delivery robots in San Francisco, according to a report. San Francisco Public Works will let the company that’s behind the food-delivery app run tests of the service, TechCrunch reported Wednesday. The San Francisco Public Works confirmed the permit has not yet been issued, but will …

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• 9 August

  MoviePass reportedly changed passwords to keep users from ordering tickets

  

  MoviePass, the $10-a-month movie subscription service that once dominated the industry, has been hit with financial issues that essentially brought an end to the company as we knew it. It dealt with those issues in-part by changing some users’ passwords to keep them from ordering tickets, according to a Business Insider report this week.  MoviePass parent company Helios and Matheson didn’t …

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• 9 August

  20 best phones that still have a headphone jack

  

  Despite being immensely useful and generally low maintenance, the beloved headphone jack began disappearing around 2016 when Lenovo/Motorola and Apple lopped it off their phones. Since then, the feature became a rarity among premium When Samsung unveiled its trio of new phones in August to debut the Note 10, Note 10 Plus and Note 10 5G, the phones’ lack of headphone jacks signaled another …

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• 9 August

  Instagram denies 8chan owner’s claim about El Paso shooting manifesto

  

  Instagram said a hate-filled manifesto linked to the El Paso massacre suspect wasn’t first uploaded to the Facebook-owned site as suggested by the owner of the extremist site 8chan where the document was discovered. A spokeswoman for Facebook said that on Saturday the company disabled an Instagram account tied to the suspected gunman in the El Paso, Texas, attack earlier that …

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• 9 August

  Free HBO: Watch nearly 50 shows, movies and documentaries that real humans think you’ll like

  

  Trying to decide what to watch next? Netflix has algorithms for that, but HBO is trying a different approach: wetware. The channel’s new Recommended by Humans page offers real opinions from real people — and the chance to stream some 50 HBO shows, movies and documentaries for free. It’s super weird. Accessible only in a browser, RBH is a huge scrollable …

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• 9 August

  Google updates Maps with AR, Facebook tests new video service

  

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• 9 August

  Hyundai Palisade is a surprisingly palatial three

  

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• 8 August

  Use Google Maps to see how fast you’re driving

  

  Sometimes that lead foot of yours can get you into trouble. When you’re cruising down the highway, you may not think to check if you’re going over the speed limit. Fortunately, if you use Google Maps while you drive, you can keep an eye on how fast you’re going with the speedometer tool built into navigation. Yes, we know your car …

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• 8 August

  Buy 3 months of Mint Mobile service, get 3 months free

  

  Buying a new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and need service to go with it? Not loving the price or performance of your current carrier? Looking for a dirt-cheap plan for your backup phone? You’ve come to the right Cheapskate. For a limited time, phone carrier Mint Mobile is offering a pretty sweet buy-one-get-one (BOGO) deal: Buy 3 months of service, …

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• 8 August

  Android malware that comes preinstalled is a massive threat

  

  Keeping your Android device safe from malware is difficult enough as it is — but it’s an entirely different threat when the harmful apps come with your device. Android’s open-source operating system allows for more affordable alternatives for millions of people, but it also opens the door for hackers to sneak in prepackaged malware. Preinstalled malware had been discovered on …

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