Apple quietly rolled out a Mac security update to remove flawed software from Zoom partner apps RingCentral and Zhumu, according to a BuzzFeed News report. The update will reportedly roll out automatically but could take some time to reach all affected computers. RingCentral and Zhumu are videoconferencing apps that use technology from Zoom. Last week, …
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16 July
Xfinity Mobile now lets you bring your own Samsung phone
Xfinity Internet customers can now bring their own Android devices to Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile service. Comcast said Tuesday it’s accepting unlocked Samsung Galaxy S9, S9 Plus, S8, S8 Plus, Note 9 and Note 8 phones, but will add more Android devices later in 2019. The Xfinity Mobile service was announced in April 2017, and runs on a combination of Comcast’s …
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16 July
Twitter chooses to not flag Trump’s racist tweets
President Donald Trump’s comments on Twitter are again stirring controversy. The president used the social media site to attack “‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen” in a series of racist tweets on Sunday. These tweets are still viewable and have yet to be flagged by Twitter. “Go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came,” Trump …
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16 July
New wireless rankings continue to show US 4G improvements ahead of 5G
US 4G wireless networks continued to show overall improvement even as 5G’s expansion continues to loom over the industry. In new industry rankings from wireless industry trackers IHS Markit’s RootMetrics and OpenSignal, Verizon continues to be praised for its robust nationwide 4G network while AT&T was once again found to have greatly improved its speed. The new rankings come a …
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16 July
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As if you didn’t have enough shopping to do this week with Prime Day, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and even eBay are all holding their own sales alongside Amazon’s two-day shopping barn-burner that started yesterday, runs through today, and at least for Walmart, goes into tomorrow, July 17. We’re collecting all of the best deals that each of the other …
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16 July
DOJ: Antitrust ruling against Qualcomm could ‘put our nation’s security at risk’
The US Justice Department is weighing in on Qualcomm’s appeal of a ruling that declared the chip giant to be a monopoly. And the government’s citing national security and 5G leadership as reasons for an appeals court to let Qualcomm delay renegotiating its licensing contracts. The Justice Department on Tuesday filed an amicus brief with the US Court of Appeals …
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16 July
I’m pretty frustrated with Prime Day
It descends with a flutter of tweets and posts, and Amazon blares the news from connected speakers everywhere: another Prime Day. Another shopping frenzy. Here we go again. I’ve been involved with writing about Prime Day deals for several years now, and I’ve been a Prime member for years. I used to be really excited, sadly enough: games I’ve craved, …
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16 July
Amazon Prime Day 2019 final hours: Best DJI drone and camera deals on Mavic Air, Osmo, Ronin
Update, July 17: Amazon’s Prime Day sale has officially ended. The deals below are no longer available from DJI so we’re no longer updating this story. Instead, check out the links below for the best current deals at Amazon and Walmart. (Walmart’s Summer Savings sale continues all-day Wednesday.) The best Amazon Prime Day deals still available Walmart Summer Savings sale: …
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16 July
Last chance to get the best Amazon Prime Day deals
Today is the last day for Amazon’s annual Prime Day and the 48-hour tornado of deals is coming to an end. If you’re not a Prime member yet, you can still shop these specials by signing up or trying it out for free for 30 days — plus you’ll gain access to loads of Prime benefits. We’re still a few days away from the …
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16 July
Amazon Prime Day deals 2019: Last chance for massive savings on SanDisk, Lexar microSD and SD memory cards
Update, July 17: Amazon’s Prime Day sale has officially ended. Some of the deals below may continue to be available for a time, but we’re no longer updating this story. Instead, check out the links below for the best current deals at Amazon and Walmart. (Walmart’s Summer Savings sale continues all-day Wednesday.) The best Amazon Prime Day deals still available …
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