June, 2019

• 28 June

  Jony Ive is leaving Apple: 15 of his most iconic products and designs

  

  Jony Ive, Apple’s chief design officer, announced Thursday that he’s leaving the company later this year. He will start his own design firm, for which Apple will be a primary client. During his nearly 30 years working for the tech giant, Ive designed several of the company’s most memorable hardware products, including the iPhone and …

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• 28 June

  Big discounts on big TVs at Walmart: Save on Vizio, Sony and Roku

  

  Yes, Amazon Prime Day is a giant 2-day sales event that hits on July 15 and 16 this year. And Walmart is one of several retailers having its own counter-Prime Day sale. But you don’t have to wait until then to save on TVs: both Amazon and Walmart have some nice sales on a wide range of TVs right now, at sizes all the way …

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• 28 June

  Trump officials want to outlaw unbreakable encryption, report says

  

  As tech companies double down on promises to better protect users’ privacy, the US government may have other ideas. Senior Trump officials reportedly met Wednesday to discuss asking Congress to pass legislation that would stop tech companies from using encryption that law enforcement can’t break, according to a report from Politico.  The National Security Council meeting to deliberate the encryption issue …

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• 28 June

  Jony Ive leaving Apple signals the end of Steve Jobs era

  

  When Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple’s CEO in August 2011, people said it was the end of an era. The departure of Apple design chief Jony Ive, announced Thursday, is the latest sign of the new Apple. For the past couple of decades, Apple has gone through one of the most dramatic resurgences in history. Its tale of dramatic …

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• 28 June

  8 fun summer activities that are cheap or free

  

  Summer travel isn’t cheap. Even if you’re staying domestic, gas and plane tickets, nightly hotel or Airbnb rooms, and eating every meal out adds up fast. While there are ways to keep costs down when you go somewhere, we also have some ideas on how to have fun at home when you’re on a budget and trying to save money. …

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• 28 June

  This is how fast T

  

  T-Mobile is the fourth and final major US carrier to turn on its 5G network and today, with the help of a Galaxy S10 5G phone provided by Samsung, I’ll become one of the first people to try it out. I’ve just run the first test and guess what — it’s really fast.  Today I’m running dozens of speed tests …

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• 28 June

  LG Stylo 5 comes to Cricket in ‘Blonde Rose,’ costs $230

  

  The LG Stylo 5 has made its way to the US. The phone is on sale at Cricket Wireless starting Friday for $229.99 with qualifying service plans. It’s available in a platinum gray color as well as an exclusive Blonde Rose, which appears to be a metallic shade of pink. With a stylus and large display, LG’s Stylo phones are …

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• 28 June

  Google’s third subsea cable will pump data from Portugal to South Africa

  

  Google’s third undersea network cable will shuttle high-speed data from Portugal to South Africa and countries in between starting in 2021, a fiber-optic line called Equiano. The fiber-optic line is part of Google’s massive investment in computing infrastructure — an investment that reached $47 billion over the last three years, Google said in a blog post Friday. Google, a digital …

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• 28 June

  Apple Music’s 60 million subscribers tally includes free trials (again)

  

  Apple Music has surpassed 60 million subscribers, as Apple resumed counting people with free accounts. In January, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple Music had hit 50 million paid members, not including people who are listening free with its trademark three-month trial period. The last time the company included free trials was more than a year ago, when it disclosed 50 million total members …

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• 28 June

  Valve Index review: VR you can buy in pieces

  

  There are plenty of PC-connected VR headsets, and most of them work the same way: a set of full-motion controllers, a bulky head display that has a long thick cord going to your PC. Maybe it has extra room sensors you need to set up. Maybe it doesn’t.  The Valve Index is not much different from other PC VR headsets …

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