April, 2019

• 18 April

  Instagram might hide how many likes you get

  

  There may soon be a lot less pressure to rack up likes on Instagram.  The photo sharing site is testing a design change that would hide how many people have liked a post, tipster Jane Manchun Wong tweeted Thursday.  “We want your followers to focus on what you share, not how many likes your posts …

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• 18 April

  Galaxy Fold screens are reportedly breaking already for some early users

  

  The Galaxy Fold, Samsung’s first foldable phone, is reportedly already having screen problems. It doesn’t go on sale in the US until April 26, but some review units have reportedly broken after just a few days of use. Bloomberg’s Mark Gruman tweeted on Wednesday that the interior, folding screen of his Galaxy Fold review unit was “completely broken and unusable” …

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• 18 April

  Galaxy S10’s camera may get dedicated low

  

  The Galaxy S10 has a superb camera, and for the most part, it takes excellent photos. But unlike some of its rivals, like the Pixel 3 and the LG G8, it does not have a dedicated camera mode for low-light environments that users can manually select. Instead, Samsung’s phone would just optimize its settings whenever it auto-detected a really dark …

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• 18 April

  Get the Aukey B60 wireless sport earbuds with magnetic on

  

  One thing I love about modern wire-free earbuds: You pop them out of their case and they immediately turn on and pair with your phone. Sport earbuds, though, like the kind you wear at the gym or out running? First you have to hold down the power button for a few seconds to turn them on. Then repeat to turn …

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• 18 April

  Google and Amazon settle their long

  

  On this podcast, we talk about: Google and Amazon finally make nice, agreeing to new integrations for Prime Video and YouTube. Samsung Galaxy Fold phones used by tech reviewers are already failing. CNET looks inside Apple’s recycling lab. Mueller’s report goes out to the public, with redactions. Now playing: Watch this: Google and Amazon settle their long-standing beef (The… 4:19 …

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• 18 April

  YouTube testing free $2 monthly Super Chat credit for Premium users

  

  YouTube is testing a new gifting feature in Super Chat, a function on the video site that lets viewers pay to pin a comment on an influencer’s livestream. The company said it’s currently testing a program that grants a random group of existing YouTube Premium subscribers free Super Chats to interact with their favorite creators. YouTube Premium subscribers started receiving $2 …

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• 18 April

  Man asks for Pixel 3 refund, gets 10 pink replacements instead

  

  All the customer wanted was a refund on a defective Pixel 3, but instead of cash, Google reportedly delivered 10 more phones. This is a tale of customer service gone awry, as told by Reddit user Cheetoz, who said he was resorting to shaming Google to try to get some resolution to the apparent shipping blunder. In a post on …

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• 18 April

  Pixel 3A, Pixel 3 Lite: Rumors, release dates, price, specs and everything else

  

  Editors’ Note, May 7, 2019: CNET’s Google Pixel 3A and Pixel 3A XL reviews are here. Read more about both phones and why Google decided to release these budget handsets. Six months after their launch in October, Google’s marquee phones, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, are two of the best phones you can buy. To that effect, Google may …

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• 18 April

  Try TV

  

  How long does it take to really get to know a TV-streaming service? After all, this could be the thing that replaces your pricey cable TV subscription. Is seven days — the standard trial period for the likes of Sling TV, YouTube TV and others — enough time? Nope. I think you need a solid month to decide if any …

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• 18 April

  Amazon will reportedly close its Chinese online store

  

  Amazon will shut its online store in China by July 18, a report said Thursday, It’ll mean shoppers in the most populous country (with 1.4 billion people) in the world won’t be able to buy from local sellers, but can still order from the US, Britain, Germany and Japan via the Amazon’s global store, according to Reuters. The e-commerce giant …

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