March, 2019

• 13 March

  Samsung begins production on new 12GB RAM chips for phones

  

  If you always want more RAM on your phone, Samsung has some good news for you. The Korean electronics giant on Thursday announced it has started production of its new 12GB LPDDR4X RAM chips. Most Android phones come with 4GB RAM, like the Google Pixel 3, or 8GB RAM, as with Samsung’s Galaxy S10.  While the …

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• 13 March

  iPad 2019 rumors: Price, specs, features and everything else we know

  

  Editor’s note, March 18: Apple has announced two new iPads. Starting at $499 (£479, AU$779) for the 64GB model, the new iPad Air features a 10.5-inch Retina display, an A12 Bionic processor and support for the Apple Pencil. It replaces the 10.5-inch iPad Pro from 2017, which is no longer sold. The new iPad Mini, starting at $399 (£399, AU$599) …

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• 13 March

  Does the Galaxy S10E slay the iPhone XR? (The 3:59, Ep. 533)

  

  On this podcast, we talk about: Our review of the Samsung Galaxy S10E and how it stacks up against the iPhone XR  Verizon’s new, pricier 5G service The Matrix turning 20 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan …

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• 13 March

  IBM stirs controversy by sharing photos for AI facial recognition

  

  Some photographers who contributed photos to the Flickr photo-sharing site were surprised IBM used those same photos in a million-image collection to train AI face-recognition systems — but perhaps they shouldn’t have been. The Flickr photos had been shared under a Creative Commons license, a framework under which people can loosen restrictions on photos, text, video or other material that otherwise would …

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• 13 March

  PayPal now lets you instantly transfer money to bank accounts

  

  PayPal wants you to get your money faster.  The online payments company said Tuesday it will start rolling out Instant Transfer to bank accounts in the US in the coming week. The feature lets you quickly move money from your PayPal account to your bank account instead of using the standard transfer function, which usually takes one business day. The …

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• 13 March

  Twitter’s Jack Dorsey appears on antivaccine fitness personality’s podcast

  

  Twitter boss Jack Dorsey recorded a podcast with a fitness personality who last month repeated a claim that “vaccines do indeed cause autism.” Host Ben Greenfield also told his followers not to trust internet watchdog Snopes in his Feb. 11 tweet, as previously reported by NBC. On Tuesday, Greenfield wrote that he and the social media CEO chatted about “advanced …

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• 13 March

  How to check if your HP laptop battery is recalled

  

  In early 2018, HP issued a battery recall after it was discovered that some of its laptop batteries could overheat and catch fire. At the time, HP published the steps you needed to use to check your if your laptop’s battery was impacted by the recall. Recently, HP expanded the recall and has issued a call for users to recheck …

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• 13 March

  Insta360 Evo is a foldable 3D camera

  

  Shenzhen-based Insta360 makes pretty darn good and affordable 360-degree cameras. Its latest Insta360 Evo is no different, but with a clever twist. Instead of being a just a 360-degree camera, the Evo’s default mode places both cameras side by side to take 3D pictures. To convert it into a 3D camera, you just need to unlock the catch and fold …

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• 13 March

  Facebook tests Watch Party live chats for videos Facebook doesn’t have

  

  Facebook is testing a new format of its Watch Party social-video chat that’s meant for live TV unavailable to stream Facebook itself.  The company made the announcement Wednesday at a South by Southwest event in Austin, Texas. It also announced that its original series Red Table Talk, a talk program with Jada Pinkett Smith, would return with 20 new episodes starting in May.  …

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• 13 March

  Twitter’s new camera makes it easier to post pics fast

  

  Twitter wants you to get the shot fast — and share it, of course. The social media platform on Wednesday said it’s rolling out an updated camera to all mobile users over the next few days. Twitter says the updated camera is simpler to use and lets you post photos “with a swipe and few taps right from your Home …

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