Only a week out from Google’s Oct. 9 event, presumably for the new Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones, Google Japan posted a teaser video with 30 seconds of people squeezing things — followed by a few seconds of a hand squeezing the outline of a phone. That seems to indicate the new phones …
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2 October
Google cracks down on malicious Chrome extensions
Chrome extensions are great for customizing the web browser, but Google is cracking down to try to keep them from seizing more control than you want to give them. On Monday, the company announced a host of actions to keep extensions in hand: Google will let you restrict extensions that seek to modify web pages so they only work on …
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2 October
IRL Glasses block screens when you put them on
Digital screens are everywhere: on buses, in cabs, on people’s wrists, and even on the doors of refrigerators. This proliferation of screens seem to constantly vie for our attention on a daily basis. The antidote in the form of a pair of sunglasses called IRL Glasses. When you wear them, screen appear black. The glasses use horizontal polarizers to block …
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2 October
Amazon’s IMDb could announce free, ad
IMDb, the Amazon-owned database of the entertainment world, will reportedly announce a free, ad-supported video service for Amazon Fire TV users this week. The service will feature TV shows and movies and be available to all Fire TV users (not just those with Amazon Prime Video), according to CNBC. The report follows similar rumors from August. The announcement will come this …
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2 October
Microsoft Your Phone app for Android makes it easier to send text messages from your PC
Tired of emailing yourself photos? Sick of being interrupted by text messages? Microsoft is making it easier to use your Windows PC to access the photos and messages on your Android phone. The company’s new Your Phone app, included in the upcoming Windows 10 October 2018 update, displays recent photos and texts from your phone — which you can drag, …
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2 October
Apple introduces the 70
iOS 12.1 is on its way, and with it come all sorts of new features for iPhones and iPads. But let’s forget about that for a second. What about the new emoji? On Tuesday, Apple gave a preview of the 70-plus emoji coming with the new version of iOS. The list includes new faces (like the blue freezing face, face …
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2 October
Mozilla gives Firefox Focus a browser brain transplant on Android
Firefox Focus, Mozilla’s lightweight mobile browser, became a little more like an ordinary browser and a lot more like regular Firefox on Tuesday. Focus is a stripped-down browser initially designed for spur-of-the moment web interactions, blocking ad trackers and keeping no browsing history so you get more privacy. When it first arrived on Android, it used the built-in Google software …
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2 October
OnePlus 6T drops headphone jack for in
The OnePlus 6T has been officially announced and here’s our review. On this podcast, we talk about: CNET’s exclusive interview with the CEO of OnePlus, and whether you’re willing to trade away your headphone jack for an in-screen fingerprint reader. The limitations of Verizon’s 5G Home service. Amazon lifting the minimum wage for its employees. The 3:59 gives you bite-size …
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2 October
Microsoft has started to roll out its Windows 10 October 2018 Update
Microsoft started rolling out its Windows 10 October 2018 Update on Tuesday, the company said. It’ll become more widely available Oct. 9, according to ZDNet. Windows 10 Insider testers and other users who want the update now can manually check for updates. Otherwise, the company will update devices when the data shows those devices are ready. “You don’t have to do anything to …
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2 October
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