The Galaxy Note 9’s stylus may be in for a big upgrade. The S Pen may act as a Bluetooth controller for the Note 9, which could give it all sorts of new functions from controlling music to taking pictures. The rumor was shared online by mobile tipster Ice Universe, who has a record of …
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2 July
Samsung’s The Frame 2018 gets voice control, phone
You remember The Frame, don’t you? It’s Samsung’s “lifestyle” TV designed to class up your living room by looking like wall art when it’s not in use. Samsung has delivered unto us a new model, The Frame 2018, with interface updates to streamline your experience, but based on the same TV specs (such as those of the MU8000 series). So don’t …
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2 July
Comcast Xfinity Mobile will throttle your hotspot speeds and lower video resolution
Comcast announced that it’s taking some steps to slow down data consumption for its Xfinity Mobile customers. The service now defaults all video to 480p resolution when streaming over cellular data. It will also limit personal hotspotting to 3G (600kbps) for Unlimited customers. Previously, Xfinity Mobile customers had access to 4G hotspots and 720p video resolution. Comcast confirmed the changes …
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2 July
It’s official: Amazon Prime Day starts July 16
Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale will be back in two weeks and include more deals, come to more countries and last longer than in past years. Plus, the company is giving away a new Lexus. The sale will kick off on Monday, July 16, at noon Pacific and go on for 36 hours, up from 30 hours last year. Australia, Singapore, Netherlands …
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2 July
AT&T’s DirecTV Now plans will get a $5 price hike
AT&T’s DirecTV Now streaming video service will soon hit your wallet harder. Starting Aug. 1, the price of all of AT&T’s DirecTV Now’s plans will go up by $5 apiece. The plans start at $35, but will cost $40 next month, according to a company spokesman. The only exception is the $45 Spanish language “Todos y Mas” plan, which doesn’t …
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2 July
Univision channels blocked from Dish, companies blame each other
A standoff between Dish and Univision may last indefinitely, leaving US Spanish-language viewers in the dark. Over the weekend, Univision networks and stations disappeared from Dish. Both companies blame each other for the outage. On Monday, New York-based Univision said in a release that Dish dropped most of Univision’s networks and stations from its streaming service indefinitely on Saturday. The removal …
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2 July
Vixens, Vampires and Mosquitos: Legendary planes of the de Havilland Aircraft Museum
On the list of the most influential aircraft designers of the 20th century, Geoffrey de Havilland is on whatever short list you want to make. From biplanes to passenger jets, he’s designed or helped design some of the most famous planes of the last 100 years. Just north of London, in the village of London Colney, is a museum dedicated …
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2 July
How to create custom Quick Actions in MacOS Mojave
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. MacOS Mojave brings you Stacks, Dark Mode, a new screenshot tool and a better Finder. Finder can now do more than find things. With its new Quick Actions, you can annotate and rotate photos, combine multiple photos into a PDF and trim videos …
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2 July
WhatsApp group chat adds option allowing only admins to send messages
WhatsApp will soon let you set up group chats where only the admin can send messages. Once iOS and Android users update to the latest version, they’ll be able to set up groups where only one member has the power to talk to members — giving them a captive audience. “One way people use groups is to receive important announcements and …
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2 July
Drake promotion on Spotify goes too far, users demand refunds
Spotify thinks Drake is the answer to everything. But people are done having the singer shoved in their face. Excessive promotion of the singer on the music streaming platform — even on ad-free accounts — has people fuming and demanding for a refund, Billboard reported Monday. Drake was so prominently featured in promotion for his new album Scorpion, his photos …
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