Want a phone that has a big 6-inch screen, a huge 5,000mAh battery, a headphone jack and no notch, and costs less than $200? Look no further than the Motorola Moto E5 Supra. On Friday, Cricket Wireless said it’s selling the Moto E5 Supra for $180. It may seem like the Moto E5 Supra is …
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22 June
Supreme Court says warrant necessary for phone location data in win for privacy
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of digital privacy. In a 5-4 decision on Friday, the justices said police need warrants to gather phone location data as evidence for trials. That reversed and remanded a decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Carpenter v. United States is the first case about phone location data that the Supreme Court …
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22 June
Take a break from your smartphone
Dear Maggie, My husband and I realized we’ve been spending too much time on our phones when our toddler held up his finger to shush me while looking down at his “phone” — an old remote we had for our air conditioner — and told me he had to finish sending his message. We’ve decided to go on a digital …
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22 June
California’s fight for net neutrality isn’t over yet
California may still get its super strong net neutrality protections after all. Democrats in the state legislature are heading back to the negotiating table after key provisions of the bill were cut during a committee hearing this week. The bill’s author, state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, on Friday said he and fellow Democrat Assemblyman Miguel Santiago …
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22 June
Google Chrome will automatically download articles you haven’t asked for yet
Want to browse the news but don’t have connection to the internet? Google Chrome is getting a new feature for Android that automatically downloads articles when you’re connected to Wi-Fi for you to read offline — even if you haven’t asked for them. Google announced the feature on the Google India blog Thursday. It says that the feature is available …
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22 June
Apple will fix sticky keyboards on some MacBooks, MacBook Pros
Apple has finally admitted defeat when it comes to its MacBook “butterfly switch” keyboards. Well sorta. The company on Friday said it will replace “a small percentage of the keyboards in certain MacBook and MacBook Pro models” whose letters or characters repeat unexpectedly, letters or characters don’t appear or whose keys feel “sticky” or don’t respond consistently. Every model listed …
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22 June
23andMe said to be donating DNA kits to help reunite immigrant families
The online DNA service you use to find out your ancestry may soon help reunite immigrant families. 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki has agreed to provide DNA kits to help reunite families separated at the US border, reported the San Jose, California-based Mercury News. The idea came to life after Rep. Jackie Speier, a Democrat from California, approached the DNA-testing company …
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22 June
Facebook launches Messenger Kids in Peru and Canada
Facebook is expanding Messenger Kids, its chat app designed for children under 13, to countries outside of the US, even as the company receives criticism from child advocacy groups. The company on Friday said it’s bringing the service to Peru and Canada. As part of the expansion, Facebook is making the app available in Spanish and French. Messenger Kids, introduced …
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22 June
When will Apple’s AirPower wireless charger arrive? Report pegs September
Apple is reportedly aiming to release its AirPower charging pad before or in September. Engineers at the company have ramped up testing and have been using the wireless charging pads extensively in the office to ensure that it will be ready, Bloomberg reported Thursday. AirPower, Apple’s oval-shaped wireless charging pad, is set to work with the iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone …
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22 June
John Oliver mocks China’s president, gets scrubbed from Weibo
After John Oliver roasted Chinese president Xi Jinping on Last Week Tonight, what happened next came as no surprise. China’s Twitter-equivalent Weibo moved to remove all mention of Oliver’s episode where he mocked Xi and his rise to power, the New York Times reported Thursday. CNET tried to publish a post mentioning “John Oliver” on Weibo, but the post was …
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