May, 2018

• 17 May

  YouTube Music kicks YouTube Red to the curb

  

  YouTube is remixing its subscription services, relaunching its Spotify-like YouTube Music as a $10-a-month membership mostly devoid of video and recasting YouTube Red’s ad-free, paywalled video tier as YouTube Premium — with a $2 price bump.  In addition, Google Play Music, the other subscription streaming music service from the same parent company as YouTube, will be …

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• 17 May

  The OnePlus 6 has an Avengers edition, and it’s dope

  

  If you’re into Android phones, the newly announced OnePlus 6 is exciting. If you’re one of the approximately 7.6 billion people who’ve seen Avengers: Infinity War, here’s something extra to get excited about. OnePlus unveiled the Avengers edition of its OnePlus 6 at the phone’s launch in Beijing, China. It’s the same as the regular model, but with a Kevlar-patterned …

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• 17 May

  Samsung slams iPhone speed in latest ad

  

  Samsung isn’t shy about the message of its latest ad: iPhone owners should upgrade to the Galaxy S9. But it doesn’t compare the Galaxy S9 against its natural rival, the iPhone X, or even one of Apple’s two iPhone 8s. Instead, during the roughly minute-long video posted to YouTube (also below), we see a woman’s slow loading speeds on her …

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• 17 May

  Samsung’s Bixby assistant now controls your ovens and robo

  

  Samsung is expanding its Bixby smart assistant way beyond phones. The Korean electronics giant is reportedly adding its AI voice assistant to the robot vacuum cleaners and ovens Samsung makes as well this year, according to ZDNet.  The feature, known as Bixby Voice, will allow you to issue voice commands to control your appliances. So, now you can tell Bixby to queue …

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• 17 May

  Facebook tackles foreign election meddling with Atlantic Council partnership

  

  Facebook launched a partnership with the Atlantic Council on Thursday that will help prevent malicious actors from using the social network to interfere with elections. The think tank’s Digital Forensic Research Lab will help Facebook monitor specific regions to prevent the spread of misinformation on the platform and educate citizens about the risks, according to a press release. The partnership …

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• 17 May

  Find lost keys (and phones) with the KeySmart Pro for $40

  

  Yet another update on that uber-popular headphone deal: It quickly sold out again, but the vendor is working to score some additional inventory for Cheapskate readers! It may be a few weeks, but that deal will return. Stay tuned! Today’s deal is a rerun, but my favorite kind of rerun: Same product, lower price. Ever heard of the KeySmart? It’s …

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• 17 May

  Verizon plays with data caps in limited billing trial

  

  Verizon is experimenting with what data caps may look like for customers, though the company denies it’ll actually be employing these measures. Customers in New York and New Jersey saw limits on their dashboard on the Verizon website. The company’s high-speed internet plan showed a data limit of 150GB, while its high-speed internet enhanced plan had a limit of 250GB, …

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• 17 May

  Google Store gift returns mean fewer regrets

  

  Online and physical retailers know that after big holidays they’re likely to be inundated with returns, hence the popularity of gift receipts and fairly lax post-holiday return policies at many stores. Thoughtful birthday gift givers usually include a gift receipt as well, just in case. Screenshot by Dan Ackerman/CNET But returning a gift purchased through Google’s storefront has been impossible …

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• 17 May

  The Steam Link app brings your games to the small screen

  

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• 17 May

  An autonomous trip through Jerusalem in Intel’s ride

  

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