December, 2017

• 19 December

  Eve V has the chops to battle the Microsoft Surface Pro

  

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• 18 December

  Huawei reportedly plans US smartphone launch in 2018

  

  Chinese phone maker Huawei plans to begin selling smartphones through a US carrier next year, an executive for the company told the Associated Press on Monday. Richard Yu, the president of Huawei Technologies’ consumer business, told the news agency its flagship Mate 10 would be the first handset offered but declined to discuss a price or identify which carrier or …

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• 18 December

  Google gets into the spirit with Holiday Doodle series

  

  Google declared the beginning of the holiday season on Monday with a celebratory doodle featuring two adorable penguins. The tech giant promises the Doodle is just the first in a series that will pop up on its homepage in the coming weeks. The doodles will tell the story of penguins who jet off to warmer climes to spend the holidays …

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• 18 December

  Apple offers free next

  

  From he moment it first went on sale, the iPhone X has been on back-order, with buyers waiting weeks for their device to arrive. Now, shipping estimates for the iPhone X have improved to allow for free next-day delivery or same-day pickup, on the US Apple store website. The free next-day delivery applies to all in-stock products purchased before 3pm local time on …

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• 18 December

  Ofcom must tackle ‘deplorable’ mobile coverage, says Lord Adonis

  

  To phone users in the UK, it won’t come as much of a surprise to hear this, but now it’s confirmed: Mobile coverage around the country is officially rubbish. Urgent and radical action is needed to rectify the issue, Lord Adonis, head of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), said Monday in a letter to regulator Ofcom. New figures from an NIC …

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• 18 December

  Baby tech makers haven’t figured out what parents want

  

  For the past 19 months, my wife and I have been living with another human. He can get cranky, and he’s sometimes a picky eater. But he can also flash a smile that melts your heart. I’m talking about my toddler son, Theodore. As a tech reporter and the producer of CNET’s Status Update podcast about parenting in the modern …

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• 18 December

  Get a 4

  

  CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Get 50-percent off this 4-pack of Tile trackers — a rare deal! Tile Cheeps, it’s the home stretch. …

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• 18 December

  Facebook cracks down on ‘engagement bait’ in news feeds

  

  “Share this for a chance to win a month’s supply of detergent!” We’ve probably all got at least one Facebook friend who pushes posts like this into our news feeds. And we’ve all rolled our eyes — or possibly hit the mute button if the friend is a repeat offender. Such problems should soon be a thing of the past …

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• 18 December

  Amazon’s Digital Day is coming back on Dec. 29

  

  Amazon is bringing back Digital Day following the holiday rush this December.  If you’re not familiar with it, think of Digital Day as Amazon’s Prime Day, but for all things you can download. The massive retailer is offering savings on thousands of products, including movies, apps, e-books and TV shows. The deals will kick off on Dec. 29 at midnight …

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• 18 December

  Amazon Prime UK could face probe over late deliveries

  

  Merry Christmas? Perhaps not for Amazon UK. The online shopping giant could be the subject of an investigation by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the Guardian reported Sunday. The ASA said it received five complaints pertaining to late deliveries by Amazon Prime as Christmas approaches. Prime is a membership service by Amazon that, in the UK, promises subscribers “unlimited one-day …

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