Google’s new project may not make you a star, but you can help make a movie about one. Today, on August 21, the US will experience something it hasn’t had happen in around 100 years. A total solar eclipse will cross the United States. This event doesn’t happen again until 2024, so people are pretty …
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21 August
Will the Essential Phone get eclipsed? (podcast)
The Essential Phone is here, but it may get overshadowed by a bunch of other hot phone launches from Samsung, Apple and Google that are expected to hit very soon. Despite that, there’s plenty to discuss about the first device from this startup, which was created by Android father Andy Rubin and has raised loads of funding already. Also on …
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21 August
HTC Vive gets a huge $200 price cut
HTC knows you’re still on the fence re: virtual reality, so today it’s sweetening the deal. Starting Monday, an HTC Vive VR headset and controller kit will cost just $600, £600 or AU$1,000. Make no mistake, that’s a huge price cut — a full $200, £160 or AU$400 cheaper than you’d have to pay yesterday. It’s the first time the …
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21 August
Vudu comes to Apple TV, but you can’t buy on the box
Now playing: Watch this: With Vudu on Apple TV, iTunes has competition 1:18 The Apple TV streaming box might not be as big a seller as Roku, Chromecast or Amazon Fire TV, but it still has a loyal following, especially among people committed to Apple‘s ecosystem of iPhones, iPads, Mac computers and software. Since its streaming box launched, Apple has …
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21 August
Intel bets on a big speed boost for 8th
Intel is very concerned that you may be using a five-year-old computer. The company claims there are at least 450 million computers still in service that are five or more years old. So, one of the big selling points for the just-announced 8th generation of Core i-series CPUs is that these new chips are twice as fast as those found …
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21 August
Where you can watch a livestream of the solar eclipse
If you will be outside the path of totality, stuck inside at work, or under overcast skies for Monday’s total solar eclipse, it doesn’t mean you need to miss the celestial show. There will be plenty of ways to livestream the eclipse online. Here are some of the best options: NASA TV NASA TV will have a livestream across the …
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21 August
Samsung’s big Galaxy Note 8 challenge: Making it stand out
Samsung’s facing a big challenge with the upcoming Galaxy Note 8 — and it has nothing to do with exploding batteries. It’s got to figure out how to make its new phablet stand out from its Galaxy S8 devices. The Note has always been Samsung’s jumbo phone, the one with a screen so large it’s almost a tablet. When the …
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21 August
Android Oreo is here, and you’ll be able to get it soon
Now playing: Watch this: Android Oreo has arrived 1:20 It’s O-fficial. Oreo is the newest version of Android, Google’s mobile operating system. The updated software, which has been available for the last few months in developer beta, will arrive on devices by the end of the year. It’s been a long guessing game about what the “O” in Android O …
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21 August
How to tell if your solar eclipse glasses are safe or fake
Now playing: Watch this: How to spot fake eclipse glasses 1:40 The eclipse economy is in full swing. Eclipse glasses are in low supply, and counterfeit eclipse glasses being sold. How can you tell if the solar eclipse glasses you bought are safe for staring directly at the sun or fakes? Check the ISO number According to the American Astronomical …
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21 August
Samsung unlocks Bixby voice assistant for 200 more countries
As with movies and smart home devices, Australia, the UK and other countries come late to the new tech packing the US market. One of the latest is the Bixby voice feature in the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus phones, Bixby being the assistant software similar to Siri or Google Assistant — which itself just arrived in Australia with …
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