July, 2017

• 17 July

  Google Fiber CEO steps down after five months on the job

  

  Google Fiber is without a chief executive for the second time in less than a year. Gregory McCray has stepped down as CEO of Access, the Alphabet unit that houses Google Fiber, a Google spokesperson said Monday. McCray was tapped in February to run Google’s broadband and cable business after the departure of Craig Barratt …

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• 17 July

  Google wins small victory in probe into alleged gender pay gap

  

  A judge handed Google a victory in its spat with the US Department of Labor over employee salary data.  The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), an agency of the US Labor Department, has been investigating Google’s salary records for any signs of gender inequality. The government agency in January sued Google to compel it to hand over certain compensation data …

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• 17 July

  Amazon files for trademark for meal kit delivery service

  

  Amazon doesn’t just want to be your grocery store. It also wants to help you make your food at home.  The online retail giant has registered for a trademark for a new meal kit delivery service similar to Blue Apron, HelloFresh and Plated. Amazon’s trademark touts, “We do the prep. You be the chef.” The filing said it will deliver …

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• 17 July

  Nokia 8 Android phone gets alleged launch date and specs

  

  After a lackluster start with middle-of-the-road Android phones, the Nokia brand could finally be reinvigorated by the Nokia 8, if the rumors about the high-end Android phone are true.  This is the Nokia 8 https://t.co/YUUbFOgbBX pic.twitter.com/xrHBRx4H8I — Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 17, 2017 The premium Nokia 8 could get everything from dual cameras to Qualcomm’s fastest Snapdragon 835 chip (the …

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• 17 July

  How to hide the navigation bar on the Galaxy S8

  

  Now playing: Watch this: How to hide the navigation bar on the Galaxy S8 1:46 Samsung‘s TouchWiz software on the Galaxy S8 puts tons of customization at the users’ fingertips. One customization feature that sticks out, however, is the navigation bar. By default, the layout Samsung uses is reversed from virtually all other Android manufacturers, who place the back button …

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• 17 July

  Galaxy Note 8 to launch in late August, Samsung confirms

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy Note 8 coming in late August, says Samsung exec 1:18 Samsung’s Note 7 is getting a follow-up next month. Sarah Tew/CNET Get ready for the Galaxy Note 8 to come next month. Samsung mobile chief DJ Koh told reporters in Taiwan that it’ll unveil the new Note phone at the end of August, as reported …

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• 17 July

  Spoon! ‘The Tick’ hits Amazon Prime in August 2017

  

  Many years ago, I used to live near a New England Comics store. That company is behind the incredibly fun character, the Tick. You may have seen the excellent cartoon that ran on Fox or the short-lived live-action show (that also ran on Fox). This time, the Tick is back for another round with 10 episodes arriving in late August. …

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• 17 July

  6 things you should know about backing up your PC

  

  Last week, Google announced the new desktop version of its Backup and Sync app, and it got me thinking: What does desktop backup even mean in 2017? Not so long ago, there was one and only way to protect the precious data riding around in your laptop: Connect an external drive (or, if you were really fancy, a network drive), …

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• 17 July

  Top 5 weird dating apps

  

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• 17 July

  Microsoft to correct Skype missteps, Star Wars AR is coming

  

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