A federal program that subsidizes mobile phone and broadband service for poor Americans is rife with waste, fraud and abuse, according to a new government report. On Thursday, the Government Accountability Office issued the result of a three-year audit of the subsidy program, which found that more than a third of customers receiving the subsidy …
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29 June
Siri and other voice assistants have a long way to go, research shows
Conversations with robots are still pretty crummy. Anyone who’s had to bark at Alexa three times to turn off the lights knows this irritation quite well. Now a new study from Adobe, released Thursday, provides some insights into how much folks use voice assistants and how much they like — and dislike — them. In all, 37 percent of people …
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29 June
Instagram is cracking down on offensive comments and spam
Are offensive comments on your Instagram posts ruining your brunch? The photo-sharing site is introducing two filters to clean up those comments, the company said Thursday in a blog post signed by Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom. The first automatically keeps certain offensive comments off your posts before you see them. The second looks for spam comments and blocks them as …
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29 June
OnePlus 5’s nifty software features make your phone more fun
Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 5’s new nifty software tricks 2:19 OnePlus’ latest OnePlus 5 flagship phone has a lot of new hardware — including the Snapdragon 835 chipset, a long-lasting battery and rear dual-cameras — that helps it hold its own against the mighty iPhone 7 Plus and other impressive Android rivals. The combination of hearty hardware with these useful …
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29 June
CNET Asks: What do you want to see in the next iPhone?
Now playing: Watch this: The fun and frenzy of reviewing the first iPhone 3:05 Apple’s original iPhone was released in June 2007, exactly a decade ago. Over the years, we’ve seen the Apple iPhone go through some drastic changes. The functionality and performance of the iPhone has evolved, and so has the design: For one thing, it’s now available in …
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29 June
Robot furniture makes one room feel like three
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29 June
Google’s News refresh, custom Snap geofilters in
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29 June
OnePlus 5’s new nifty software tricks
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29 June
Excellent picture from an inexpensive Roku TV
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29 June
3 iPhone battery problems and how to fix them
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