Just two years after adopting its net neutrality rules, the Federal Communications Commission could be on the cusp of tearing them down. In 2015, the FCC, led by Democratic Chairman Tom Wheeler, put in place rules to ensure that broadband providers couldn’t abuse their powers by charging companies for quicker access to their customers or …
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13 March
You can now hail London’s iconic black cabs with mytaxi app
Make way, Uber — there’s a new ride-hailing app in London town and it wants some space on the roads. European service mytaxi launched in the UK on Monday, allowing Londoners and visitors alike to hail one of the city’s iconic black cabs from their phones. The app replaces Hailo, which merged with German company mytaxi in summer 2016. Hailo …
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13 March
The Galaxy S8 could come in gold, blue, white and silver. Goooold!!
Want to make sure your Galaxy S8 stands out? Samsung is rumored to be launching its upcoming flagship phone in a wide array of colors, including gold. Although Samsung has been tight-lipped about the phone leading up to its grand reveal on March 29, there’s been a healthy dose of alleged GS8 leaks. A lot of them showed the phone …
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13 March
Facebook bans use of its data for surveillance tools
Heavily nudged by the ACLU, Facebook on Monday said it has updated its policies to explicitly ban developers from using its data for surveillance tools. “Today we are adding language to our Facebook and Instagram platform policies to more clearly explain that developers cannot ‘use data obtained from us to provide tools that are used for surveillance,'” Rob Sherman, Facebook’s …
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13 March
Pandora Premium ready to take on Spotify and Apple Music
Pandora will now let you listen to whatever you want, for a price. The internet radio service’s new Pandora Premium tier offers on-demand streaming for $9.99 a month, the company said Monday. So, in addition to listening to whatever Pandora’s algorithms think you’ll like, you can pick the music. Pandora joins the ranks of services like Apple Music and Spotify …
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13 March
Luxury phone maker Vertu bought by exiled Turkish businessman
British phone maker Vertu has long been considered unique because it designs and makes all of its devices on site at a small plant in the Hampshire countryside. Now the luxury tech company has been snapped up by exiled Turkish businessman Hakan Uzan for £50 million ($60 million), the Telegraph reported Monday. Vertu is known for making phones with sapphire …
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13 March
The best free TV
It’s only natural for a potential cord-cutter to think, “Why do I need cable when I can just stream everything online?” Indeed, most of the major networks — from ABC to TNT — have web portals and mobile apps, all of them capable of streaming their current shows. Just one problem: Once you ditch cable or satellite or whatever “traditional” …
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13 March
Get Outlook replacement Hiri for free
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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image Productivity-minded Hiri lets you turn any email into a to-do-list item. Hiri If you’re a regular around here, you know very …
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12 March
Choose how your Eevee evolves in Pokemon Go
Now playing: Watch this: Pikachu go! Finally, a real Pokemon pokeball you can… 1:04 You need to catch ’em all in Pokemon Go, and you also need a variety of Pokemon types to control gyms. Controlling the evolution your Eevees is an effective and simple way to get strong Pokemon with different fighting types while adding five new numbers to …
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12 March
Help! My family plan’s gotten out of control
The wireless wars are heating up, which means great deals for consumers. And the best deals by far go to the folks on big family plans. Verizon made headlines last month when it announced a new unlimited data plan. Then T-Mobile revised its unlimited plan to match Verizon. Sprint followed with its own promotion. Finally, AT&T announced updates to its …
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