If your choice of encrypted messaging app is a toss-up between Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, do not waste your time with anything but Signal. This isn’t about which one has cuter features, more bells and whistles or is the most convenient to use: It’s purely about privacy. And if privacy’s what you’re after, nothing beats Signal. …
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6 January
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is AMD’s poster child again
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is once again AMD’s poster child for a new processor launch as part of its AMD Advantage partner program, announced Tuesday at CES 2022. That means it’s one of the first systems to ship with the …
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6 January
Apple CEO Tim Cook earned over $98M last year, a huge bump from $14M in 2020
Despite his salary remaining the same over the last three years, Apple CEO Tim Cook’s total compensation saw a significant bump in 2021 compared to previous years. When accounting for stock awards, which totaled over $82 million, other forms of compensation and his $3 million salary, Cook earned $98.7 million last year, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing …
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6 January
Trump social network could be launching next month
Former President Donald Trump’s new social media platform could be launching Feb. 21, according to an expected date listed in Apple’s app store. This release date of Truth Social, spotted earlier Thursday by Reuters, would coincide with the Presidents’ Day long weekend. Social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube booted Trump from their platforms in 2021 because of concerns his remarks would incite …
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6 January
Asus made a Zenbook that looks like a foldable phone, blown up to laptop size
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Folding screen phones are an interesting niche market that at least has a couple of flagship products, like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3. Folding screen laptops are much more conceptual. To date, only a couple have gone on sale, like …
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6 January
Samsung’s QD
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The quantum dot era of OLED TVs began Tuesday with the debut at CES 2022 of Samsung’s first QD OLED TV screens and computer monitors. This new display technology, which Samsung calls QD Display, promises to improve image quality for top-tier …
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6 January
So long, BlackBerry. It’s been real
BlackBerry users are in mourning just a few days into the new year. Support for BlackBerry 10 devices and devices on BlackBerry 7.1 OS or an earlier software ended on Jan. 4, according to the company. This means the beloved phones for many Gen Xers and older millennials will no longer use data, make phone calls, send text messages or …
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6 January
These 2 quick iPhone tips will change how you read articles on your phone
One of the challenges of reading trending news, short stories and other written works on your iPhone is distractions on the page. It seems like every website in Safari has them: advertisements, banners and autoplaying videos, just to name a few. And with the text already being as small as it is on your smartphone, you could do without these …
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6 January
John Deere breaks new ground with self
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Tractors that steer themselves are nothing new to Minnesota farmer Doug Nimz. But then four years ago, John Deere brought a whole new kind of machine to his 2,000-acre corn and soybean farm. That tractor could not only steer itself but …
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6 January
You might not think Acer’s skinny Swift X laptop is powerful enough, but it is
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Acer’s Swift X laptop is a thin-and-light laptop that’s designed for basic content creation as well as regular day-to-day tasks. Because it’s thin and just 3.1 pounds (1.4 kilograms) you might not think it’s powerful enough for cutting together a YouTube …
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