I got to meet Mark Zuckerberg two days ago, during a meeting in a conference room along with a handful of other tech reporters. He talked about the metaverse and the future of work. That’s not all that unusual. What was unusual is that the CEO of Facebook beamed into our demo session on a shaft of …
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19 August
Windows 11 to give MS Paint a dark mode, new UI and more
Windows 11 is currently in a public beta, with a release scheduled for sometime this holiday season. Along with some big design changes, integration with Android apps and adding widgets, it’s also going to revamp some of the Windows staples, including Microsoft Paint. Paint, the painting and drawing program that’s been included in all versions of Windows, will get a …
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19 August
New Motorola Edge loses the curved display, adds a 144Hz refresh rate
Motorola is revealing the new Motorola Edge for 2021 Thursday, updating its higher-end phone as part of an in-person event at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Edge (not to be confused with the U2 guy, of course) will cost $700 in the US, a price that roughly converts to £515 or AU$975. For that sum, Motorola is including impressive …
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19 August
Apple had ‘iPhone nano’ in the works, old Steve Jobs email appears to confirm
All those rumors back in 2011 about an “iPhone nano,” a cheaper and smaller alternative to the iPhone 4 (Apple’s top-tier mobile device at the time), appear to have been rooted in truth. A report Thursday by The Verge seemingly shows an email sent by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in October 2010 that confirms the company was working on a …
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19 August
Maybe you should wait on buying that new Mac. Then again, maybe not
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. It’s that time of year again! As summer inches toward a close, many students are preparing to head back to school, and some may be on the search for a new MacBook. We haven’t seen new Apple laptops in some time now, but …
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19 August
Google Pixel 5A review: Snappy performance, familiar design
Update, July 21, 2022: Google has since replaced the Pixel 5A with 5G with the Pixel 6A. You can read our full Pixel 6A review for the latest model. Last year’s review of the Pixel 5A with 5G continues unchanged below. Google’s $449 Pixel 5A with 5G is the second major Pixel announcement this year, hot on the heels of the …
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19 August
Oppo says new under
Oppo unveiled a new under-display camera tech on Thursday. The tech is set to make its way to the company’s upcoming flagships, allowing them to hide selfie cameras under their display. The third-gen imaging tech, which the company claims is the “best under-screen camera solution,” apparently delivers image quality that’s much closer to that of a regular front-facing camera. Oppo …
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19 August
Reels are coming to Facebook in expanded test
Starting Thursday, you might see Reels pop up on Facebook. The social network is running a limited test, putting Reels on Facebook in the US, the company said. Reels launched on Instagram in August 2020 as a TikTok-esque way to post short, multiclip videos with elements like audio and various effects. The announcement also follows news in July that Facebook …
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19 August
Google’s new Pixel 5A phone has an overheating problem
Google’s Pixel 5A with 5G phone might be heating up since its reveal earlier this week. Literally. As spotted by Adam Matlock, and confirmed by CNET, the issue seems to materialize when recording 4K video at 60fps for extended periods of time. When shooting in the higher frame rate, even in normal environments, the Pixel 5A might stop recording and display …
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19 August
Add 1TB of storage to your Nintendo Switch for 49% off [Update: Expired]
Nobody enjoys running out of storage, on anything, but it can be particularly frustrating on a game console. It’s just no fun when you’re ready to download a new game but you don’t have enough storage to do so. Nintendo makes this particularly frustrating on its Switch consoles, because moving your data from one storage accessory to another can be …
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