We still don’t know exactly when Prime Day will land this year — could be July like always, might be as early as June — but right now there’s a TV deal that’s likely to rival the best of what Amazon’s event will offer. And it’s not from Amazon. For a limited time, and while …
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21 April
Galaxy S21 Ultra vs. iPhone 12 Pro Max cameras: A pro photographer’s assessment
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has wowed us with its ability to take stunning photos that can rival what you might see from a professional DSLR. But Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra also packs an incredible camera array, boasting mind-bending zoom capabilities that comfortably outstrip what Apple offers in its phone. So how do these two cameras stack up and which should …
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21 April
Surprise, a new iPhone 12 is coming this week, and it’s purple
The iPhone 12 now comes in purple. Tim Cook made the announcement himself at Tuesday’s Apple’s spring event. Until now, the iPhone 12 and 12 Mini were available in black, white, blue, green and red (part of Product Red). The iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max come in graphite, gold, silver and blue finishes. A video showing off the purple iPhone included The …
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21 April
Google Meet is getting more layout controls, video backgrounds
A year after making Google Meet free for everyone, the company is refreshing the videoconferencing service. Starting next month, the redesign will give you more control over highlighting the content you see on your screen, by letting you pin or unpin presentations, speakers or multiple speakers, for example, Google said in a blog post Thursday. That includes repositioning, hiding or …
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21 April
Google supercharges YouTube with a custom video chip
To keep YouTube humming, Google has developed a custom chip to keep YouTube called Argos that’s designed to deliver the best video quality and keep you from blowing through your broadband or mobile monthly data caps. Thousands of the chips are running in Google data centers right now, Google revealed to CNET in an exclusive interview. If you upload a …
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21 April
Watch this ferrofluid speaker pulse to the music
Ferrofluid was invented by a NASA engineer in an attempt to develop a method for manipulating rocket fuel in zero gravity — but you probably know it as that cool black liquid that morphs into entrancing shapes when you put it near a magnet. If you get really close up to a pool of ferrofluid under the influence of a …
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21 April
TikTok hit with child privacy lawsuit
TikTok is once again facing allegations of misuse of data. The short-form video app and parent company ByteDance face a legal claim worth billions saying TikTok illegally collected and used children’s data. The legal challenge comes from Anne Longfield, former children’s commissioner for England. “Today I’m launching a legal claim against @tiktok_uk on behalf of millions of children whose data …
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21 April
Verizon feels the heat as it rolls out spectrum for upgraded 5G
Competition in wireless is building up as Verizon reports heavy losses in wireless customers in the first quarter of 2021. The company is in the early stages of rolling out new spectrum for its next-generation 5G service. And as executives have warned for months, the competition with rivals AT&T and T-Mobile is intensifying. Still, the telecommunications giant said its core …
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21 April
Microsoft Outlook wants you to take a break between all those meetings
Some days, work meetings stack up back to back to back. Now, a new feature from Microsoft will let you set automatic, customizable breaks to give you a bit of relief. “Wall-to-wall meetings increase stress and make it harder to stay focused and engaged. And our research shows that even just a sliver of time between these meetings can help,” …
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21 April
iPad Pro: Apple’s new M1 tablet shares the Mac’s processor, and its price
You’re at home. You reach for a computer. You’re working from home. What do you use? Based on my home, it’s whatever’s available. For Apple, the equation keeps changing: Between Macs and iPads, there are two versatile but different platforms at play. But they now share the same processor: The M1 chip from the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac …
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