Samsung pretty much knocked it out of the park with its Galaxy Watch series — the smartwatch was a great alternative to the Apple Watch right from the start thanks to its gorgeous looks, smart Tizen operating system and wealth of features. The LTE version of the original Galaxy Watch from 2018 still sells for …
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26 January
Q&A with Harvard’s Avi Loeb on our alleged extraterrestrial visitor
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25 January
Twitter launches ‘Birdwatch’ community forum to combat misinformation
Twitter on Monday announced a new community-driven forum called Birdwatch that’s meant to combat misinformation and disinformation on the site. The pilot forum allows Twitter users to identify information in tweets they believe to be misleading and add notes that provide helpful context, the social media site explained in a blog post. “We believe this approach has the potential to …
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25 January
AirPods with Wireless Charging Case for $130 and 4 more great Monday deals
Good morning, fellow cheapskates! Ever wonder what goes through my head when I choose deals to share? Here’s the core of it: Is this a genuinely good product at a genuinely good price from a reputable seller? As noted in the little blurb up top, I pick the items that appear on these pages. No one else is involved; it’s …
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25 January
Former ambassador sues Apple and Alphabet to drop Telegram from app stores
Former US Ambassador to Morocco Marc Ginsberg has sued Apple, demanding it remove the Telegram app from its App Store. According to the Jan. 17 lawsuit, the messaging app is used to help coordinate violence, extremism, racism and anti-Semitism. “Telegram is being used to intimidate, threaten and coerce members of the public,” says Ginsberg’s complaint. The Coalition for a Safer …
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25 January
Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet CEOs asked to attend EU hearing, report says
The European Parliament has invited Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple chief Tim Cook, Facebook helmsman Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet head Sundar Pichai to Brussels in February or March for a hearing focused on the dominance of their companies, Reuters reported. “The purpose of the planned hearing is to have an exchange with the chief executive officers of the four globally leading platform companies …
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25 January
One by Wacom pen tablet is the first to work with Chromebooks
Chromebook users have another option for getting their drawings or writing on their screens. The One by Wacom pen tablet is now Works with Chromebooks certified, which means it is fully compatible with Chrome OS devices. Select Chromebooks such as the Lenovo Chromebook Duet and new Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 have displays that work with Universal Stylus Initiative pens. Support …
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25 January
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra to sport low
Samsung on Monday unveiled a new low-power OLED smartphone display that will make its debut on the new Galaxy S21 Ultra. The electronics giant says the new display tech reduces power consumption by 16% by speeding up electron flows in the display’s organic layers. Display panels are a major power hog in smartphones. OLED displays contain pixels made of organic …
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25 January
Huawei reportedly in talks to sell P Series and Mate Series phone brands
Chinese tech giant Huawei is rumored to be in early talks to sell its P Series and Mate Series smartphone brands, according to Reuters. It cited two people with direct knowledge of the matter, who said the company was in negotiations with a consortium of government-backed Shanghai investment firms. Reuters said that the talks began last September, shortly before Huawei …
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25 January
We’re about to learn if Apple’s iPhone 12 is a smash hit
Apple’s iPhone is already one of the most popular consumer products ever. And normally, it’s a safe bet that when Apple makes big changes to the phone’s design, as it did with the iPhone 12, sales go into overdrive. But this past year has been anything but normal. In February, Apple warned that sales and manufacturing for its products were …
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