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In the market for a new laptop? The single most important feature, in my humble opinion: a solid-state drive, which will help the system boot and load programs so much faster than you’re accustomed to. Sure, a traditional hard drive will give you more storage space (1-terabyte drives are pretty standard these days), but how …

Apple’s annual iPhone launch event is in the books and, as usual, the company announced a solid, if expected, round of product updates: new iPhones that Apple wants to make must-haves, a new entry-level iPad and the Apple Watch Series 5. But there were a bunch of rumored new items in the Apple pipeline that didn’t make their debut today. Here’s a …

Maybe it’s because Apple’s announcing new iPhones tomorrow, or maybe it’s because Samsung phone prices always see a drop after launch (though not usually this soon). Whatever the case, this is notable for anyone who’s been eyeballing a Note. For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Microsoft Store (via eBay) has the unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 10 256GB …

Amazon tends to do everything on a big scale, so why should its job fairs be any different? The world’s biggest e-commerce company said it will hold an “Amazon Career Day” recruitment and informational event on Tuesday, Sept. 17, across six US cities to promote its over 30,000 permanent full- and part-time job openings in the country. Amazon added that …

Almost a thousand Amazon employees plan to walk out of work later this month, as part of a global climate change demonstration. Amazon Employees For Climate Justice, a group of Amazon workers trying to push their company to take greater actions on climate change, organized an internal petition for the Sept. 20 walkout, the group confirmed in a Medium post …

The next time you want to watch Netflix in bed, imagine putting down your phone and putting on your sunglasses. TCL, a Chinese company that makes great value TVs, brand new phones and other things with screens, created a prototype for smart glasses that will let you watch movies, play games and even see the content of your phone. Naturally, …

Labor Day is over, but deals on big TVs aren’t. This 65-inch Vizio P-Series Quantum remains widely available for under $1,000 at most major retailers: It’s $998 at Walmart and Amazon (where it’s out of stock and will ship at that price when inventory returns) and just 2 bucks more at Best Buy. This is the 2019 version of this …

Siri was one of the first digital assistants, but in recent years it has fallen well behind rivals like Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant. It now, however, appears that some major improvements are finally on the horizon.  As part of leaked Apple documents obtained by the Guardian, which detail how Apple engineers adjusted Siri to “deflect” questions about feminism and …

If you’ve been holding out for unlocked versions of Samsung’s midrange Galaxy A Series in the US, you don’t have long to wait. The rather excellent Galaxy A50 will be available unlocked on Sept. 20 directly from Samsung, Amazon and Best Buy, starting at $350. Preorders from Amazon, where you can get a free Galaxy Fit, and BestBuy, which can …

Security vulnerabilities in 30 GPS tracker models targeted at kids, seniors and pets can expose data including people’s real-time GPS coordinates, according to a blog post Thursday from security firm Avast. Design flaws also allow hackers to potentially access device microphones or spoof a location, Avast found, highlighting the security and privacy struggles consumers still face when it comes to …