As fires continue to consume the Amazon rainforest for a fourth week, Apple CEO Tim Cook pledged aid from his company without specifying a dollar amount. “It’s devastating to see the fires and destruction ravaging the Amazon rainforest, one of the world’s most important ecosystems. Apple will be donating to help preserve its biodiversity and restore …
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Are you a Spotify subscriber? Then you’ve no doubt discovered the limitations for listening offline. It requires a phone, which isn’t always convenient — like when you’re at the gym or out for a run. And even if you do have your phone, you’ll have to devote a chunk of precious storage to your Spotify playlists. The Mighty Vibe solves those problems. …
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If you’ve ever noticed a YouTube or Netflix video slowing down on your phone, even when you have excellent network coverage, your data might be throttled. A recent study by Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst found that AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon have all artificially slowed down online videos. If you’re unsure of how to tell …
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Sitting in my apartment in New York’s Upper West Side, I’m browsing the web, checking emails and watching YouTube and Netflix the same as I normally do. Things are loading quickly, even with multiple devices hooked up. But this isn’t my normal Spectrum cable connection. All of that data is riding over a Wi-Fi network powered by a hotspot running …
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In a series of tweets on Friday, President Donald Trump said US companies should “immediately start looking for an alternative to China.” The message appears to have hit tech stocks hard, with shares in Apple and several US chipmakers dropping. Shares of Apple fell about 4.1%, CNBC reported Friday. Qualcomm chips declined 2.7%, while Nvidia lost 4.8%, and Advanced Micro …
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Taylor Swift’s hotly anticipated seventh studio album Lover is out in the world, as of Friday. And we’re here to help make sure you can listen on the platform of your choice. Lover is available to purchase and play across all digital platforms now. Whether you want to stream it, download it or buy a physical copy, follow our instructions …
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The best things in life are free: hugs, nature walks, pretty much everything inside your local library. The second-best things in life are cheap, like the four items I’ve rounded up for you today. They’re all priced below $10 (thanks to coupons and/or coupon codes) and all extremely useful. They’re also, I should add, in stock at the time of …
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Adding to its new line of multiroom wireless audio speakers, Bose has announced the Portable Home Speaker, a battery-powered smart speaker that has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and support for Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa voice assistants. Available in black and silver on Sept. 19 for $349 (£370, $AU 500), it looks a little like Bose’s Bluetooth-only SoundLink Revolve Plus, …
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Still shopping for a school laptop? Lenovo has just about the best deal I’ve seen yet, thanks to not only a discounted price, but also a couple great bundled extras and an unexpected extra savings. Here it is: For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Lenovo Yoga C630 two-in-one laptop is $660 (plus tax where applicable) with promo code …
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Microsoft’s contractors listened in on Xbox players using Cortana voice control features, Vice reported Wednesday. Voice data was also captured from the Kinect system’s voice commands prior to Cortana being added in 2016, according to the report. Microsoft last week revealed that humans could be listening to “short snippets” of voice conversations on its audio services, including Skype and virtual …
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