While Apple’s event on September 12 should be packed with new iPhones and a new Apple Watch, rumors don’t point to a new Apple TV. Nope, no Apple TV 8K, not even any Fortnite. I hope Apple doesn’t ignore it completely, however. The Apple TV 4K is one of my favorite streaming devices already, thanks to …
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Argos has launched a voice-activated shopping service that lets you ask Google Assistant to reserve products for in-store pick-up. It’s the first UK retailer to offer such a service. You can also use it to check the availability of up to 20,000 products from the Argos catalogue. And you can find your nearest store on Google Home or Home Mini …
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Now playing: Watch this: CNET UK Podcast 544: We debate 8K and Twitter faces the… 35:10 Twitter, Facebook and Google are in a showdown with politicians. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg were the latest tech titans to face questioning. Katie Collins and Richard Trenholm weigh up Dorsey’s performance this week as he tackled questions about alleged …
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Got power? Got enough power? Whether you’re headed out camping or just want to be prepared for the next big storm, consider something a little more substantial than your average phone charger. Like this: For a limited time, and while supplies last, you can get the Suaoki Portable Power Station with dual 110V AC outlets for $105 with promo code …
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The vast majority of mobile chargers (also known as power banks) require you to BYO cables. That’s a first-world problem if ever I heard one, but it’s a hassle all the same. Ideally, a charger should have the cable you need built right in, so there’s one less thing to bring, clutter up your carry-on and accidentally leave behind in …
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Sony has announced final pricing for its flagship series of 4K TVs, the A9F (OLED) and Z9F (LCD) Master Series, and it’s a grand cheaper than first thought. The Master series is designed be as close to “reference quality” as possible in a consumer flatscreen. The pricing is as follows: Sony Master Series XBR-55A9F 55-inch OLED, $3,500 (originally $4,500) Sony Master …
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On this podcast, we talk about: The rumored name of a new iPhone is the iPhone XS Max (yikes). Amazon’s website suffers an outage — after a different outage on Prime Day this year. US Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces the “Stop BEZOS Act,” continuing his criticism of Amazon and what it pays warehouse workers. Amazon briefly becomes a $1 trillion company. New …
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Propel’s Star Wars drones are flippin’ awesome. I own one, and I’ve had the chance to dogfight with a friend who owns one. Pure geeky fun, let me tell you. They started out at $180 and have seen some pretty good sales in past months — but rarely this good: For a limited time, Amazon has the Propel Star Wars …
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Regular readers know I’m not particularly fond of Microsoft’s Surface tablets — you just can’t do much without the snap-on keyboards, which aren’t included in the box by default. But the Surface Book? That’s a pretty tasty piece of laptop. Pricey, too — or it was when it made its debut back in 2015. The SKU I’ve got for you …
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Samsung’s mobile strategy has served it well over the years, making it the top phone maker in the world by no small margin. But that doesn’t mean the company is content to coast along — in fact it is shaking up its midrange phone strategy to make devices more appealing to millennials. Samsung is looking to bring more cutting-edge features …
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