AI software reportedly uncovered suspected GDPR breaches by Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook. The software — created by EU Institute researchers and a consumer group — looked at the privacy policies of 14 major technology businesses in June, the month after the EU’s new data privacy laws went into effect, according to Bloomberg. Researchers named the …
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Hey Cheeps, Rick is still on vacation for the few more days, but he’ll be back in this space soon. In the meantime, the rest of the CNET crew will be doing our best to fill his shoes, finding the best deals we can. Unless you’ve been living under a deals rock for the last week or so, you know …
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Now playing: Watch this: How to use Alexa on your iPhone 1:47 Alexa has started to turn up in some unusual places, from the dash of new cars, to televisions and appliances. But one of the more predictable moves is Alexa coming to phones. Amazon made a Moto Mod for Motorola’s modular Moto Z ($220 at Amazon); Huawei put Alexa on …
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Amazon Prime Day is coming soon: July 16 to be exact. This year the deals day will last a day and a half at 36 hours. And it’s spreading to even more countries this year, adding Australia, Singapore, Netherlands and Luxembourg to the fold. We had already extrapolated an educated guess on where Prime Day would land this year, based …
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Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale will be back in two weeks and include more deals, come to more countries and last longer than in past years. Plus, the company is giving away a new Lexus. The sale will kick off on Monday, July 16, at noon Pacific and go on for 36 hours, up from 30 hours last year. Australia, Singapore, Netherlands …
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AT&T‘s new WatchTV service and unlimited data plans went into effect on Friday. The company last week unveiled two unlimited data plans, dubbed AT&T Unlimited &More and AT&T Unlimited &More Premium, bundled with WatchTV, a new “skinny bundle” of more than 30 live channels. The plans replace the existing options, with a starting price that’s $5 more expensive for …
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If you want the best deal on an OLED TV, it’s all about keeping an eye on current prices. And as summer begins in earnest, the 2017 versions are still my “bargain” picks, even after modest price drops on the 2018 models. This spring I reviewed LG’s 2018 OLED TV, the C8, and it’s the best-performing TV I’ve ever tested. …
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Amazon wants you to think of your Fire tablet as not just a tablet but a full-fledged Alexa-enabled device — or more precisely, a slimmed down Echo Show. It’s called Show Mode, and it’s coming as a free software update for current generation Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets. Like the Echo Show, the new mode serves up …
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If you’ve been eagerly waiting to experience photography with the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, your wait will soon be over. The phone is slated to ship at the end of July for $1,000 — and if you buy from Amazon, it’ll toss in the new, completely wireless Xperia Ear Duo headphones. The phone made a splash when it was announced …
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Here’s our full review of the Red Hydrogen One phone. “There is no way to describe or show the 4 view (4V) display other than seeing it in person. There’s just no way,” says Red founder and CEO Jim Jannard to a crowd gathered at Red Studios in Hollywood on Saturday. “We want everybody’s first experience with Hydrogen One to …
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