A new “free speech and privacy first” phone unveiled this week is raising red flags, with one report suggesting it’s just a rebranding of a budget Chinese phone. The $500 Freedom Phone was launched Wednesday by Erik Finman, a self-proclaimed “bitcoin millionaire,” as an alternative to popular devices from Google, Apple and other Big Tech …
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Android 12 is getting closer to an official release now that Google has rolled out Beta 3, which includes several new features and improvements. For example, there’s a new scrollable screenshots tool (finally!), and on-device search gets a big improvement when it comes to finding information inside third-party apps. Google also said it improved auto-rotation by using the front-facing camera …
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OnePlus is expanding its line of earbuds. After introducing the OnePlus Buds last year, on Thursday the company revealed the OnePlus Buds Pro, a new higher-end set of earbuds coming this year. While the company has yet to announce a price, the new Buds Pro will feature what it calls “adaptive noise cancellation.” Using three microphones, OnePlus says that its …
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Netflix unveiled another daily top 10 ranking on its streaming service Wednesday, this time calling out the 10 most popular titles being binged by slack-jawed children across your country. And yes, CoComelon is No. 1 in the US already because of course it is. Netflix is also rolling out a biweekly email to accounts that have at least one kids profile, designed …
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I have a feeling this deal will sell out quickly, so grab it while you can if you’re looking for a cheap wireless charging stand. Today only, Woot has the Mophie Universal Wireless Multi Coil Charge Stand on sale for $8. It’s been out a few years and only charges at up to 7.5-watt speeds, but it’s designed to work …
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Apple on Wednesday stepped back from overhauling how its Safari web browser handles tabs on MacOS. The company released a third beta of its new MacOS Monterey software that separates the address box and the tab strip by default, moving back to same design that’s in the existing MacOS Big Sur version. The change shows how difficult it can be …
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Apple announced plans on Wednesday to expand its free educational efforts by bringing a version of its Today at Apple retail classes to YouTube. The tech giant said it plans to offer creative projects for photo, video, art and design, teaching various techniques throughout each video. In its first episode, Apple will teach people how to draw themselves as a …
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Apple is developing a new “buy now, pay later” service that’ll let customers pay for Apple Pay purchases on an installment basis over time, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The service, dubbed Apple Pay Later, will use Goldman Sachs as the lender, unidentified sources told the news agency. Goldman Sachs has partnered with Apple on its Apple Credit credit card since 2019, …
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Global PC shipments grew 4.6% to 71.6 million in the second quarter of 2021, according to new data from Gartner. That increase is a substantial drop from the 35.7% growth seen in the first quarter, due partly to the global components shortage. When the coronavirus pandemic had many students and employees self-isolating at home and tightening their budgets, companies started …
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I’ve had a little while to play around with the MacOS Monterey public beta, and so far there are a handful of things that really blow me away. That said, like almost every OS update, from Monterey to Windows 11 to iOS 15, most of the new features are things you’ll probably never use, or even find. So much of …
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