For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Citizen, an app that lets you see unverified crime reports in your neighborhood, has often been used to advance false claims. One doozy: a tiger reportedly loose in Manhattan that turned out to be a raccoon. Now the company …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple’s iPhone and iPad design teams have developed face masks that the company reportedly plans to offer to its retail employees to help protect them while working amid the coronavirus pandemic. The new masks, earlier reported by Bloomberg and MacRumors, have a three-layer …
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Huawei may not be ready to show off its latest Mate 40 superphone, but it’s still got a raft of new gadgets to show off, including two new wireless headphones, a skinny laptop and two slick smartwatches. I’ve been hands on with the whole range ahead of their unveiling during the company’s keynote on Thursday Sept. 10. No pricing details …
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Bose’s long-awaited next-generation true wireless earbuds finally have an official shipping date. Leaked in a video a few days ago, the active noise-canceling QuietComfort Earbuds ($280, £250) are now available for preorder along with the new Sports Earbuds ($180, £180). Both will ship on Sept. 29. We’re awaiting Australian pricing. Bose QuietComfort Earbuds $280 at Bose Bose, which also released …
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The iPhone 11 Pro has one of the best camera setups found on any of today’s top-end phones. It can take photos that can give DSLRs a run for their money and can keep on shooting well when the light goes down. But how far has this technology really come in recent years? To find out, I put the iPhone …
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Huawei’s Harmony OS could start appearing on phones as early as next year, according to the company’s mobile CEO, Richard Yu. Speaking at the Huawei Developer Conference on Thursday, Yu detailed the latest version of the company’s homegrown operating system software, which will be a fully open-source platform and work on more powerful devices than it does currently. First released last …
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In this week’s episode of The Cheapskate Show, Rick is excited about a new class of inexpensive portable projectors, such as one that costs a mere $100. Dave is less enthused and explains some of the reasons you might want to be careful before spending money on this kind of projector. Want to see what a projector suitable for your media …
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Apple’s announcement of an event next week led many to speculate that the long-rumored new 5G iPhones were imminent. The company usually uses September to announce its latest phones, even with the expectation that this year’s crop would be delayed until October. As it turns out, next week’s event will be focused on the Apple Watch and iPad Air. Those …
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I love cheap solutions to real problems. If you’re using your phone or tablet for Zoom meetings or other video calls, for example, you’ve no doubt discovered the need for some kind of stand. You’ve probably also discovered that the camera ends up too low, shooting at an unflattering upward angle. Problem solved for a sawbuck: For a limited time, …
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In a further escalation in the feud between Apple and Epic Games, Apple will no longer allow Epic Games users to use its Sign In with Apple system starting Sept. 11, according to a tweet from the official Epic Games Twitter account. Apple will no longer allow users to sign into Epic Games accounts using “Sign In with Apple” as soon …
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