Amazon is pushing back against an allegedly widespread tech support scam that the company says targeted its Alexa and Echo device customers through phony Alexa apps and websites. In a civil lawsuit Amazon filed in federal court in Seattle last week, the company said an international ring in Washington state and India developed a scheme …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Companies around Silicon Valley are reconsidering their work-from-home strategies amid the coronavirus pandemic, telling employees they can work remotely after the crisis subsides. Apple is reportedly taking a different tack, sharing plans to potentially bring employees back to its offices by the summer. …
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Amazon has posted its lowest-ever price for the AirPods Pro. Slicing $21 off Apple’s $249 list price, the retailer is now offering the noise-canceling earbuds for $228. That’s just $8 more than the all-time low of $220 we saw at Nationwide Distributors back in April. If you’ve been considering buying them, now would be a good time to do it. Otherwise, …
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Apple’s been rumored to be prepping over-ear AirPods headphones for some time, and now we seem to be getting a little more detail about what some of the features will be in the rumored AirPods Studio. The latest rumor, via 9to5Mac, details how the new headphones will have “neck detection” sensors that may function similarly to how current AirPods pause …
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Google Play’s Change the Game, an initiative that empowers women as gamers and creators, started accepting applicants for its 2020 design challenge on Monday. To enter, designers 13 to 18 years old can submit their idea for an original mobile game with a statement on why they’re passionate about gaming or what change they’d like to see in the gaming …
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Qualcomm has a new processor that should provide a performance boost for some nonflagship phones. On Monday the chipmaker introduced its latest chip, the Snapdragon 768G, which should deliver better performance on midrange phones. The company says that the new chip, which has a 2.8GHz clock speed compared to the 2.4GHz speed found on last year’s Snapdragon 765G, will offer …
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The forthcoming iPhone 12 Pro is expected to feature a ProMotion display with a refresh rate of 120Hz, according to EverythingApplePro. It’s also expected to feature Face ID improvements and an upgraded camera. The annual fall iPhone refresh is expected to be called the iPhone 12 and feature three tiers of varying features. If the report is accurate, the iPhone …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple is beginning to open its retail stores around the globe, another sign that the weeks-long stay-at-home orders we’ve all been under to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus are starting to come to an end. The tech giant closed its stores in …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Hang in there, everyone. Even though the coronavirus situation is showing signs of progress, we need to stay safe and stay home a little while longer. Fortunately, there’s plenty of free entertainment to make that proposition easier. Nearly every day I learn of some …
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To help those who are home because of the coronavirus pandemic, Apple is now offering in its online storefront some of what you’d find in the company’s brick-and-mortar Apple Stores. Spotted earlier by AppleInsider, Apple’s shopping page collects in one place the company’s various in-store services, including getting help from an Apple Genius and chatting with an Apple specialist about a purchase. …
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