SiriusXM is no longer just a satellite radio provider — the company has started streaming to Google smart speakers, so you can now listen at home via a Google Nest Hub (for what it’s worth, SiriusXM has been on Alexa for a while now). To celebrate, you can still make the most of the company’s Cyber Monday …
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o The tax discriminates against US tech giants Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google, the Trump administration says. Angela Lang/CNET The US has proposed a series of tariffs on some French products following an investigation into France’s recently passed digital taxation laws. The tax discriminates against US companies, especially Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon, according to the US Trade Representative. There …
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A year ago, Qualcomm introduced a new fingerprint sensor that uses sound waves to map the ridges on your finger and unlock your phone. It declared it to be faster and more secure than face unlock technology from companies like Samsung and other fingerprint technology that uses optical sensors to essentially take a photo of a user’s fingerprints. Samsung jumped …
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On Tuesday, Apple awarded the AI photography app Spectre Camera the title of iPhone App of the Year, as part of its first annual App Store Best Apps and Games awards. Spectre — created by the developer behind photography app Halide — uses machine learning to take simulated long-exposure photos on your iPhone. The app combines hundreds of photos taken …
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This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. Apple named Sayonara Wild Hearts as the Apple Arcade Game of the Year, in the tech giant’s first annual App Store Best Apps and Games awards on Tuesday. The game — available exclusively on Apple’s $4.99 per month gaming service Apple …
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Antitrust regulators for the European Commission are conducting an investigation of Google’s data-collection practices — an action that suggests the EU isn’t convinced that its recent record fine on the search giant had the desired effect. An EU executive said it’s seeking information on how and why the company collects data. The EU is particularly focused on local search services, …
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Apple on Monday announced its first-ever Apple Music Awards, honoring Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Lil Nas X for their achievements in 2019. The awards are intended to celebrate “the best and boldest musicians” of the year and the “enormous impact they have had on global culture.” As part of the celebration, Eilish will perform a live concert Wednesday at the …
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For Cyber Monday, Best Buy just unleashed a smattering of new deals to usher out this year’s Thanksgiving weekend shopping bonanza, but if you want to catch the flash sale you’ll have to act quickly — it ends at 3 a.m. ET. In addition to Best Buy’s current roster of big Cyber Monday discounts available already, Best Buy has slashed …
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Facebook on Monday launched a transfer tool that lets you easily send your photos and video to other online services, starting with Google Photos. It’s available in Ireland now, with plans to roll it out worldwide in the first half of 2020. Once the feature is available in your region, it’ll be available in the Your Facebook Information section of …
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A federal judge in California rejected Apple’s request to dismiss a class action lawsuit from customers who said it failed to address issues with the “butterfly” keyboard on its MacBook laptops. In a ruling Monday, US District Judge Edward Davila wrote that upset MacBook customers could continue their lawsuit in part because Apple’s attempted fixes over the years and further …
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