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Apple Watch 5 to come in titanium and ceramic models, report says

Imagine the awestruck faces of your technorati friends when you whip out your new titanium Apple Card and — gasp — it matches your even newer Apple Watch! (You tilt your wrist subtly to bathe your buddies in the glow.) That’s right, the next iteration of the Apple Watch, the Apple Watch 5, expected next …

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Use your phone to turn a photo into an Excel spreadsheet in a snap

Step away from the keyboard, and pick up your phone. A Microsoft tool for Android phones and iPhones ($899 at Amazon) can convert words and numbers on a sheet of paper into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in a couple of seconds. With Excel’s Insert Data from Picture tool, you can snap a photo of data in rows and columns on a …

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PGA Tour Championship 2019: Who’s playing, new FedEx Cup point system, how to watch and more

After golf’s four majors, the most prestigious event in the PGA tour is the PGA Tour Championship, which concludes the FedEx Cup Playoffs and the PGA season. Only the top 30 players qualify for the Tour Championship, which this year features an entirely new point system to ensure that whoever wins the Tour Championship will also be crowned the FedEx …

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New leak details Sonos’ upcoming Move Bluetooth speaker

Sonos’ speakers have long been praised for their in-home audio quality. Now, the company seems set to take its hot sounds on the road.  According to new images shared by WinFuture, the company will apparently soon add a portable Bluetooth speaker to its line of products. Dubbed Sonos Move, according to the site the new device features six microphones for use …

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Motorola One Action is a phone with a GoPro

Motorola wants the camera on its latest midrange phone, the One Action, to wow you. Like the just-announced Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and other 2019 phones, the Motorola One Action has three rear cameras. But unlike the competition, it ups the ante by giving you one major feature you might find in a GoPro camera — the ability to film action shots. …

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Tim Cook warns Trump that China tariffs would hurt Apple and help Samsung

US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with China will make it harder for Apple to compete with Samsung. That was the basis of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s message to Trump when the two had dinner on Friday, according to Trump. Apple would be hit by new tariffs set to come into effect Sept. 1 because its products are largely …

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FCC declares 5G safe, 5G devices hit 100, Beijing wants 10,000 base stations

When the Pentagon pours money into its own 5G shop and the Moscow mobile industry shakes hands with Qualcomm for a network roll-out deal, it’s time to sit up and take note of the role 5G is already playing among geopolitical movers and shakers. This past week also saw more US local government issues piling up as municipalities continue their …

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YouTube virtual try

YouTube is the most popular video platform in the world, which is why any experiments with new technologies should make you sit up and pay attention. In this case, it’s a new feature on YouTube for your phone that uses AR (that’s augmented reality) to help you try on and even buy lipstick using your front-facing camera — without leaving your living room.  The platform is …

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And another one’s gone. With the Justice Department signing off on T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion acquisition of Sprint in July, and with the Federal Communications Commission set to vote on the merger soon, the number of nationwide wireless mobile carriers will drop to three, for the moment.  With the merger moving ahead, you might wonder if now is the time to switch to …

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Great

At their usual $100 price, the oddly named but great-sounding 1More Stylish True Wireless earphones are a good choice if Apple’s AirPods are beyond your budget. At their current sale price, the 1More Stylish True Wireless earphones cost less than half of what you’ll spend on a set of AirPods. Let’s get to the sale. Note CNET may get a …

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