(Update, August 28, 2019: Fitbit just announced its latest smartwatch, the Fitbit Versa 2. The guide below is for previous Fitbit models, and will be updated soon once we’ve reviewed the Versa 2.) Fitbit makes a lot of trackers. Even though the company’s shrunk its lineup a bit with the launch of its newest Versa …
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When you think tech lawsuits, you might recall Apple suing Korean tech giant Samsung for allegedly copying its designs for the iPhone. Or maybe you think of Waymo suing Uber, accusing the ride-hailing giant of stealing trade secrets used to develop self-driving cars. This is not that type of lawsuit. Instead, Microsoft on Friday sued the Taiwan-based manufacturing behemoth Hon Hai Precision …
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Good news, Samsung’s new earbuds may be fixable. iFixit, a global organization of tinkerers, said in a teardown blog post Tuesday that its fixers have successfully taken apart Samsung’s Galaxy earbuds and found them “somewhat repairable.” iFixit does teardowns to examine devices’ repairability and components. “So, we’re excited to report that after squeezing our way into the Galaxy Buds, we …
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The big March Madness basketball tournament begins March 19, but die-hard fans can get a preview, with the NCAA’s conference championships happening this week. One of them is the 2019 Big 12 tournament. The Big 12 Conference is home to Texas Tech, who went went on a Cinderella run in last year’s NCAA tournament to advance to the Elite Eight, where they …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Apple is expected to reveal a new TV streaming service on March 25. PewDiePie fights again to keep his spot as the YouTuber with the most subscribers. Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s mysterious Netflix-like TV service to be revealed… 4:38 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the …
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College basketball fans and bracket jockeys from California to Colorado have a tournament just for them, and it makes perfect preparation for the big March Madness tourney starting later this month. It’s the 2019 Pac-12 tournament. The Pac-12 Conference is home to 2019 NCAA tournament hopefuls Washington and Arizona State, the top two seeds of the conference. And despite the …
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If I told you the phones of tomorrow will be a slab of glass with no buttons, no ports and a full-display underscreen fingerprint sensor, you’d probably tell me I was dreaming. But I’m not. Chinese phone-maker Vivo’s Apex 2019 concept is all that and more. I’ve just had the chance to try out this 5G phone, and I’m pretty much blown …
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Your phone can make a great controller for music, movies and TV in the home. Maybe you want to send music from your phone or an app like Spotify to your speaker system. Or maybe you want to control Netflix on your mobile device and watch it on your TV. Two phone-to-AV systems stand out above the crowd: Google Chromecast and …
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Best Buy is selling the new MacBook Air for $999. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen for this laptop, which Apple unveiled in October, and a $200 discount on the usual retail price for the entry-level model. The retailer has also discounted the higher-end MacBook Air model by $200, bringing its price down to $1,199. It comes with twice the storage capacity …
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I know: Another phone? Right on top of yesterday’s Moto X4 deal? Hey, I don’t control when the universe decides to spit out sweet discounts. And this is pretty sweet — too sweet to pass up just because of repetitive timing. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Daily Steals has the refurbished unlocked Google Pixel 3 for $499.99 …
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