It’s polar vortex season across the US and temperatures have plunged to -60 degrees Fahrenheit (-50 Celcius) in some areas. In conditions as extreme as those, it’s important to know how to stay safe and get help. If you’re traveling or have lost power during the polar vortex, you should always keep your smartphone with …
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MacBook, MateBook. MateBook, MacBook. It’s no stretch to say this Huawei laptop was cut from the same cloth as Apple’s venerable line. Thankfully, the Chinese machine doesn’t have the same premium price. In fact, today it’s even cheaper than usual. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Newegg has the Huawei MateBook D 14-inch laptop for $529.99 shipped. Regular …
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Tubi is going bigger and global. The popular free movie-streaming service on Wednesday said it’ll spend over “nine figures” on content acquisitions as it expands internationally. The company’s catalog already includes more than 12,000 movies and television series that anyone can watch free with advertising breaks. As Netflix has transitioned away from licensing a deep catalog of movies in favor of …
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Some Facebook users have been giving the social network access to their phone activity in exchange for money as part of a research project since 2016, according to a Tuesday report by TechCrunch. Facebook, which critics say isn’t doing enough to protect the privacy of its users, has been giving people between the ages of 13 and 35 a payment …
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Facebook’s spat with Apple on Wednesday shows it can’t stay out of trouble. But the social network seems immune to scandals as well. Monthly active users — the number of people who log on to Facebook every month — rose 9 percent year over year to 2.32 billion in the fourth quarter, which ended Dec. 31. User growth is crucial …
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Using your AirPods ($165 at eBay) with a Mac isn’t too great a chore, but it’s not as seamless as having them automatically connect to your iPhone ($899 at Amazon). If you use your AirPods frequently while working or watching videos on your Mac, then you need to know about two apps that make it simple and guarantee you won’t …
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Qualcomm may be facing fire for its licensing practices, but it managed to reach an interim agreement with one previously resistant handset maker. The company on Wednesday said Huawei, the world’s second-biggest smartphone company, has signed a short-term licensing agreement with Qualcomm. The deal, reached in Qualcomm’s fiscal first quarter that ended Dec. 30, runs through the company’s fiscal third …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Facebook’s research app that circumvented Apple rules and had the social network paying people as young as 13 years old $20 a month in exchange for personal data. Apple’s iPhone sales collapse. The heist of Tappy the robot‘s arm! The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, …
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Apple’s not the only tech giant being hurt by a slowdown in the smartphone market. Samsung on Wednesday reported a steep drop in revenue and profits, just as it had warned earlier this month. Most of its businesses, from chips to displays, felt the effects of stronger competition and weaker demand in the handset sector. Its smartphone sales declined, memory chips …
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A hacking tool enabled the United Arab Emirates’ government to spy on iPhone users with just a text message, according to a Wednesday report by Reuters. Called Karma, the tool let spies steal photos, messages, emails and location data from iPhones by uploading victims’ email accounts or phone numbers to an automated system, the report said. The cyberattack worked …
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