Cheap things come to those who wait. That’s probably going to end up on my tombstone, I’ve said it so often, but it’s true. Case in point: Samsung’s current-gen phone, the Galaxy S9, made its debut earlier this year for a starting price of $720. Today, for a limited time and while supplies last, Walmart …
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Don’t want to buy Apple‘s new iPhone XR tied to a carrier? Now you don’t have to. Enlarge Image You can decide if you want to buy the iPhone XR with or without a carrier. Screenshot by CNET As of this week, Apple is selling the iPhone XR SIM-free on the Apple Store website. That means you can buy the …
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From Russian election meddling to a massive data privacy scandal, Facebook has faced a seemingly endless list of troubles. Now a new report suggests the social network’s leadership may be among its biggest challenges. Over the past three years, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg ignored warnings, deflected blame and were distracted by other projects as the social network lurched from …
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The beauty of owning an unlocked phone is that you can take it to whatever carrier offers the best deal. And a few carriers make the deal even sweeter if you’re willing to prepay for an entire year. Mint Mobile is probably the best-known company to offer that option, but there’s another: Red Pocket. And the latter has a slight …
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It looks like Mark Zuckerberg can hold a grudge. The Facebook CEO reportedly ordered his management team to start using only Android phones after Apple CEO Tim Cook made public comments about the social media company’s Cambridge Analytica data scandal, according to a report Wednesday in The New York Times. “We’re not going to traffic in your personal life,” Cook …
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You may be creeped out by how much tech companies want to know about you. So is Canopy. Canopy — a new startup built by people who’ve worked at Spotify, Instagram, Google and The New York Times — wants to upend a fundamental concept that propelled many of the internet’s biggest companies to power: To get personalized service, you have …
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Are you a Spotify subscriber? Then you’ve no doubt discovered the limitations for listening offline. Basically, it requires a phone, which isn’t always convenient — like when you’re at the gym or out for a run. And even if you do have your phone, you’ll have to devote a chunk of precious storage to your Spotify playlists. The Mighty Vibe …
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Podcast app Pocket Casts relaunched Wednesday with an overhauled app and a mission to make podcasts less awful to discover. It’s a coming-out party for the podcast app taken over by a group of public radio giants earlier this year. In recent months, podcasting as a format has seemed like a bubble that may have popped. In a string of …
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There was a time when the Yahoo homepage was one of the most important pieces of real estate on the internet. Verizon hopes to relive that prominence. The new Yahoo app’s look is more streamlined, but inspired by the old Yahoo homepage. Yahoo The carrier, now Yahoo’s owner, said Wednesday it’s launching a free new Yahoo app as a one-stop shop for …
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In the age of connected devices, more gadgets than ever have the ability to spy on you or share your info with third parties. So if you’re planning on buying the hottest or latest tech product for someone this holiday season, it might be a good idea to check out its privacy policy before you give it to someone. Mozilla, …
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