Facebook may finally be bringing the diet version of its app to Apple devices. The social network appears to have launched Facebook Lite for iOS devices on Thursday, but so far only in Turkey. The iOS version of Facebook Lite uses less data, saves space on your iPhone and can even work with 2G, according …
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Firefox has joined Google’s WebP party, another endorsement for the internet giant’s effort to speed up the web with a better image format. Google revealed WebP eight years ago and since then has built it into its Chrome web browser, Android phone software and many of its online properties in an effort to put websites on a diet and cut …
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Now playing: Watch this: CNET UK Podcast 545: iPhone charging woes, Facebook’s… 29:05 Is it too much to ask that when you plug in your iPhone to charge, it charges? Apparently so. But a fix is on the way for a charging bug in Apple’s new iPhone XS. CNET’s Katie Collins and Richard Trenholm concentrate their very hardest to learn …
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UFC fighters Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov are ready to face off in the ring for the first time, and the backstory is rather tense. McGregor was arrested in April for attacking a bus containing UFC fighters in Brooklyn while looking for Nurmagomedov, and the foes faced each other for the first time since then in a much-anticipated prefight press conference …
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Apple will offer more than 2,000 free coding lessons for EU Code Week, which runs Saturday through Oct. 21. The company will host at least one session each day at every Apple store throughout Europe, and they’re open to anyone. The sessions include: How To: Get Started with Coding Teacher Tuesdays: App Design & Coding Basics Kids Hour: Sphero Maze …
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On Tuesday Apple revealed that the upcoming release of iOS 12.1 would include over 70 new emoji. The new additions range from a raccoon to a ball of yarn to people with red hair or no hair at all. The only potential downside to the announcement is that iOS 12.1 hasn’t officially been released yet. But the upside is that …
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Right off the heels of announcing its Nokia 7.1 midrange Android phone, HMD Global unveiled its own pair of Nokia wireless earbuds. The sweat- and splash-resistant black earbuds pack into a 4-inch (100mm) charging tube. They have an estimated playback time of 3.5 to 4 hours, and last up to 70 hours on standby. Additional features include Bluetooth 5.0 capabilities and …
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I can’t stay off my phone. And I’m afraid it’s hurting my 2-year-old son. Sometimes it’s a breaking news story that draws me in, other times it’s boredom. Whatever it is, this device in my hands — which gives me access to nearly all human knowledge plus all the cat videos I could ever want — is constantly calling for …
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If you’ve got an iPhone XS and XS Max that doesn’t appear to charge correctly, Apple’s got a fix coming for you. Some users have reported their new phones won’t charge when plugged into lightning cables when their screens are off. The iPhones did, however, charge when using wireless charging or when the screens were on. For those charging with …
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Last week eBay took 15 percent off sitewide — this week it’s Rakuten’s turn. Ending at midnight PT tonight, you can save 15 percent on just about anything by using promo code SAVE15. See it at Rakuten To take advantage of the offer, you’ll need a Rakuten account. You can use the code only once per account and apply it …
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