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 …
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Samsung is reportedly preparing to launch its foldable phone in March. The company gave us our first glimpse of the futuristic device last Wednesday, and noted that it’ll be mass-produced “in the coming months.” The phone — rumored to be called the Galaxy X or Galaxy F — may hit the market in March after being showcased in February at …
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Apple’s new iPad Pro not only ditched the home button, but it also made the switch from the company’s proprietary Lightning connector to the far more common USB-C connector. Through that USB-C connection, you can use a wide range of accessories and peripherals with the iPad, including external monitors. This was something Apple talked about during the iPad Pro’s announcement. …
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The Apple Watch supports background audio as of Watch OS 5, but music-subscription service Spotify’s eagerly anticipated debut on the Watch doesn’t yet support it. The streaming company’s app, updated on Tuesday with Apple Watch capabilities, lets you connect to compatible devices and delivers basic playback controls, such as play, pause, back/forward and rewind (podcasts), plus the ability to collect favorites …
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Pandora wants take the recommendations it pioneered for music and apply them to podcasts too. Streaming music company Pandora is rolling out a new podcast recommendation system, powered by an engine it dubbed the Podcast Genome Project. Similar to Pandora‘s Music Genome Project, which has underpinned the service’s music recommendations for more than a decade, the new podcast system catalogs shows and their episodes …
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Uber is taking a wait and see approach when it comes to Saudi Arabia, its CEO said Tuesday. Saudi Arabia is a major investor in Uber and also has invested in the company through its partnership with SoftBank. And one of Uber’s board members is Yasir Al Rumayyan, the managing director of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. While Uber and …
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OnePlus’ latest smartphone, the OnePlus 6T, ditches the headphone jack, has a teardrop notch at the top of the display and — in what’s likely going to be a first for many — it has a fingerprint reader under the screen. Placing a finger on your phone’s display and watching it unlock, or open a password manager, is actually pretty …
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It’s official. Amazon on Tuesday announced New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the locations for new headquarters. The company plans to employee more than 25,000 people at each location. More specifically, the locations are Long Island City in New York City’s Queens borough and National Landing (a new name for the Crystal City neighborhood) in Arlington, Virginia. Amazon also said …
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Last month I shared a deal on the BlitzWolf BW-FYE1 wireless earbuds — and it was so popular, the vendor ran out of stock in short order. Good news: It’s back! And a buck cheaper! For a limited time, and while supplies last, you can get the BlitzWolf BW-FYE1 wire-free earbuds for $33.99 with promo code 32JTRBPI. Regular price: $49.99. …
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Black Friday — and Cyber Monday — is a great invention because we get to go crazy buying stuff at lower prices. But you know what’s even better? Alibaba’s Singles Day shopping bonanza. Called the 11/11 Global Shopping Festival, it’s an annual 24-hour online shopping spree of sorts by the Chinese internet giant which falls on Nov. 11, otherwise known …
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