Android 11 may be launching on Sept. 8, according to a video published by Google for its virtual “Hey Google” Smart Home Summit this week. But this wasn’t an official announcement. A slide in the video aimed at developers, which was spotted earlier by Android Police, says “September 8th Android 11 Launch.” It’s not entirely clear if …
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When I told someone about the Sony Xperia 1 II, their first reaction was, “Sony still makes phones?!” Granted, this phone isn’t aimed at the masses like an iPhone 11 Pro or a Samsung Galaxy S20. Sony is after creative types who want more control over their photos and videos. That’s why the company packed the $1,200 (£1,099) Xperia with …
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Update, July 27: The OnePlus Nord is here. Read our in-depth review. Original story follows. OnePlus’s new smartphone, the OnePlus Nord, will be revealed on July 21. The phone, previously dubbed the “OnePlus Z Thing,” is already available for preorder. The Chinese phone-maker said it will let people watch the phone’s launch from the safety of their own homes by holding …
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Comcast’s Peacock is the latest entrant into the “streaming wars” and like AT&T’s HBO Max before it, the new service could very well launch nationwide next week without apps on the two most popular streaming device platforms, Roku or Amazon Fire TV. And in an interview with CNET, the executive in charge of the Peacock says that’s fine. “When it …
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Logitech’s excellent MX Master 3 mouse and MX Keys keyboard always worked just fine with both Windows and Mac computers as well as with Apple iPads. But Logitech heard from enough people who wanted Apple-centric versions that it decided to create the MX Master 3 for Mac and MX Keys for Mac (both $100). International prices aren’t currently available, but $100 …
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It’s official. Samsung will unveil its newest mobile devices — likely the Note 20, Galaxy Z Fold 2 and a confirmed 5G version of the Galaxy Z Flip — during a virtual Unpacked event on Aug. 5. The company on Tuesday said it will host a live, digital event at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT at www.samsung.com. The plan follows similar moves by …
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HBO Max, HBO’s hot new streaming service, launched in May with 10,000 hours of content. For $14.99 a month, subscribers can find almost every Studio Ghibli film, the Harry Potter movies, classics like Casablanca, all 10 seasons of Friends (and a promised reunion episode) and cult favorites such as Rick and Morty — along with all the HBO movies and series …
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Update, Aug. 3: The Pixel 4A is here. Read CNET’s review. Original story follows. Google is discontinuing the Pixel 3a and 3a XL phones. Google confirmed the news over the weekend, saying it has “sold through its inventory and completed sales of Pixel 3a.” The $400 phone is now listed as being out of stock on Google’s website. The Pixel 3a, which …
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Broke your ankle somewhere in Manitoba’s vast wilderness? Crashed your car on the highway somewhere outside Toronto? With location technology startup What3words, Canadians now have a new way to tell emergency responders exactly where they are — even if they don’t know themselves. And some emergency services in Los Angeles and Arizona have embraced the technology, too. What3words divides the …
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The CEOs of US tech giants Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon are set to appear at an antitrust hearing on July 27. The news came from Rep. David Cicilline, as reported by Recode and confirmed by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on July 6. Apple’s Tim Cook, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos will all testify. …
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