MacOS got dark mode a few years ago in Mojave, allowing Mac users to apply a dark theme across apps. Android 10 got a systemwide dark mode setting last year, making it drop-dead easy to go dark in the latest version of Google’s mobile OS. And iPhones and iPads got a dark theme in last …
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The Motorola Moto G family of phones has a history of finding that sweet spot between well-considered necessities and an affordable price. Over the past three years, the Moto G5 Plus, Moto G6 and Moto G7 showed us just how good budget phones can be. Last year, the budget landscape got more crowded when Google launched the Pixel 3A and …
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YouTube TV, the live-channel streaming service from Google’s video giant, is pulling out of Apple’s in-app payment system as of March 13. It will make Google the latest tech giant to withdraw from the payment system built into iOS apps, as Apple’s fees and other App Store policies have raised complaints that Apple‘s own services have a built-in competitive advantage. “YouTube TV …
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Google Maps tries to chart out the globe for more than a billion users around the world. But it’s not so simple when those people disagree on where the lines should be drawn. So the search giant displays political borders differently depending on where a viewer is, according to a report Friday by The Washington Post. For example, take Kashmir, …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Z Flip are joining the iPhone 11, Pixel 4, Galaxy Fold and the new, foldable Motorola Razr as the small handful of phones that use a new technology called eSIM. What that means depends on the phone. For some, like the Razr, you can ditch your plastic SIM card altogether. For others, like the iPhone 11 and Galaxy S20, you …
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Windows 10 power users and novices alike can benefit from customizing the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system to fit their unique needs. Whether it’s removing an unwanted app, tweaking the Windows Taskbar, or swapping the Microsoft Edge browser for another browser like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, there are dozens of ways to make every Windows install more efficient …
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When you download an app, the permissions requests and privacy policy are usually the only warnings you’ll get about the data it’s taking. Usually, you just have to take the app’s word that it’s grabbing only the data you’ve agreed to give it. Often, though, there’s more grabbing going on than you were led to believe, security researchers have determined. …
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You may be hearing a lot of talk about Microsoft’s Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) operating system lately, since the tech giant recently ended support for its predecessor Windows 7 ($5 at Target) and is encouraging users to upgrade their devices. But Windows 10 isn’t the only version of the OS out there: There’s also Windows 10 S, a stripped-down …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Nevada’s Democratic Party said Thursday it plans to use iPads loaded with survey app Google Forms to calculate voting results in next week’s caucuses. The system is an effort to avoid a repeat of the Iowa caucus chaos. The app will be loaded …
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With the Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung takes on the Motorola Razr with two unique traits that the Razr just doesn’t have: a foldable glass screen — this is an industry first — and a hinge that can stay open at a number of angles before snapping fully open or closed. The Z Flip also costs less than the Razr as well ($1,380 versus …
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