We’ve come a long way since the salad days of internet communications, when we used abbreviations such as LOL or keyboard emoji to help put a happy spin on our messages. As with all things internet, the way we express ourselves to others online has become more sophisticated, with animated GIFs replacing keyboard shorthand. Thanks …
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We already knew Huawei’s Mate 30 couldn’t use Google’s Android operating system because of the Trump administration’s ban on the controversial Chinese phone maker, but it seems the impact isn’t limited to software. The phone is now being made without any US-sourced components at all, The Wall Street Journal reported. Huawei found non-American suppliers for parts, according to an analysis …
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Google named Glitch Video Effects the Play Users’ Choice App of 2019 on Tuesday, as part of Google Play’s Best of 2019 awards. Google’s top picks followed the news of Apple’s first annual App Store Best Apps and Games awards earlier in the day. Glitch Video Editor, from developer InShot, allows users to take photos and videos and add more …
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o The tax discriminates against US tech giants Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google, the Trump administration says. Angela Lang/CNET The US has proposed a series of tariffs on some French products following an investigation into France’s recently passed digital taxation laws. The tax discriminates against US companies, especially Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon, according to the US Trade Representative. There …
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Cyber Monday is over, after pulling in a vast amount of cash, but if you’re looking to upgrade your phone, there’s still a chance you can nab iPhones, Samsung Galaxy phones, Google Pixel phones and other Androids on sale. The discounts vary widely — some of these deals require going through a specific carrier, while others are available unlocked. Many other discounts are given in the form …
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Now a serious Black Friday and Cyber Monday contender, it’s time to stop thinking of eBay as just a place to have an online garage sale. Keep the online shopping giant’s eBay Deals page bookmarked through the end of Cyber Monday for surprisingly big deals on electronics, housewares, toys and all kinds of random goodies. Now with over a billion listings, the mega-merchant sources many of …
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Amazon Web Services has announced three quantum computing services that’ll bring the super-futuristic supercomputing technology within reach of everyday folks, as reported Monday by CNET sister site ZDNet. During its annual AWS re:Invent conference, it unveiled Amazon Braket, the AWS Center for Quantum Computing and the Amazon Quantum Solutions Lab. AWS noted in its announcement that it had joked 10 …
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Black Friday is over and the US is back at work, but the deals are still going strong as Amazon, Target, Walmart, Best Buy, GameStop, Sam’s Club and Newegg slide into Cyber Monday mode. And while there are major savings to be had on TVs, speakers, smart home gadgets and gaming devices, it can be difficult to track what’s actually worth buying. …
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With only a few weeks left in 2019, Apple is continuing its recent tradition of closing out the calendar with its list of the best apps and games for the year that was. While big names like YouTube, Netflix and Instagram topped the free download charts for iPhones and iPads, the actual award recipients ran a gamut of developers large …
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Antitrust regulators for the European Commission are conducting an investigation of Google’s data-collection practices — an action that suggests the EU isn’t convinced that its recent record fine on the search giant had the desired effect. An EU executive said it’s seeking information on how and why the company collects data. The EU is particularly focused on local search services, …
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