Google‘s latest Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL ship out on Oct. 24, and while we’re not huge fans of the phones’ high prices (they start at $800 and $900, respectively), we still think their cameras are exceptional. Besides adding a second telephoto lens, Google improved the phone’s portrait mode, digital zooming and low light mode that can take …
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Facebook unveiled on Tuesday a $1 billion pledge to help resolve California’s affordable housing crisis over the next decade, a commitment that comes as tech companies get blamed for contributing to the state’s rising rents. In a blog post, Facebook CFO David Wehner said the social media giant would partner with the state to provide more low- and mixed-income housing. …
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Fans of Food Network celebrity chefs like Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and Ree Drummond can now take live cooking classes with the pros. The new Food Network Kitchen app, out Tuesday, wants to become your personal kitchen assistant. Food Network Kitchen integrates with Amazon Alexa to act as a hands-free helper while you cook, said Tyler Whitworth, senior vice …
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Update, Oct. 23: The Huawei Mate X has been released, but only in China so far. Original story follows. The loss of Google’s apps is proving to be a major problem for Huawei, an executive told the Financial Times over the weekend. The controversial Chinese company is operating under the weight of a US ban imposed by the Trump administration, …
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Figma, an online service that lets designers and design teams work together on projects such as mobile apps, is now letting people share their work publicly for others to scrutinize and modify. The idea behind the Figma Community site is to let people connect to and learn from one another while showing off their own work. Giving work away for …
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Why settle for connecting to just one cellular LTE network when you can connect to two? If you’ve got a Pixel 4 or Pixel 4XL from Google Fi, you’ll be able to do exactly that in the coming weeks. Google Fi on Tuesday said customers will start seeing better coverage via its new dual connect technology. Google Fi uses local …
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Keeping a current backup of your Android phone and all of the data it holds is an important task that’s part of owning a phone. Let’s be honest, phones break, get misplaced or — even worse — get stolen. And when that happens, the financial burden of replacing a phone is stressful enough; don’t add to the stress by not …
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Talk about an offer that sounds too good to be true: Spotify is giving away a Google Home Mini to both new and current (!) subscribers to Spotify Premium and Spotify Premium Family. Ready for the catch? No catch. I took advantage of this offer when Spotify ran it last year, and when it was limited to Spotify Family subscribers. …
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Google’s Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL face unlock is one of its major security features, but BBC News discovered a glaring issue — the biometric system gives access to the phone even if the owner’s eyes are closed. The company promised on Monday to fix the problem with a patch. Read more: Here’s how the Pixel 4’s face unlock compared to …
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This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. Steve Jobs’ pitch for the original iPhone in 2007 as a phone, music player and internet communicator was a landmark moment in the tech world. It crystalized the iPhone‘s almost mythic reputation …
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