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Now you can log onto Windows with a hardware security key

 Hardware security key maker Yubico has released software that lets you log onto Windows with one of its USB keys, a security measure that offers stronger protections than just a password. The Yubico Login for Windows tool has been in testing for a half year but now is available for anyone to use, the Swedish …

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Apple says that 50% of iPhones are now on iOS 13

Apple’s iOS 13 may have only launched last month, but it’s already finding a home on a fair number of iPhones.  In an updated support post to developers on the App Store, Apple revealed that, as of Oct. 15, its latest mobile software is on 55% of all iPhone devices introduced in the last four years and on 50% of …

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These are the best Pixel 4 and 4 XL deals

Google’s new flagship phone, the Pixel 4, has arrived, and with it a decidedly flagship price tag: $799 — and up. The larger Pixel 4 XL is even flagshippier at $899 and up. Fortunately, as is so often the case with these launches, various stores and carriers have rolled out preorder discounts. Let’s dive into the best Pixel 4 and …

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Inside Pixel 4’s camera: Google improves portrait mode with help from Italian art

Over the last three years, Google’s Pixel phones have earned a well-deserved reputation for photographic strength. With the Pixel 4 and 4 XL, the company is flexing new camera hardware and software muscles. The new flagship Android smartphone, which the search giant unveiled Tuesday, gets a second 12-megapixel camera, a key component in an overhauled portrait mode that focuses your …

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iPhone 11 and Pixel 4 cameras’ secret sauce: Why computational photography matters

When Google announced the camera of its new Pixel 4 on Tuesday, it boasted about the computational photography that makes the phone’s photos even better, from low-light photography with Night Sight to improved portrait tools that identify and separate hairs and pet fur. You can even take photos of the stars. What makes it all possible is something called computational photography, which …

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Huawei manages to sell a whole bunch of phones despite US ban

Update, Oct. 23: The Huawei Mate X was released, but only in China so far. Original story follows. Huawei is still on shaky ground in the US, but that hasn’t stopped the embattled Chinese phone maker from shipping 185 million phones in the first three quarters of 2019. That represents a year-on-year increase of 26%, the company said in a Tuesday …

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Pixel 4 and every Made by Google 2019 announcement: Pixel Buds, Pixelbook Go, Google Stadia

Google’s annual Made by Google event fully confirmed the details that have been leaking out for weeks regarding the company’s new Pixel 4 and 4 XL phones (read our in-depth Pixel 4 review and Pixel 4 XL review here) and other hardware, including the buzzy Pixel Buds 2 earphones and Pixelbook Go Chromebook laptop. That big phone reveal ended the string of …

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Oppo’s next flagship phone will launch in February in Barcelona

Chinese phone maker Oppo brought its Reno 2 and Reno 2Z phones to Europe on Wednesday, after unveiling them in Asia back in August. Like Honor, HMD (Nokia), Xiaomi and OnePlus, Oppo sees a massive opportunity to challenge dominant forces Apple and Samsung. To do so, it’s willing to take some risks. That’s why it plans to launch its next …

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Sony 360 Reality Audio coming to mobile phones, Amazon Echo Studio this fall

Sony‘s latest surround sound music format, 360 Reality Audio, will be coming to iOS and Android mobile devices and the Amazon Echo Studio smart speaker in late fall. Approximately 1,000 songs will be available at launch through Amazon Music HD, Deezer, Tidal and live music service Nugs.net, with more songs coming in 2020. The format will feature music from the three major …

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Logitech’s new wireless keyboard and mouse optimized for Google’s Chrome OS

Logitech on Tuesday launched a new wireless keyboard and mouse built for Google’s Chrome OS: the Logitech K580 Slim Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard, Chrome OS Edition, and the Logitech M355 Portable Wireless Mouse. The “Made for Google” devices pair well with the Google Pixelbook, Logitech said in a release.  The keyboard features a Google Assistant key, a row of Chrome OS shortcut keys …

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