The big March Madness basketball tournament begins March 19, but die-hard fans can get a preview, with the NCAA’s conference championships happening this week. One of them is the 2019 Big 12 tournament. The Big 12 Conference is home to Texas Tech, who went went on a Cinderella run in last year’s NCAA tournament to advance to …
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College basketball fans and bracket jockeys from California to Colorado have a tournament just for them, and it makes perfect preparation for the big March Madness tourney starting later this month. It’s the 2019 Pac-12 tournament. The Pac-12 Conference is home to 2019 NCAA tournament hopefuls Washington and Arizona State, the top two seeds of the conference. And despite the …
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From dog ears to fairy crowns to monstrous fangs, filters and AR effects are old hat for social-media selfies. Now, YouTube is jumping on the bandwagon. In this video, the glasses are virtual. YouTube In its latest release, YouTube Stories and ARCore now offer the Augmented Faces API so you can add glasses, masks, hats and other items to short …
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When Samsung announced the Galaxy S10 lineup last month, the company also unveiled a new feature called Wireless PowerShare. The feature essentially turns your phone into a wireless charging pad that can charge another phone, smartwatch or set of earbuds. It’s a cool feature that may not be used all that often but has the potential to save the day …
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Some Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL owners are experiencing irritating issues with their phones‘ audio and call quality. Various online forum users on Reddit and Google forums described problems related to the receiving end of the call; apparently audio cuts in and out, echoes or sounds notably sharp and tinny. Audio delays where words lag and then “stack up” on top …
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Your phone can make a great controller for music, movies and TV in the home. Maybe you want to send music from your phone or an app like Spotify to your speaker system. Or maybe you want to control Netflix on your mobile device and watch it on your TV. Two phone-to-AV systems stand out above the crowd: Google Chromecast and …
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I know: Another phone? Right on top of yesterday’s Moto X4 deal? Hey, I don’t control when the universe decides to spit out sweet discounts. And this is pretty sweet — too sweet to pass up just because of repetitive timing. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Daily Steals has the refurbished unlocked Google Pixel 3 for $499.99 …
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The rumored Motorola Razr resurrection may take 2019’s red-hot foldable phone trend in a new direction, XDA Developers reports. Taking a decidedly different tack than Samsung’s Galaxy Fold or Huawei’s Mate X, Motorola’s foldable phone is said to resemble the iconic Razr but with a new interior folding display in addition to a smaller exterior screen. The phone’s interior display, which can be …
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Sheldon Cooper would totally have Google and CERN’s new app on his phone. The Big Bang AR app, released Wednesday for Android and iOS, takes you back 13.8 billion years ago before literally anything existed. With the help of augmented reality, space, time and the universe as we know it unfold in the palm of your hand. Actress Tilda Swinton …
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Last year, phones like the iPhone XS, Google Pixel 3 XL incorporated a notch into the front display to maximize screen space while reducing bezels. OnePlus released the 6 and 6T each with their own variation of the notch for a selfie camera. The OnePlus 6 followed in Apple’s footsteps with a wide-flat notch while the 6T had a less …
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