After a few glitches — including the preannouncement leak of a promotional video and a subsequent unexplained launch delay — Nokia has unveiled its next phone for what it calls the “affordable premium” market. The Nokia 8.1, which features a wide notch on the front, costs 399 euros ($450, £355, AU$625 converted) — marking a …
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Google will “soon” pull the plug on its Allo messaging app, says a Wednesday report by 9to5 Google. The tech giant didn’t respond to a request for comment. Google said in April that it would “pause investment” in Allo. The search giant decided to focus resources on Rich Communications Services, or RCS, instead. RCS is designed to bring enhanced features …
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Yandex is following in Google’s footsteps once more. Having built Russia’s largest search engine, the Moscow-based tech giant has recently debuted a virtual assistant, a smart speaker — and, now, a phone. Based on its specs, the Yandex.Phone is a pretty unremarkable handset that features a 2017 Snapdragon processor, hands-free access to the company’s intelligent assistant, Alice, and a bunch of …
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Need to print in color? This deal isn’t for you. But if you’re mostly cranking out monochrome documents, ho, baby. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Office Depot has the Samsung Xpress M2024W monochrome laser printer for $34.99 (plus tax). It normally runs $100. See it at Office Depot This model is compact, with a footprint that measures …
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Qualcomm’s next flagship processor is embracing the same photo format technology championed by Apple, a move that will let you squeeze more pictures into your next high-end Android smartphone and maybe advance beyond ordinary snapshots. Last year, Apple introduced support for High Efficiency Image File Format, or HEIF, as part of an effort to improve digital photography, giving it an …
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The awesome Insta360 One X camera gets even better with a new update that adds HDR video to its feature list. HDR video will shoot at 5.7K resolution at 25 frames per second, and allows for better highlights and lowlights without post processing. The company claims it’s the first action camera with these capabilities. The update also brings Google Maps …
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If you’re looking for a full-featured smartwatch without the pomposity — or priciness — of the Apple Watch, Amazfit’s new wearable may be worth a look. The $160 Amazfit Verge offers many of the features and specs you’ll find in smartwatches and fitness trackers that cost hundreds more. Though it doesn’t have built-in LTE like the higher-end version of the Apple …
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Since Tumblr announced its ban on porn, starting Dec. 17, the internet has been unhappy with the blogging platform, to put it mildly. A quick check on Twitter will bring up a bevy of posts from users grumbling about having Tumblr content removed that isn’t even close to pornographic. Tumblr hard-peaked pic.twitter.com/2hhn3d2OLL — Leon (@SirPawsies) December 4, 2018 tumblr why …
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Microsoft is reportedly giving up on the core technology in its Edge browser for Windows 10 and will rely instead on Google’s browser software. The new browser is codenamed Anaheim and will use software from Chromium, Google’s open-source project on which Chrome is based, Windows Central reported Monday. Specifically, it’ll use Google’s Blink, the browser engine with the key job of interpreting website coding and …
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Alphabet is bringing its drone service to Europe. On Tuesday, Wing, a drone delivery business owned by Google’s parent company, said it’ll launch in Europe in the spring of 2019, with the introduction of service in the Helsinki area of Finland. Wing has spent the past 18 months testing drone deliveries in southeastern Australia, according to its website, partnering with …
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