Chatter on Gab, a fringe social media site, has gone silent. Before he allegedly shot and killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, Robert Bowers spewed hatred for Jews on Gab, which has become in its two-year existence an echo chamber of racists, white nationalists, Islamophobes and anti-Semites. In one post, an account …
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Google is giving people more content on the Google homepage with Discover. Enlarge Image A screenshot of the Google Discover page on mobile. Screenshot by CNET Google unveiled Google Discover in September during its 20th anniversary celebration, and the search giant confirmed to CNET that the feature is rolling out to mobile devices as of this week. Discover brings a …
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I love books. Right now I’m tearing through Ron Chernow’s amazing Hamilton biography. It’s not only stoking my ongoing love of history, but also just generally improving my life. Indeed, studies have shown that reading for pleasure can increase empathy (which I’d say is vital right now), improve relationships, reduce the symptoms of depression and even help you sleep better. Just make …
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In the late 1990s, one of the original portable music file formats — the MP3 — was causing quite a bit of bother mainly due to user’s illegal sharing over Napster. While MP3 eventually prevailed, there is an even better choice for high-quality music downloads, and it’s playable on your favorite device. It’s even in your music streams. FLAC (Free …
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The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are Google’s newest flagship phones, each with improved cameras among many other new features. However, one of the most important new features, Night Sight (essentially, a night mode) wasn’t slated to arrive until November. Members at XDA Developers however managed to activate the Night Sight mode for the Pixel 3, Pixel 2 and the …
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Now playing: Watch this: CNET UK Podcast 546: The iPhone verdict and Huawei’s… 35:51 We’ve given the iPhone XS, the XS Max and the more affordable iPhone XR the full review treatment, but which is best for you? Dive into the nitty-gritty with us on this rather phone-centric episode of the podcast. Andy also gives us the lowdown on why …
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How does the camera on Google’s Pixel 3 compare to Apple’s iPhone XS? Most importantly, the Pixel 3 has a single lens on the back. Google is betting big that it can beat out the dual camera on the iPhone XS and even the quad-camera setup on other phones. With camera quality as one of the most important decision factors in buying a …
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Good news for Google Drive workaholics: creating new docs, sheets, slides, sites and forms in Google Docs is now quicker and easier with the introduction of a few new shortcuts using the .new domain, the company announced on Twitter Thursday. Using the shortcuts bypasses the need to go to Google Drive to create files, and that’s going to be a …
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Lenses are arguably the most fun part of Snapchat. It’s hard not to smile when you turn on your selfie cam and see dog ears, rainbow vomit or your face distorted to the extreme. Now, Snapchat maker Snap is letting people use its Lenses without their phones or even a Snapchat account. On Friday, Snap unveiled its Snap Camera standalone …
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The Internet is the best for work. The Internet is the worst for work. It makes research a thousand times easier than in the dark days before Google, and web tools like Slack and Google Drive can certainly help streamline your workday. But then there’s Twitter, Reddit and the wormhole that is Wikipedia among the multitude of sites that distract …
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