Google wants to make web addresses more readable, but apparently not everyone is happy with how it tried doing so. In the latest version of Google’s Chrome browser, released earlier this month, Google hid the HTTP or HTTPS prefix and stripped out website domain qualifiers like the initial “www” or “m,” which indicates a website geared …
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OnePlus and Google are hosting a puzzle competition this week, and the winner will get a $30,000 gaming setup. The game is called Crackables, and it looks a bit like anime crossed with the ’90s CGI cartoon ReBoot. It will be free to play from your phone’s browser from Tuesday. Players will complete a series of puzzles to progress toward the …
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Ten years is a long time. Nearly long enough to forget that Google — and for that matter, Apple — have the ability to control some parts of your phone over the internet. And maybe quietly change things without your permission. But Google made a very public mistake last week, and it’s raising the specter of doubt once again. Last …
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To get an idea of how small the electronic elements are on the Apple A12 Bionic chip at the heart of the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR, first squint really hard at a human hair. It’s thin, obviously. But it’s still thick enough that you could fit about 10,000 of an A12’s electronic components across its width. That miniaturization …
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The $1,000 phone may not be as shocking this year as it was when Apple first broke the barrier with 2017’s iPhone X, but the amount you’re asked to cough up for a premium handset is hardly chump change. The newly announced iPhone XS and August’s Galaxy Note 9 both start at a grand, and the higher-storage models go up …
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A Gboard bug is turning some people’s typing into gibberish, and it’s pretty funny — for everyone except the person trying to type. Gboard is Google’s smart keyboard baked into Android phones (and available on iOS devices too), and several people on Reddit have reported running into problems that make typing on it near impossible. The bug reportedly messes with …
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The phone parade continues, as Google appears to be getting ready to announce the Pixel 3 and 3 XL. Google on Thursday teased its upcoming phones with a page featuring a large “3” in the middle. And on Friday, it launched an interactive page on its Japanese site with the outline of a phone alongside the phrase “Coming Soon,” 9to5 Google reported. …
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Another use for the fingerprint sensor on your MacBook Pro or Android phone: a password-free way to log into websites and web apps with the Chrome web browser. In the Chrome 70 beta, fingerprint web authentication is now enabled by default for Android and MacOS, according to an official Google blog post. (No word on Windows laptops or iOS devices yet.) …
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Microsoft has apparently reversed course on a Windows 10 test feature that sought to warn people from installing Chrome, Firefox and other browsers that challenged Microsoft’s own Edge. A new “fast-ring” test version of Windows, Insider Preview Build 17760, no longer interrupts the installation of rival browsers, a CNET test shows. Earlier this week, an earlier test version of Windows …
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The Razer Phone 2 is coming soon, and it looks a lot like its predecessor. The second version of the gaming-oriented Razer Phone will apparently be announced Oct. 10, according to this invite that CNET just received from the company: Enlarge Image We’ve blacked out the address, since the company probably doesn’t want everyone showing up. Razer, redacted by Sean Hollister/CNET Mind …
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