Over the course of two years, Google and Facebook wired $100 million to an imposter as victims of a long-con phishing attack, Fortune found. In March, the US Department of Justice published an indictment against a Lithuanian man, Evaldas Rimasauskas, for “orchestrating a fraudulent business email compromise scheme that induced two U.S.-based internet companies” to …
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We’ve all done it: walked back into a massive parking lot and realising you’ve no idea where your car is. Fortunately Google Maps for Android and iOS now gets you out of a tight spot by saving your space. Tap the blue dot in the app and there’s now an option to record the location where you’ve left your car. …
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As a Cleveland Browns fan, the week of the NFL draft is my favorite week of the year. I’m far enough removed from last year’s disaster of a season to remember too many of the depressing details and still months away from more losses piling up and the team’s draft picks revealing themselves to be busts. Hope springs eternal each …
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As British voters prepare to head to the polls in six weeks, a member of Parliament is calling for Facebook to tackle fake news that could influence the election. Conservative MP Damian Collins, chairman of the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee, said Facebook should act faster to remove or label fabricated stories shared by users. Speaking …
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Onkyo has announced its first wireless speaker, the Onkyo NCP-302, is shipping now as of April 25, and as you’d expect after waiting this long, it’s packed with pretty much every streaming technology you could ask for. The NCP-302 is a compact desktop radio-type design that offers dual 3-inch woofers and a 1-inch tweeter housed in a wooden cabinet. It’s …
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I love the Overcast app. It’s the best podcast app I’ve used on the iPhone, and it’s better than Apple‘s Podcasts app. And a few days ago, Overcast added a really fascinating feature for Apple Watch owners: it stores podcasts onto the Apple Watch to listen to away from the iPhone. Turning the Apple Watch into a little podcast repository …
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Dual-cameras are quickly becoming a regular feature on smartphones. Last fall, Apple released the iPhone 7 Plus which notably had not one but two rear cameras. Other phone makers like LG, Huawei, Asus and ZTE also have phones with dual-cameras, and this makes me wonder: Will phone makers stop at two? Just the 2 of us I rolled my eyes …
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Google Trips just got a little trippier. The Android and iOS app — a kind of personal assistant for traveling and vacations — has three new features, Google said Wednesday. Unveiled in September, Trips pulls from your Gmail inbox to organize information about your plane tickets and lodging reservations. It also provides suggestions on nearby sights and restaurants and lets …
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When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Or in Google’s case, speak the languages they speak. Heeding that advice, Google has introduced support for nine Indian languages with its Neural Machine Translation technology, the company said in a statement to CNET. This language support will be added to products including Maps, Translate, Chrome and Gboard (Google Keyboard). Although India …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Roku Roku makes my favorite media streamers. For reasons I won’t bore you with, I greatly prefer any Roku box or stick to …
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