A new website and app from Microsoft wants to help you cut down on the time you spend scrolling through different sites to find the news you need. Microsoft Start is a personalized news feed that builds on services like MSN.com, Microsoft News and Microsoft’s widgets, aiming to give easier access to the news you …
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Labor Day is here and with it comes pretty serious deals. The annual Best Buy Labor Day sale ends today but you still have time to snare discounts on fast solid-state drives, 4K TVs, home appliances and more. See Labor Day sale at Best Buy Whether you’re looking to upgrade your gaming setup, invest in new workout equipment or pick up …
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Google updated its Collections bookmarking feature last week to make keeping up with your recent searches easier. The news was spotted earlier by 9to5Google. The Collections tab now features recently viewed content and automatic organization into sections like Quick Access, Shows and Movies, Shopping, Collections, Recipes and more. When I opened my Collections tab, Quick Access showed me a few …
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Feeling bored? Put a virtual animal in your home. One thing that might have felt like a passing fad but still gets people’s attention (at least according to the new likes on my old Twitter thread about it) is this list of augmented-reality animals that I dropped into the real world through Google search. That’s right. AR animals, now that …
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YouTube has built up a paying subscriber base of more than 50 million accounts, the company said in a letter posted to YouTube’s blog Thursday. The members cross its music-streaming service YouTube Music and its YouTube Premium offering that includes Music as well as perks on its main video site, like watching ad-free. The 50 million figure also includes people on free trials. …
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Samsung-owned JBL typically announces a bunch of new products at the IFA trade show in Berlin, and this year is no exception, even if the show is virtual once again. JBL’s popular Flip Bluetooth speaker is getting an upgrade to the sixth-generation Flip 6, but most of the other new products are all headphones, with a heavy emphasis on true-wireless …
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Microsoft has set the next big Surface hardware event for Sept. 22, during which it could announce updates to its well-regarded Surface tablets, Surface Book laptops and potentially even its Surface Duo phone. The event will take place entirely online, following a trend of product announcements happening remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic. The tech giant didn’t leave much to the …
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Apple and Google are under increasing pressure from global regulators, who say the tech giants have abused their power in mobile devices in order to exert control over app developers and pad their profits in the process. On Tuesday, South Korea’s National Assembly passed a bill that will force Apple and Google to loosen restrictions they impose via the Apple …
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Apple plans to offer apps like the streaming service Netflix more leeway in how they sign up customers, allowing them to insert in-app links to their website from within the app. Apple announced the move as part of an agreement with the Japan Fair Trade Commission, which had been investigating the App Store. The change will go into effect next …
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Google is reportedly working on its own processors for Chrome OS-powered laptops and tablets. The tech giant could roll out in-house chips for Chromebooks, based on Arm architecture, in 2023, according to a report Wednesday from Nikkei Asia. Last month, Google revealed that the Pixel 6 will be powered by a new system-on-a-chip that the company designed in house, called …
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