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The Google Pixel Slate will ship in time for the holidays

It won’t arrive in time for Black Friday, but the first Pixel Slate tablets will soon land with customers. After beginning to accept preorders last week, Google now shows estimated shipping times of two to four weeks, depending on which model you buy.  Announced at Google’s October event, the Pixel Slate is a Chrome OS tablet that follows in …

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You’ve heard of AR glasses, but this startup wants to make them into contact lenses

What if instead of a bulky headset or cumbersome glasses to give you the futuristic augmented reality overlay of computer information on the real world, you could just wear contact lenses? That’s what Silicon Valley startup Mojo Vision is aiming to let you do, people familiar with the matter say. The company, which just announced that it’s raised $50 million, …

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Microsoft research shows online social circles are getting riskier

This isn’t going to be a surprise: Your online social circles have become more toxic. Nearly two thirds of online risks come from strangers or people you only know on the internet, according to preliminary results of a Microsoft survey about online safety. Risks include bullying, unwanted contact, unwelcome sexual images and messages, scams, fake news, fraud and other similar behaviors, the …

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Microsoft resumes Windows 10 October 2018 Update

Microsoft announced Wednesday that it’s rereleasing the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. As the name suggests, the update was initially released in October. However, there were reports of users losing their files after the update. Microsoft paused the update’s rollout. The issue has apparently been resolved, and Microsoft is resuming the update. Microsoft said it will watch the update carefully to make sure things …

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Amazon picks NYC and northern Virginia as HQ2 winners

After a year of hype and anticipation, Amazon picked not one, but two locations for its HQ2 project. The world’s largest online retailer on Tuesday selected Long Island City in New York City’s Queens borough and National Landing (a new name for the Crystal City neighborhood) in Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington, DC. The picks, which were already widely anticipated for …

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Microsoft Surface Go gets LTE Advanced option

Microsoft’s most diminutive Surface tablet, the Surface Go, follows in the footsteps of its older and since-replaced brother the Surface Pro by getting an option to configure it with LTE Advanced connectivity. It’s only difference from the current model is the addition of a Nano SIM tray and the relevant antennas, which add about 0.4 oz/10 grams to the weight …

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For Samsung’s foldable phone, killer apps would seal the deal

Samsung’s much-hyped foldable smartphone is indeed real. We all got a brief (and dimly lit) glimpse of it earlier this week. Sometime next year, Samsung says, it’ll hit the market. So now what? Smartphones with foldable displays could represent the next big leap in mobile technology, an innovation that’ll finally get us excited about the category again. (Need something soon? …

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How MacBook Air showcases the battle between USB

There’s a big rivalry inside the slim chassis of Apple’s newest MacBook Air. The laptop’s two ports serve double duty, working as both industry-standard USB-C inputs and Intel’s proprietary Thunderbolt alternative to connect devices like monitors, cameras and external hard drives. (Apple calls them Thunderbolt ports, adding to the confusion.) Intel is heavily pushing the higher-speed Thunderbolt, but it’s not …

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Samsung Developer Conference 2018, day 2: Watch it live here

Yesterday, we got a foldable phone. But Samsung’s Developer Conference is only half over. In addition to the very intriguing foldable Infinity Flex Display, the Korean electronics giant gave a big shot in the arm to Bixby, its voice assistant competitor to the likes of Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri. It opened Bixby up to third-party developers (the core audience at its …

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Get three free movies from Movies Anywhere

Words can’t adequately express how much I love Movies Anywhere. It’s the service that links all your movie accounts, making all your movies available, well, anywhere. To celebrate its one-year anniversary, Movies Anywhere is offering three free movies when you connect at least two new digital retailers. And if you already have all six available retailers synced to your account, …

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