Disney, Apple, Walmart and nearly a dozen other companies called the White House on Tuesday, according to The Wall Street Journal. Their goals, according to the report, were to get more clarity on President Donald Trump’s executive order banning “any transaction that is related to WeChat” and to encourage the administration to “narrow the order …
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As Chinese factory operations resumed at the end of March and stores reopened around the world in May and June amid the coronavirus pandemic, the smartphone market saw an 11% quarter-on-quarter increase in US shipments in the second quarter, according to a Tuesday report by Canalys. During the quarter, vendors shipped 31.9 million smartphones in the United States, the report …
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We finally know when we’ll see the next Xbox: Microsoft will launch the Xbox Series X this November. The tech giant revealed the month of launch on Tuesday, having previously promised a 2020 holiday season time frame, although there’s still no word on pricing. We may also have a firmer date: The packaging on an unreleased Series X controller tells retailers not to …
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Welcome to this week’s episode of The Cheapskate Show, a podcast devoted to helping you save money. For example, did you know that certain products go on sale all the time? Sometimes every month or two, sometimes every few weeks! That means you’d be crazy to pay full price. Listen in to learn which items get discounted on the regular. …
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An internal Facebook investigation has reportedly uncovered thousands of groups and pages on the social network that support the QAnon conspiracy theory. These groups and pages have more than 3 million members and followers, according to NBC News, which reviewed internal Facebook documents. QAnon is a far-right conspiracy theory alleging there’s a plot by the “deep state” against President Donald …
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Facebook said Tuesday that the coronavirus affected how many people could review posts on the social network for violations of rules against content promoting suicide or self-injury. The COVID-19 pandemic also impacted how many workers could monitor Facebook-owned Instagram for child nudity and sexual exploitation. From April to June, Facebook said in a blog post, it took action on fewer pieces of …
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Twitter said Tuesday that it’s releasing new settings that will let users control who can reply to their tweet, a new tool the company says helps some people feel safer online. The company started testing the new settings in May and decided to roll out the feature to all users of the app and desktop site. When you compose a …
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Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox Series X console will be hitting store shelves later this year, we know this. But recent months have seen rumors swirl around a less powerful, less expensive version targeting 1440p, all-digital gameplay rather than 4K. The cheaper console had a rumored codename of said to Xbox Lockhart, but leaked packaging for a next-gen Xbox controller, discovered on …
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Google has discontinued its Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL phones after only nine months. The phones are no longer available for purchase in the Google Store, though they’re still available in other stores for the time being. The news comes in the same week that Google unveiled its newest budget phone, the Pixel 4A. “Google Store has sold through its inventory …
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Its been a busy year for T-Mobile, but the carrier continues to see subscriber growth and says it has now moved past AT&T to become the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier despite the coronavirus pandemic. For its second quarter, which ended June 30, T-Mobile on Thursday said that it added 1.25 million subscribers, 1.11 million of which were postpaid additions. Of …
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