For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Thursday promised to donate $3 million to a collation of mayors advocating for a federal guaranteed income. Dorsey’s donation will help a network of mayors in 15 cities battle the economic effects of …
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Google has been dogged for years with a major problem when it comes to Android, its mobile operating system: Updates to the software can be hard to implement, leading to inconsistencies and outdated features for users. The search giant on Thursday, though, said it’s getting better at updating Android because of under-the-hood tweaks and policy changes it’s made with the …
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There’s been another leak of info about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. The latest video purporting to be a hands-on with the yet-to-be-announced phone shows off the rear of the device as well as the S-Pen. According to YouTuber Jimmy Is Promo, who posts videos with how-to guides for Samsung phones, there will likely be only two sizes …
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Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new feature with Apple Music that displays real-time synced lyrics that appear on screen as music plays. The feature is available on Samsung Smart TV models from 2018 to 2020 through the Apple Music app. To access the time-synced lyrics, Samsung Smart TV owners can download Apple Music from the Samsung Smart TV App Store …
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Samsung’s Galaxy A71 5G has another home at a US wireless carrier: Verizon’s joins AT&T and T-Mobile in bringing Samsung’s midrange 5G phone to its shelves. The new phone, available for preorder July 9 before being released on July 16, will be Verizon’s most affordable 5G phone yet at $650. Like the AT&T and T-Mobile variants, Verizon’s A71 5G (which it calls …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 is expected to be released in August. After Samsung may have leaked the back of the phone on its Russian site last week, a new image shared on Twitter may give us a better look at the front of the forthcoming phone. Released by YouTuber Jimmy Is Promo, the new images claim to show off smaller …
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HBO Max, HBO’s hot new streaming service, launched in May with 10,000 hours of content. For $14.99 a month, subscribers can find almost every Studio Ghibli film, the Harry Potter movies, classics like Casablanca, all 10 seasons of Friends (and a promised reunion episode) and cult favorites such as Rick and Morty — along with all the HBO movies and series …
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It’s official. Samsung will unveil its newest mobile devices — likely the Note 20, Galaxy Z Fold 2 and a confirmed 5G version of the Galaxy Z Flip — during a virtual Unpacked event on Aug. 5. The company on Tuesday said it will host a live, digital event at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT at www.samsung.com. The plan follows similar moves by …
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Samsung’s follow-up to the Galaxy Fold will be called the Galaxy Z Fold 2, according to report Monday from SamMobile. The small change to naming convention would put the rumored foldable phone more clearly under Samsung’s Galaxy Z line along with the clamshell Galaxy Z Flip. Samsung may reveal the Galaxy Z Fold 2 on Aug. 5 at a virtual …
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Update, Aug. 3: The Pixel 4A is here. Read CNET’s review. Original story follows. Google is discontinuing the Pixel 3a and 3a XL phones. Google confirmed the news over the weekend, saying it has “sold through its inventory and completed sales of Pixel 3a.” The $400 phone is now listed as being out of stock on Google’s website. The Pixel 3a, which …
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