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Canon revs EOS Rebel line with T8i, adds cheap full

Canon’s triannual update to its EOS Rebel i-series DSLR cameras has arrived with the usual mix of minimal upgrades. In this case, the EOS Rebel T8i improves on the T7i with the more recent Digic 8 image processor, which helps deliver 4K/24p video, better battery life and eye-tracking autofocus. It also gets slightly better continuous …

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Samsung sets Feb. 11 Unpacked event to unveil Galaxy S20, Z Flip

The Galaxy S20 (and probably not the Galaxy S11 as originally thought) is one step closer to reality. After a promotional video surfaced that accidentally revealed the date of the launch, Samsung has now made its Unpacked event official — the brand will reveal its first phones for 2020 on Feb. 11 in San Francisco at 11 a.m. PT. The event will take …

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Galaxy Fold vs. Mate X foldable phones: Where Samsung, Huawei win and lose

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold and Huawei’s Mate X are here, offering two different takes on foldable phones. Both were made to inspire, and to transform the way we think about phones. These aren’t yet everyday devices, but they could set the course for a move toward foldable phones instead of the large-screen models that are too big for your pocket today. …

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A Samsung flip phone

A year ago at Samsung’s annual developer conference, the Galaxy Fold stole the show. It was the first time the foldable phone was shown. A year later at the 2019 Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose on Tuesday, there was nary a word about the Fold — until the keynote turned to One UI 2, a software overlay for the …

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Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency gets a ‘hell no’ from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey gave a resounding negative answer when asked whether his social media platform would be joining Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project, according to multiple reports. During a Twitter event in New York City Thursday, Dorsey said “hell no” to the prospect. Facebook in June unveiled the global digital coin, which will be managed by a governing body called the Libra …

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Verizon launches 5G in basketball arenas

Verizon has set its 5G network live in basketball and hockey arenas across the nation, the carrier announced Friday. The high-speed network is now available in Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Chase Center in San Francisco and Pepsi Center Denver, and will be live soon in Madison Square Garden in New York City. 5G, already launched in some parts of …

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Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency loses support of five founding members

Libra, Facebook’s ambitious but controversial cryptocurrency project, took a hit on Friday as five founding members of the association backing the global coin dropped out. Online marketplace eBay, payments provider Stripe and financial services giants Visa and Mastercard all said they’re no longer participating in the Libra Association, the nonprofit overseeing the project. Mercado Libre’s online payments platform Mercado Pago …

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75% of Iraq’s internet shut down amid mass protests

Internet access has been blocked across most of Iraq as mass anti-corruption protests continued into their third day. Internet access watchdog Netblocks reports that the blackout began with social media platforms on Wednesday and spread until roughly 75% of Iraq’s internet, including in capital city, Baghdad, was shut down Thursday morning.  The shutdown didn’t affect the autonomous Kurdish region in …

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Verizon officially turns on 5G in New York, Boise and Panama City

Verizon’s 5G network is continuing to slowly expand. In announcing that it’s officially turned on 5G in parts of New York on Thursday, the wireless giant turned on 5G in two additional new cities: Panama City and Boise.  The three new cities bring Verizon 5G network count to 13, creating some distance from Sprint’s nine 5G cities and T-Mobile’s six. …

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This is Google’s latest way to help you find your pictures

When you take screenshots on the daily, it’s easy for them to become buried under the other pictures you’ve taken and harder for you to find the image you’re looking for. Now, a new feature in Google Photos will let you search for pictures with text in them so you can quickly find what you’re looking for. You can even …

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