Peacock, NBCUniversal‘s coming streaming-video service, will be free with advertising when it rolls out nationally July 15 coinciding with the summer Olympics, the company said Thursday at a star-studded unveiling. But to unlock Peacock‘s so-called “Premium” selection, with all its original programming and double the library, you need to pay either $5 a month to stream with …
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Did Santa bring you an Apple Watch for the holidays? Then you’ve no doubt discovered it’s good for two days, tops, before needing to recharge. And that can pose problems when you’re traveling. You have to bring along the little charging disc from your nightstand, find yet another outlet to plug it into and risk losing it along the way. …
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US officials were in London on Monday in a last-ditch effort to persuade British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government not to allow Huawei equipment to be used on its 5G network. The delegation argued that there was no way the UK could reduce the security risks posed by Huawei having access to the network, Bloomberg reported, citing an unidentified person …
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I have a son in high school and a father dealing with dementia issues. Needless to say, I’d like to be able to keep tabs on both. Is my son exceeding the speed limit when he drives? Has my dad wandered off somewhere? When I’m traveling with my family in a foreign place, how can we find each other? Yep, …
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I’ve been in the tech biz longer than I care to admit, yet I still manage to come across gadgets I didn’t know existed. Case in point: today’s deal. It looks like a mobile charger, but it’s actually a portable hand warmer. (Also: a mobile charger!) As someone whose hands tend to be cold all winter long, I’m eager to …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Go bright, go big or go wide just about sums up Acer’s flagship gaming monitors that it’s introducing at CES 2020: a 1,440-nit HDR Predator X32, 55-inch OLED CG552K and 38-inch curved X38. So, something for everyone, or at least everyone …
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Get your popcorn ready: Two of the league’s best young passers — Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson — will face off on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans. The Chiefs are coming off a bye after securing the No. 2 seed for the AFC playoffs, while the Texans squeaked by the Buffalo Bills in overtime last week, thanks to …
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The Seattle Seahawks’ playoff road trip continues. After going into Philadelphia last week and knocking out the Eagles, the team travels to Lambeau Field on Sunday to take on the Green Bay Packers. The Packers are coming off a first-round bye and led by quarterback Aaron Rodgers and third-year running back Aaron Jones. For Seattle, quarterback Russell Wilson is the straw that stirs the …
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Google Wear smartwatches have been a little quiet lately — there have been few splashy new watch releases and not a lot of excitement on the OS front. But even so, one of the cooler Google Wear options is the Fossil Sport, which combines a snazzy visual design with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 3100 chipset, integrated GPS and NFC, a full-time heart-rate …
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After upsetting the Saints at the Superdome, the Minnesota Vikings face another tough road test: They must travel to the Bay Area to face the NFC’s top seed, the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers will be well rested, having enjoyed a first-round bye. Edge rusher Dee Ford is questionable to play, but the Niners are deep on the defensive line with Nick Bosa, DeForest …
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