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Here’s a public service announcement: Apple AirPods are not waterproof. They’re not even sweatproof. This may come as an unpleasant surprise to anyone who routinely exercises with them — and then discovers that water damage isn’t covered under warranty. Now, AirPods Pro are sweatproof, and so are Apple’s Beats PowerBeats Pro. But those true-wireless earbuds …

In November, Iran’s government announced a price hike on oil, leading to mass protests in Tehran. To quell the spreading unrest, the Iranian government effectively shut down the internet. After a week of Iranian security forces cracking down on protesters, including an estimated death toll between 140 and 208, internet access was gradually restored around the country. Judging by statements …

Hi, my name is Daniel and I have a problem. A TikTok problem. After dismissing it for over a year, TikTok was thrust upon me last month at, of all things, a bachelor party in Hong Kong. It was a little like The Hangover, but subtract drugs, strippers and Mike Tyson’s tiger and replace it with a trendy Chinese video …

The streaming wars are heating up. Philo is still offering a free Fire TV Stick 4K when you prepay for 6 months of service, and now Sling is, er, slinging a freebie of its own: For a limited time, you can get a free Google Nest Hub smart display when you prepay for 3 months of Sling TV. Total cost: …

If you’ve been looking to inject more darkness into your web browsing on Android devices, Opera’s browser has the solution. Along with the darkened interface, version 55 of the browser  can give white sections of web pages a noir look even if they aren’t designed that way.  You can manually tweak the color temperature and schedule dark mode to activate at certain …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was spotted taking a selfie with a Huawei phone Thursday, just a day after hinting that the UK would comply with the US stance and ban Huawei technology from Britain’s telecommunications infrastructure. Johnson appeared on ITV show This Morning to talk about the upcoming election and Brexit, after which cameras captured him posing with presenters …

I’ve been laptop shopping recently, and was once again forced to confront the ugly question: Why am I continuing to spend $700 or more on a Windows-based laptop when Chromebooks exist? After all, these days I spend 90% of my time in some combination of Google Docs and the web. Could I get by with a laptop running Google Chrome …

Roberto De Jesús Escobar Gaviria, the brother of late Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, is going toe-to-toe with the $1,500 Motorola Razr, $1,980 Samsung Galaxy Fold and $2,400 Huawei Mate X by releasing a foldable phone: the Escobar Fold 1. It’s a whole lot cheaper at $350, coming unlocked and compatible with “all networks” worldwide. The phone’s website and promotional …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are still finding their way after LeBron James left town for the second time a year ago. The team will not win many games this season but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth watching. The backcourt of the future is in place, with second-year shooting guard Collin Sexton and rookie point guard Darius Garland. And the Cavs have …

SiriusXM is no longer just a satellite radio provider — the company has started streaming to Google smart speakers, so you can now listen at home via a Google Nest Hub (for what it’s worth, SiriusXM has been on Alexa for a while now). To celebrate, you can still make the most of the company’s Cyber Monday Deal and get a Google …