Huawei may have overtaken Apple as the world’s second largest phone vendor in 2018, but at least two of its workers seem to prefer the iPhone. The Chinese phone maker tweeted “Happy 2019” from its official account at 11:31 p.m. on Dec. 31, with a “Twitter for iPhone” stamp, the South China Morning Post reported …
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Getting some culture at museums and art galleries is a great way to kick off the new year. Getting in free is even better. Starting this Saturday, Jan. 5 and Sunday, Jan. 6, admission to 200+ cultural institutions in 123 cities is free for Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust debit and credit cardholders every first weekend of …
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New year, new you, am I right? You’re going to eat better. Learn to meditate. Maybe even train for your first marathon. Lofty goals, to be sure, but commendable ones. If you need help getting started with any or all of them, you’ve come to the right ebook bundle. For just $15, you can get the entire Humble Book Bundle: …
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Netflix removed an episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj from its Saudi Arabia service after the kingdom complained. That episode, the comedy show’s second, slammed the Middle Eastern country following the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Released in October, it remains available on Netflix outside Saudi Arabia and worldwide on YouTube. It …
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Welcome to 2019, cheeps! Hope you had a wonderful holiday. As we jump into the new year, I wanted to remind you that there are lots of ways to keep tabs on Cheapskate deals: On the web, natch. Bookmark it! On Flipboard. If you don’t already use this app, I highly recommend it. In your favorite RSS reader. Yes, RSS …
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Going by the possible promo video that surfaced while 2018 was winding down, HMD’s racing for the lead in the “how many cameras can you fit on the back of a phone” competition with its upcoming Nokia 9 PureView quintuple-camera design. The current leaders among flagships are Huawei and LG with three rear cameras. Nokia 9 PureView “Beholder.” HNY pic.twitter.com/x4Kh3anP46 …
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Welcome to 2019! If you’re like most folks, you’re probably hard at work on your usual list of resolutions: Eat less, hit the gym more, stop buying stuff you don’t need. So what the heck are “tech resolutions”? Simple: They’re tech-oriented habits, some that need adopting, some that need breaking. Most of them are pretty easy, too, at least compared …
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The consumer electronics industry has cycles. CES, the annual tech jamboree held in Las Vegas each January, reveals where we are in this cycle. Some years there are revolutions, like 4K TVs, quantum dots or OLED. Other years there are evolutions: a bigger TV or a thinner one. Sometimes it’s a new TV operating system. Certainly not flashy, but they’re …
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In January, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, said he had a lot of work to do in 2018 if he wanted to fix Facebook. It seems that resolution will still be on the table in 2019. Scandal after scandal hit the social media giant this year. And now over 1,400 pages of leaked documents, obtained by The New York Times, has revealed …
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If you just bought a new TV, chances are you might feel the need to get expensive new HDMI cables. Resist the temptation. Even with Ultra HD 4K resolution, high dynamic range, and wide color gamut, you don’t need expensive HDMI cables. It’s probably that your current HDMI cables could work fine, but if they don’t, no matter what a …
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