Curious about what the Samsung Note 9 will look like? These unofficial renders may give us a hint. Fan-made renders of the upcoming Note 9 appeared in a video posted by 91mobiles. The renders were done in conjunction with Onleaks, known for renders of yet-to-be-released phones. Onleaks claims that the Note 9 renders are based …
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Comcast confirmed Wednesday it’s having some phone trouble nationwide. Several major cities are affected, according to the website Down Detector, including New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Portland, Houston, Denver, Philadelphia and Seattle, and many small businesses are taking to social media to tweet that they can’t take calls. As of Thursday, June 7, Comcast service hasn’t entirely been restored. Comcast …
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If you’ve been on the same unlimited AT&T data plan for years, your bill may be getting more expensive. Enlarge Image A screenshot of the support page (click to enlarge) Screenshot by Sean Hollister/CNET AT&T is raising the price of its grandfathered unlimited data plans to $45 per month starting July 2018, according to a company support page and confirmed …
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Google announced Thursday that it hit its target in bringing free Wi-Fi to 400 train stations across India, with 8 million people using the service each month. The initiative began in 2015, the company says in its blog, when it partnered with Indian Railways and RailTel to offer public Wi-Fi to the country’s travellers. It kicked off with Mumbai Central, …
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What if headphones didn’t have to touch your head? No earbuds falling out of your ears, no pressure on your skull. A beam of sound only you can hear, coming from tiny speakers mounted on a neckband, or perhaps an article of clothing. That’s what a few developers inside Samsung wanted to build — and they’ve just gotten permission to …
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Eager to see what Android P has in store for your phone? Google just announced its Android P Beta 2, previewing what’s to come with the latest version of Android. The Android P Beta 2 marks the debut of multi-camera APIs. The API lets phones stream from two different physical cameras at the same time. This gives developers the chance to …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s WWDC developer conference arrived with lots of news on the Apple Watch, and plenty of upgrades in WatchOS 5. But there’s one thing still missing. A big thing. The thing I want most of all: a watch face store. It needs to …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple may be one of the biggest tech companies in the world, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t too big to throw some grade-A shade. Just like last week’s celebrity saga of Drake vs. Pusha T and Kanye West, but less interesting and …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Ever noticed your iPhone X’s camera roll filling up with unintentional screenshots — because you accidentally press the physical buttons when fishing it out of your pocket or purse? Ever wondered why it’s so hard to force-close an app? Reportedly, both of these …
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Good day, cheeps! A few housekeeping notes before we dive in… First, CNET has added a new button to my toolset, one designed to make the reading experience easier. So, for example, I might tell you that GOG has the X-Com-style strategy game Xenonauts (Win/Mac/Linux) free for a limited time. (Steam sells it for $25.) You can click that link, …
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