Apple has appointed a new leader for its business in South Korea, the home of its biggest rival, Samsung. And it’s none other than a top executive from that very company. Former Samsung Corporate Vice President Brandon Yoon has left his post to join the iPhone maker at its South Korea office this month, his …
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There’s something weird afoot in the world of Gmail. As widely reported earlier — first by Mashable, then by our sister sites ZDNet and TechRepublic — some people have noticed spam messages in their Gmail Sent folders. That can only mean one thing, right? Those accounts have been compromised, meaning a password change is in order, stat. Here’s the thing: The spam problem …
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YouTube took down 8.3 million videos in the last three months of 2017, responding to criticism it’s slow to address inappropriate content on its site. The majority of those videos were spam or attempts to upload adult content, the video-sharing site made the revelation Monday in its first quarterly moderation report. More than 80 percent of the videos removed were …
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The market for premium wireless noise-canceling headphones is very competitive these days, with several top models to choose from at the $350 price point, including the highly rated Bose QuietComfort 35 II and Sony WH-1000XM2. Beats’ Studio3 Wireless also lists for $350, but I’m seeing it at Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy for $250 in some colors. In fact, the …
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Today’s deal is a rerun of the best kind: Lower price, vetted (by me) product. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Amazon has the Smartomi HAP-1 Bluetooth neckband earphones for $9.90, shipped free with Prime. That’s after applying promo code 551KV4KE at checkout, or you can just click this link and it’ll get applied automatically. Update: Alas, these …
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If you’ve ever had to juggle two mobile phones, you know it’s a special form of torture. Two phones to carry. Two phones to keep charged. Two phones to answer! Unfortunately, that’s the reality for so many folks who need a second number. It might be one phone for work, another for personal. Or maybe you’re active on Craigslist, Etsy …
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Razer really wants you to start using its new Game Store and it just put up $61 million to help make that happen. The gaming hardware company announced plans (PDF) on Monday to buy MOL Global, which runs one of the largest e-payments networks in Southeast Asia. MOL also has a big virtual credits business and, once it merges with Razer’s …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man tweets his love for his car. You might be tempted to offer such elevated words, on learning that fashion designer and rapper Kanye West has extremely deep feelings for his Tesla. In a series of …
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The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus are so packed with features, it’s easy to breeze by one of the most important for everyday life: The speakers. Even if you was around with headphones in your ears, you may wind up using the phone speakers more than you think. The instant you play a YouTube video aloud for a friend …
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Apple is replacing batteries on a number of MacBook Pro laptops. As first spotted by MacRumors, Apple said on Friday that certain 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops without the Touch Bar, made between October 2016 and 2017, have a component that could cause the computer’s built-in battery to swell. Apple said it’s not a safety issue, but anyone with an affected …
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