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iPhone XR early presale demand and the next Apple event is Oct. 30th

10/20/2018, 1:47:47 PM
Some iPhone XR models are already showing shipping delays. ✔ The iPhone XR goes on presale, Apple sends out invites for another launch event and the drama over the new bagel emoji in iOS 12.1 ✔ It also has the phrase There's more in the making, which alludes to more products, besides the iPhones and Apple Watch the company announced last month


iPhone XR hands-on: Colorful phones make a great first impression

10/20/2018, 11:30:23 AM
We take an early look at what sets the iPhone XR apart from the XS. ✔ The colorful new sibling in the iPhone family shaves a few features from the XS spec sheet ✔ But its price -- starting at $749 (£749, AU$1,229) -- is considerably less, too ✔ The iPhone XR is available for preorder now, and it hits stores on Friday, Oct. 26


Hey Portal, Facebook might want to cut the losses now on the video device

10/20/2018, 1:10:20 PM
Facebook's video speaker is a privacy nightmare, with a camera that can follow you around the room and calls that can tracked by the social network. ✔ Imagine the politician who gets caught in a scandal, breaching the public's trust, whether that be of a sexual nature, misspending taxpayer money or just doing something dumb ✔ Facebook is a free social network that, instead of a paid subscription, operates by selling ads


Android’s new multitasking is terrible and should be changed back

10/20/2018, 2:19:55 PM
The new Android Pie multitasking on the Pixel 3 is based on gestures like those in Apple’s iOS on the iPhone X and iPhone XS. The only difference? Apple’s is good and Google’s is bad. ✔ But there’s one aspect of that Android experience that I can’t abide, and no, it’s not the gargantuan notch ✔ This animation is jarring, with the latter app seeming to bounce up at you ✔ Just give us the old option back, Google, while you iron out the kinks in your new one


Amazon Wants Alexa to Do More Than Just Play Your Music

10/20/2018, 3:30:14 PM
Amazon.com Inc., battling Google for voice-assistant supremacy, is accelerating efforts to make Alexa more useful, offering developers incentives to add games, enhance AI skills. ✔ Now it responds to a string of commands all on the same topic or offers a hunch, such as that someone might want to turn the lights off when they go to bed ✔ She paid the $1.99 and played for about an hour, answering yes-and-no questions to try to help save the dinosaurs ✔ I had never played a game on it, she said, adding she enjoyed the experience


Here are the best projected deals for this Black Friday

10/20/2018, 3:46:48 PM
Retail giants Amazon, Walmart and others are projected to offer consumers huge savings this coming Black Friday. ✔ Does America have a shopping while drunk problem ✔ Last November, shoppers spent a whopping $5 billion in only 24 hours, acording to CNN Money ✔ In the meantime, here are the best projected deals by product ✔ Experts predict up to $125 off on Xbox One X Consoles


OnePlus 6T: Every detail and rumor so far

10/20/2018, 1:26:53 PM
We already know a lot. ✔ In these days of exhaustive leaks and unrelenting phone rumors, OnePlus just wants to tell you about its new phone ✔ pic.twitter.com/Wrdt9sCdIs OnePlus (@oneplus) September 28, 2018 OnePlus told CNET that it originally intended to introduce the technology on last year's OnePlus 5T


The Morning After: Netflix cancels 'Luke Cage'

10/20/2018, 1:01:17 PM
Friday night brought a successful rocket launch and some bad news for another Marvel hero on Netflix. ✔ Well that doesn't seem sinister at all.Watch Boston Dynamics' SpotMini robot twerk to 'Uptown Funk' Instead of a highlight workout video (or just one showing a robot at work), Boston Dynamics took an all-new tack with its latest YouTube post: a Spot robot dancing to Bruno Mars ✔ With it, the automaker is introducing an enormous amount of tech ✔ It has yet to materialize, though, and now Tesla has removed the option from its site ✔ Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After


12 devices and services that could help you ditch Amazon completely

10/20/2018, 1:38:46 PM
Amazon's formerly sterling reputation has taken a hit on all sides recently. If you want to drop it completely, here's how. ✔ LStockStudio/Shutterstock Amazon has not stopped expanding its chain of bookstores, Amazon Books ✔ Thomson Reuters Online grocery is projected to be one of the fastest-growing areas in e-commerce ✔ But HomeAdvisor and Angie's List, now owned by the same company, both do the same thing, and they are growing at a steady clip


Zayn prompts internet meltdown with intimate shirtless snap: 'God kill me'

10/20/2018, 1:04:43 PM
ZAYN Malik has tried his hand at breaking the internet thanks to his latest online snap. ✔ Not that it deterred fans from gossiping and ogling at the shot in the comments section ✔ One eagle-eyed follower wrote: 2018 everyone use iPhone XS Max but he is still using iPhone 6 ✔ This time around I feel like I am more confident and I really believe in what's going on, so I want to convey that to my fans


Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL REVIEW: Google flagship shines if you overlook its ugly problem

10/20/2018, 10:42:54 AM
THE Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL bring numerous updates to these popular devices but can they beat the ever-growing Android competition? Here's our full Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL review. ✔ Although Lens integration was touted as a highlight feature by Google during the unveiling of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, we found the feature to be surprisingly hit or miss ✔ It just such a shame the hardware lets things down ✔ Otherwise, these would have been contenders for best smartphone of 2018


MTV Owner’s Streaming Strategy: If You Can’t Beat Them, Feed Them

10/20/2018, 2:14:22 PM
Viacom is rebooting MTV’s “The Real World” franchise for Facebook, the latest sign that the cable-TV giant has stopped fighting the growing dominance of digital players like Netflix and is instead producing shows—and soon movies—for them. ✔ This week, MTV announced it is rebooting the franchisebut not for MTV ✔ The studio has had some big hits this year, including the horror movie A Quiet Place ✔ I don’t know that we are going to change anyone’s existing habits, and I think it has been a fool’s errand for most people to think that we could have


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