Roadshow’s ultimate guide to the wide world of hybrids, plug-ins, EVs and more.
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Tuesday 30 April 2019
You're Probably Overcooking Your Garlic
Once upon a time, it became common practice to add onions and garlic to a hot pan at the same time. I think it had something to do with “letting flavors mingle,” but I’m not sure. Though they are both alliums, the two cook at dramatically different rates, and adding them together results in bitter, acrid bits of…
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NASA is working on a partial power outage on the space station that’s delaying a SpaceX launch
NASA engineers are investigating a power issue on the International Space Station, which is delaying an upcoming flight to the orbiting lab. On Monday, a switch failure caused some of the station’s power channels to go down. The ISS still has power, though, and the problem doesn’t pose any threat to the crew, but NASA needs to replace the switch before spacecraft can visit the ISS again.
To generate power, the ISS boasts eight long solar arrays on the outside of the station that convert sunlight into electricity. That electricity is then rerouted throughout the ISS via four switches known as MBSUs. But now, one of those four switches is acting up. As a result, two of the eight power channels that provide electricity to the station aren’t...
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How to Negotiate Like a Pro, With Personal Finance Expert Farnoosh Torabi
We’re back! This week we’re learning about the ins and outs of negotiation. We’ll find out how to get someone to “yes” when they’re all about “no”; when and how the robots are going to negotiate for us; and what to do to get the raise you deserve. Joining us is author, podcaster, and personal-finance expert Farnoosh…
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2019 Hennessey VelociRaptor Ford Ranger first drive review: Almost famous - Roadshow
Hennessey Performance gives us the midsize Ranger Raptor that Ford won't. Well, kind of.
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How to clean your phone screen the right way: 9 things not to do - CNET
Follow these tips to keep your phone screen in pristine condition.
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FCA leans on Harman and Google for new connected-car services - Roadshow
Everything from over-the-air updates to remote EV management is possible.
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Sonic the Hedgehog's new trailer reveals the blue blur's new look video - CNET
Plus Jim Carrey's big, wide red Robotnik mustache arrives, too.
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Facebook will be overrun by the dead in 2100, study says - CNET
The social network might soon be like a digital graveyard.
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Cool cheap gifts for Mother's Day 2019 - CNET
Score sweet deals on true wireless earbuds, pressure cookers, Apple Watches, digital photo frames and more!
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Tuesday's Best Deals: Instant Pot Mini, Watches, Battery Organizer, and More
Discounted Sonos One speakers, Insomnia Coffee, and a sale on graduation party supplies lead off Tuesday’s best deals.
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How Was Your Month of Running?
During this running-focused chapter of the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge, we tried out a bunch of maybe-new-to-you workouts: strides, tempo runs, hill repeats, speedwork on the track, and long runs. Did you try them all? Which was your favorite?
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Apple’s Aperture photo editing software will shutter for good after macOS Mojave
Aperture, Apple’s professionally minded photo editing software, will no longer operate on macOS after Mojave, the current version of the Mac operating system. The announcement was quietly made on an Apple support page that was spotted by MacRumors, which gives instructions on how users should import their images into either Adobe Lightroom or Apple Photos.
The demise of Apple’s legacy software isn’t exactly unexpected. Apple ceased development of the program back in 2014, and the following year, it and iPhoto were replaced with the much simpler Apple Photos. Aperture disappeared from the Mac App Store in the same month, but since then, existing owners have been able to continue to use it. That will change in September when macOS 10.14...
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Oculus Rift S gets May 21 release date in Microsoft Store - CNET
The news comes from a listing in the Microsoft Store.
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Google's pricey Pixel phones aren't selling, even at steep discounts - CNET
With the cheaper Pixel 3a or Pixel Lite reportedly on the way, Google will change strategy and target budget-conscious consumers.
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People are live-streaming new Game of Thrones episodes on Twitch every week
If you want to avoid spoilers, stay current, or participate in social media conversations, you have to watch Game of Thrones the moment it airs. If you have cable, you probably don’t think twice about it. But if you’re looking for an alternative method, one site always seems to have people covered: Twitch.
On Twitch, streamers are regularly servicing Game of Thrones fans who want to watch the latest episode for free as it airs — and it’s not exactly with HBO’s approval. With just a few seconds of browsing Twitch’s “Just Chatting” category each Sunday night, it’s easy to come across an assortment of streams showing the new episode. There seemed to be more people streaming the premiere a couple of weeks ago than there were streaming the...
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Research Mortgage Lenders the Way You Research Restaurants
I don’t know about you, but before I choose a restaurant, I like to look at a lot of photos and reviews.
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Key by Amazon brings in-car package delivery to Ford, Lincoln vehicles - Roadshow
Ford's connected-car services are also expanding to include mobile car washes.
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Get Free Guacamole, Chips and Delivery From Chipotle Today
April 30th marks the first year that you’ve been able to get Chipotle burritos delivered directly to your door. To celebrate, Chipotle and Doordash are offering some pretty solid deals for the day. Specifically, they’ll bring you that burrito for free today through May 5th—and they’ll throw in free chips and guacamole…
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The Apartment-Friendly Instant Pot Mini Is Back On Sale For Under $50
If you don’t own a pressure cooker, today’s a great day to fix that. The apartment-friendly 3 qt. Instant Pot Mini wants a permanent home on your kitchen counter, and it’s down to $48 today, a $32 discount.
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Tuesday's top deals: Nintendo Switch, cordless vacuum, true-wireless earphones and more - CNET
Save big on those items, plus an 8-quart Instant Pot alternative and some great business tools.
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¡Hola Alexa! Amazon's assistant will speak Spanish later this year - CNET
Eventually, Alexa will have full Spanish language support.
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What it takes to fly Virgin Orbit’s huge plane that launches rockets into space
Right now, hundreds of space startups are racing to develop newer, smaller rockets, in order to take advantage of the proliferation of smaller satellites within the aerospace industry. Many of these companies want to get to space the old-fashioned way, by making a rocket that takes off vertically from the ground. But one company has eyed another method for getting to space — by launching underneath the wing of a giant airplane.
This is the strategy of Virgin Orbit, the sibling company to Richard Branson’s space tourism venture Virgin Galactic. Virgin Orbit has developed a small rocket called LauncherOne that can put satellites the size of washing machines into orbit. And its launchpad resides at 35,000 feet. Virgin Orbit owns a Boeing...
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Graduation Guide 2019
Spring is a time of change and gift giving. Lots of people are graduating from high school or college, and either heading into the workforce by getting a job or continuing their education. So as it is customary to gift these individuals for their graduations, we have pooled The Verge staff’s expertise into a list of great gift ideas.
These things have either served the staff well, or are things they wish they had when they graduated and moved into new periods of their lives. And so, compiled below is a list of 47 things from Ikea’s Frakta bags at around $5 to the Apple Macbook Pro at $1,799 that would be a great gift for any graduate at any price point.
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What to Do If You Think You Might Have Measles
First, take a deep breath. Do not panic. Chances are, almost everybody who is reading this article does not have measles. But you may want to know what to do if that statistical outlier is you (or your child).
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Star Wars villain Dooku's early days revealed in compelling audio drama - CNET
Review: Get a feel for the Sith Lord's beginnings in Dooku: Jedi Lost.
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Avengers: Endgame and time travel -- why it makes perfect sense - CNET
The biggest plot point leaves us with big questions, but when you really think about it, it’s pretty straightforward.
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Bird will deliver you a scooter, then pick it up when you're done - CNET
In the name of being a "sustainable alternative" to cars, the electric scooter company rolls out monthly personal rentals.
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How games like Final Fantasy XII and Phoenix Wright are translated into English
Today, PS2 classic Final Fantasy XII is launching on the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. It’s the same enhanced remake of the game that hit the PS4 two years ago, which proved that, in many ways, FFXII was an experience ahead of its time. Fourteen years ago, the game represented a strange turn for the ever-changing role-playing series, introducing features like real-time combat and a sprawling open world that felt foreign to many players. Today, FFXII feels downright modern — but it doesn’t just hold up well for players.
Alexander O. Smith has worked on translating Japanese games into English since the late 1990s. He says that, despite such a long career, FFXII is one of the few games he’s worked on where he doesn’t feel the desire to go...
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Is It Faster to Ask a Digital Assistant or Just Do It Yourself?
The Amazon Echo and Google Home have all sorts of abilities. But is asking them something out loud actually faster than doing it yourself?
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Why everything is a subscription
Sphero’s founders just wanted to make robots. In 2010, Adam Wilson and Ian Bernstein asked investors for money to build a business around their clever phone-controlled robotic ball. But in some cases, investors wanted to know what more the business could offer: after they sold one robot to a customer, what came next?
The answer was one that many hardware companies have turned to: a recurring revenue model that allows them to rely on customers paying every month or year. To find that model, Sphero experimented with turning the robot into a gaming device, but later, it decided to go all in on its developer tools and make the robots into coding toys that would appeal to schools. At that point, the team pivoted to education as a main focus,...
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What iPhone? Apple's betting the future on services - CNET
Tim Cook says Apple's launch of streaming, gaming and other services is "unlike anything that's been done before."
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Microsoft is helping veterans game again with Xbox Adaptive Controllers
Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller started out as two hackathon projects at the company after an idea from a veteran with limited mobility. Designed for gamers with disabilities, the controller has two large programmable buttons and 19 jacks that can be connected to various accessories to make Xbox and PC gaming far more accessible for a number of players. Microsoft is now partnering with the US Department of Veteran Affairs to provide 22 rehab centers with Xbox Adaptive Controllers and allow veterans with limited mobility the ability to play games again.
These controllers, which starred in the company’s Super Bowl commercial earlier this year, will be used in therapeutic and rehabilitative activities for veterans, and they’re designed...
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Amazon expands in-car delivery service to Ford and Lincoln vehicles
Amazon wants to get inside your car. Last year, the e-commerce giant launched a new service that allowed customers to have packages delivered to the trunks of their vehicles. To start out, only General Motors and Volvo vehicles were eligible. Today, that service has been expanded to include 2017 model year and newer Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
There are a few caveats: the service is limited to 50 US cities, and the vehicles must come equipped with a modem that allows them to connect to Ford’s connected car cloud services, FordPass Connect and Lincoln Connect. Only Amazon Prime subscribers are eligible. Packages that weigh over 50 pounds, are larger than 26 x 21 x 16 inches in size, require a signature, are valued over $1,300, or come...
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British carrier Vodafone found hidden backdoors in Huawei equipment, says report - CNET
Vodafone said the issues were resolved in 2011 and 2012, according to Bloomberg.
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Game of Thrones: Was the Battle of Winterfell an all-time great episode? - CNET
Commentary: It was the most anticipated Game of Thrones episode ever. And I say it delivered.
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Here's every electric vehicle on sale in the US for 2019 and its range - Roadshow
With more and more electric cars hitting the market these days, we decided to round up every one that you can buy in America and tell you how far it'll go on a charge.
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How to clean your phone (and things to never do) video - CNET
Here's how to get rid of smudges on your phone screen.
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Anki, maker of cute mini-robot Vector, is reportedly shutting down - CNET
Nearly 200 employees get just a week of severance pay, Recode reported.
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Marriott to challenge Airbnb, Spotify doubles Apple Music members video - CNET
Today's major tech stories include Marriott's challenge to Airbnb with its own home rental service, Spotify's announcement that the streaming music company has doubled Apple's and a massive cloud database with personal information of 80 million households is exposed.
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The 2020 Toyota 86 Hakone Edition celebrates one of Japan's best roads - Roadshow
The Hakone Edition is just an appearance package, but at least it's a good one.
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Samsung's best way out of the Galaxy Fold screen mess: Suck up to buyers - CNET
Commentary: Samsung has one chance to get its major foldable phone do-over right. Handing out perks is the smart thing to do.
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Best gaming PCs for 2019 - CNET
From cheapies that can just about handle HD to 4K monsters, we'll help you navigate the terrain.
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I have enough screens in my life. I don't need a smart display, too - CNET
Commentary: My phone is better than any smart display, so why waste the money?
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Toyota's 2020 86 Hakone Edition is green, bronze and gorgeous - Roadshow
It's not the comprehensive refresh we've been hoping for, but as appearance packages go, it's a good one.
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How to watch Facebook’s F8 developer conference
Facebook’s developer conference has become a strange affair. Each year in April, the social network convenes a gathering dedicated to its sprawling platform in San Jose, California, for the thousands of companies, creators, and programmers that depend on it. The conference typically includes announcements for new features coming to Facebook’s suite of apps, along with updates on its more experimental efforts in virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence.
In recent years, the conference has been overshadowed by controversies related to data privacy, security, moderation, and other topics revolving around Facebook’s struggle to police its platform and reckon with its global influence. Last year, Facebook reportedly delayed...
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Tesla to slash prices of solar panels in attempt to revive sales
Tesla plans to sell its solar panels at a price that’s 38 percent lower than the national average in an attempt to halt the decline of its solar business. The New York Times notes that the head of Tesla’s solar department, Sanjay Shah, wants to sell panels for between $1.75 and $1.99 a watt, compared to the national average of $2.85.
Shah highlights two main ways Tesla will achieve these price reductions. The first is by standardizing more of its installations. Customers will now only be able to purchase panels in increments of 4kW or 12 panels. Secondly, they will be asked to perform parts of the home installation process such as photographing electric meters and circuit breaker boxes that would have normally required a visit from...
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F8 is here — and so are some really big questions about Facebook’s future
Most of the giant platforms have an easy pitch for developers. Apple developers make apps for iOS and Mac, then sell them for money. Google developers make Android apps and ChromeOS hardware, then sell them for money. Amazon developers launch businesses on AWS or Amazon’s storefront, and then sell goods and services for money.
Today Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference kicks off in San Jose, and it’s worth noting how complicated its pitch to developers has become. There once was a time when it was relatively straightforward — developers like Zynga once printed money selling virtual cows through Facebook’s popular gaming platform.
But that part of Facebook has withered to near-nothingness, and in the meantime developers became one of...
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‘Hidden backdoors’ were found in Huawei equipment, reports Bloomberg
Vodafone Italy discovered “hidden backdoors” in Huawei equipment that would have allowed the Chinese company to access users’ home networks as well as Vodafone’s Italian fixed-line network, reports Bloomberg. The vulnerabilities were discovered between 2009 and 2011 in Huawei’s home internet routers, as well as its equipment used in parts of Vodafone’s network infrastructure. There was no evidence of data being compromised.
Bloomberg reports that both the router and network vulnerabilities continued to exist beyond 2012, and also existed in the company’s networks in the UK, Germany, Spain, and Portugal. Sources say that Vodafone continued to use the equipment because it was cheaper than the competition and the cost to remove it was...
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2018 Kia Stinger long-term wrap-up: It's so hard to say goodbye - Roadshow
Would we still recommend this 2018 Roadshow Shift Award winner after a year in the saddle? Heck yeah, we would.
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Time to say goodbye to our long-term 2018 Kia Stinger GT video - Roadshow
It's been a year behind the wheel with this former Roadshow Shift Award Car of the Year, here's what we've learned, and why it'll be so hard to say goodbye.
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2019 Ford Edge takes few risks - Roadshow
The Edge is a fine mid-size crossover offering, just don't expect to be dazzled by any kind of forward-thinking design.
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Energizer’s 18,000mAh phone-battery monster is an Indiegogo flop
The Energizer name figured prominently at Mobile World Congress this year, courtesy of a prototype Android smartphone that was about an inch thick, consisting mostly of a giant battery. The 18,000mAh Energizer Power Max P18K Pop was a preview of something Avenir Telecom, the company licensing the battery brand’s name for use on phones, wanted to mass-produce and bring to the market by this summer. After that successful MWC debut, the P18K Pop turned up on Indiegogo with an early-bird price of $549, a promised delivery window of October 2019, and an optimistic goal of $1.2 million in total funding.
Today, Avenir’s Indiegogo campaign for the Energizer battery-with-a-phone-in-it concluded with a whimper, having accumulated a scant $15,005...
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Facebook uploaded 1.5 million email addresses without permission. Find out if you played a role - CNET
You might have accidentally compromised a friend's privacy -- but you can also fix it.
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The black hole spitting out jet beams like a weird spinning top - CNET
Scientists have observed a strange phenomenon from the black hole V404 Cygni: jet light beams that wobble like a spinning top.
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Scientists have found a way to convert thoughts into speech - CNET
This ground-breaking tech could help give voice to the voiceless.
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Faraday Future is back again, this time with new investors - Roadshow
The long-troubled electric car maker is back and giving the electric car business another go.
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Sprint, T-Mobile extend deadline to complete $26B merger - CNET
Extension comes amid talk that the merger may be in trouble.
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Boeing CEO defends 737 Max flight control system - CNET
Dennis Muilenburg says the MCAS software that's under scrutiny following two deadly crash was designed to the company's standards.
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Avengers: Endgame toys, merchandise to re-create the MCU capstone - CNET
Avengers: Endgame is now out in theaters, but all these toys and merchandise items could help bring the movie into your everyday life right now.
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Game of Thrones stars, from season 1 through today - CNET
You'll hardly recognize Arya and Bran from the first season until now.
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Google's TossingBot learns to throw and catch video - CNET
Google teamed up with researchers at Princeton, Columbia and MIT to develop a robot designed to make pick-and-place tasks more efficient.
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Samsung revenue declines, despite strong Galaxy S10 sales - CNET
Electronics giant's first quarter hurt by weakness in memory chip and display businesses.
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I took out a Game of Thrones White Walker before it reached Winterfell - CNET
No need to thank me, Westeros. A Magic Leap mixed-reality experience at the Tribeca Film Festival made it slightly less perilous to battle Game of Thrones' undead.
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Game of Thrones Night King vs. Thanos: Here's who'd win in a fight - CNET
The villains from Avengers: Endgame and GoT is a matchup we want to see.
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Elon Musk drops fresh vision of SpaceX Starship on the moon - CNET
So this is what a SpaceX lunar landing might look like.
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Twitter adds WSJ, Time, Univision to its stable of video partners - CNET
They join collaborations already on Twitter with the likes of Marvel and the NBA.
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Google parent Alphabet whiffs on sales amid controversies - CNET
Google's business is usually a bright spot. Not so much this last quarter.
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Best power banks and battery packs for iPhone - CNET
Looking for a pocket-size power bank for charging your iPhone on the go? Here are some top picks.
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Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4 trailer: Cersei Lannister strikes back - CNET
After the horrors of a war in the north, everyone's picking up the pieces and moving south in a tense preview for Sunday's episode.
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Game of Thrones season 8 episode 3 recap: The Ice Man cometh - CNET
Watch Game of Thrones, they said. There'll be no emotional trauma, they said.
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How to stop scammers from stealing your phone number - CNET
Once a hacker steals your number, your bank account may be at risk as well. Learn how to protect yourself from port-out scams.
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Puma Australia shoppers hit with credit card hack, researcher says - CNET
Thieves were stealing sensitive data from the website, including names, addresses and credit card numbers.
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Diving into the science of Avengers: Endgame's biggest paradox - CNET
Marvel's massive superhero movie bends the rules of the universe. Here's how things really work. But warning: This article includes spoilers.
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NASA troubleshoots mysterious ISS power issue - CNET
The International Space Station has a power system problem, but don't freak out.
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Samsung says Galaxy S10 sold better than the company’s plummeting profit suggests
Samsung Electronics warned investors it was going to make a lot less money this quarter, and sure enough, the company just reported first-quarter earnings that show profits slid 60 percent compared to last year, from 15.64 trillion won (roughly $13.4 billion) to just 6.2 trillion won (about $5.3 billion).
But unlike Google earlier today, the company’s not blaming its expensive phones for anything whatsoever — Samsung says the Galaxy S10 lineup actually sold well, with the company shipping 78 million phones overall (as well as 5 million tablets) in the quarter, and that any weakness in phones can be explained by its low and mid-range models cannibalizing sales for last year’s Galaxy models. (A big part of Samsung’s new phone strategy is...
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The man who predicted Antennagate is no longer at Apple
Apple’s had a few public embarrassments in recent years — AirPower, the MacBook’s unreliable butterfly keyboard, and the iPhone slowdown saga come to mind — but it’s been a minute since since the original tech scandal of “Antennagate,” when the iPhone 4 had a tendency to drop calls if you held it in certain ways.
Today, The Information is reporting (and AppleInsider is corroborating) that Apple VP of engineering and wireless specialist Rubén Caballero has left the company, which is notable for a couple of reasons.
First, The Information reports he was the driving force behind Apple’s in-house 5G modem efforts — because yes, it seems that Apple is trying to design its own 5G modem to compete with Qualcomm. We can’t read too much into his...
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Google admits trouble selling expensive Pixels, but it’s got a cheaper one coming soon
Google has a simple, yet subtle, reason for its anticipated push into the midrange smartphone market: there’s too much competition in the high-end one.
Next month, on the first day of its I/O developer conference, Google is expected to show off its new, cheaper Pixel 3a and 3a XL. And on an earnings call with reporters today, Ruth Porat, the chief financial officer of Google parent company Alphabet, said that industry-wide pressure on high-end phones led to fewer Pixel sales last quarter compared to this time a year ago. Porat specifically cited “some of the recent pressures in the premium smartphone market.”
Maybe making $1000+ phones isn't such a great idea after all?
— Janko Roettgers (@jank0) April 29, 2019
While Porat didn’t...
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A new startup helps podcasts get promoted on other podcasts
Podcast startup RedCircle is officially launching today with a focus on helping small shows grow. Its first step is releasing a feature that assists podcasters in setting up cross-promotions with other podcasters, agreements in which two shows promote each other. It promises there’s more to come.
RedCircle raised $1.5 million in its seed round and offers free hosting, analytics access, distribution help, and other features designed for smaller creators. The company’s cross-promotion feature allows RedCircle to automatically insert promotions into shows once both podcasters have agreed.
“The short story [of how we got started] is that there’s not a lot of interesting technology that’s being built for the small podcaster,” Mike Kadin,...
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Robot toy company Anki is going out of business
Anki, the San Francisco-based robotics company that specialized in making smartphone-controlled toys, is shutting down this week, reports Recode. The sudden news, delivered to staff today by CEO Boris Sofman, means the company’s staff of nearly 200 people will lose their jobs by Wednesday, with only one week of severance. Anki raised more than $200 million in venture capital funding to date.
According to Recode, Anki ran out of money and could no longer “support a hardware and software business” that would enable it to achieve its “long-term product roadmap.” Last August, Anki said it had sold 1.5 million robot units to date, which appears to have included both its toy cars and personal robots. That wasn’t enough to keep the business...
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Daimler will stop selling its adorably small Smart cars in the US and Canada
Daimler will end US and Canada sales of its electric, pint-sized Smart Fortwo cars after the 2019 model year, the company confirmed today. “After much careful consideration, Smart will discontinue its battery-electric smart EQ Fortwo model in the U.S. and Canadian markets at the conclusion of MY2019,” Daimler said in a statement to The Verge. “A number of factors, including a declining micro-car market in the US and Canada, combined with high homologation costs for a low volume model are central to this decision.” TechCrunch first reported the decision earlier today.
The tiny two-seater cars (which are not even nine feet in length) were pitched as the perfect urban vehicle for quick, everyday travel between different city neighborhoods....
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T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger deadline was extended — again
Last April, T-Mobile and Sprint announced their plans to merge, yet one year later neither the US Federal Communications Commission nor the Justice Department have approved the deal — and the telecommunications companies just opted to extend the deadline an extra month.
On Monday, T-Mobile and Sprint announced a deadline extension for the $26.5 billion merger in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The two companies will now have until July 29th to convince officials at both the FCC and DOJ to approve the transaction that would combine the third and fourth largest telecommunications companies in the country into one.
Makan Delrahim, who heads the antitrust division of the Justice Department, says that he had not decided...
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Uber and Lyft stop hiring new drivers in New York City
Uber and Lyft have stopped accepting new drivers on their respective platforms in New York City, Politico reports. The move comes after the city passed new rules that are designed to curb the explosive growth of ride-hail companies.
On its website, Uber attributes the new policy to “new [Taxi and Limousine Commission] regulations.” (To find Lyft’s notice about not accepting new drivers, I had to go through the process of signing up as a new driver.) This is a reference to legislation passed by the New York City Council in December 2018, which requires ride-hail companies to pay drivers at least $17.22 an hour after expenses. The pay formula uses a so-called “utilization rate,” which accounts for the share of time a driver spends with...
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The Fridge Organizers That Will Save You From Tossing Long-Lost and Expired Food
Your fridge has rotting food in it. I know it, you know it, the American people know it. But unless you’re one of those people who lives in ads for incredibly expensive refrigerators with French doors and touch-screen computers, you’re set up for failure. Things are destined to get shoved, jostled, and otherwise…
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Turn On Your Airline's Push Notifications
I live in constant fear of missing flights. I’ll arrive hours early, with a carry-on bag, neck pillow and boarding pass in hand, only to break into a cold sweat if I see a long security line.
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How to Spot a Fake Address Bar in Chrome on Android
False login pages are a common method of phishing login credentials from users. If a website look legit, it’s easy for your muscle memory to kick in and for you to start typing your username and password without checking that the URL is correct (or the website is legitimate). Complicating matters is a new issue,…
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Make Stop-Motion Animation Videos With Your Kids
My son has always been into scene-setting and storytelling. He’s the sort of kid who brings a couple of “guys” with him in the car, no matter how short a distance we’ll be traveling, so he can act out some scenario, complete with dialogue and sound effects.
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Monday 29 April 2019
Don't use these 9 things to clean your phone - CNET
Keep your phone screen protected by cleaning it properly.
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Gaming laptops: The top performers of 2019 - CNET
Our current ranking of most powerful gaming laptops shows the strength of Nvidia's new RTX line.
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AutoComplete: Tesla filed a patent application for a wild new sunroof design video - Roadshow
Plus, Jaguar Land Rover will pay its owners to report road conditions, and Bosch jumps into the hydrogen fuel cell game.
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2018 Toyota Camry and Sienna eligible for Apple CarPlay, Amazon Alexa retrofit - Roadshow
Imagine trying to explain this concept to someone 10 years ago.
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NASA reveals Opportunity rover's final path across Mars - CNET
The Mars rover's final traverse map shows a journey worth remembering.
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Watch the high school adaptation of Alien that impressed Sigourney Weaver and Ridley Scott
Back in March, we heard that a New Jersey drama club was adapting Alien as a high school production. Now there’s a recording of the production making the rounds that shows the play straight through, including their take on the Space Jockey, the Chestburster, the Xenomorph, and a guy playing Harry Dean Stanton in an accurate Hawaiian T-shirt.
Since the video could potentially get taken down for being an unauthorized adaptation of Alien (it already has several music-related copyright claims), it’s better to watch it now while it’s up, so you can see how well the drama club did adapting a film built on an $11 million budget for the high school stage. The students say they raised their own money for the play and made costumes out of...
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Why You Should Add Ground Pork to Lean Ground Beef
Besides stubbing my toe, nothing enrages me quite like accidentally buying a low-fat version of a product I love. I still haven’t forgiven myself for the Low-Fat Sour Cream Incident of 2016, and I don’t know that I ever will. A similar rage almost overtook me recently when I grabbed a package of extra lean ground beef…
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No, the Night King is not a Targaryen
Spoiler alert: Spoilers ahead for Game of Thrones season 8, episode 3, “The Long Night.”
Game of Thrones’ most recent episode, “The Long Night,” was probably the final showcase for the Night King, the enigmatic progenitor of the White Walkers. But he went out in style, riding his undead dragon into one-on-two aerial combat, raising a whole new army of the dead to replace the army he lost, and shrugging off a blast of dragon fire to the face before Arya Stark finally took him down.
His ability to control and ride a dragon has been inspiring theories since season 7. For some, his use of a particular symbol confirmed those theories. And the “ignores dragon fire” thing set off further speculation, because that combination of abilities seems...
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How to Screenshot Entire Web Pages Without a Chrome Extension
Chrome: Capturing screenshots is easy, whether you’re on Windows (hit the Print Screen button your keyboard) or Mac (Shift-Command-5). And while you can isolate down to just your active window using various keyboard commands or on-screen options, which makes it easier to snapshot whatever you’re doing, that’s still…
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2019 NBA Playoffs 2019: How to watch the second round online without cable - CNET
Playoff basketball is here. Here's how you can stream all the games without cable.
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Computer outage again strikes American Airlines, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines - CNET
The problem's related to the system used for bookings and reservations.
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How to fix your TV settings for a rewatch of last night’s Game of Thrones
For many viewers tuning into Game of Thrones last night, what was supposed to be one of the show’s most remarkable and momentous scenes ever was marred by, well, darkness. The Battle of Winterfell, playing out in the season 8 episode “The Long Night,” took an arduous 55 nights to shoot, and was the largest-scale battle sequence in Thrones history. It was meant to be a final-season flex of epic proportions.
But Miguel Sapochnik’s close-up directing choices and the battle’s nighttime setting were a perfect combination to expose the weaknesses of the streaming world we live in today. Many fans took to Twitter to complain about constant pixelation and an extreme difficulty following what was transpiring on-screen. A dozen variations on “who...
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What to Know About Malaria When You're Traveling
Malaria is endemic to many tropical parts of the world, and it can result in severe complications if you contract the disease while traveling. So if you’re planning a trip to a tropical area, here’s what you need to know.
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Avengers: Endgame proves we needed more time with the actual Avengers
Spoiler alert: This essay includes no specific single plot points from Avengers: Endgame, but does mention some broad plot ideas that could be considered significant spoilers.
At three hours long, Avengers: Endgame is a lot of movie, which means it has a lot of room for the things fans love about the Marvel Cinematic Universe — as well as the things some critics find frustrating about it. Sometimes, it’s both thrilling and frustrating at the same time — especially when it’s a movie dealing with time travel.
Part of the movie’s long, winding story involves the core Avengers (who survived the apocalyptic population-halving “snap” at the end of Avengers: Infinity War) circling back to crucial moments in MCU history. Over the course of 22...
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Mercedes-AMG will ditch rear-wheel drive in future cars, offer AWD only - Roadshow
If you're bummed, don't blame the automaker, blame the buyers.
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Motorola's rumored foldable Razr shown off in purported renders - CNET
Motorola's foldable phone is expected to be out this summer.
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Avengers: Endgame -- The quest for the Infinity Stones explained - CNET
The several expeditions the Avengers have to take to reverse Thanos' extreme tidiness.
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Pivotal Game of Thrones scene even better with Titanic music - CNET
The Battle of Winterfell was rough, but our hearts will go on and on.
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Avengers: Endgame sets US, global box office records with $1.22B opening weekend - CNET
The MCU blockbuster keeps smashing records with Hulk-like force.
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This $10 Anker Qi Pad Is the Cheapest We've Seen With iPhone Fast Charging
Most Qi wireless chargers can charge select Android devices at 10W speeds, and iPhones at 5W. But a select few are able to max out the iPhone, and eke out 7.5W on Apple’s handsets...for a price. But with today’s deal on Anker’s PowerWave charging pad, you’re not even paying a premium.
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How to Find Band-Aids That Match Your Skin Tone
Last week, Dominique Apollon, a vice president of research at Race Forward, tweeted photos of a bandage on his hand—images that went viral for shedding light on issues of inclusion for people of color.
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The Sonos One smart speaker is cheaper than ever at Best Buy
There are quite a few deals worth sharing from Best Buy’s latest flash sale, which will end later today. The first-generation Sonos One smart speaker is $149.99 at Best Buy. The newer version of the Sonos One has a faster processor and more memory, which should make it a more future-ready option. However, the sound performance on the original model shouldn’t differ at all, so this is a great deal if you want to save money on a Sonos speaker.
The Sony PlayStation 4 Pro console includes the PlayStation Classic mini console with purchase. Sony’s console rarely sees any sort of promotion, and while this isn’t a price cut, it’s a nice extra if you want to check out PlayStation’s 32-bit roots.
Apple’s latest 13-inch MacBook Pro is $400 off its...
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Picross S3 is the brain-soothing puzzle game you should play on the Switch
The Picross series is for anyone who has ever asked themselves, “What if sudoku was slightly more pretentious? And available on my Nintendo Switch?”
If you’re looking for an unassuming, mildly addictive distraction for your favorite handheld, Picross S3 might be a good fit, especially if you like Nintendo’s habit of applying a little extra charm and polish. The series is based on a type of Japanese puzzle called nonograms — and then later, in horrifying instances, griddlers. Like its predecessors, Picross S3 features a boatload of puzzles (300) and a few varieties that up the difficulty (adding another 180), none dramatically different than the core experience. But at a price point that’s less than a salad (I assume, having never...
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Apple purges parental control apps it says pose a security risk video - CNET
From The 3:59 Show: Apple responds to criticism it was bouncing apps that competed with its own Screentime app.
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Why did Apple remove those parental control apps? (The 3:59, Ep. 551) - CNET
We also take a look at Tuesday's Apple earnings and an exposed database.
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Best Mother's Day gifts from $100 to $250 - CNET
If you're looking to buy Mom something a little better than flowers or a card, we've got a list of all of the best affordable phones, TVs and e-readers right here.
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A database with info on 80M+ US households was left open to the public video - CNET
From The 3:59 Show: The data contained details on people like names, income levels and gender.
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Spotify hits 100 million subscribers, lapping Apple Music - CNET
Spotify's paid membership is double what Apple Music reported earlier this year.
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NASA head: Expect a major asteroid impact in your lifetime - CNET
Visions of space rocks slamming into Earth aren't just for dinosaurs and Hollywood movies.
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The RemoBell S smart video doorbell includes free cloud storage for $89 - CNET
Cheapskate exclusive! Save an extra $10 on an already-bargain-priced hardwired buzzer. Plus: Score a fantastic deal on the Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro!
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Game of Thrones last night was terribly dark, here's how to adjust that - CNET
Dark scenes are the hardest for TVs and other displays to handle, and The Battle of Winterfell was among the darkest yet.
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Mother's Day gifts under $50 - CNET
When it comes to Mother's Day gifts, some folks are more frugal than others. But that doesn't mean you can't get something good for not too much dough.
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Apple may include USB-C charger and Lightning cable in the box with new iPhones
There have been plenty of rumors about what type of connector Apple will equip its new iPhones with now that the iPad Pro and its MacBook line use USB-C. We’re finally starting to get a clearer picture of what that reality might look like come September. According to Japanese blog Mac Otakara, the new iPhone models, of which there are rumored to be three in line with last year’s release, may not contain USB-C ports, as we’ve been hearing. They might, however, ship with a faster 18W USB-C charger and a Lightning to USB-C cable.
That would make a lot of sense. Apple may not be ready to ditch Lightning just yet, but it looks like the company could try making iOS users’ lives a little bit easier. It’s always been a mystery why Apple ships...
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You Should Create a Family Motto
When we were foster parents to a nine-year-old boy a couple of years ago, my husband and I implemented a family motto. It was one that was suggested to a group of us during a foster parenting training session, a mantra that is often used when parenting kids with trauma: “No hurts, stick together, have fun.”
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Get Information on Facebook Advertisers With These Tools
We hear a lot about the problem of Facebook ads—whether it’s about user information being tracked for targeted ads, or fishy groups using ads to spread misinformation. Just look at the effects on our political landscape: we have voters and politicians who spout false information, often just because they saw it on…
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