UFC 244 Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal: Start time, how to watch or stream and full fight card - CNET

Also, what the hell is a BMF title?

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AirPods Pro first impressions: Should you upgrade? video - CNET

The AirPods Pro sound better than the standard AirPods, fit more ears and have noise canceling, but are they worth their high price?

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Elon Musk shares Tesla Solarglass pumpkin torture test for Halloween - CNET

Tesla's Solar Roof can apparently survive pumpkin hail.

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YouTube stars Shane Dawson, Jeffree Star want to put a Conspiracy on your face - CNET

The pair's much-anticipated makeup collection arrives Friday. Here's how to get the two palettes, liquid lips, makeup bags and mirrors.

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The best wine clubs and subscriptions in 2019 for your taste - CNET

Yes, there’s a perfect wine subscription service for everyone.

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Giuliani seemingly likens forgetting iPhone passcode to FBI asking Apple to crack open shooter's phone - CNET

His reportedly needed an Apple Genius to get into his phone.

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Netflix plans to release its first scripted podcast

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Netflix is branching out beyond scripted video and nonfiction podcasts to create fictional podcasts. The company said today it’s planning to release a show called The Only Podcast Left as a fictional companion to its new apocalyptic zombie show Daybreak. The podcast takes place in Daybreak’s universe and tells the story of a group of teens who make a podcast during the apocalypse. It’ll exclusively be available through Spotify until December 12th, which is when it’ll be released on other platforms.

Netflix already produces companion podcasts for some of its content, including a behind-the-scenes show about Stranger Things, and another called You Can’t Make This Up about how Netflix filmmakers create their true crime dramas. Other video...

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Don't pull a Rudy Giuliani: Here's how to prevent butt-dialing - CNET

Pocket-dialing is embarrassing -- no ifs, ands or butts about it.

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6 spooky Google Home tricks (and treats) to try tonight for Halloween - CNET

Play monster music, scary sounds, creature trivia and more.

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Fitbit Versa 2 review: A $200 smartwatch and fitness tracker with a battery that won't quit - CNET

This smartwatch is faster than the original Fitbit Versa (and it's Alexa-compatible), but the Versa 2 still lacks GPS.

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Twitter to end political ads, Tesla Model 3 gets NYC taxi clearance video - CNET

Today's major tech stories include Twitter's ceasing of all political ads, reports that Apple will release three 5G iPhones next year, Spotify's attempt to make a kid-friendly separate app and a possible Tesla Model 3 in classic NYC taxi yellow.

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From drilled skulls to chastity belts: Retelling the murky history of medicine - CNET

Six original stories from Audible explore the pain humans inflict on one another in the name of healing.

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Have AirPods? Have Siri read your messages to you - CNET

There's something futuristic about having Siri read your incoming messages to you.

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The Verge Guide to the Apple Watch

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The Apple Watch has become the standard by which all other smartwatches are measured. It provides you with information about your fitness, heart rate, and general health; lets you listen to your favorite music and other audio streams; notifies your friends or family in case of emergency; lets you access texts and email; and even (if you have an LTE-equipped version) allows you to make and take phone calls.

It’s got style, as well. You can take your pick of a wide variety of watch cases, bands, and faces. Some of those faces give you immediate feedback on your steps, the weather, or the position of the Moon. Others simply tell you what time it is — but with flair and imaginative designs. You can even have your watch show off your...

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It’s harder to ban political ads on Twitter than it sounds

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If you’ve ever wondered about the value of having multiple social networks competing to develop the best products and policies, Wednesday offered us a clear example.

Facebook is now three weeks into a controversy over whether (and how) it ought to regulate political ads, and the lies those ads will inevitably sometimes contain. Lots of folks (including some Facebook employees) have proposed ideas, including banning political ads from the platform altogether.

Today, Jack Dorsey took their suggestion — for Twitter. In a thoughtful thread, Dorsey laid out his case for banning both issue ads and campaign ads. Notably, he honed in on two things that make social ads unique: their speed, and the way they can target small niche communities at...

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AirPods Pro teardown confirms that they’re just as disposable as ever

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iFixit has completed its traditional teardown of Apple’s latest AirPods and, just as Apple promised, it’s bad news for repairs. The organization awarded the noise-canceling buds a big fat zero repairability score, noting that their “non-modular, glued-together design and lack of replacement parts makes repair both impractical and uneconomical.” That’s the same score as both versions of the original AirPods.

This means that once the battery in your $249 AirPods Pro degrades and eventually dies, you’ve got no other option but to dispose of them. When you do, the best thing to do is to send them back to Apple for recycling knowing that you’re doing the environment a little favor.

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The 2019 Kia Stinger GT is an epic performance bargain - Roadshow

It's hard to beat what the Stinger offers for anywhere near even its top-spec price tag.

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2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S Coupe review: Excitement at a cost - Roadshow

The sportiest GLC-Class on offer is a blast, but that fun eats into its daily usability.

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The best facial recognition cameras of 2019 - CNET

Want a security camera with facial recognition? Here are your best options.

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Nintendo’s Switch Lite helps boost hardware sales by more than 50 percent

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Nintendo’s third-quarter earnings are out, and they reveal that the company sold 4.8 million Switch consoles between July and September, a year-on-year increase of just over 50 percent. 41.67 million units have been shipped in total as of September 30th, meaning the Switch will almost certainly overtake the SNES this holiday season to become Nintendo’s second most popular home console ever.

This quarter saw the release of the Switch Lite, a new handheld-only version of the console that can’t dock to a TV but costs $100 less. The Lite sold 1.85 million units, while the regular Switch — which also got a new version with better battery life — sold 2.85 million.

Nintendo has continued to put out solid content for the Switch, and this...

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WWE Crown Jewel 2019: Start times, first women's match, how to watch and why you shouldn't - CNET

WWE's most controversial show is back.

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Scientists unearth huge claw from 110-million-year-old carnivorous dinosaur - CNET

An 8-inch sickle-shaped claw from the Cretaceous period hints at a new species of megaraptorid.

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Strong Galaxy Note 10 sales help stem falling Samsung profits

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Samsung Electronics has reported third-quarter earnings that show sharp declines year-on-year due to the ongoing slow performance of the global memory chip market, which had been the company’s biggest profit driver. In other areas, however, Samsung is doing pretty well.

Overall, the company made 62 trillion won (~$53 billion) in revenue and 7.78 trillion won (~$6.71 billion) in operating profit, year-on-year drops of 5 and 56 percent respectively. But the mobile business alone posted revenue of 29.25 trillion won (~$25 billion), up 17 percent, with profit rising 32 percent to 2.92 trillion won (~$2.5 billion). Profit is also slightly up at the display panel business.

Samsung says the improved mobile earnings were due to strong sales of...

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Climate change: 9 ways you can make a difference - CNET

Small changes can make a big difference if taken up by enough people.

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Hackers plead guilty to extorting Uber, LinkedIn - CNET

The men demanded money from companies in exchange for agreeing to delete data they had stolen.

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Samsung posts steep drop in Q3 profit on weak chip demand - CNET

Declining demand for chips hurts the electronics giant's bottom line.

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Get 25% off any Totallee phone cases or accessories through Halloween - CNET

These whisper-thin cases for iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy phones are spooky cheap.

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The Xerox Phaser 6022/NI wireless color laser printer is now just $70 - CNET

You can snag this printer for about what it might cost to replace the ink in your current printer.

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Not all cars' pedestrian detection systems created equal, so the IIHS tested them - Roadshow

The organization pitted 16 midsize cars against one another to find out which systems were best.

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US Interior Department is grounding its drone fleet due to risks of Chinese spying

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The US Interior Department, which oversees federal land and resource management, says it’s grounding its entire aerial drone fleet of more than 800 UAVs out of concern for Chinese spying and drone-aided cyberattacks. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal today, and the department confirmed the grounding to The Verge.

Every drone in use by the Interior Department is either manufactured in China or uses some Chinese-made parts, the WSJ reports. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt made the order earlier today, and the drones will remain grounded until the department completes a review of the security risks they may pose.

US officials are concerned the drones may be used for espionage or cyberattacks

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How to find your Apple Watch

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Even the best of us can occasionally misplace an item. Even something like the Apple Watch, which is usually safe on your wrist, can be lost. You come home from a run, pull off your watch and drop it — somewhere in the living room. The band comes loose while you’re out watching the latest Marvel movie, and you walk out of the theater without it. Your three-year-old decides it might be fun to play with your Watch for a few minutes, and then leaves it under a pile of stuffed toys.

What do you do?

Luckily, Apple’s “Find My” app works as well with your Watch as with your iPhone — better, in fact, because you can use your iPhone to find your wandering Watch.

• Go to the Watch app on your phone. (You can also get there by tapping on the “Find...

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Spotify launches a dedicated Kids app with curated playlists and playful art

Spotify is launching a new app called Spotify Kids that’s meant to provide a safe space for kids to explore and listen to music — and finally get “Baby Shark” out of their parents’ Discover playlists.

The app, which launches today in Ireland, includes around 6,000 tracks, all of which have been curated by editors at Spotify. For “younger kids,” the app will be limited to things like Disney soundtracks, songs about dinosaurs, and children’s stories. If parents set the app up for an “older kid,” then it will add pop hits from artists like Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and Bruno Mars.

Spotify editors are looking at more than whether a song contains foul language when determining if it’s an appropriate fit for this app. References to guns and...

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2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 basking in the Vegas sun - Roadshow

Ford's most powerful production car is among the meanest-looking cars on the road.

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How to delete the Siri recordings Apple has saved of you - CNET

Apple is giving users more control over their data.

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Hate speech is spreading on Facebook in India again

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We’ve spent the past couple weeks looking at the clash of social networks and democracy in the United States. So let’s turn our attention abroad.

Assam is a state in India that is home to a large population of Bengali Muslims. The ruling party of India, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are Hindu nationalists. In August, after six years of development, the government released a controversial national register of citizens that omitted 1.9 million residents, many of them Muslim. The government has presented the project as part of an effort to expel “infiltrators,” but the overall effect has been to create an environment of fear for minorities in Assam, many of whom are poor.

None of that is Facebook’s doing. But as we have seen before in...

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Every Alexa command you can give your Amazon Echo smart speaker - CNET

From controlling Philips Hue lights to getting Prime delivery updates, Alexa offers a lot.

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2019 Kia Stinger GT review: An amazing performance bargain - Roadshow

Kia's svelte Stinger is one of the best all-around cars you can buy for under $50,000.

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The best home security cameras of 2019 - CNET

Whether you're concerned about home intruders or just need to spy on your dog, these cameras can stream a live video feed straight to your smartphone.

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Snapchat now lets you 3D Paint faces and pretty much anything else

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Today, Snapchat is introducing a new 3D Paint feature that lets you draw in augmented reality. You can use it to draw on your own face using your phone’s front-facing camera, and it’ll also work with your rear-facing camera to let you to draw on objects in the environment. One video produced by Snap shows the feature being used to draw a pair of eyes and a mustache on the front of a van.

The functionality looks similar to Samsung’s “AR Doodle” feature which it introduced with the Galaxy Note 10. However, Samsung’s feature has the added benefit of using the phone’s S Pen stylus, which should be more precise than drawing with your finger on the screen.

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The PS4 has outsold the original PlayStation and the Wii

Sony has announced as part of its second-quarter earnings report that it sold 2.8 million PlayStation 4 consoles between July and September. Since the company hit exactly 100 million sales three months ago, the total is now at 102.8 million, meaning the PS4 has outsold the original PlayStation.

The PlayStation, as you may remember, was an enormous success. It sold 102.5 million units, vastly more than competitors like the Sega Saturn and the Nintendo 64, and until now it was the second best-selling home console of all time behind the PS2, which sold a probably unrepeatable 155 million. Also of note: the Nintendo Wii’s total of 101.6 million has been surpassed this quarter as well.

It’s a huge achievement for Sony to attain this level of...

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Seven things I learned after my first day with AirPods Pro - CNET

Apple finally has a set of AirPods that really fits my ears. Here are my key early impressions.

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Scientists built a zombie fungus cannon to test how spores spread - CNET

Bombs away.

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WWE Crown Jewel 2019: Start times, how to watch and why you shouldn't - CNET

Here we go again.

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Blizzard lost a big sponsor after the Hong Kong outcry: Mitsubishi

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Blizzard Entertainment may be feeling the effects of its controversial ban of Hong Kong Hearthstone player Ng “Blitzchung” Wai Chung for quite some time. The company not only faced a widespread player boycott, condemnations from US lawmakers, and numerous employee walkouts over the decision, but it also lost a key sponsor of its international gaming competitions.

According to The Daily Beast, Mitsubishi decided to pull sponsorships of Blizzard e-sports events after the company banned Wai Chung for voicing support for the Hong Kong protesters in a televised post-game interview earlier this month. Reddit users first noticed the disappearance of the Mitsubishi logo during a recent Asia Pacific Hearthstone tournament, and the company...

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Here’s what HBO Max looks like

HBO Max, AT&T’s upcoming $15 a month streaming video service, looks nothing like its HBO Now counterpart.

Here’s a brief tour:

AT&T and WarnerMedia showed off the first look at its product interface at a special investor event today, with Andy Forssell, executive vice president and general manager, speaking about the importance of human curation, instead of simply relying on algorithms like Netflix and other competitors. That’s why HBO’s “Recommended by Humans” feature, something the company rolled out earlier this year, is getting a big lift on HBO Max. Celebrities will now have pages where they can list their own recommendations. HBO Max customers can then use those recommendation pages to select a movie or TV show directly from that...

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Fiat Chrysler and the PSA Group are talking mergers again, report says - Roadshow

FCA has been looking for a partner for forever, it seems, but it may have found one in the massive French car conglomerate PSA Group.

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Man is running for California governor's office so he can place false Facebook ads - CNET

His goal is to end politicians' exemption from false-ad rules.

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HBO Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon gets green light - CNET

One prequel, focused on the heyday of the dragon-riding Targaryens, will go straight to series. Another, set in the earliest years of White Walkers, appears dead.

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The Xbox studio battling mental illness with video games and neuroscience - CNET

The Insight Project is Ninja Theory's ambitious plan to combine neuroscience, biometric sensors and game design to treat mental illness.

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10,000 people want Congress to investigate Amazon's Ring surveillance - CNET

The Ring doorbell is under fire again.

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HBO Max scores Ridley Scott 'epic' sci-fi TV series Raised by Wolves - CNET

The original show from AT&T's HBO Max streaming service zeroes in on conflicts provoked by androids raising human children on a desolate planet.

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HBO announces new Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragon

HBO has ordered a Game of Thrones spinoff series, House of the Dragon, straight to series.

The new prequel is written by Ryan Condal (Colony), with George R.R. Martin set to co-executive produce. The project is based on Martin’s 2019 book Fire and Blood, and is a history of House Targaryen (the ancestors of Daenerys) as they fight through a civil war. The series is set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones.

HBO executive Casey Bloys made the announcement at an event for HBO Max, AT&T’s streaming service coming May 2020. The news comes just hours after news broke that HBO canceled a previously announced Game of Thrones spinoff series.

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HBO Max launches in May 2020 for $14.99 a month

HBO Max, AT&T’s big foray into streaming, will launch in May 2020 for per $14.99 a month, the company announced at a special event held for investors. An ad-supported tier will reportedl launch in 2021.

The pricing tier makes it one of the most expensive in the shifting streaming landscape. Apple TV Plus is only $4.99 a month, while Disney+ is sitting at $6.99 a month. AT&T is in a tricky spot. HBO Now, its other HBO-branded streaming service, is $15 a month. That’s about the same cost as the channel via cable packages.

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson teased the importance of today’s event, which took place at the iconic Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, during a call with investors yesterday. Stephenson called the streaming service...

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Buying Fitbit won’t help Google overcome Apple’s biggest smartwatch advantage

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Google is reportedly looking to buy Fitbit as a way to bolster its wearables strategy. Trying to suss out what this could mean for Google, its Wear OS platform, and Fitbit’s customers is (pardon the fitness pun) exhausting.

Here’s where I landed: Assuming it bears out, I think that this acquisition portends a wearables reboot instead of shoring up Google’s current smartwatch strategy. I think that mainly because Google’s current smartwatch strategy isn’t helped by Fitbit — at all. Unless Google has completely lost the thread, this acquisition only makes sense if the company is ready to try something completely different.

It certainly should be.

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2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 first drive review: The icon, elevated - Roadshow

Since 1967 the GT500 has been the biggest, baddest Mustang of the lot. In 2020, this pony car is getting something of a rebirth, turning into a beast as capable on the track as it always has been at the strip.

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Amazon slashes its Fresh grocery delivery monthly fee to $0 - CNET

The change should challenge Walmart, the reported leader in online grocery.

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2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 brings 760 hp to the track video - Roadshow

The Shelby GT500 has always been a beast, but it's never been like this before. Join us on the road, track and the drag strip in Ford's most powerful production car ever.

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Apple Watch Series 5 review: The always-on display is great - CNET

Always-on is great, but battery life needs improvement.

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Facebook’s embrace of Breitbart doesn’t add up

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If you missed the first-ever Interface Live last week, I hope you’ll consider come seeing me this week! I’ll be talking with Clara Tsao, a researcher and entrepreneur who focuses on disinformation and platforms, at a free event in San Francisco. It’s on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., and I would love to see you there. The event is free, and you can RSVP here.

When I think about my ideal relationship between Facebook and journalism, something I have been doing more or less since 2016, it has always involved carriage fees: payments from Facebook to publishers to support their journalism, in exchange for the right to run it freely across all of their product surfaces. As I told Columbia Journalism Review this summer:

Just as cable companies pay for...

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WhatsApp fixes the notification badge on muted iOS chats

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WhatsApp’s latest iOS update stops showing an unread notification badge on its app icon for messages you’ve muted. It’s a minor but welcome change that arrived with version 2.19.110 of the iOS app. The change applies for both individual and group chats.

The messaging app’s mute feature is invaluable if you want to reduce distractions, particularly if you’re a participant in any large group chats. Before the update, muting a chat would only stop your phone from vibrating and playing a notification sound when it received a new message, while doing nothing about the anxiety-inducing red notification badge placed on the app’s icon on the home screen.

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2020 Volvo S90 T6 AWD R-Design is one sharp Swede - Roadshow

The Volvo S90 is a suave and sophisticated Swede with unexpected Chinese roots.

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Every Google Assistant command you can give your Home or Nest speaker - CNET

From smart speakers to Android phones and even an iPhone app, Google Assistant's list of abilities keeps expanding all the time.

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The best smart thermostats of 2019 - CNET

Want a smart thermostat? Here are our favorites.

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The best luxury SUVs in 2019 - Roadshow

Consumers have several choices when it comes to buying a luxury crossover and SUV. Here are our editors' favorites for 2019.

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Best midsize SUVs for the money in 2019 - Roadshow

Choosing the right midsize SUV for you has never been more challenging, with automakers offering more options than ever before. Here are nine of our favorite.

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iPhone 11 Pro's camera makes the Scottish Highlands look unreal - CNET

Can phone photos actually compete with a professional DSLR? We took the iPhone 11 Pro on a road trip through the Scottish Highlands to find out.

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Game of Thrones writers are no longer working on a Star Wars trilogy - CNET

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have walked from Star Wars.

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Game of Thrones showrunners quit Star Wars trilogy to work on Netflix projects

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Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss have abandoned plans to work on a trilogy of Star Wars movies. “There are only so many hours in the day, and we felt we could not do justice to both Star Wars and our Netflix projects,” the pair tell Deadline. “So we are regretfully stepping away.”

Benioff and Weiss recently signed a $200 million multi-year deal with Netflix to produce exclusive content. The decision to walk away from the Star Wars universe means that the pair’s output will be solely under Netflix’s umbrella for the foreseeable future. The first of their Star Wars movies was due to hit theaters in 2022.

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Binge-watching Netflix at 1.5x speed is the horror future we deserve - CNET

Just hook it to my veins!

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Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max vs. Huawei P30 Pro: Who's cameras are king? - CNET

Apple's new iPhone shoots more true-to-life photos, but China's Android beast takes more Instagram-ready shots.

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New Star Wars: The Mandalorian trailer is an action-packed thriller - CNET

In the latest Disney Plus peek, this lone gunfighter is mercilessly cool.

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New Mandalorian trailer promises Star Wars beasts, fighting spaceships, and bounty hunters

A new trailer for Disney’s first ever live-action Star Wars show, The Mandalorian, has arrived, just a couple of weeks ahead of Disney+’s highly anticipated launch.

The new trailer includes a few interesting shots, including putting a spotlight on some of the space beasts that will come across the Mandalorian’s path. There are also new spaceship fights, and a promise that fans will get a deeper look at bounty hunting — a “difficult profession.” The time for peace has come to an end.

Set in between Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi and the rise of the First Order in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the show follows a new character played by Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones). Pascal described him as “a mysterious lone gunfighter in...

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Elon Musk will go to trial over “pedo guy” tweets, judge rules

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Elon Musk’s request to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by a caver was denied by a Los Angeles judge today, Bloomberg reported. The defamation suit centers on tweets where Musk called the caver, Vernon Unsworth, a “pedo guy.” Musk also sent emails to BuzzFeed journalist Ryan Mac, which are now part of the case.

A jury will decide whether those tweets and emails count as recklessly negligent, US District Judge Stephen Wilson ruled.

The debacle began during a Thai rescue operation, when a group of boys were trapped in a cave. Musk, along with some of his engineers, built a mini submarine that they sent to Thailand. Unsworth dismissed the mini sub in a CNN interview as a “PR stunt,” and said Musk could “stick his submarine where it...

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GM, FCA and Toyota side with Trump in California emissions fight - Roadshow

California, 22 other states and several other car companies will stand in opposition.

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Vaping: The deaths, illnesses and controversies as deaths climb past 30 - CNET

Get up to date on the acute issues tied to vaping.

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Embiggen your monitor: This 27-inch HD display is just $115 - CNET

Sceptre's 27-inch HD computer monitor has built-in speakers and a slew of inputs.

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Nvidia Shield TV (2019) review: totally tubular

The best way to experience Android TV

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What's Coming and Going From Netflix the Week of October 28, 2019

Sure, it’s Halloween week and most of us are probably using our streaming services to binge all all things spooky. But with Friday comes a new month, new Netflix offerings, and the opportunity to float away on a soothing cloud as the Queer Eye crew gallivants through Japan.

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Boris Johnson may let Huawei access UK's 5G network - CNET

The UK may create a rift with the US by working with the controversial Chinese telecom, the Sunday Times reported.

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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (15-inch) review: Microsoft's 15-inch laptop is all business - CNET

Microsoft expands its 13-inch laptop into a prosaic 15-inch model with mostly business appeal.

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10 Apple Arcade puzzle games that will make you smarter while you play - CNET

Spot patterns, see the world from a new perspective and defy the laws of physics in these games.

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Google Pixel 3A review: Google's cheaper Pixel 4 alternative with a great camera - CNET

No water resistance and no wireless charging, but Google packs the $400 Pixel 3A with the features that matter.

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Apple Watch: 8 new features you have to try right now - CNET

Your Apple Watch got a whole lot better with Apple's latest WatchOS 6 update.

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DJI Mavic Mini images and specs leak in new retailer listing

Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. | Image: DJI via Newegg.ca

An early retail listing on Newegg’s Canadian store has given us official images of DJI’s unannounced Mavic Mini, as well as listing its specs. DJI’s new drone is something of an open secret at this point. We saw an FCC listing for the drone back in August, and DroneDJ published hands on images just last week. But the retailer listing adds credence to those earlier leaks, and prices the diminutive drone at $646.15 Canadian dollars (around $494) when sold with DJI’s Fly More kit.

One of the more important specs listed on Newegg’s page is the drone’s weight of just 249g. This means that any owners in the US (and soon the UK) won’t have to register this drone with the authorities in order to fly it. Previously, DJI’s lightest Mavic drone was...

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Australia wants to use face-matching to verify people downloading porn - CNET

Proving that you're old enough for online porn could get a lot more awkward.

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2020 Volvo S90 review: Subtly outstanding - Roadshow

An ideal luxury sedan for customers who dare to be different, the Volvo S90 is a breath of fresh air in a segment dominated by German offerings.

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Best Amazon Alexa devices for 2019 - CNET

Discover which smart home devices play best with your Echo smart speaker.

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5 things you need to know about the 2020 Volvo S90 T6 AWD R-Design video - Roadshow

With an air of understated elegance, loads of safety tech and an unabashedly Scandinavian interior, the Volvo S90 is an ideal rival to the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

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The best video doorbells of 2019 - CNET

Searching for a new doorbell? Start here.

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Halloween kitchen gadgets and party gear to help you slay this year's bash - CNET

What's a Halloween party without a whiskey decanter shaped like a skull?

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Dog-proofing your vehicle: How to keep your dog safe and secure in your car - Roadshow

Most dogs love going for rides, but the fur and the claws and the slobber can do a number on your interior. Here are a few tips and products for keeping your car clean and your puppy safe.

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Samsung’s ‘space selfie’ balloon crash-lands on Michigan farm

Nancy Mumby-Welke

A device used by Samsung to launch a Cara Delevingne selfie into space has apparently made a dramatic return to Earth. Nancy Mumby-Welke of Gratiot County, Michigan, heard a loud crash outside her farmland home this weekend and discovered a large object in her backyard. “Unbelievable look what just fell out of the sky and 911 is baffled and it’s caught up in our tree,” she posted to Facebook along with a photo.

“We realized it had fallen from the sky,” Mumby-Welke told NBC News. “It looked like a satellite.” The device carried both a Samsung logo and that of South Dakota-based high-altitude balloon manufacturer Raven Industries, which eventually came to collect the crashed apparatus.

Oh my look what fall out of the sky

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NASA InSight lander 'mole' suffers another Mars misfortune - CNET

NASA is trying to take Mars' temperature with a heat probe, but Mars isn't having it.

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T-Mobile adds new discounted Magenta plan for first responders and their families - CNET

T-Mobile is following up on its military plan with a new discount for first responders, joining rivals AT&T and Verizon.

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The Outer Worlds review: Hello, Space Cowboy - CNET

Stick it to The Man in this beautifully written revolution simulator.

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HBO's Silicon Valley: Behind the scenes of the final, emotional season - CNET

The parody of tech culture is ending, but Mike Judge, Thomas Middleditch and the gang say its love stories will endure.

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Endangered eagles run up a big phone bill for Russian scientists - CNET

When studying the migration patterns of steppe eagles, remember your phone plan.

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Tatiana Maslany on taking Orphan Black back: 'It was surprising how hard it was' - CNET

The star of the sci-fi thriller brings fans a new audiobook -- in which she plays clones, an omniscient narrator and her TV co-stars.

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How to Opt-Out of Having Your Instagram Stories Shared With Random Strangers

I really like Instagram’s Stories feature. I like to tag businesses I’m at in stories, and friends, and probably spend way too much time during the day looking at what the people I follow are up to (and sharing) on the service. This week Instagram added a few new features to Stories, specifically ones that highlight…

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How to watch Browns vs. Patriots, Packers vs. Chiefs and more NFL Week 8 without cable - CNET

Catch all of the football this Sunday without a cable subscription...

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The best water bottles in 2019 that'll make you want to drink more water - CNET

These are some of the best alternatives to disposable plastic water bottles to keep you hydrated all day long.

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Best portable chargers and power banks 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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Mysterious space plane lands after record 780 days in orbit - CNET

The unmanned X-37B orbiter breaks its own record for time spent in space.

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You shouldn't flip your mattress -- here's why - CNET

Conventional wisdom goes out the window when it comes to foam mattresses.

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Sunday's Best Deals: Astorflex Boots, Smart Home Essentials, Cold & Flu Meds, and More

An Astorflex Boot Sale, a Home Depot Smart Home Sale, and Cold & Cough Gold Box lead off Sunday’s best deals from around the web.

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Kine turns the drama of aspiring musicians into a puzzle game

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It can be difficult to find time to finish a video game, especially if you only have a few hours a week to play. In our biweekly column Short Play, we suggest video games that can be started and finished in a weekend.

A certain amount of frustration in a video game, especially a puzzle game, can be a good thing. Depending on how it’s utilized, it can help to create much more exhilarating moments of success when things finally click together and you understand the solution to the puzzle in front of you. Kine, in its best moments, has that sort of good frustration, but those moments also feel impeded by the game’s camera. Yet, it’s still great despite that.

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How to make your soft mattress more firm - CNET

If your new mattress lacks the support you need, try these tips before buying another one

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The 5G wireless revolution, explained - CNET

The next-generation wireless technology is expected to change your life. Just not yet.

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8 spooky things to ask your Echo to do this Halloween - CNET

These Echo tricks (and treats) will make your house extra creepy this Halloween.

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Buying a new mattress: 7 questions to ask before you shop - CNET

This mattress-buying guide will help you pick the right bed for better sleep.

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6 things you probably haven't tried with your Amazon Echo - CNET

You should be using these underused Alexa features.

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Big Green Eggs are tricky so let the Smartfire Controller babysit your BBQ - CNET

Good barbecue is hard, but the Smartfire grill system makes it easy.

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From rovers on Mars to an orbiting Tesla, this decade revolutionized how we see space - CNET

The 2010s started with overheated worlds around a distant star and led us into a new push to live beyond our own world.

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Pixel 4: 5 ways to get better battery life - CNET

Take a few minutes and tweak some settings to get better battery life on your new phone.

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9 signs it's time to replace your mattress - CNET

Mattresses don't last forever, but how do you know when it's time to replace yours?

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Stop Wasting Time Vacuuming When You Buy This Discounted Ecovac

Ecovacs DEEBOT N79S | $140 | Amazon

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Pixel 4's new security feature raises Android to iPhone's level. Time for rivals to catch up - CNET

Commentary: Google's face unlock is the first time any Android phone has tried to one-up Apple's most buzzed-about innovation.

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The Ocean Cleanup expands to polluted rivers - CNET

Watch The Ocean Cleanup unveil its new automated system The Interceptor, which will be deployed to catch plastic debris in rivers before it reaches our oceans.

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Boyan Slat of The Ocean Cleanup talks up his latest invention, The Interceptor video - CNET

The founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup spoke with CNET's Stephen Beacham about his latest endeavor to catch plastic pollution in rivers across the world. The Interceptor has already been deployed in two rivers and is actively collecting plastic debris before it reaches our oceans.

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Google grappling with trust issues, CEO Pichai says - CNET

In a leaked video, Sundar Pichai says it's "definitely gotten harder" to maintain employees' trust in management.

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Google Doodle celebrates Sylvia Plath, tortured American poet - CNET

Her sensitive poetry was borne from a soul wracked by depression.

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Trump ordered Defense chief to 'screw Amazon' out of $10B contract, book reportedly says - CNET

The president directed former Defense Secretary James Mattis to push Amazon out of the bidding for a lucrative cloud computing deal, a bio of Mattis reportedly says.

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Saturday's Best Deals: Beats In-Ear Headphones, Vitamix Blenders, Light Bulbs, and More

Beats In-Ear Headphones, a Vitamix Gold Box, a Home Depot light fixtures sale, and a 4-pack of reliable light bulbs lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.

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7 new trailers you should watch this week

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I’m writing this entire column having just gotten back from seeing Parasite, so you’ll have to excuse me if my thoughts are a little scattered because Parasite is, to put it mildly, completely bonkers. There are no words to properly describe my feelings toward that film.

To be clear, you should go see Parasite, the new movie from Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho, assuming any of this sounds appealing to you. The film somehow manages to strike a balance between being very fun and funny, and being extremely tense and serious, packed inside what could maybe be very vaguely described as a heist movie about class, earning every moment of it along the way.

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What Google knows about you may be a shock. Here's how to manage or delete your activity - CNET

Everything you do while signed into Google, and even some stuff when you aren't, becomes a part of your Google profile.

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How to add and change watchfaces on your Apple Watch

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Decorative and functional watchfaces are a signature feature of the Apple Watch. It’s pretty easy to select one and tweak their appearance. In fact, you can do it either from the Watch itself or on your iPhone. And if you’re tired of your current choices, you can always add a new one.

On your iPhone

To switch to a previously installed watchface:

• Open the Watch app. You’ll see a scrolling line of the watchfaces you’ve previously installed. Swipe left and right to find the one you want to use or customize, and tap it.
• Scroll down and tap on “Set as current Watch Face.” You’re good to go.

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Finally, Gmail dark mode is here for Android and iOS phones. How to turn it - CNET

Here's how to turn on Gmail's dark mode in Android 10 and iOS and on your iPhone.

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Lamborghini is sending carbon fiber to the International Space Station - Roadshow

The Italian supercar manufacturer hopes to explore the effects of cosmic radiation on its composites.

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9 great reads from CNET this week - CNET

Lyft passengers allege the company isn't doing enough to stop sexual assaults. Also, the era of practical quantum computers has begun, and meet an 11-year-old girl set on teaching kids everywhere to code.

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2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, Aston Martin Vantage AMR and more: Roadshow's week in review - Roadshow

Here's a look at our most important stories of the week ending Oct. 26.

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Honor 9X may be the last Honor phone we see with Android video - CNET

Huawei is banned from using Android and that also applies to its sub-brand Honor. But the 9X just managed to squeeze in before the ban went into effect.

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Update your Google Home security settings to protect against eavesdroppers - CNET

It's not just Google listening -- security researchers have shown it's possible to create third-party apps that can spy on you. Here's how to stop them.

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6 spooky Google Home tricks (and treats) to try this Halloween - CNET

Play scary sounds, monster music, creature trivia and more.

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Surface Pro 7: Still the Windows 2-in-1 king video - CNET

Just get ready for a little sticker shock if you want to actually type or draw with it.

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This Galaxy Fold competitor folds in thirds video - CNET

If Samsung's foldable phone doesn't do it for you, TCL hopes its gigantic prototype will.

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Avoiding speed traps: Google Maps on iPhone finally gets Waze’s most controversial feature - CNET

Now you can report the location of police using radar to catch speeding motorists, as well as six other hazards and slowdowns.

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Pixel 4 reviews hit, Zuckerberg grilled video - CNET

This week's most important tech headlines included Pixel 4 reviews, Mark Zuckerberg's grilling on Capitol Hill and Verizon's promotional plan that will give away a year of Disney Plus.

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Apple's TV app is on Roku, Fire TV and Samsung, but only Apple devices get every feature - CNET

The future home of Apple TV Plus is slightly different on every device.

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These stunning iPhone 11 Pro photos prove its camera is a good DSLR substitute - CNET

Can phone photos actually compete with a professional DSLR? We took the iPhone 11 Pro on a road trip through the Scottish Highlands to find out.

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Migrating eagles racked up a huge cellular bill

Image: Russian Raptors Research and Conservation Network, via VK.com crowdfunding campaign

Migrating eagles with tracking beacons that send texts reportedly accrued roaming charges so high that scientists had to take out a loan to pay for them, as well as attempt to raise money from a crowdfunding campaign — because some of the birds made unexpected detours (via BBC).

One eagle, Min, was apparently so far off course that its transmitter sent enough texts to eat up the entire tracking budget, according to the BBC. Min was expected to fly to Kazakhstan, where it would have sent a bunch of coordinates over SMS that it collected while out of range of a network. Those texts would have cost of approximately 30 cents each. However, Min apparently flew straight to Iran and the texts were sent from there, where they cost approximately...

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New foldable phone that bends two ways is the most daring design we've seen yet - CNET

Forget the Galaxy Fold. This prototype from TCL has a 10-inch screen and folds into thirds.

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Will.i.am's smart home plans might be fizzling as Wink funds reportedly dwindle - CNET

A report suggests a stalled deal in Dubai could topple the Black Eyed Peas frontman's tech enterprise.

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Godzilla or King Kong? Movie monsters, ranked by who would win in a fight - CNET

Happy Halloween! We've tallied your votes, and here are the monsters that would slay in a battle of the beasts.

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Drop yourself into the animated introduction for HBO's Silicon Valley - CNET

A fun little name generator lets you play around with the show's ever-changing title sequence.

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Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint partner to make text messaging as smart as iMessage - CNET

The carriers are working together on a messaging standard called RCS.

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Lawmakers want Netflix, Spotify to show emergency alerts - CNET

The READI Act was created as a response to 2018's false Hawaii missile alert.

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Switch from iPhone to Android: Here's how to transfer iMessage, photos and more - CNET

Google and Samsung made moving your iPhone data to your new Android phone simple and easy. You can even transfer your iMessage history.

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Somehow, Android’s messaging mess is about to get even worse

Years ago, the US carriers tried to make a mobile wallet to compete with Google Wallet and Apple Pay. It did not go well, and not just because of the unfortunately first attempt at naming it.

I am so discombobulated by yesterday’s news that the four major US carriers are banding together to make a whole other company to replace SMS with RCS and ship their own app that I barely know where to begin.

I guess at the beginning.

One of the biggest botched opportunities in all of Silicon Valley in the past few years is Google’s repeated, persistent, tragic-on-a-Greek-scale failure to get its messaging products right. Six (six!) years ago I detailed Google’s massive effort to unify everything under Hangouts. Every year since then has been either a fiasco, catastrophe, retrenchment, or an outright retreat.

After five years of that, Google threw in the towel and put the carriers in charge of text messaging on Android. It went all in...

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Google’s ‘.new’ shortcut now works with calendar entries

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Google has added a new way to quickly create calendar entries when using a browser. If you head over to “cal.new” or “meeting.new,” you’ll find it takes you to a blank Google Calendar entry, ready for you to fill out its details. It’s a small feature, but it means you don’t have to open up your entire calendar if you just want to add a single meeting.

I’m a big fan of Google’s “.new” top-level domains. The company already lets you use them to create G Suite documents (I literally use “docs.new” every working day), and the company recently extended the functionality to creating Google Keep notes with “keep.new.” Once you’re in the habit of it, it becomes second nature to hit “Ctrl + T” and start typing away in a new document or note,...

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Facebook News makes its debut as social network battles misinformation - CNET

The company is testing the news tab in the US first.

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A new Facebook News tab is starting to roll out in the United States

Facebook began testing a new home for news in its mobile app today called Facebook News. It will roll out to a few hundred thousand users in the United States and host reporting from big publishers, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and BuzzFeed. Facebook is paying some (but not all) participating publishers for their work, offering a welcome new revenue stream for the ever-challenged media industry — at least for as long as it lasts.

“People want and benefit from personalized experiences on Facebook, but we know there is reporting that transcends individual experience,” Facebook said in a blog post. “We want to support both.”

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to discuss the new tab onstage today with News Corp. CEO...

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2019 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth is the hottest Italian take on a Japanese icon video - Roadshow

The Abarth treatment kicks the performance of Fiat's roadster up a notch.

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Best cheap home security solutions of 2019 - CNET

Every one of these wallet-friendly smart devices will cost you less than $20.

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2019 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth Convertible review: An Italian spin on a Japanese legend - Roadshow

Fiat's 124 Spider Abarth is a more mature Mazda MX-5 Miata.

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America’s nuclear forces finally drop ancient 8-inch floppy disk system

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The US Defense Department has finally ended the use of 8-inch floppy disks for coordinating the country’s nuclear forces. C4ISRNET reports that as of this June, the USA’s Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) has transitioned to a “highly secure solid state digital storage solution.” SACCS is one of the US nuclear force’s ways of sending messages between nuclear command centers and the field.

The US nuclear force had originally planned on phasing out the system by the end of 2017, after a government report had raised concerns about the use of the outdated technology the previous year. C4ISRNET notes that the report had also called for the modernization of various other portable and desktop terminals, as well as “port...

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Google Pixelbook Go review: the price of simplicity

Google’s cheapest Chromebook is still more expensive than the competition

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Why 10 percent of all Google Search results are changing

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Google is currently rolling out a change to its core search algorithm that it says could change the rankings of results for as many as one in ten queries. It’s based on cutting-edge natural language processing (NLP) techniques developed by Google researchers and applied to its search product over the course of the past 10 months.

In essence, Google is claiming that it is improving results by having a better understanding of how words relate to each other in a sentence. In one example Google discussed at a briefing with journalists yesterday, its search algorithm was able to parse the meaning of the following phrase: “Can you get medicine for someone pharmacy?”

The old Google search algorithm treated that sentence as a “bag of words,”...

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Jaguar’s slick new electric hypercar will only exist in Gran Turismo

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Jaguar has placed itself at the forefront of the electric car revolution with the I-Pace SUV, despite being a smaller player in the overall car market. The British automaker also competes in all-electric racing series Formula E, and operates a whole support series made up of I-Paces. But the latest and greatest electric car from Jaguar will only be available in pixel form (at least, for now), as Jaguar has announced it’s the latest automaker to participate in the now six-year-long Vision Gran Turismo project, which has helped create a number of truly wild concept cars.

On Friday, the company debuted the Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo Coupé, a low-slung hypercar that will be available to play in Gran Turismo Sport on the PlayStation 4...

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Google Pixelbook Go, reviewed: The nicest Chromebook I wouldn't want to buy - CNET

Great battery life, and such a nice keyboard. But for this price, that's not enough.

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Google says its search engine will better understand natural speech, instead of just keywords - CNET

The company touts the change as "one of the biggest leaps forward in the history of search."

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Jaguar's Vision Gran Turismo concept is long, low and electric - Roadshow

Jaguar's Vision Gran Turismo joins the likes of Bugatti, Peugeot and Mercedes in the Gran Turismo series of games.

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Jaguar's the latest company to do a Vision Gran Turismo concept and it's stunning - Roadshow

Jag joins the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Honda, McLaren, Bugatti and Daihatsu in offering a wild digital concept to gamers.

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RED cancels Hydrogen phone project as founder Jim Jannard retires

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RED’s ambitious Hydrogen phone project is ending after the release of just a single device, the Hydrogen One, according to an announcement from company founder Jim Jannard that he is “shutting down the HYDROGEN project” as he retires due to “a few health issues.”

The Red Hydrogen One was the first smartphone from the high-end camera company; first announced in 2017, it promised bold new technologies like a “holographic display,” a top-notch camera system, and modular attachments to expand the phone over time. After a series of delays, the phone was eventually released to a lackluster reception in October 2018.

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Google Stadia: the latest news about the cloud gaming platform

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From initial rumors through to the latest updates

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A company that sold encrypted phones was run by crime lords

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You’ve probably heard the idiom of the fox guarding the hen house — but how about the one of the encrypted phone company run by drug lords?

Okay, that’s obviously not an idiom, but it’s a true story chronicled by Vice’s Joseph Cox. In the story, Cox tells how MPC — a now-seemingly defunct company that apparently sold phones, tablets, and computers running custom firmware with significant encryption protections — was ultimately controlled by two at-large criminal kingpins known as The Brothers.

As Cox’s reporting explains, The Brothers apparently first bought and used encrypted BlackBerrys before hiring developers to make a custom operating system that could theoretically offer them even more privacy and loaded it on phones. The story...

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Google says it’s planning to build multiple first-party game studios for Stadia exclusives

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When Microsoft was slammed for not offering enough compelling exclusive games to attract gamers to Xbox, it bought its way out — purchasing game developer after game developer to prep itself for the next console war. Now, it appears Google may similarly be shoring up the upcoming Stadia cloud gaming platform by building multiple internal game studios of its own.

In March, Google suggested its plans to become a game developer would start small, hiring Ubisoft and EA industry vet Jade Raymond to lead up a single studio dubbed Stadia Games and Entertainment. But in a new interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Raymond reveals that Google isn’t planning to stop at just one.

“We have a plan that includes building out a few different first-party...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses decision to come out in new interview - CNET

Cook says he has no regrets, "not at all."

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A butt-kicking home theater for a 3D diehard - CNET

For this edition of CNET's Show Us Yours we visit Alex from Worcester, Massachusetts, who describes himself as one of the last 3D enthusiasts.

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Samsung announces more powerful Exynos processor without built-in 5G

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Just shy of two months after announcing the Exynos 980, Samsung has announced a new chipset, the Exynos 990. The new processor is built on Samsung’s 7nm process, and includes a Mali-G77 GPU that increases graphical performance or power efficiency compared to Samsung’s previous chip by up to 20 percent as well as an octa-core CPU that should be 20 percent faster.

While it seems strange to see two processors announced in such quick succession, the Exynos 990 seems to be targeted at a slightly different market. VentureBeat notes that it lacks the integrated 5G modem found in the 980, meaning it will be better suited to 4G devices. It’s the faster processor of the two, but Samsung would need to pair it with a separate modem — like the 5G...

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WWE 2K20 is being eviscerated by fans for its insane glitches - CNET

Sony has reportedly started giving refunds for buyers of the game.

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Suzuki Hanare concept thinks outside the box - Roadshow

The box on wheels makes its debut at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show.

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Suzuki's Waku Spo concept is retro cool - Roadshow

The concept makes its debut at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show.

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Subaru Levorg shows the face of the brand's next WRX - Roadshow

There's a new turbo engine under the hood, as well.

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Amazon announces three more renewable energy projects - CNET

The solar and wind farms are Amazon's first new deals since revealing the Climate Pledge.

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Mazda MX-30 EV has suicide doors and cork interior trim - Roadshow

The brand's first electric vehicle will go on sale in Japan in late 2020.

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Facebook will reportedly launch 'news' tab on Friday - CNET

Social networking giant had previously tried to shift its news feed focus to emphasize personal posts.

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Our favorite baby food delivery subscription services in 2019 - CNET

These seven convenient options will make babies (and parents) smile.

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New Honda Fit takes the stage in Tokyo - Roadshow

Will this new Fit come to the US? We aren't so sure.

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Mitsubishi's little Super Height K-Wagon concept debuts in Tokyo - Roadshow

It's a tiny van with chunky styling and big personality.

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Chromebooks will more easily sideload Android apps with Chrome OS 80

Chromebooks are able to run Android apps, but mostly just ones from the Google Play Store — if you wanted to install something that’s not officially sanctioned, you’d generally need to flip your device into a far less secure Developer Mode and/or beam it over from a tethered phone. That won’t be the case with Chrome OS 80, though — that release will add a native sideloading option for Android app APKs, according to Google.

Just ask AboutChromebooks’ Kevin Tofel, who spotted the news at Google’s Android Dev Summit this morning: this is a feature that some have been waiting on a very long while. And while Google suggests it’s merely for developers who want to debug and deploy their apps without needing a second device, it might come in...

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