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Big Tech and Big Talk: Did tech giants deliver on any of their promises in 2019?

Big Tech made a lot of promises and commitments in 2019 regarding sustainability, data privacy, and other fundamental concerns plaguing the industry. But as the year progressed, companies like Apple and Google began contradicting their words. As we reach 2019's end, most of those promises have fallen apart.
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Sony’s noise-canceling WH-1000XM3 headphones are my gadget of the decade

In the last decade, hundreds of new tech products made it to the market. However, no gadget has had more impact on my life than the one I acquired just a couple of months ago -- Sony’s noise-canceling WH-1000XM3 headphones. Here's why they've had such an impact on my life.
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Why Microsoft is the most exciting hardware company to watch out for in 2020

2020 is a critical year for Microsoft's Surface division as it gears up to launch its most ambitious set of hardware. The company is planning to launch its pair of dual-screen devices, Surface Neo and Surface Duo, its first true-wireless headsets, the Xbox Series X, and more.
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Update your Twitter app right now if you’re on Android

Twitter says it has patched a vulnerability inside its Android app that could have potentially let malicious actors view information of private accounts, take over profiles, and send direct messages as well as tweets on the target account’s behalf through an intricate back-end process.
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Is 2020 going to be a make-or-break year for Google hardware?

Google's hardware wing didn't have a particularly pleasant 2019. Its phones weren't selling all that well, Google Home shipments dipped, it pulled the plug on tablets, and more. As rical companies extend their lead, 2020 could be Google's one last shot at being a successful hardware maker.
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Google gets tough with Turkey, suspends Android services amid regulations fight

Google is pulling out all the stops to overturn an anticompetitive watchdog’s ruling in Turkey. Weeks after a local competition board declared that Google exercises an unfair advantage for pushing its own search engine, it has informed partners that it’s suspending Android services in Turkey.
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AT&T lights up low-band 5G in 10 new cities alongside the Note 10 Plus 5G launch

AT&T flipped the switch for its low-band 5G network in 10 new cities — double from what it promised last month. The network operator is launching this alongside its first truly 5G device — the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G which is also going on sale today for $1,300.
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OnePlus is hosting an event at CES next year for the first time

OnePlus is hosting an event at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next year for the first time. The China-based phone maker has sent out press invites for a “special event” that mysteriously lack details. OnePlus hasn’t even revealed the event’s exact date or venue either.

Apple’s new iOS parental controls for limiting who your kids talk to are broken

One of the highlights of Apple’s latest iOS 13.3 update, Communication Limits is riddled with workarounds. The limits can be easily bypassed by switching to any cloud service other than iCloud or through Siri on an Apple Watch. Apple has confirmed the issue and plans to fix it soon.
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Opera’s special browser for gamers, Opera GX, now available for macOS

After being a Windows-exclusive for several months, Opera's special browser for gamers, Opera GX has landed on macOS. Opera GX improves your desktop video game experience by letting you specifically define how much memory, bandwidth, and processing power it’s allowed to consume.
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Ringtones become smarter with the new alarm feature for the Lenovo Alarm Clock

Google has today announced a new update for the Assistant-powered Lenovo Smart Clock that brings smart and contextual alarm ringtones. Called Impromptu, the new feature takes into account factors such as the time and weather and automatically switches to an alarm tune that best fits the scenario.
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Gmail update lets you easily attach emails to your emails

Google is rolling out an update for its email service, Gmail, that will allow you to easily attach emails … to emails. The feature, Google hopes, will eliminate the need for you to constantly forward messages which often leads to messy email chains that are hard to keep track of.
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This could be our first look at an upcoming midrange OnePlus phone

OnePlus might be gearing up to return to the midrange phone market next year. A new report offers the first look at a supposed OnePlus 8 Lite, a relatively affordable option in the company’s forthcoming OnePlus 8 line of phones. The renders reveal a familiar all-glass exterior and dual rear camera setup.
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You can now set your notes app of choice as the default on Google Assistant

At long last and after several weeks in beta, Google is rolling out Google Assistant’s third-party notes and lists app integration. Originally announced last year at the Google I/O event, the new feature lets you directly plug in your notes and lists app of choice to the Google Assistant.

6 things you should stop doing online

We've all grown used to browsing the internet in a certain way. But you and your personal data are today more vulnerable than ever. Therefore, it's time to switch things up a little. Here are a few steps you can take to have a more secure experience while browsing the internet.
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Samsung’s Galaxy S11 phones will reportedly have a 108-megapixel camera

A new report by Bloomberg suggests Samsung's next Galaxy S11 and second-gen foldable phones will have a primary 108-megapixel camera paired accompanied by an ultrawide-angle len, Time-Of-Flight sensor, and a telephoto lens that will be capable of 5x optical zoom.
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Amazon introduces a portable, battery-powered Echo smart speaker in India

Amazon has introduced the first portable, Echo-branded smart speaker in India. Called the Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker Edition, it functions like any other Echo device, with the exception of a 4,800mAh battery, which means it doesn’t have to be constantly plugged in.
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Call of Duty: Mobile is Google’s Android game of the year

Google has announced its Best of Play annual winners. The list highlights apps and games that Google thinks represented the best of Android over the past year and also includes a User’s Choice section which reveals the results of the polls Google has been running for the last couple of weeks.
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YouTube was (yet again) the most downloaded iPhone app in 2019

Apple has released its annual list of what it believes were the year’s best apps and games across iOS, macOS, and tvOS and the trends which dominated their app stores. On top of that, the company revealed the apps and games that bagged the highest number of downloads over the course of the past year.
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This is the absolute best Asus Chromebook deal for Cyber Monday

Walmart may have the best Chromebook deal this Cyber Monday. It has discounted Asus’ excellent Chromebook C425 by 40% bringing it down to $279 from its $449 street price. The deal seems to a Walmart-exclusive so far and is not available on any other retailer.
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You will soon be able to migrate your Facebook photos and videos to Google Photos

Facebook will soon let you easily migrate your photos and videos to other services like Google Photos. In a blog post, the social network said it’s rolling out a new tool in Ireland that allows you to transfer your Facebook media without having to manually download and upload it someplace else.

Quit losing things: Score a free Google Nest Mini on these Tile Tracker combos

Best Buy is throwing in a free Google Nest Mini -- which normally sells for $50 and is currently retailing for $19 -- with a handful of combo packs of Tile’s latest trackers. The deal is available on Tile Sticker and Mate 4-packs and a bunch of mixed combos.
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Best Buy discounts Apple HomePod and Google Home by up to $100 for Black Friday

Best Buy has slashed $100 off of the Apple HomePod and $50 from the Google Home . The fresh deals bring the Apple HomePod down to $200 from its sticker $300 price and the Google Home is available for $50 instead of its usual $100 cost.
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Keep all your kids busy for 3 months: Grab Amazon FreeTime Unlimited for $1

In addition to deep discounts on its Echo range of devices, Amazon is heavily discounting its subscription service for kids, FreeTime Unlimited, for Black Friday. Three months of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited’s family plan -- which normally would cost you $30 -- is right now available for just a dollar.
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Lightning Deal: Acer discounts the Swift 5 with 16GB RAM by 40% for Black Friday

Acer has discounted the flagship Swift 5 model by 40% on Amazon for Black Friday 2019. The sale brings the laptop's price down to $839.99 from $1,399 and will be live for just 45 minutes starting from midnight Pacific Time.

Premium Android games like Monument Valley go on sale for Black Friday

A handful of premium Android games have gone on sale on the Google Play Store ahead of Black Friday, including the Monument Valley series. Both Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2 are down to $1.50 from their regular $5 and $6 prices, NBA 2K20 is available for a dollar, and more.
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Google now bundles 3 months of free Disney+ on new Chromebooks

Google is offering 3 months of complimentary Disney+ subscription with every new Chromebook purchase. The offer was silently added to a long-running list of Chrome OS freebies and is available for buyers who activate a new Chromebook between November 25 and January 31, 2020.
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HP knocks $250 off of its premium Chromebook x360 for Black Friday

HP is knocking $250 off of one of the best Chrome OS computers available on the market, the Chromebook x360 ahead of Black Friday. The sale, which is already live on Best Buy, brings the Chromebook’s usual $600 price down to $350. The Chromebook x360 has a set of premium hardware and a 360-degree hinge.
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Private data of some Facebook and Twitter users leaked through malicious apps

Facebook and Twitter said private data of “hundreds of their users” was compromised through malicious third-party Android apps. The social media companies were tipped off by a team of security researchers who discovered a SDK allowed developers to access personal information of some of their users.
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New camera mod adds a manual astrophotography switch on Google Pixel phones

A new camera mod adds a dedicated button for manually enabling astrophotography mode on all Google Pixel phones. On top of that, it offers an option called Light Painting which re-engineers the astrophotography mode so that you can capture light-trail shots on the Google Camera app.
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Some Stadia users say their Chromecast Ultra is overheating and abruptly dying

A few Google Stadia’s early adopters report that their Chromecast Ultra has been abruptly shutting down and overheating while in an active game session. The device doesn’t provide any warning, either, leaving players no option to save their progress in the game.
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I’m looking forward to an Apple without Jony Ive

Jony Ive announced his departure from Apple about six months ago. Since then, Apple has unveiled a series of hardware products that may signal that the company is no longer obsessed with design, and instead, open to focusing on the essentials over ostentatious features.
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The next OnePlus phone may have four rear camera sensors, hole-punch display

A new leak reveals a series of diagrams of OnePlus’ forthcoming OnePlus 8 Pro smartphone. It suggests OnePlus is letting go of the pop-up front camera in favor of a hole-punch display and claims it's experimenting with a single as well as dual front-facing camera setups.
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New update turns Google Earth into a free storytelling platform

Google is rolling out new storytelling tools to Google Earth. The new creation features let you build stories and presentations that center around various places. You can arrange a series of locations in order and attach elements such as notes, pictures, and annotations to them.