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Phone Carriers Sweeten Their Deals for Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7 and Watch 8

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-30 00:50:00

Samsung's new Galaxy phones are shipping and available in select stores starting today, and the major phone carriers are primed to get them into your hands. If you've been contemplating this next generation of foldable phones (or the health features of the new watches), these new deals and trade-in offers for the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7, Z Flip 7 FE and Galaxy Watch 8 models might convince you to upgrade. And don't forget to catch up on all the announcements from Samsung Unpacked. Note that t

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In-Flight Wi-Fi Is Getting a Boost on These Starlink-Enabled Airlines

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-30 02:00:00

Sluggish airline internet might become a thing of the past. For the last 20 years, airline internet has been notoriously unreliable, but Starlink is changing the game with significantly faster speeds. In fact, the latest reports show it's already twice as fast as its in-flight competitors. Starlink-equipped planes achieve superior internet speeds due to its fleet of almost 8,000 low-Earth orbit satellites, which operate much closer to Earth than the geostationary satellites used by competitors

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Tesla Rolling Out Robotaxis With Human Drivers in the Driver's Seat, Defeating the Purpose of a Robotaxi

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-30 12:22:56

Tesla is planning to follow up on its extremely limited and technical-issues-plagued robotaxi service in Austin, Texas — with an even more limited rollout in San Francisco. According to an internal memo obtained by Business Insider, Elon Musk's EV maker is looking to accelerate its timeline by rolling out a robotaxi service across a large swathe of the Bay Area, as soon as this week. But there's a Gigafactory-sized caveat: a human safety operator will be sitting in the robotaxi's driver seat,

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Tesla is reportedly bringing a limited version of its robotaxi service to San Francisco

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-12-30 22:55:05

Tesla is launching an even-more-limited version of its early robotaxi service in San Francisco this weekend, according to Business Insider, after an initial rollout began last month in Austin, Texas. The company plans to offer rides with a driver in the driver’s seat, which is necessary because Tesla does not have the proper permits for driverless testing or deployment, according to California DMV records. It is not clear whether the company has obtained a permit from California’s Public Utili

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Everything you need to know about AppleCare One

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-31 03:47:00

Apple this week launched a new AppleCare One plan – a way to buy AppleCare+ for multiple devices for one monthly fee. The exact coverage it offers depends on the mix of devices you have, and the cost depends on how many, but you’ll almost certainly save money over buying separate plans for each. Does this mean you should subscribe? That depends … Understanding AppleCare AppleCare can be somewhat confusing, because the company has historically used the branding to describe both the standard wa

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The future is not self-hosted

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 02:00:05

Hey friends 👋, A few months ago, Amazon announced that Kindle users would no longer be able to download and back up their book libraries to their computers. Thankfully, I still have access to my library because I saw this video by Jared Henderson warning of the change and downloaded all ~400 of my books immediately. But for those that didn't, the only way for them to view the books they own is through a Kindle or the Kindle app. Which raises the question: do they even own those books? If you

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Apple's Secret to Keep Us Spending: New Subscription Perks in iOS 26

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-31 02:00:49

Apple's biggest product is the iPhone. But its second most important product isn't something you can hold in your hand or place on a desk -- it's subscriptions. These include Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple News Plus, iCloud Plus, Apple Arcade and Fitness Plus -- the content we can stream, play or access instantly with a monthly fee. Last quarter, these services brought in more revenue for Apple than Macs, iPads, wearables and accessories combined. Analysts predict these subscriptions are go

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I always pack a second phone when I travel, and you should too

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-31 17:00:56

Joe Maring / Android Authority The LG G4 is one of my favorite smartphones, but there was a time it almost left me stranded at an airport. Just minutes before wheels up, the phone started bootlooping and just wouldn’t stop. Thankfully, back then, I had a habit of printing my boarding pass so getting onto the plane wasn’t too much of an issue. However, calling a ride back to my apartment was another story. Ever since this ordeal (and yes, I still get stress sweats thinking about it), I’ve made s

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Best VPNs for streaming 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-12-31 17:00:21

NordVPN has the performance you need to stream your favorite content across every popular platform, making it my favorite VPN for use with services like Netflix and Disney+. Why we like it: During my tests, I found that NordVPN consistently performed better than many competitors in terms of speed and stability. The VPN also has exceptionally fast connection times and works well on mobile. NordVPN's country availability within its server network currently stands at 111 locations. The number of

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How Is T-Mobile's Starlink-Based Satellite Service Different From the Rest? I Tried It First-Hand

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-31 15:45:00

T-Mobile's new T-Satellite service commercially launched this week. It uses the Starlink satellite network to let you send and receive text messages from space. For $10 a month (or included in the cost of the company's Experience Beyond plan), the service can be a communications lifeline when you're out of cellular coverage. But that's the thing: To test it out, I had to find a cellular dead zone. T-Mobile estimates there are 500,000 square miles in the US with no cell coverage, so I left my ho

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Syncing desktops and better AI wallpapers are coming to ChromeOS

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-12-31 17:18:26

Google has released a new version of ChromeOS that allows you to sync desktops between devices, ideal for anyone who works across more than one Chromebook. It also significantly improves the AI wallpapers available on Chromebook Plus laptops with a completely freeform prompting field. Desk sync is designed to help you pick up where you left off when changing devices. It will sync your windows, tabs, and cookies so you can change devices without losing where you were. Google suggests it’ll be pa

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Low-Temp 2D Semiconductors: A Chipmaking Shift

news.ycombinator.com Samuel K. Moore 2025-12-27 14:52:33

Chipmaking giants like Intel, Samsung, and TSMC see a future where key parts of silicon transistors are replaced with semiconductors that are only a few atoms thick. Although they’ve reported progress toward that goal, that future is generally thought to be more than a decade away. Now, a startup spun out of MIT thinks it has cracked the code for making commercial-scale 2D semiconductors and expects chipmakers to have integrated them in advanced chips in half that time. CDimension has developed

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, July 25

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-31 20:09:22

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Graphene OS: a security-enhanced Android build

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 20:48:53

Graphene OS: a security-enhanced Android build [LWN subscriber-only content] Welcome to LWN.net The following subscription-only content has been made available to you by an LWN subscriber. Thousands of subscribers depend on LWN for the best news from the Linux and free software communities. If you enjoy this article, please consider subscribing to LWN. Thank you for visiting LWN.net! People tend to put a lot of trust into their phones. Those devices have access to no end of sensitive data abou

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Musk’s Starlink hit with hours-long outage after rollout of T-Mobile satellite service

cnbc.com Chris Eudaily 2026-01-01 03:42:16

Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink said it had a "network outage" on Thursday. The company said it was working on a solution. There were more than 60,000 reports of an outage on Downdetector, a site that logs issues. Starlink is owned and operated by SpaceX, which is also run by Musk. At 4:30 p.m. ET, Musk apologized for the outage on X and said, "Service will be restored shortly." At 6:23 p.m. ET, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink engineering, Michael Nicolls, said in an X po

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Starlink suffers global outage, as T-Mobile rolls out integration [U]

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-01 02:37:06

For the past hour, Starlink customers around the globe have had trouble using the service. Although unrelated, the outage comes just one day after T-Mobile launched its integration with the satellite network. On X, Starlink acknowledged that it is working through the solution of a global outage, which began a little more than an hour ago: Starlink is currently in a network outage and we are actively implementing a solution. We appreciate your patience, we'll share an update once this issue is

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Starlink outage: Service returns after over two hours down

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-01 03:41:06

SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service experienced a global outage on Thursday that lasted for over two hours. Reports of connectivity issues started around 3:20PM ET, based on DownDetector. SpaceX didn't acknowledged the outage until 4:05PM ET, via a post on the Starlink X account. Service began to come back for some at around 5:30PM ET, and Michael Nicolls, Starlink's VP of engineering, said the provider had "mostly recovered" at 6:23PM ET. Users across the US, Europe, the UK and Asia r

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Starlink’s satellite internet is back online after a massive outage

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2026-01-01 03:53:02

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Starlink users reported they couldn’t connect to SpaceX’s satellite internet service for a few hours on Thursday afternoon before service was eventually restored. Widespread Starlink outages, like the ones we reported on in 2022 and 2023, have been rare, and this appears to be the first one in 2025. The outage began around 3:15PM ET or so

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Starlink suffers global outage, as T-Mobile rolls out integration

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-01 08:37:06

For the past hour, Starlink customers around the globe have had trouble using the service. Although unrelated, the outage comes just one day after T-Mobile launched its integration with the satellite network. On X, Starlink acknowledged that it is working through the solution of a global outage, which began a little more than an hour ago: Starlink is currently in a network outage and we are actively implementing a solution. We appreciate your patience, we'll share an update once this issue is

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Musk's Starlink hit with outage day after rollout of T-Mobile satellite service

cnbc.com Chris Eudaily 2026-01-01 12:39:48

Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink said it had a "network outage" on Thursday. The company said it was working on a solution. There were more than 60,000 reports of an outage on Downdetector, a site that logs issues. Starlink is owned and operated by SpaceX, which is also run by Musk. Musk apologized for the outage on his social media platform X and said, "Service will be restored shortly." Musk posted earlier Thursday that the company's direct-to-cell-phone service was "growing

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PS5 Beta Update Brings Simultaneous DualSense Controller Pairing to Multiple Devices

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-01 11:16:00

A system update for those in the PS5 beta program will enable a new feature for the DualSense or DualSense Edge controller, allowing it to be paired with multiple devices at the same time and quickly switch between them. Beta participants will get access to the new feature on Friday. The DualSense controller can be connected to several devices via Bluetooth that aren't the PS5, including computers (PC, Mac), and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. However, you can only connect to one o

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Starlink satellite internet service is down everywhere

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2026-01-01 12:46:11

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Since around 3:30PM ET on Thursday, Starlink users have reported they can’t connect to SpaceX’s satellite internet service. The Starlink website first confirmed the issue with a banner message saying “Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage. Our team is investigating.” On X, Starlink posted a more detailed message at 4:05PM ET

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I switched to a $280 Chromebook from my Windows laptop for a week - and didn't regret it

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-01-02 03:03:00

Lenovo Chromebook Duet Gen 9 ZDNET's key takeaways The Lenovo Chromebook Duet Gen 9 is available now for $279 at Best Buy. It's a versatile and highly-portable device that's as useful at home as in the office. Some of the most buzzworthy features are tied to subscriptions, and the keyboard and trackpad are very small. $279 at Best Buy $379 at Lenovo more buying choices The ninth-generation Lenovo Chromebook Duet is an 11-inch 2-in-1 laptop/tablet that combines a nice display, a versatile form

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My cat Norbert gives this automatic wet food feeder two paws up, and it's on sale

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2026-01-02 08:35:00

Allison Murray/ZDNET The Petlibro Polar Wet Food Automatic Feeder is $13 off when you buy it at Amazon. ZDNET's key takeaways The Petlibro Polar Wet Food Automatic Feeder normally retails for $130 and is available in black and white. The Polar feeder can keep wet food fresh for up to three days and connects to an app to customize feeding schedules. It is a relatively large device and needs power and Wi-Fi to function. After getting our orange tabby cat, Norbert, in 2018, my husband and I q

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Pixel Watch 4 leak shows off a new way to charge

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-02 12:12:47

TL;DR A leak has provided new renders of the Pixel Watch 4 and its charging dock. The smartwatch is reported to have a new charger that allows the device to rest on its side. The charging contacts will be located on the left side of the device instead of the back. The Pixel 10 series has been getting plenty of attention lately, with leaks about the colorways, official teases, and more. But it looks like the phones won’t be the only Google hardware we get early information on this week. Now th

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Google Seems to Have Accidentally Leaked More Pics of the Pixel 10 Series

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-02 10:38:00

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Amazon introduces a more affordable color screen Kindle

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-01-02 12:50:17

Amazon is making its color screen Kindle more affordable. Following the launch of the Kindle Colorsoft last year, the retailer on Thursday introduced a lower-cost version of the normally $279.99 device. The new device offers a $30 discount for 16GB of storage instead of 32GB, bringing the cost down to $249.99. A kids edition is also now available. The original 7-inch Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition was designed to bring a more engaging visual experience to the popular Kindle e-reader, ideal

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The People Behind the Most Accurate Game Boy Recreation Are Making an N64

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2026-01-02 22:50:36

No other company makes the retro gaming scene more onerous than ModRetro. The company behind the ModRetro Chromatic—fronted by the CEO of military contractor Anduril, Palmer Luckey—is at it again, announcing an enticing recreation of the Nintendo 64 meant to hook up to your TV and play all your old cartridges as if it were 1996 all over again. Drooling over this still unrevealed recreation console also requires you to put aside any inhibitions over Luckey’s deep ties to the U.S. military-industr

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AppleCare One is a good deal, but not for everyone

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2026-01-03 03:00:00

Apple announced some big changes to its device protection plans this week with the introduction of AppleCare One. The new service lets you protect three devices for $19.99 per month. That means things like your Apple TV, AirPods Max, and iPad can be covered under one plan at a cost that doesn’t fluctuate. And every device after that costs $5.99 per month to add. The company’s goal is to convince customers that this new service is easier and a better value compared to enrolling each device in it

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Survey: 7 in 10 Google Home users say their devices are no longer reliable

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-03 11:16:12

A few days ago, we highlighted a Reddit thread packed with complaints about Google Home speakers and hubs. A clear theme emerged: Google’s smart home devices are no longer working as they should. Users are increasingly frustrated as core features like controlling lights, running routines, and using speaker groups have become unreliable. Simple voice commands that once worked flawlessly now frequently fail. While the Reddit thread gave us a strong sense of the widespread frustration, Google even

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