[ad_1] The Galaxy Fold won’t make its planned launch date as Samsung looks into problems experienced by several reviewers with test units. In the meantime, the folks at iFixit did what they do best and pulled one apart, but on Thursday explained their choice to “withdraw” the teardown. While iFixit usually gets a device specifically […]
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The CIA is now on Instagram
[ad_1] Staged shots? Cheesy out-of-context quotes and props? Possible haircare sponcon? To the credit of America’s clandestine services, it obviously understands what Instagram is all about. According to CNET, the post also includes a few Easter eggs for CIA nerds, such as CIA Director Gina Haspel’s original agency badge and a notebook with the agency’s […]
Amazon Prime shipping could shrink to just one-day
[ad_1] One of the perks of Amazon’s Prime membership is free two-day shipping on Prime-eligible purchases. That, however, might change. In a call to investors following Amazon’s first quarterly earnings report today, CFO Brian Olsavsky said that the company is working on changing the two-day default to just one. Amazon already offers one-day Prime shipping […]
Apple fixes ‘terms and conditions’ iOS bug that blocked app downloads
[ad_1] Based on social media reports, it appears the issue first started plaguing iOS device owners last night. It’s not clear exactly how many people have been affected by the bug. Apple’s system status page has not reflected any outages or other issues with the App Store and Apple hasn’t issued any official comment about […]
New York AG is investigating Facebook over email contact scraping
[ad_1] Facebook claims 1.5M contact databases were harvested by its email verification process, but the total number of people whose information was improperly obtained may be hundreds of millions. It’s time Facebook be held accountable for how it handles consumers’ personal info. — NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) April 25, 2019 Facebook said the data collection […]
‘Days Gone’ will get weekly challenges and Survival Mode in June
[ad_1] The Survival mode will challenge players by getting rid of Fast Travel and Survival Vision. Players will be forced to brave the post-apocalyptic wilderness of the Pacific Northwest without on-screen indicators or a mini-map. With the weekly updates, players can expect of battles and opportunities to earn in-game rewards. From Resident Evil to Dying […]
‘Fortnite’ lets you fight Thanos with Avengers weapons
[ad_1] The Endgame event arrives as part of today’s v8.50 update via a Limited Game Mode. Upon spawn, you’ll either be assigned to the Hero team or Team Thanos. If you’re a member of the Chitauri, you’ll be armed with a laser rifle, anti-build grenades and a jetpack. You’ll be thrust onto the island and […]
Airbnb may create original shows to spark the travel bug
[ad_1] We’ve asked Airbnb if it can comment, although it recently acknowledged that it produced a documentary, Gay Chorus Deep South, that will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. It’s also involved in a documentary series for Apple TV+, Home. Policy and comms executive Chris Lehane added that the company is considering streaming movies and […]
Amazon tries hiring lawyers for sellers claiming patent infringement
[ad_1] For $4,000, the program will match a seller and an accused merchant with a neutral, third-party lawyer. If the merchant doesn’t respond to claims that it violated the seller’s utility patent — which details how a product is used — the product will be removed from Amazon, and the seller will get its money […]
Verizon will offer YouTube TV to 5G and broadband customers
[ad_1] YouTube TV gives subscribers access to live TV programming from networks like CBS and Fox, as well as from cable stations like the Food Network, CNN and ESPN. The partnership will allow them to add the service to their internet bundles, though it’s not clear at the moment if Verizon will be able to […]