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Google Assistant uses ‘Duplex on the Web’ to buy your movie tickets

November 21, 2019
Since last year, you’ve been able to purchase movie tickets using your voice with Google Assistant and Fandango. Today, Google is enhancing that capability to make it more versatile. If you own an Android phone, simply tell the digital helper that you want seats to a specific movie or search for showtimes using the Google app. Assistant will then take care of working through any website…
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ComputersNews

Trump ‘opens’ Texas Apple plant that’s built Mac Pros since 2013

November 21, 2019
As planned, today Donald Trump took a tour of an Apple manufacturing facility in Texas alongside CEO Tim Cook. While impeachment hearings continued in D.C., the president tweeted that “Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America.” While Apple did claim in September that exemptions from tariffs the Trump Administration…
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MobileNews

Galaxy Note 10 gets red and pink variants in US, $309 w/ Black Friday trade-in

November 20, 2019
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 includes some of the most unique colors of any smartphone on the market today, and now, it’s getting two new ones. Starting this week in the US, the Galaxy Note 10 will be available in Aura Red and Aura Pink. Available in “limited quantities,” these new color variants are available for purchase now for users. Samsung says that anyone who enrolled in early access…
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MobileNews

Apple's iPhone 11 battery case includes a dedicated camera button

November 20, 2019
Apple has introduced new versions of its Smart Battery Cases for the latest iPhones, but this time there’s a better reason to buy than just the extra longevity. Its newly-released cases for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max all include a dedicated camera button that can launch the Camera app, take a photo or (if you hold it) record video. The concept of a camera button on…
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