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Buick Throws in the Towel on Cars in the US
Buick Throws in the Towel on Cars in the US

One out of every 1,150 cars sold in the US is a Buick Regal. It's being dropped, making Buick an all-SUV brand going forward. The bulk of the Buick market is now in China.

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold 2 Might Be Much Cheaper
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold 2 Might Be Much Cheaper

It turns out foldable phones are hard to get right, and Samsung wanted almost $2,000 for its first-of-its-kind Galaxy Fold smartphone. A new report from South Korea suggests the Galaxy Fold 2 may be here soon, and it could be much less expensive.

FCC Finds Carriers Lie About Rural Coverage 40 Percent of the Time
FCC Finds Carriers Lie About Rural Coverage 40 Percent of the Time

After testing LTE data across the rural US, the agency has concluded that Verizon, T-Mobile, and US Cellular were lying about their coverage about 40 percent of the time. If you were hoping carriers would face some consequences for this, prepare to be disappointed.

Nvidia: Higher Frame Rates Can Almost Double Your Gaming Prowess
Nvidia: Higher Frame Rates Can Almost Double Your Gaming Prowess

A higher frame rate can improve a player's kill-to-death ratio by as much as 90 percent.

BMW Drops $80 Fee to Use Apple CarPlay on Its Pricey Bimmers
BMW Drops $80 Fee to Use Apple CarPlay on Its Pricey Bimmers

Power to the people: Years of owner grousing got BMW to back down from charging $80 a year to use Apple CarPlay. No other automaker does that.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 Promises Big Improvements in Cameras, Gaming, and More
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 Promises Big Improvements in Cameras, Gaming, and More

Qualcomm has finally released specs and features for its upcoming flagship 865 ARM chip, which will power premium phones like the Galaxy S11 in 2020. Qualcomm has made extensive changes to the display support, AI, and camera technology.

NASA Probe Discovers Source of Solar Winds
NASA Probe Discovers Source of Solar Winds

The research, published in several groundbreaking studies, offers tantalizing details on the origin of the solar wind.

The iPhone Collects Location Data Even When You Tell It to Stop
The iPhone Collects Location Data Even When You Tell It to Stop

Apple says this is "expected behavior," but it's a misleading setup at the very least.

2020 Cadillac XT6 Review: Good, Not Great, Midsize SUV
2020 Cadillac XT6 Review: Good, Not Great, Midsize SUV

The XT6 is a nice SUV; it rides well and is much improved over earlier Cadillac SUVs. The elephant in the room is the Lincoln Aviator. The XT6 will get better when Super Cruise arrives.

Review: Flying DJI’s New Mavic Mini Portable Drone
Review: Flying DJI’s New Mavic Mini Portable Drone

DJI's newest and smallest Mavic, the Mini, looks like its bigger siblings and has a greatly reduced price. We put one through its paces to see if it lives up to the value proposition of other models in the family.

Mozilla Launches Free Firefox VPN Beta Test
Mozilla Launches Free Firefox VPN Beta Test

After small pilot testing, the Firefox Private Network VPN is now available as a free beta. However, Mozilla has instituted numerous limits on the free VPN.

Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 865 and 765 Chips With 5G Modems
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 865 and 765 Chips With 5G Modems

The company's new Snapdragon 865 SoC will power high-end phones in 2020, but it won't include a built-in 5G modem. Instead, Qualcomm announced its first integrated 5G chip will be the more modest Snapdragon 765.