For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Exactly one year ago, I was sitting in one of many cavernous halls in a Paris convention center watching Huawei CEO Richard Yu unveil the P30 Pro flagship phone. It was very much a typical tech launch event. …
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Huawei unveiled its new smart assistant on Thursday during the P40 Pro online launch event. Meet Celia. To activate Celia on your Huawei device, you’ll need to use the phrase “Hey Celia,” and the assistant will spring to life to take your requests. Celia will be able to search the internet via voice command, add items to your calendar and …
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Many of us around the world just survived our first weekend of proper social distancing — staying in our homes to avoid spreading coronavirus without venturing out for more than groceries or maybe a jog. How did it go for you? I ask because I’m genuinely curious. The UK, where I live, is now on lockdown for at least three …
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The list of events canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic seems to get longer by the day. But one of the first major events to be canceled was MWC, the annual Barcelona mobile show that was due to take place a month ago. A big concern for many exhibitors set to attend the show was the money they’d lose as …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Following the outbreak of coronavirus, many of us had to make significant changes to the way we socialize to remain in step with medical guidance, which advises widespread social distancing. Fortunately, keeping in touch with loved ones no matter how far away we …
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The first wave of 5G phones have been on sale now for well over a year. That means HMD, which makes Nokia phones, is late to the party — but oh, what an entrance it’s making. The company announced the Nokia 8.3, its first 5G device, at a virtual launch event from London on Thursday, after the original MWC launch …
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Butterflies or plaid? Leopard print or flames? Cherries or angels or tie-dye or puppies? These might not be questions you ask yourself most days, but for teen girls everywhere, they can be topics of real concern when you’re about to drop $35 on an iPhone case from Wildflower, a Los Angeles-based company born out of a chance encounter with singer …
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Two US senators proposed a bill on Thursday that would see social video app TikTok banned from all government devices over espionage concerns. Republican senators Josh Hawley, of Missouri, and Rick Scott, of Florida, say that links between TikTok and the Chinese Communist Party mean the app could pose a national security risk if used for spying. “TikTok is owned …
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In open letter published on the web’s 31st birthday, its creator Tim Berners-Lee warned that the lack of access and the threat of online harassment are fueling abuse and discrimination against women and girls. “The web is not working for women and girls,” he said Thursday in the letter. “I am seriously concerned that online harms facing women and girls …
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The UK said Wednesday that it’ll begin taxing digital services April 1, a move that’ll impact a broad spectrum of US tech giants, including Amazon, Google and Facebook. The tax will amount to 2% of the revenues of search engines, social media services and online marketplaces that derive value from UK users. Known as the Digital Services Tax, or DST, …
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