AT&T has added another 5G device to its upcoming lineup. The carrier said Wednesday it’s working with Samsung to offer another 5G phone next year. The smartphone will support 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz and will be offered in the second half of 2019. This comes after AT&T said Tuesday it will carry a 5G Samsung phone starting …
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Apple might build a sleep tracking device. Apple on Wednesday received approval from the Federal Communication Commission for a “sleep monitor” in the US. Details in the filing are slim, but an illustration of the product label includes the description “designed by Beddit in California.” Apple acquired Beddit in May 2017. The company makes a $150 sleep tracking device that …
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Google will “soon” pull the plug on its Allo messaging app, says a Wednesday report by 9to5 Google. The tech giant didn’t respond to a request for comment. Google said in April that it would “pause investment” in Allo. The search giant decided to focus resources on Rich Communications Services, or RCS, instead. RCS is designed to bring enhanced features …
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Alphabet is bringing its drone service to Europe. On Tuesday, Wing, a drone delivery business owned by Google’s parent company, said it’ll launch in Europe in the spring of 2019, with the introduction of service in the Helsinki area of Finland. Wing has spent the past 18 months testing drone deliveries in southeastern Australia, according to its website, partnering with …
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Fake news is being spread on WhatsApp in some of Africa’s most populous countries, according to two new reports, raising concerns over coming elections in Nigeria. Photoshopped images and false claims about politicians have been circulating on the Facebook-owned messaging service in Nigeria, which holds election in February next year, according to a report from The Poynter Institute on Friday. Many of …
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Consumers are snapping up low-cost wearables as basic trackers add new features that bring them closer to smartwatches. Shipments of wearable devices reached 32 million units worldwide in the third quarter this year, up 21.7 percent from a year ago, according to market research firm IDC. New products from Fitbit, Garmin and Huawei along with demand in Asia helped drive growth, …
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Apple named its favorite and most-popular apps for 2018. Donut Country and Gorogoa, both games published by Ananpurna Interactive, were chosen as the best iPhone and iPad games of the year by editors at the consumer technology giant. Separate from games, Procreate Pocket, a drawing app by Savage Interactive, and Froggipedia, a biology app by Designmate, were chosen as best iPhone …
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You can finally share that weird Instagram story with just your besties. The Facebook-owned app on Friday rolled out a close friends list feature on Stories that lets you share more personal moments with only the people you choose. Only you can see your close friends list, and people cannot request to be added. You can add people to your list …
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More YouTube creators can share stories now. On Thursday, the popular video-sharing site expanded its Stories feature to “creators” with more than 10,000 subscribers, according to a YouTube blog post. The feature, which was originally called Reels, allows video makers to layer their creations with text, stickers, filters and other items. The feature, which debuted in November 2017, lets creators make …
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Lawmakers are continuing their push to end robocalls. On Wednesday, Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced the REAL PEACE Act, which would expand the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to crack down on telecom companies that facilitate illegal robocalls. (In case you’re wondering, the witty acronym stands for “Robocall Elimination At …
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