ZTE is finally, officially free of the crippling US ban that threatened to sink the entire Chinese telecom company. It’s been a long, painstaking process, but the US Department of Commerce announced Friday that the company has deposited the final $400 million in an escrow account — and so the ban is lifted. That $400 …
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Apple explicitly told CNET that though its 2018 MacBook Pro comes with a new third-generation “butterfly switch” keyboard, it didn’t do any new engineering or tweaks to prevent the dreaded “sticky key” issue that’s sparked multiple lawsuits and a free Apple repair program over the past few months. But gadget repair and teardown site iFixit has evidence that Apple may have actually …
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The Magic Leap One is now available to order for $2295. We got some hands-on time with the Magic Leap One, but if all you want are the facts, here’s everything you need to know. We also spent some time at the Magic Leap headquarters in Florida to get the inside story. On Wednesday, after nearly four years of secrets and speculation, the $2.3 billion Magic Leap …
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Hoping Apple’s refreshed MacBook Pro — just announced today — would include a keyboard that can’t be damaged by a little dust? (Seriously: There’ve been multiple lawsuits now.) Sadly, while the new 2018 MacBook Pro does have an updated third-generation keyboard, Apple tells CNET it doesn’t include any new engineering or tweaks to address the sticky key issue. Instead, the third-generation keyboard’s …
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We don’t typically cover executive moves at CNET, but this one might pique your curiosity: Apple has poached Google’s former head of AI and search to help fix Apple’s Siri voice assistant. Technically, the poaching part happened three months ago, but on Tuesday the other shoe has dropped: As spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s Leadership page now lists Giannandrea as “Apple’s …
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Microsoft just dropped a massive hint about when we can expect its next Surface tablet to be revealed — and the hint is that it could arrive tomorrow. Yes, actually tomorrow, July 10, at 6 a.m. That’s because the company’s official Microsoft Surface account just tweeted a rather coy tease that prominently includes that date and time (Tuesday, July 10 …
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Is your iPhone or iPad telling you that iOS 11.4.1 is ready to download? It’s officially rolling out Monday, and there may be more than meets the eye to this particular update. Enlarge Image Apple While it appears to merely be a set of bug fixes, an Apple support page confirms it includes a brand-new, much talked-about feature: a USB Restricted …
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When it comes to pushing the limits of drones that’ll fit in a backpack or (very large) purse, DJI has been tops — the Mavic Pro made flying 4K footage pretty dang portable, and we’ve called the Mavic Air the best travel drone. But you might want to hold off on buying either one, because it looks like a new …
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The Sony A7 III may be the worst nightmare Canon and Nikon have faced in years: a full-fat, full-frame camera for just $2,000. This could cut into their bread and butter — professional/prosumer cameras — at a time when smartphones have already devastated the traditional consumer point-and-shoot. But apparently Canon and Nikon are just about ready to fight fire with fire …
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Drunk dialing and butt-dialing are bad enough, but what if your Samsung phone sent some… private photos to your contacts without you knowing? That’s what a handful of users at Reddit are worried about (as spotted by Gizmodo) — including one who claims his Samsung Galaxy S9+ sent his entire photo gallery to his girlfriend while he was sleeping, and …
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