TikTok released its first transparency report this week, revealing that it received no user information requests from China in the first half of 2019. The release follows the US Army and Navy banning the video app, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, from government phones over fears that it’s tied to the Chinese government. The app isn’t …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. A $350 foldable phone named after late Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar was unveiled last month, but we won’t be seeing the Escobar Fold 1 at CES 2020. Escobar Inc. has apparently been banned from the trade show, which kicks off …
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Huawei intends to use its own Harmony operating system in more products next year, but its phones, tablets and computers won’t be among them, Reuters reported late Sunday. The embattled Chinese company hopes to stick with Google’s Android mobile OS for those devices, a Huawei spokesperson told Reuters. The company has been forced to consider alternatives to Android as it faces trade restrictions from …
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If you’ve been looking to inject more darkness into your web browsing on Android devices, Opera’s browser has the solution. Along with the darkened interface, version 55 of the browser can give white sections of web pages a noir look even if they aren’t designed that way. You can manually tweak the color temperature and schedule dark mode to activate at certain …
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Samsung is getting in on The Rise of Skywalker hype with a limited edition Star Wars Galaxy Note 10 Plus. The phone is styled after Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, with a sleek black body, red accents and a First Order logo etched on the back. It comes with a specially designed leather case, a metal badge for collectors, an S …
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Roberto De Jesús Escobar Gaviria, the brother of late Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, is going toe-to-toe with the $1,500 Motorola Razr, $1,980 Samsung Galaxy Fold and $2,400 Huawei Mate X by releasing a foldable phone: the Escobar Fold 1. It’s a whole lot cheaper at $350, coming unlocked and compatible with “all networks” worldwide. The phone’s website and promotional …
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We already knew Huawei’s Mate 30 couldn’t use Google’s Android operating system because of the Trump administration’s ban on the controversial Chinese phone maker, but it seems the impact isn’t limited to software. The phone is now being made without any US-sourced components at all, The Wall Street Journal reported. Huawei found non-American suppliers for parts, according to an analysis …
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Facebook on Monday launched a transfer tool that lets you easily send your photos and video to other online services, starting with Google Photos. It’s available in Ireland now, with plans to roll it out worldwide in the first half of 2020. Once the feature is available in your region, it’ll be available in the Your Facebook Information section of …
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Huawei is reportedly getting ready to take the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to court over its decision to bar US carriers from using its $8.5 billion yearly Universal Service Fund to buy equipment from the embattled Chinese telecom. It’ll challenge the FCC in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans next week, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. …
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Apple chief designer Jony Ive appears to have left the company, with the removal of his profile from its leadership page. His plan to depart was revealed back in June. Ives’ focus will shift to his own design firm, LoveFrom, along with long-term collaborator Marc Newson (who joined Apple’s design team in 2014 — the pair designed an all-diamond ring together …
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