Vertu emerges from bankruptcy with the $4,000 Aster P phone

Super luxury phonemaker Vertu filed for bankruptcy and liquidated its stock of hyper expensive phones back in 2017. But apparently the company is back to doing what it does best. Vertu unveiled its latest Android-based smartphone, the Aster P, on Oct. 17 in China, GizmoChina reports. Like other Vertu phones, the Aster P is built by hand in …

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How 5G pits the FCC and carriers against local governments

Given the hype and interest around 5G, you’d think any community would welcome the next-generation cellular technology with open arms. Not Doylestown, Pennsylvania. When cell tower operator Crown Castle in 2014 proposed to erect dozens of 5G small-cell antennas for Verizon along the town’s streets, Doylestown pushed back. Residents of the quaint community, nestled in the heart of history-rich Bucks …

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New Square Terminal gussies up the drab credit card reader

Square wants to refresh the often unloved credit card reader. The payments company on Thursday introduced its newest piece of hardware, Square Terminal, a card reader that looks more modern than the typical worn-out, bulky-plastic terminal you may find at a local corner store. It’s mobile, thanks to a rechargeable battery, has a large touchscreen and even has a built-in …

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Pai claims report findings validate net neutrality repeal

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said a new report from an industry trade group shows his policy to repeal Obama-era net neutrality regulations is working to spur investment in broadband. But net neutrality activists beg to differ. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says a new report showing an increase in broadband investment between 2016 and 2017 justifies his agency’s repeal of popular …

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iPhone XR phone case: Just $2 buys you see

Using a phone without a case is kind of nuts, if you ask me, but I also hate the way most cases cover your phone’s artful design. Indeed, if you’re buying an iPhone XR, you want to actually see its colorful shell, right? Ranvoo Solution: a clear case. And they don’t come much more affordable than this one: For a …

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Apple sets next event for Oct. 30 with iPads, Macs likely on tap

Get ready for new iPads and Macs. Apple plans to host an event on Oct. 30 in Brooklyn, New York. While the company never actually says what it’s announcing, Apple is widely expected to introduce new iPads and Macintosh computers.  Apple sent hundreds of versions of its invite. For CNET’s invited writers, one was colorful with sketched images of people, buildings …

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Here’s what photos from the Red Hydrogen One camera look like

Cinema camera-maker Red’s eagerly anticipated Hydrogen One phone is almost here — preorders are slated to start shipping this week — and I had a whirlwind night and day to shoot with it before shipping it off to our phone reviewer. The company cautioned us that the software wasn’t quite finished yet, and yes, there were some rough edges. But …

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Twitter battles untruths by adding context to Moments

Twitter is subtly fighting fake news with a small addition to its Moments. The “annotations” appear under the highlighted tweet. Twitter/Screenshot by CNET The social network is adding “annotations” to its curated tweets, giving us more contextual information on the topic. The annotations are written by Twitter’s curation team with the aim of clarifying its highlighted tweets, according to TechCrunch. …

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Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL are now available

After a week or so in preorder, Google’s latest flagship phones, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL went on sale Thursday as promised in the US, UK and Australia. They start at $799 (£739, AU$1,199) for the smaller model and $899 (£869, AU$1,349) for the XL. As well as the Google Store, you can get them in the US with Google Fi …

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Researchers find way to track ‘untraceable’ 3D

Untraceable 3D-printed guns may soon be traceable. In a paper published earlier this week, a team of researchers said they had discovered a way to trace 3D-printed objects back to the 3D printers that made them. The team’s identification system, dubbed “PrinTracker,” uses patterns that are etched onto the surface of a 3D-printed object to identify the printer that made …

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5G network speeds are coming. Here’s what it’ll feel like

You couldn’t miss the explosion of purple and magenta amid the sedate stone and marble interior of Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall. T-Mobile was, at least temporarily, making its mark on the New York icon.  The wireless carrier earlier this month had set up a pop-up event to promote the rebranding of its Metro prepaid arm, but I didn’t really …

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Huawei tussles with US startup over theft of technology

Chinese telecom giant Huawei and a Silicon Valley startup are battling it out in a Texas federal court.   Earlier this week, CNEX Labs, a semiconductor and software company headquartered in San Jose, California, and its co-founder Yiren Ronnie Huang accused Huawei and its subsidiary Futurewei of stealing CNEX’s technology, according to the Wall Street Journal. A Huawei lawyer reportedly …

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Twitter releases massive propaganda data vault, Apple offering customers a copy of their data

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Checking the 2019 Lincoln Navigator’s Sync 3 infotainment tech

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Go inside Facebook’s election war room

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