Huawei’s got a new smartwatch, though this time the wearable is coming from its Honor subsidiary rather than directly from the Chinese tech giant itself. While not the flashiest timepiece, the new watch does look to be a cheaper rival to the Apple Watch.  Called the Magic Watch 2, the new smartwatch promises up to …

This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. It’s 2019 and we still don’t have adorable robot butlers in our homes to deliver ice cream while we lounge on the sofa or tidy up our floor-drobe after an especially busy …

Uber faced a blow on Monday when London regulators refused to renew the ride-hailing company’s operating permit because of safety concerns. The biggest issue lawmakers cited was drivers using false identities as they ferried unsuspecting passengers. At least 14,000 trips were made by unauthorized drivers, according to city regulator Transport for London. The way it worked is this: A number …

The US Commerce Department is moving closer to defining how it’ll assess and respond to national security risks posed by telecommunications equipment from foreign nations like China. The proposed rules, published Tuesday, would see the department decide on a case-by-case basis whether something is “an unacceptable risk to national security or to the security and safety of US persons,” and …

Facebook has brought Beat Games into the Oculus fold, announcing the acquisition Tuesday afternoon. The virtual reality games studio will be an independently operated studio under Oculus in Prague. According to Facebook, Beat Saber content and updates will continue, but with additional support from the social media giant. Beat Saber is the top-selling VR game on Valve’s Steam Store, with players …

Smartphone sales dipped overall in the third quarter, but Huawei and Samsung still managed to make gains thanks in part to consumers looking for better value from their devices, according to a new report from market researcher Gartner.  A Gartner report released Tuesday shows a 0.4% decline in phone sales in the third quarter compared with the same period in 2018. Samsung, Huawei …

Honor on Tuesday launched the View 30 and View 30 Pro phones at an event in Beijing. The 5G phones are a follow-up to this year’s View 20 and continue to offer impressive tech at a mid-range price. The Huawei sub-brand said the phones will be available in China first, and more markets next year.  Both phones feature a punch …

Just ahead of Amazon’s important Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, the company now faces a new, larger threat from its many critics in the labor and immigration movements. Over 40 groups said Tuesday they’ve created a new coalition called Athena to push back against Amazon on a variety of fronts. These groups include the immigrant-focused organizations Make the Road New York and Awood Center in …

News of the weird: Ryan Reynolds, the man inside Deadpool’s red-so-bad-guys-can’t-see-him-bleed suit, just purchased an ownership stake in mobile carrier Mint Mobile. And apparently he’s a cheapskate at heart, because Mint is currently running a pretty sweet promotion: The 12GB plan for $15 per month for the first three months. See it at Mint Mobile 2020 Holiday Gift Picks Holiday …

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