Blog Layout

US reportedly accuses Huawei of lying about Chinese ties

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused Huawei of lying about its government ties, while China has asked the US government to cease its “wrong actions” if trade talks are to continue, CNBC is reporting. Last week, the US blacklisted networking gear from Huawei, and President Donald Trump signed an executive order essentially banning the Chinese …

Read More »

Wikipedia takes Turkey to court over two

Wikipedia is petitioning a human rights court over Turkey’s two-year ban of its site.  The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia, said Thursday that it’s asked the European Court of Human Rights to lift Turkey’s ban. The Wikimedia Foundation says it’s doing this to promote “knowledge and freedom of expression as fundamental rights for every person.” The Turkish government …

Read More »

To power Prime one

Amazon is offering deep warehouse discounts to its sellers in a bid to jump-start its Prime one-day shipping program. The company last month announced plans to transition its popular Prime membership deliveries from two-day shipping to one day. To increase the number of items it can offer for one-day delivery, Amazon will need to have more stuff spread around its …

Read More »

With a black SIM, first responders’ calls go ahead of yours

One of the key takeaways from the 9/11 Report was that emergency communications were a mess. You would think that was addressed long ago, but only now is a new mobile network called FirstNet arriving, along with a move toward using cellular networks as mission-critical infrastructure. Now playing: Watch this: With the black SIM, first responders’ calls go ahead… 7:18 …

Read More »

Google boosts Assistant, search and Maps to help you order food

Hungry? Google wants to help.  In a series of updates Thursday, the search giant is adding features to Google Assistant, Maps and its classic search to help you get your next meal.  Partnering with delivery services including DoorDash, Postmates, Delivery.com, Slice and ChowNow, Google is enabling users in the US to order directly from search, Maps or Assistant as opposed to …

Read More »

Best PC game deals from the Epic Games Store mega sale

Epic Games, known best for its Fortnite game, opened its online store for PC games this past December, competing directly with Steam, the leading storefront for computer games. By offering a larger percentage of sales to developers, Epic was able to secure multiple exclusive titles away from Steam. Then on Friday, the Epic Games Store had its first storewide sale, …

Read More »

Instagram will now let you upload landscape videos to IGTV

Instagram will now support landscape videos on its IGTV platform. The Facebook-owned photo app said Thursday that it’s adding the capability following requests from creators and viewers. Previously, IGTV only supported vertical videos. Viewers can now also watch landscape videos in full-screen by turning their phone sideways.  “We realize this is an evolution from where IGTV started — we believe …

Read More »