August, 2020

• 13 August

  India is set to lock Huawei and ZTE out of its 5G rollout

  

  Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE are expected to be locked out of India’s 5G rollout plans amid spiralling relations between the neighbouring countries, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday.   The South Asian nation will restrict bidders from any country it shares a land border with, under amended investment rules that cite concerns over …

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• 13 August

  ‘China’s days as world’s factory are done’: iPhone assembler says Trump trade war hurts

  

  Apple has several key marketing phrases that pretty much all techies know by heart, such as “Think different” and “There’s an app for that.” But its most ubiquitous one may soon start to change: “Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China.” Young Liu, chairman of worldwide device assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, which is also known as Foxconn, said …

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• 13 August

  iPhone 12 release date may have been revealed in new leak

  

  Apple last month confirmed that its new iPhone will be delayed “a few weeks,” leading some to speculate the company’s expected iPhone 12 lineup won’t be revealed until October. Apple has typically shown off its new phones in September. Now, a new leak may offer up a more specific timeline.  Apple may unveil the iPhone 12 during an event the week of …

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• 13 August

  5G small cell sites are very different from 4G towers

  

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• 13 August

  Waze rolls out contactless fuel payments with ExxonMobil, Shell

  

  Waze on Thursday rolled out a new feature that allows US drivers to link the navigation platform to fuel partner apps for contactless payments at participating Exxon, Mobil and Shell gas stations.  When drivers arrive at those stations, a notification in the Waze app will prompt them to securely pay using the fuel partner’s contactless payment app (the Exxon Mobil Rewards …

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• 13 August

  TikTok, WeChat bans could make Apple iPhone shipments drop up to 30%, analyst says

  

  With all the drama over President Donald Trump’s threats to ban the international Chinese social networking sensation TikTok, tech watchers in the US haven’t spent as much time considering what banning TenCent’s WeChat might lead to as well. A well-connected Apple analyst crunched the numbers and estimates iPhone sales could drop as much as 30% worldwide if a ban goes …

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• 13 August

  iPhone 8 vs. iPhone 8 Plus: The main differences between Apple’s 2017 flagships

  

  If you’re looking for a new iPhone at the lowest price possible, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus from 2017 are viable options. (They’re still so viable, in fact, that the US Census Bureau used the iPhone 8 to conduct the 2020 Census.) Though Apple discontinued selling them, you can still nab the devices from third-party retailers like Walmart and Best …

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• 13 August

  Stock up on your favorite HD and 4K movies for just $5 each

  

  There are a few movies I’ve found myself renting over and over again — if I had simply bought them outright, I could have saved quite a bit of dough. Here’s a chance to scoop up a few of those “wish I owned” movies at a deep discount. The Microsoft Store is in the middle of a summer sale, and …

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• 13 August

  Google just made it easier to find live sports and TV listings

  

  It probably isn’t a stretch to say that most of us are staying in and watching more TV than usual these days. Now Google wants to rise to the occasion by making it easier to search for stuff to watch, whether that’s a baseball game or your favorite terrible reality show. “Today we’re adding new features to Google Search in …

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• 13 August

  How 5G antennas will get built near you

  

  5G is here, but it won’t really flourish on next-generation phones and 5G connected cars until the network is built out. That physical network will be more vast and dense than that which powers current networks. It’ll also cost as much as $750 billion worldwide over the next five years. Yet it comes at a time of unparalleled economic challenges …

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