Sprint on Tuesday said it’s rolling out a new free service called Sprint Call Screener Basic to identify and block unwanted malicious calls. The service reports the highest risk, unwanted callers like fraudsters, and gives users the option to block those calls. The company is also launching Sprint Call Screener Plus, a $2.99-per-month, per-line …
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17 December
Facebook is testing a way to speed up fact
Facebook said Tuesday that it’s hiring community reviewers to help shorten the time it takes to identify a false post, as part of a new pilot program that could help the social network crack down on misinformation. The new steps show how the world’s largest social network is responding to criticism that it doesn’t do enough to combat false claims …
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17 December
Cheaper 5G phones are on the horizon, but they probably won’t be very good
We all know that 5G phones are expensive. The ability to connect to ultrafast networks is seen as a premium nice-to-have, but not need-to-have feature that raises the price of any phone by hundreds. High prices will deter billions of people from switching over from 4G phones to faster 5G. Affordable 5G phones for all are on the horizon, but good 5G …
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17 December
Google Chrome update fixes Android data loss problem
Google on Tuesday released a fix for Chrome and the related WebView software that had wiped out access to data stored by some Android apps. Google, which had stopped releasing the update after the data-loss problem emerged, apologized for the problem in a statement Tuesday. Chrome 79 and the related version of WebView, which lets developers use web programming techniques …
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17 December
VR in the 2010s: My decade with things on my face
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. I had a vision of the future when I was in high school in the early ’90s, and it involved a world in which we were immersed in headsets that were doorways …
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17 December
Huawei P40 Pro launching in March without Google support
Huawei’s Mate 30 Pro launched just a few months ago in September, but the company has already locked in a launch window for its next flagship, the P40 Pro. The P40 and P40 Pro will be unveiled at an event in Paris in March, said Huawei consumer group CEO Richard Yu, according to French press. More consequentially, Yu added the …
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17 December
Magic Leap moves to AR for business with new software
After reports last week of Magic Leap’s sales numbers being well below expectations, it’s perhaps not a surprise that the Florida-based augmented reality company on Tuesday announced a new version of its headset focused on business. The Magic Leap One, when it debuted in 2018, was targeted at creative professionals and even everyday people, despite its high price tag. The newly …
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17 December
House passes bills to improve the FCC’s broadband maps
Lawmakers in Congress are getting serious about figuring out who has broadband and who doesn’t to better target federal subsidies for rural broadband deployment. On Monday, the House of Representatives approved two bills designed to improve broadband mapping. The bills still need approval from the Senate before they make their way to President Donald Trump’s desk for signing. The Broadband …
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17 December
The next big Apple Watch feature may be sleep tracking
The next big Apple event is just a few days away, and while we think we know a lot about the upcoming iPhone 11, there’s still plenty more to be revealed about other potential products we may see, like a new Apple Watch. In this week’s Apple Core roundup, we’ll be going over the latest leaks on what to expect from …
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17 December
Apple’s new Mac Pro may be easy to repair, but good luck getting certain parts
Apple’s newest Mac Pro isn’t cheap. After adding all the available upgrades, you’re looking at a $53,000 computer. However, this Mac Pro can apparently be upgraded and repaired with a minimal amount of effort — though fixing some of the high-end parts could be a pain. Tech repair site iFixit tore down the Mac Pro and found it to be …
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