August, 2019

• 19 August

  Everything the iPhone 11 needs to be successful

  

  Every year in September, Apple holds an event to announce the next iPhone. And with the iPhone 11 (or whatever it’ll be called) looming near, it’s time for Apple to step up. iPhone sales fell 12% in the fiscal third quarter, more people are trading in their iPhones for Androids, and rivals like Samsung’s Note …

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• 19 August

  In HBO’s Westworld Awakening VR game you play a host stalked by a serial killer

  

  Like many fans of HBO’s Westworld, I have resigned myself to the fact that the show won’t be back for a new season until next year. On May 19, the night the series finale of Game of Thrones aired, a teaser for the third season of Westworld was released showing off Aaron Paul’s new character and reinforcing the 2020 return …

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• 19 August

  TCL could be a new player in foldable and 5G phones, according to leaked roadmap

  

  Ready for more 5G and foldable phones? Whether you are or not, more companies seem set to join Samsung and Huawei next year.  In a set of tweets Monday, noted leaker Evan Blass shared images of TCL’s upcoming T1 phone as well as a leaked roadmap depicting the Chinese company’s phone plans through much of 2020.  The TCL T1.  Evan Blass …

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• 19 August

  AT&T TV is live, but what is it? Here’s what we know now

  

  AT&T has begun the launch of yet another new streaming service called AT&T TV in 10 cities across the country. Not to be confused with AT&T TV Now, which was formerly called DirecTV Now, the new offering allows users to stream content to the AT&T TV app on mobile devices and through a box on TVs.  While it was previously coy on …

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• 19 August

  Commerce Department extends reprieve to let US companies work with Huawei

  

  The US Commerce Department said Monday it’s extending a temporary general license that allows American companies to do business with Huawei for another 90 days. This follows an initial 90-day reprieve, which started in May and was set to end Monday. The department blacklisted Huawei following an executive order from President Donald Trump that effectively banned Huawei from US communications networks. It …

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• 19 August

  Motorola One Action is a phone with a GoPro

  

  Motorola wants the camera on its latest midrange phone, the One Action, to wow you. Like the just-announced Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and other 2019 phones, the Motorola One Action has three rear cameras. But unlike the competition, it ups the ante by giving you one major feature you might find in a GoPro camera — the ability to film action shots. …

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• 19 August

  FTC chief sees obstacle to splitting up Facebook

  

  Facebook’s plan to merge WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram could hamper any attempt to break up the social media giant, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission believes. Joseph Simmons told the Financial Times that all options are on the table as it conducts an antitrust investigation of the company, but combing the three major brands could complicate things. “If they’re …

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• 19 August

  Google tightens grip on some Android data over privacy fears, report says

  

  Google is apparently tightening its grip on some Android data. The search giant shut down its Mobile Network Insights service, which provided wireless carriers with data on signal strengths and connection speeds in their coverage areas, according to Reuters.  Google reportedly decided to shutter the program over concerns that sharing this Android data could draw further scrutiny from users and …

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• 19 August

  Google denies Trump’s accusations of voter manipulation

  

  Google denied accusations made on Monday by President Donald Trump that the search giant “manipulated” millions of voters against him in the 2016 election. Google said Trump seemed to be referring to an old report claiming to prove that it generated at least 2.6 million votes for Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton, but said the report has been “debunked since it was made.” …

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• 19 August

  Apple Watch 5 to come in titanium and ceramic models, report says

  

  Imagine the awestruck faces of your technorati friends when you whip out your new titanium Apple Card and — gasp — it matches your even newer Apple Watch! (You tilt your wrist subtly to bathe your buddies in the glow.) That’s right, the next iteration of the Apple Watch, the Apple Watch 5, expected next month, could come in titanium …

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