Russia’s competition watchdog is probing Apple over allegations that it’s abusing its dominance over iOS apps. The complaint came from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab. The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) is looking into why Kaspersky’s Safe Kids parent control app wasn’t updated — causing a major loss in its functionality — while Apple‘s own …
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8 August
FCC deems 5G safe
Cellphones — old and new — are safe, including those that’ll use new 5G technology. That’s according to a new proposal that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai circulated Thursday. It would keep the agency’s current safety limits for radio frequency exposure the same as they’ve been for 23 years. Following more than six years of public input and …
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8 August
Amazon workers in Minnesota stage another protest
Amazon continues to struggle with worker discontent in the Minneapolis area. A group of Amazon employees protested outside the Eagan, Minnesota, warehouse Thursday morning. The Eagan protest was to raise concerns about working conditions and a lack of parking at the location, which has resulted in Amazon towing workers cars off its lot, according to the Awood Center, a local …
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8 August
Uber’s second
It’s been a rocky few months for Uber. The ride-hailing company went public in May only to see its stock price stagnate. Since then, three of its board members have stepped down, along with its COO and chief marketing officer. The company also laid off 400 employees. Uber’s second-quarter earnings, which it reported on Thursday, suggested the situation wasn’t looking …
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8 August
Samsung quietly pulls ads mocking Apple’s killing of headphone jack after following suit
Samsung would rather you forget that it mocked Apple for killing the headphone jack in a 2017 ad. Now that its Galaxy Note 10 phones have also done away with the headphone jack, Samsung appears to be quietly deleting an ad called Growing Up from its YouTube channels. The video shows an iPhone user getting increasingly annoyed at each new iPhone …
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8 August
After Note 10 dumps headphone jack, Samsung ads mocking iPhone dongles disappear
Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 10 line is ditching its headphone jack. After years of being one of the last true holdouts, it seems that not even the mighty Samsung could continue to prolong the inevitable death of the beloved port. Of course, with this switch, there is a bit of irony. As rumors continued to pick up steam that Apple …
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8 August
The best MacBook deals right now
For a long time, Apple laptops were expensive, premium products that were rarely discounted. You might find a modest deal on an older model or a retailer might sweeten a sale with a gift card. But that’s changing — we’re seeing significant, sustained price breaks on an almost daily basis. Some of those lower prices come from back-to-school discounts — …
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8 August
Galaxy Note 10: The best deals on Samsung’s new precious
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus have arrived, bringing exactly the kind of jaw-dropping price tags you’d expect from big-screen flagship phones: $949 and $1,099, respectively. Want a 5G-capable model (currently available only for the Plus on Verizon)? Be prepared to shell out $1,299. Here’s everything you need to know about preordering a Galaxy Note 10. However, …
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8 August
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 is ditching the microSD card. Here’s why
The headphone jack isn’t the only thing going away on the new Galaxy Note 10. The smaller of Samsung’s two new Note 10 phones is also losing another once-proud feature, the microSD card slot. Samsung isn’t getting rid of the microSD card slot entirely, mind you. The pricier, larger 6.8-inch Note 10 Plus will still have support for expandable storage. But …
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8 August
Nubia Z20 phone has two displays and no notch
Foldable phones aren’t the only devices making use of multiple screens. The Nubia Z20 is a dual-screen phone that launches globally next month, the company said Thursday. It goes on sale in China on Aug. 16. The phone features a bezelless 6.42-inch FHD+ display with no notches, triple cameras and up to 8GB of RAM. It also has a 5.1-inch …
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