Texas is joining a multistate lawsuit seeking to block T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint, New York Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday. A group of 15 attorneys general across the country are pushing back against the merger, which was OK’d by the Justice Department last week. “We are more confident than ever that enforcing …
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August, 2019
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1 August
16 gestures that will make you love using your iPad
Alongside iOS 13.1, Apple released iPadOS. It’s the first time Apple‘s iPad has had its own operating system. There’s a lot of feature overlap and parity between iOS 13 and iPadOS, but by giving the iPad its own OS, Apple can begin to separate how the two devices work. One of the more notable changes to iPadOS, outside of the multitasking …
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1 August
Intel’s 10th
Intel’s finally unveiled the mobile Core CPU product lineup based on its 10th-gen Ice Lake architecture, and suffice it to say that buying a laptop in the coming months probably just got a little more complicated. Expect to hear about the first models around the IFA show the first week of September and to be able to start shelling out …
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1 August
Trump’s 10% China tariff could boost phone, console, laptop prices
US President Donald Trump announced plans Thursday to levy an additional 10% in tariffs against another $300 billion in Chinese goods starting Sep. 1. In a tweet, Trump said this would not include the $250 billion worth of Chinese goods already tariffed at 25%. The tariffs could result in pricier gaming consoles, iPhones and laptops, given that many tech companies …
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1 August
New robocall rules let FCC crack down on texts and overseas callers
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday on new rules to go after illegal robocallers based overseas. But it’s unlikely to be the final death knell for the scourge of robocalls. Instead it’s yet another tool in the toolbox to deter the onslaught of calls, the agency said. The FCC says it received more than 35,000 consumer complaints about caller ID …
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1 August
Verizon reportedly has new unlimited plans coming
Verizon reportedly has a bunch of new phone plans coming this Friday, with the carrier focusing on unlimited offerings. The announcement will follow an episode a few weeks ago, when Verizon’s website mentioned phone plans that didn’t yet exist, Droid Life said on Thursday. Verizon will introduce four new plans, Droid Life said, citing what it called a reliable source. …
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T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray is doubtful of Verizon’s 5G network expansion plans, tweeting that he wants to see a coverage map. His comments follow Verizon announcing earlier Wednesday the expansion of its 5G network to Atlanta, Detroit, Indianapolis and Washington, DC, in addition to already being live in Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Providence. 5G, also already launched …
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1 August
Back
It’s August, which means that most students will be heading back to school in the next few weeks. (Don’t be mad at me, I’m just the messenger.) Today’s deals include a 49-inch TV that’s within $20 of its Amazon Prime Day low, a pair of Bose headphones, a cheap-but-good Bluetooth speaker and 512GB of super-fast storage. Have a look below. …
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1 August
StubHub now lets you buy tickets using Apple Pay in your mobile browser
Tired of too many apps on your iPhone? Good news: If you ever want to buy concert tickets on StubHub using Apple Pay, you can now just use your mobile browser, the company announced Thursday. Apple Pay is a digital wallet service that lets users make payments via their iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and even Mac laptop. As of June …
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1 August
YouTube tweaks kids videos’ algorithm to favor ‘quality’ content
YouTube changed its recommendation algorithm for kid-oriented videos to prioritize “quality” content, the company said Wednesday. The tweak last month diverted traffic away from some channels and flooded others, according to a Bloomberg article that first reported the news. YouTube confirmed the change in a statement. “We make hundreds of changes every year to make it easier for people to find what they want …
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