June, 2019

• 27 June

  Pre

  

  We’re still a few weeks away from Prime Day — which officially starts on July 15 this year — but Amazon is already dropping prices all over the place. Right now, the company is offering its best-ever deal on Apple’s second-gen AirPods with the wireless charging case. It’s usually priced at $199 (£199, AU$319) but is currently going for …

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• 27 June

  Facebook looks to the world for help fixing its content mess

  

  Noah Feldman, a professor at Harvard Law School, spends a lot of time pondering the impact social media has on free speech. A constitutional law scholar, he often considers how power imbalances can stifle some voices. Not long ago, Feldman wondered whether Facebook could take a page from the legal system. The world’s biggest social network, he thought, could set …

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• 27 June

  The Kodak Mini Shot instant

  

  Digital photos are all well and good, but there’s something to be said for an actual print you can hold in your hand, stick to the fridge, drop in an envelope to a friend and so on. Call me nostalgic, but printed snapshots are just kind of nice. And I’m not alone in this sentiment, as mobile photo-printers have soared …

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• 27 June

  AT&T hopes quantum networking will amplify the power of quantum computing

  

  Quantum computing, the processing technology that’s turbocharged by the weirdness of subatomic physics, is only just becoming a reality. But the newness of the field hasn’t stopped AT&T from going another step further. The telecommunications giant is researching technology to link quantum computers, hoping to amplify their power much the way networking of conventional computers led to massive supercomputers and …

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• 27 June

  AT&T turns on 5G in Las Vegas, expands network count to 20 cities

  

  AT&T’s 5G network is continuing to grow, though it still remains limited to business users.  On Thursday the wireless carrier announced that it has turned on 5G in Las Vegas, its twentieth city to get its 5G mmWave network (what AT&T calls “5G+”).  Exactly where the 5G network will appear in the city isn’t yet known. AT&T says it will …

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• 27 June

  Amazon’s Counter lets you pick up packages at Rite

  

  For those who worry about their Amazon packages getting stolen from their front door, the e-commerce giant has another way to make sure customers get what they bought, and just in time for Prime Day on July 15. Customer in the US can now pick up Amazon items from their local Rite-Aid.   Amazon Counter launched in the US on …

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• 27 June

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  Ossia’s ambition to replace today’s tangle of cables with a fully wireless radio-wave charging system moved a step closer to reality with approval from the US Federal Communications Commission. The approval, announced Thursday, has some strings attached, though: It’s only for business and industrial settings, with a wireless charging distance up to 1 meter. Ossia’s Cota wireless charging beams power through …

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• 27 June

  Huawei employees reportedly worked on Chinese military research projects

  

  Huawei workers have reportedly collaborated with China’s military on at least 10 research projects without the company’s knowledge. Employees of the embattled Chinese telecommunications equipment maker worked with parts of the People’s Liberation Army on projects linked to areas such as artificial intelligence and radio communications over the past decade, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. One such project with the Central Military …

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• 27 June

  Denver and Providence are next two cities to get Verizon 5G

  

  Verizon is ready to turn on its next two 5G cities. After announcing in April that Denver and Providence would be among 20 cities to get 5G in 2019, on Thursday the wireless carrier revealed that they in fact are the next two to get the service. Verizon’s new network is now live in Denver, with Providence set to be …

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• 27 June

  What is Verizon Visible and is it a good deal?

  

  Big news today: Verizon Visible just removed the data speed cap from its unlimited plan, making an already pretty good deal even better. Ah, but how good is pretty good, and how much better is it now? Let’s dive into this Verizon option that surprisingly few people know about. Read more: The best phones you can buy right now Visible …

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