April, 2019

• 9 April

  Google’s Wing drones are now delivering gelato in Australia

  

  Wing drones are ready to deliver fresh food to customers’ doors in Australia. Wing, a startup under Google parent company Alphabet, on Tuesday launched its commercial drone delivery service in North Canberra, Australia. The drones will deliver fresh food, hot coffee and over-the-counter health products to customers’ homes within minutes, the company said. Customers order items using …

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• 9 April

  Samsung details pricing for 2019 sound bars, starting at $200

  

  Samsung has announced pricing for its 2019 range of sound bars, which include the Dolby Atmos compatible Q-series, developed in collaboration between Samsung Audio Lab and Harman Kardon. Samsung’s complete sound bar lineup for 2019 is as follows: Q90: $1,700 Q80: $1,200 Q70: $800 Q60: $500 (£600, AU$799) R650: $400 (AU$699) R550: $280 (AU$549) R450: $200 (AU$349) The Q90, Q80 and …

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• 9 April

  Thanks to Samsung and Verizon, 5G is about to all get up in your face

  

  Ready or not, 5G data is at your doorstep. Samsung and Verizon made that fact crystal clear last week. First, Verizon lit up its 5G network, claiming it to be the world’s first. Two days later, the largest phone maker on the planet began selling the Galaxy S10 5G, its first 5G device, in Samsung’s home country of South Korea. These two events prove that 5G is off to …

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• 9 April

  AT&T expands its 5G network to 7 more US cities

  

  AT&T’s 5G reach is growing. The carrier has launched 5G mobile services in seven more cities, it said in a Tuesday release. Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; Orlando, Florida; and four California cities, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose, join a dozen cities where the company launched 5G in December.   The 5G service, available for businesses and consumers, works …

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• 9 April

  Mitch McConnell: Democrats’ Net neutrality bill is ‘dead on arrival’ in Senate

  

  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters on Tuesday that the net neutrality bill Democrats are pushing through the House will be “dead on arrival” in the Senate. The US House of Representatives is expected to vote later Tuesday on the Save the Internet Act, which is the Democrats’ proposal to restore Obama-era net neutrality protections that were repealed in …

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• 9 April

  Motorola’s 5G phone may be a first, but a foldable Razr is a more important win

  

  Motorola can boast about making the first commercial phone running on a live 5G network, but I’d bet money that its rumored foldable update to the iconic Razr phone will leave the most lasting mark. Both are key devices in 2019’s mobile story, a landscape that’s in the midst of tremendous evolution.  5G is the next-generation data network poised to …

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• 9 April

  YouTube to develop its own choose

  

  Video streaming site YouTube is jumping into programming where viewers can directly interact with a show’s narrative, according to Bloomberg. These choose-your-own-adventure shows will be overseen by Ben Relles, YouTube’s head of unscripted programming for YouTube Originals. Owned by Google, YouTube is one of the most popular video hosting sites in the world. In December 2018, its rival Netflix premiered …

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• 9 April

  Facebook adds tribute section, new tools for memorialized profiles

  

  Facebook is trying to improve the ways people can remember loved ones on its platform. The social network on Tuesday added a new tributes section for memorialized accounts and more control for users who manage these accounts. Facebook made the changes based on feedback from different religions and cultures, as well as experts and academics. “Over 30 million people view …

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• 9 April

  Save $200 on a MacBook Pro at Best Buy

  

  Apple products are rarely available at discount, but Best Buy this week has a number of MacBook Pro models marked down. The sale includes four different configurations (and two color choices) of the 13-inch MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar, each of which is $200 off of its list price. And Amazon shoppers should know that two of the four …

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• 9 April

  Deactivating your Facebook account doesn’t stop data collection

  

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