February, 2018

• 27 February

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  The race to turn 5G from hype into reality has hit another gear. T-Mobile will deploy mobile 5G to 30 cities this year, including New York and Los Angeles, Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray said Tuesday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company still plans to launch the service next year and provide nationwide …

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• 27 February

  Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus tips and tricks

  

  You already know about the Galaxy S9 ($198 at eBay) and S9 Plus‘ headliner improvements, like a dual aperture camera and shifted fingerprint reader on the back, a second camera lens for the S9 Plus and AR Emoji. Now playing: Watch this: Seven Galaxy S9 tricks you’ll want to know now 2:38 But you may not know about these hidden features, …

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• 27 February

  Google Lens: Everything you need to know about this helpful AR feature

  

  Google Lens was first revealed alongside Google’s Pixel 2 ($98 at Amazon) and Pixel 2 XL ($249 at Amazon) phones as a tool to help users identify real-world objects. Since then, Google has expanded Lens to more Android phones, and even plans on bringing the feature to the iPhone. Now playing: Watch this: Google Lens is smart enough to identify …

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• 27 February

  Asus Zenfone 5 is an iPhone X on the cheap

  

  There’s no escaping the fact that the Asus Zenfone 5, and the 5Z, look almost identical to Apple’s iPhone X. There’s a copycat “notch” at the top of the screen, the edges are curved metal and the rear dual camera is in an awfully familiar portrait position. (Huawei’s rumored P20 and the Leagoo S9 will also give you iPhone X …

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• 27 February

  Online sex trafficking is target of bill passed by House

  

  The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation intended to curb online sex trafficking by holding website operators more accountable for their users’ activities. The measure, passed by the House 388-25, would amend a section of the Communications Decency Act by including the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, S. 1693. The bill would make it a crime to operate …

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• 27 February

  Democrats unite to resist FCC net neutrality repeal

  

  On Tuesday, congressional Democrats delivered on their promise to introduce a resolution to roll back the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality rules. Sen. Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, led the charge in the Senate to introduce a bill that uses a legislative tool known as the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify the FCC’s December vote to …

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• 27 February

  Playstation Vue allows Apple, Android phones for sign

  

  Playstation Vue is opening up its virtual TV service for mobile sign-ups. It’s a move that’ll result in some small modifications on your subscription, but it means you don’t have be in your home and jump through as many hoops to create an account.  Signing up online won’t change how much Playstation Vue costs. The service’s monthly rates start at …

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• 27 February

  Nokia isn’t coming to the US with any carrier partners

  

  Read our full review of the Nokia 8 Sirocco, the latest Nokia phone from HMD Global.  HMD Global, maker of Nokia phones, laid bare its ambitions for capturing every corner of the phone market when it unveiled five new devices at its Mobile World Congress press conference in Barcelona on Sunday. Appealing to a spectrum of consumers from “The Matrix” fans and …

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• 27 February

  Asus unveils 3 new Zenfone 5 models: Watch live from MWC Barcelona

  

  The Asus Zenfone 5 is a series of 3 new phones. The company has just unveiled the trio on stage at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The differences between the Zenfone 5 Lite, Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 5Z are being described in detail now. What we know so far: Zenfone 5 Lite: 6-inch display dual rear cameras, dual front cameras …

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• 27 February

  Google Flutter 1.0 beta tool designed to make phone apps fresher and faster

  

  Google is firming up a tool that should help programmers bridge the divide between Android phones and iPhones. It’s hard to write software that matches the appearance of both Apple’s iOS software and Google’s Android operating system, which is one reason developers often hire separate teams to create two versions of the same product. Google, though, is finishing up a …

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