Apple took a lot of heat last December when it was found that the company was slowing down older iPhone models to prevent unexpected shutdowns. But not all iPhones may be affected, as 9to5Mac points out. It turns out that the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X have certain hardware updates that allow for better …
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7 February
Google brings Nest into the game as its AI battles Alexa
Google is bringing gadget maker Nest back under its control as the search giant battles rivals Amazon and Apple in the rapidly expanding smart home market. A big part of the change: Making it easier to add Google’s artificial intelligence technology and Assistant — a digital helper that competes against Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri — into new Nest products. …
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7 February
Consumer Reports finds Samsung, Roku TVs vulnerable to hacking
We’ve written in the past about how your TV is probably tracking you, and now Consumer Reports, as part of a broad privacy and security evaluation, has has found that millions of smart TVs are vulnerable to hackers and “raise privacy concerns by collecting very detailed information on their users.” According to the report, the problems affect Samsung televisions, plus …
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7 February
Verizon tops RootMetrics wireless network tests once again
Verizon has still got it. For the ninth time in a row, the nation’s largest wireless network has taken the top spot in overall network performance, according to independent testing firm RootMetrics. In its latest test of the four major wireless carriers, RootMetrics rated Verizon tops in all six categories for the second half of 2017. When it came to …
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7 February
British phone maker Wileyfox buckles under pressure in crowded market
Hurting for funds, Wileyfox, the UK-based maker of budget Android phones, went into administration Tuesday, CEO Michael Coombes confirmed. “The purpose of the administration is to restructure the Wileyfox Group, reduce its cost base in Europe and to ensure its long term future across all the markets it operates in,” Coombes said in an email. The process is similar to …
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7 February
Nest goes back to Google
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7 February
Waymo v Uber trial gets tense when Travis Kalanick takes the stand
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7 February
5 reasons to use Facebook Marketplace instead of Craigslist
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7 February
My glamorous life with bitcoin
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7 February
2 ways your phone’s wireless charger will improve
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