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5 October
Feds front $77 million to restore phone service in Caribbean
The Federal Communications Commission is kicking in money to help restore badly battered phone service on Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The agency voted Wednesday to provide up to $76.9 million in Universal Service Fund money to help wireless carriers restore service. The FCC unanimously voted to provide the funds immediately to carriers. It also promised up to …
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5 October
Microsoft Edge browser for mobile now available for preview
If you’re a Windows PC user looking for a new browser for your iOS or Android device, you might give the new mobile version of Microsoft‘s Edge browser a try. Available today in preview for Windows Insiders — enroll here — the new version of Edge promises some quality of life benefits if you also use Edge on your PC. Among the …
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5 October
Pixel 2’s ‘unlimited’ photo storage offer has one key limit
Google’s promise of unlimited storage for the newly launched Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL isn’t so free and open after all. The company announced on Wednesday that owners of any Pixel phone will be able to store all the photos and videos they want to online in Google Photos for as long as they use a Pixel phone. That’s true, but …
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5 October
Facebook reportedly cut Russia from election meddling report
Facebook removed all references to Russia from a public report in April concerning manipulation of its platform during the 2016 presidential election, according to a The Wall Street Journal report Thursday. Mentions of Russia were eliminated due to concerns among Facebook’s lawyers and members of its policy team that the company’s understanding of Russian activity was too speculative, the newspaper …
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5 October
Pixel 2 really is the mythic Google Phone
Ever since Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone a decade ago, gadget lovers, the press and industry watchers have waited for Google to make its move. The battle became the stuff of tech lore, akin to the rivalries of the ages: Coke versus Pepsi, Magic versus Bird, Yankees versus Red Sox. So when Google finally released its first branded, flagship phone …
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5 October
Uber app on iOS could have recorded your screen
Uber’s iOS app had the ability to record users’ screens, and anything on them, such as passwords or messages, security researchers told Gizmodo on Thursday. The ride-hailing company has permission from Apple to build that ability into the app, and the researchers said Uber’s was the only app on the App Store that appeared to have that permission. The capability was …
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5 October
Apple vs. Samsung doesn’t need Supreme Court redo, DOJ says
Even the US Department of Justice is tired of the epic legal battle between Apple and Samsung. The agency has recommended that the Supreme Court deny Samsung’s request for a new review of its case, also known as a writ of certiorari. It’s the latest tick of a five-year legal battle waged between two of the largest technology companies in …
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5 October
Pixel 2 pictures give a better look at Google’s new phones
On Wednesday at the San Francisco Jazz Center, Google held an event announcing the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. And while there was a lot of talk about what the Pixel 2 could do, we felt like we didn’t get a good solid look at either phone. To remedy this, we gathered a bunch of photos taken by CNET …
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5 October
iPhone 8 Plus batteries are swelling on some phones
Now playing: Watch this: Apple investigating reports of iPhone 8 Plus battery… 1:23 There have been at least six separate reports of iPhone 8 Plus batteries swelling to the point of splitting open their enclosures since the phones first went on sale on Sept. 22. Stories at MacRumors, The Next Web and 9to5mac as early as last week cited social …
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