July, 2017

• 6 July

  Some iPhones may face US ban in Apple

  

  If Qualcomm wins its latest legal battle against Apple, it could be a lot harder to buy certain iPhones in the US. The company plans to file a complaint with the US International Trade Commission, accusing Apple’s iPhones of infringing six of Qualcomm’s mobile patents. As part of the filing, Qualcomm wants the ITC to …

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• 6 July

  All iPhones in 2018 rumored to get an OLED screen

  

  All of next year’s iPhones could adopt a new screen technology, according to Nikkei Asian Review, not just the most high-end model. (Brace yourself for a lot of “ifs.”) That could be a departure from what we get later in 2017, when it’s rumored that the iPhone 8, Apple’s celebratory 10th-year anniversary effort, will ditch the LCD display and go …

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• 6 July

  Backups: Act like your business depends on them

  

  With technology increasingly intertwined with all aspects of business, CNET@Work can help you — from prosumers to small businesses with fewer than five employees — get started. Kate Sullivan, content director at TCK Publishing, tells a story of death and redemption. “I was just finishing up a book edit that had taken me the better part of two weeks when my …

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• 6 July

  FAA offers to refund hobbyists’ $5 drone registration fees

  

  If you’re a drone hobbyist who registered your device with the FAA, you may be eligible for a refund of your $5 registration fee and deletion of the data you provided. The Federal Aviation Administration’s drone registration system took flight two years ago, telling owners to pay $5 apiece or face potential criminal charges. Meanwhile, drone sales continue to climb, …

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• 6 July

  Instagram bug makes users’ accounts vanish

  

  If you are feeling like Rob Kardashian because you can’t get into your Instagram account, you aren’t alone. Several users of the photo-sharing app have taken to social media in the past 24 hours to complain about not being able to log in to their accounts. An Instagram tweet this morning was swarmed by angry users accusing the service of …

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• 6 July

  Motorola sets next launch for July 25 in New York

  

  Motorola’s invite to its next launch event has arrived and, well, it’s cryptic.  The animated GIF shows a long tunnel or arches that leads to the right, illuminated with red, yellow, orange, pink and blue light that rushes to you from somewhere down the hall. “You won’t want to miss this,” the invitation promises before flashing the Motorola batwing logo …

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• 6 July

  MyRepublic to roll out internet services across Asia Pacific

  

  Singapore-based MyRepublic wants more than just to be an ISP. It’ll be launching a mobile service in its home market by the end of the year, with launches in Indonesia and Australia to follow right after. Having lost the battle to secure Singapore’s fourth telco license to Australia’s TPG, the company is instead pivoting to becoming a mobile virtual network …

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• 6 July

  iPhone 8’s facial recognition camera teased by Apple patent

  

  For months now, the internet has been awash with rumors that Apple’s 10th-anniversary iPhone (which we’re calling the iPhone 8 for now) will have facial recognition built into at least one of its cameras. Now a patent application dated today, and spotted by TechCrunch, spells out Apple’s ambition to patent a sensor that can tell if you’re human.  The application …

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• 6 July

  ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ producer Alex Kurtzman promises ‘unique story’

  

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• 6 July

  Amazon offers $10 for voice orders, Bixby is still MIA

  

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