Verizon Wireless returned fire against an ad posted by AT&T claiming to be “America’s most reliable network.” AT&T on Thursday showed off the ad, which aimed to supplant Verizon as the superior network. In a response posted in the Wall Street Journal on Monday, Verizon called out the ad without using AT&T’s name. Rather than …
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22 July
BoJo demands mobile ‘kill switch’ as thefts surge
About 10,000 mobile phones are stolen in London every month, according to Scotland Yard. That’s up by 15 per cent in the last year. This spike in so-called “Apple-picking” (after the ubiquitous smart phone-maker) has prompted none other than mayor of London Boris Johnson to lead calls for a ‘kill switch’ that would disable mobiles the minute they’re nabbed. BoJo …
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22 July
Hacking for autism: Apps to help everyone on the spectrum
SAN FRANCISCO — For people with autism, communication with other people doesn’t always come naturally. Recent high school graduate Shubhankar Jain understands — his younger brother Paras is autistic. Watching Paras, who Jain said is intelligent but has difficulty interacting with people emotionally, inspired Jain to build an app, Audeo, that utilizes natural language processing and visuals to help …
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22 July
Panasonic fined £40m for conspiring to fix prices
Looks like someone’s been a naughty boy. Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo have admitted they were involved in conspiracies to fix the prices of laptop battery packs and car parts. The Japanese giant will pay a total of $56.5 million (£37 million) in criminal fines, the US Department of Justice said in a new release. Of that, Sanyo will pay …
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22 July
LG teases G2 with new video and Web site
LG today released yet another new video that teases its upcoming G2 smartphone. More LG G2 stories Images of alleged Optimus G2 leak a month before LG launch LG hints at Optimus G2 unveiling in August LG dumps Optimus smartphone brand, opting for simply ‘G2’ LG to debut Optimus G successor at Aug. 7 media event in NY? The short …
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22 July
Nexus 7 II official picture leaks
The next Nexus 7 tablet, the Nexus 7 II, is so close we can almost taste it — and we can at the very least see it, in what appears to be an official picture. The leaked snap shown off by EVleaks shows the front and back of the hotly-tipped new tablet, revealing a camera on the back for the …
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21 July
Images of alleged Motorola Moto X specs, benchmarks leak
After weeks of leaks, we might have the clearest picture possible of Motorola’s Moto X. Alleged leaked images obtained by the Android Police include spec sheets and benchmarks for the new smartphone, apparently confirming many of the rumors about features that have been circulating lately. The images are allegedly of an AT&T variant referred to as “ghost.” According to the …
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21 July
Kings of clarity: the Equator Audio D5 speakers
Take a good look at the picture of the Equator D5 desktop speaker. Do you see anything unusual about its design? Where’s the tweeter? Look closer, there it is — right in the center of the woofer! The D5’s “coaxial” driver combines the tweeter and woofer into a single driver, and that’s really cool. Equator didn’t invent this type of …
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20 July
Will technology ever deliver a perfect speaker or headphone?
It’s got to be the No. 1 audiophile fantasy: someday we’ll have a breakthrough that allows speakers to perfectly reproduce sound. Once the engineers find a new way of moving air — presumably a more accurate method than a vibrating cone, dome, or flat diaphragm — the heavens will part and we’ll suddenly hear the sound of real instruments and …
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19 July
Huawei to U.S.: ‘Put up or shut up’
Responding to the latest round of allegations by the U.S. and U.K. governments, China-based telecom gear maker Huawei has fought back in a tougher tone and demanded an end to the accusations. William Plummer, the company’s vice president of external affairs, demanded the two governments “shut up” if they are unable to produce any concrete evidence to back up ongoing …
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