Since losing cloud hosting from Amazon Web Services, social media company Parler might not return to the internet, the company’s CEO reportedly told Reuters on Wednesday. Other cloud hosting companies have refused to work with Parler, Matze said, and the company’s best chance is to get its platform running again with Amazon’s services. Parler is …
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13 January
Qualcomm pays $1.4B for Nuvia, a server chip designer founded by ex
Qualcomm is betting big on a company designing powerful but power-efficient chips for data centers — $1.4 billion big. The company on Wednesday said it has reached a deal to acquire Nuvia, a two-year-old startup run by former Apple chip executives. But Qualcomm won’t just be aiming its newly acquired technology at servers. Instead, it plans to use Nuvia CPUs …
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13 January
Fledging’s $99 Hubble case gives iPad Pros a bunch of PC ports
If you need to plug stuff into your iPad Pro, an accessory maker called Fledging has a $99 combination iPad dock and case called Hubble designed to ease connection difficulties. The device plugs into the iPad’s USB-C port, lengthening the tablet somewhat but adding an old-style USB-A port, a USB-C port for newer accessories, a second USB-C port for charging …
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13 January
LG QNED Mini
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. LG, best known for excellent OLED TVs like the CX series, is coming out with a new line of televisions called QNED. Based on the more common LCD TV technology instead of OLED, QNED combines the benefits of its NanoCell technology with …
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13 January
A CNET 2021 panel: Searching for 5G solutions to the coronavirus mess
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The coronavirus upended our lives in ways we never imagined possible. The push to stay in our homes, all while keeping the world running and connected, exposed vulnerabilities we didn’t know existed. Patients couldn’t, or wouldn’t, see their doctors, many afraid …
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13 January
Asus’ latest dual
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Most PC makers show up for CES with a concept device or two. Asus, on the other hand, arrives with laptops that are beyond what others are doing — and they’re ready to ship. The ZenBook Duo is a perfect example. …
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13 January
An engineer will run Intel again as Pat Gelsinger returns as CEO
The engineers are back in charge at Intel. After just two years in the role, Intel‘s chief executive and former chief financial officer Bob Swan will step down effective Feb. 15, the company said in a press release on Wednesday. Pat Gelsinger, a chip engineer who spent 30 years at Intel but the last eight years at software company VMware, …
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13 January
Sony TVs get brighter OLED, cognitive processing, Google TV streaming at CES 2021
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Sony is probably the most storied TV brand still standing and while it’s no longer a top 5 seller, it remains a powerhouse among high-end models — aka TVs that cost a lot of money. Its 2021 lineup of new sets, …
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13 January
Wireless power runs this 40
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. We’ve been waiting on truly wireless power for years. The technology exists, but most products still require two components to touch. Now wireless technology company Reasonance says it’s brought the the first “truly wireless TV” to CES 2021. No need to drill holes. …
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13 January
AT&T is merging its AT&T TV and TV Now streaming services. Here’s what it means
AT&T TV Now, the telecom and media giant’s streaming service, is going away. On Tuesday, AT&T announced that it would be “merging” TV Now with AT&T TV, its cable and satellite alternative that also streams live TV over the internet but previously required having at least one of AT&T’s dedicated streaming boxes. As part of the merger, AT&T is also removing …
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