Qualcomm is back in a courtroom, this time making the case for why it didn’t hurt competition in the smartphone chip business. The company, represented by attorney Thomas Goldstein of the firm Goldstein & Russell, on Thursday appeared before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in downtown San Francisco. Qualcomm is hoping …
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Apple appears ready to reopen a handful of retail stores in China after they were closed earlier this month due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has surpassed 60,000 cases worldwide, the vast majority of them in that country. Apple Stores in Beijing will open Friday, according to the stores’ pages on Apple’s site. The locations’ hours will be from 11 …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. After the coronavirus canceled Mobile World Congress 2020, many attendees still held out hope for something to take place in Barcelona, Spain. Some companies already had executives in Europe, and many others had nonrefundable travel plans. But on Thursday, the possibility for a sort of …
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When you download an app, the permissions requests and privacy policy are usually the only warnings you’ll get about the data it’s taking. Usually, you just have to take the app’s word that it’s grabbing only the data you’ve agreed to give it. Often, though, there’s more grabbing going on than you were led to believe, security researchers have determined. …
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Every once in a while, I run into a situation where shopping using AR actually makes sense. Trying on Warby Parker glasses, for example, or test-driving virtual Ikea furniture. Usually, it’s more like casual window-shopping or browsing. Apple’s ARKit is aiming to move past that and make the experience turn into more buying, too. Home Depot, Wayfair, Bang & Olufsen …
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You may be hearing a lot of talk about Microsoft’s Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) operating system lately, since the tech giant recently ended support for its predecessor Windows 7 ($5 at Target) and is encouraging users to upgrade their devices. But Windows 10 isn’t the only version of the OS out there: There’s also Windows 10 S, a stripped-down …
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Portable chargers — even inexpensive ones — are a dime a dozen, so we keep our eyes peeled for models that bring something a little extra to the table. RAVPower has a portable charger that packs 10,000 mAh in its pocket-size frame (at 5.4×2.7×0.59 inches, it’s roughly the size of a phone). It has a pair of 2.4A USB-A ports, …
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Time’s running out to get more than a bouquet of flowers or heart-shaped box of Ferrero Rocher for Valentine’s Day. That’s why AT&T is hoping you’ll take up its offer to BOGO. From now through Feb. 16, you can buy one Apple Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 and get a second one free. If you’ve been wanting to …
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Apple Pay can be a convenient way to handle payments when on the go. That may be part of why analysts predict usage of Apple’s mobile payment feature could double in five years. By 2025, Apple Pay will account for 10% of global card transactions, according to research firm Bernstein as reported by Quartz on Tuesday. The mobile payment feature currently …
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Last year, 5G phones were just getting started. This year, it will be hard to avoid them — and you’re going to pay more for the superfast technology, whether you actually want it or not. At least, that was the message from Samsung at its latest Unpacked event, held Tuesday in San Francisco. If you want one of the company’s …
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