If you feel like you hardly use your phone to actually talk to anyone, you’re not alone. In 2017, for the first time ever, the number of calls on traditional mobile networks fell in the UK, according to a Thursday report by telecommunications regulator Ofcom. The total volume declined by 1.7 percent, the report says. The …
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Corning, cover glass supplier for Apple, Samsung and other device makers, announced today its ultrastrong Gorilla Glass 6 will make its debut on Oppo’s next flagship phone. Unveiled in July, Gorilla Glass 6 is tested to survive drops from heights of 1 meter (3.28 feet) onto rough surfaces. In its tests, the glass lasted through 15 drops, double the amount of Gorilla …
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Regular readers know that my smartwatch of choice right now is the Amazfit Bip, which continues to sell for around $80. I like it primarily for time-telling and notifications, but as a fitness tracker it offers features like a step-counter, heart-rate monitor and even GPS. Of course, it’s not what I would call a fitness powerhouse. If you want something …
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At a Chicago press event today, Motorola announced the Moto Z3, a premium phone that features a dual 12-megapixel rear camera, 5G support and a splash-resistant design. It joins the Moto Z3 Play, which launched back in June, as part of the company’s high-end line of phones that work with magnetic snap-on accessories called Moto Mods. As Motorola’s flagship phone, the …
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Digging around in Apple’s iOS 12 beta turned up hints of dual-SIM support for future iPhones Wednesday. Now we have an idea of what the next generation of iPads might look like. An iPad icon found in the mobile OS may suggest an upcoming iPad will look quite a bit different than the current models, according to reports by 9to5Mac. …
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Amazon is getting some prime real estate on Comcast’s X1 service. On Thursday, Amazon and Comcast said that they’ll incorporate Amazon’s streaming video service onto X1, the cable company’s high-tech pay-TV service, used by about 62 percent of its customers. The new partnership means Amazon’s library of streaming video will be available and searchable on Comcast X1, like a regular …
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In June 2012, Microsoft announced its first Surface hybrid tablet. Not only was it the first of its kind, but the first hardware designed, built and sold by Microsoft to work seamlessly with the software giant’s Windows operation system. Since then the company has built out its Surface hardware lineup to meet the needs of students and home and professional …
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Google’s upcoming Android P software has nothing on the humble Motorola Moto Z3 Play, Moto G6 and Motorola’s other phones for 2018, for one simple reason. You can swipe left to go back. Android P, now in its third and final beta, is Google’s vision of the next version of its Android operating system. This is the software that will …
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Apple must pay Canadian patent licensing company WiLan $145.1 million in damages for patent infringement, a California jury ruled Wednesday. The jury said that some iPhone models infringed two WiLan wireless communications technology patents. One of those is for a “method and apparatus for bandwidth request protocols in a wireless communication system” and the other is for “adaptive call admission …
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Sonos makes higher-end speakers. For the past decade, CEO Patrick Spence said, the company tried to let as many people know that as possible. That’s changing. After Sonos went public Thursday morning, Spence said in an interview that his company will do a lot more to focus its message about Sonos, whose gear is well-regarded among audiophiles but not nearly …
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