The last big TV sale event of the season, the Super Bowl, is now behind us, and ahead lie a bunch of brand-new 2019 models to tempt shoppers. Late winter and early spring are when most of the new TVs hit store shelves and online, and some are even available now. If you want a …
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This year and 2020 promise to be big years for 5G. Not only do we expect carriers to roll out the next generation of high-speed mobile networks, we also anticipate a crop of new 5G phones that will work on said networks. One in particular is a prototype 5G phone from OnePlus, which the company plans to showcase at this …
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Facebook said Friday that it purchased a startup called GrokStyle, which uses artificial intelligence to help shoppers find furniture and home decor. “We are excited to welcome GrokStyle to Facebook,” Facebook spokeswoman Vanessa Chan said in a statement. “Their team and technology will contribute to our AI capabilities.” Furniture retailer Ikea uses technology developed by GrokStyle in its mobile app. …
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Sprint sued AT&T on Thursday over its use of 5G E branding on phones that are only tapping into advanced 4G LTE. AT&T started using the 5G Evolution marketing last year, reasoning that it serves as a foundation for true 5G next-generation cellular technology. However, 5G E doesn’t mean your 4G phone can actually connect to a 5G network — causing …
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Twitter can be filled with harassment, bullying, misinformation and hate speech — not exactly a warm and fuzzy place for people or companies hoping to spread their messages. On Thursday, Twitter showed it’s making strides against toxic users. The company reported that the number of monthly active users fell slightly to 321 million in the fourth quarter from 326 million in the …
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A drone might be your next guard dog. Sunflower Labs, a San Francisco-based startup, is combining motion detectors, a quadcopter and a phone app into a home security system. The Sunflower system could go on sale in 2020, according to CEO Alex Pachikov, who expects to charge wealthy customers several hundred dollars a month for the peace of mind — …
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Facebook’s mission is to bring the world closer together. But lately the company has been associated with breaking societies apart. The world’s biggest social network was used to spread misinformation in elections around the world, potentially affecting their outcomes. The UN determined that Facebook played a role in furthering hate speech in Myanmar, contributing to a possible genocide. Five people …
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Facebook, which has been building and testing a hub for humorous meme content, called LOL, is switching gears. The world’s largest social network confirmed on Thursday that it was no longer planning to release a meme app aimed at high school kids. Instead it’s focusing more on a messaging app for kids under 13 years old, called Messenger Kids. The …
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The MWC 2019 trade show is scheduled to kick off at the end of this month, but phone leaks are already happening. The latest is the rumored Sony Xperia XA3. Because Sony didn’t announce a successor to last year’s XA2, which debuted in January 2018 at CES, the company is anticipated to debut the XA3 soon. Images of the Xperia …
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Snap, which has struggled to keep users on its Snapchat app, broke its losing streak. Snap said Tuesday that 186 million users logged in to the vanishing-messaging app daily in the fourth quarter, the same number as in the previous quarter. Snap had seen a drop in daily usage for two consecutive quarters last year after an unpopular redesign of the …
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