Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued a proposal Wednesday to dedicate slivers of the 5.9 gigahertz spectrum band to unlicensed Wi-Fi use and the use of Qualcomm’s cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) protocol. The move is considered somewhat controversial since it goes against recommendations from the US Department of Transportation. The Qualcomm technology promises to let …
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The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro come with awesome cameras on the back, and their pictures have already impressed us in our camera tests in San Francisco and Scotland. I’ve even gone so far as to call the iPhone 11 Pro a DSLR replacement in some shots. But what about for video? To find out if it can hold …
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Location technology company What3words has two new footholds in the automotive industry as China’s WM Motors and India’s Tata Motors announced they’ll use its three-word locations to help drivers navigate. That’s an expansion beyond German automaker Daimler, a What3words investor that’s using the company’s technology in some Mercedes Benz vehicles. London-based What3words announced the partnerships Tuesday. It’s not clear how …
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Self-driving cars can already see and think for themselves. But a newer technology that will run on soon-to-launch 5G networks promises to give them another advanced skill: the ability to talk with one another. C-V2X, a communications technology using the same 5G networks coming to our phones, will allow vehicles to communicate wirelessly with each other, with traffic signals and …
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Carbon already sells 3D printers used to make unusual the materials inside Riddell’s custom-size professional-league football helmets and Adidas running shoes. Now, a new $260 million funding round should help the Silicon Valley startup create even more unusual materials. Among the new possibilities, according to Chief Executive Joseph DeSimone: Products made from multiple materials with different properties and colors directly injected …
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Lyft has filed a lawsuit to block San Francisco from granting bike share permits to other companies. Lyft entered the San Francisco Bay Area bike share market last year by acquiring Motivate, the company behind Ford GoBike. Uber is in the market thanks to its Jump acquisition in April 2018. The suit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court on Friday, is asking …
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Ask anyone who was around before smartphones, and they’ll tell you life was different. But for Nutsiri “Earth” Kidkul, who went blind eight years ago, life-changing doesn’t begin to describe the impact of mobile apps. Before specialized apps came along, Kidkul would have to plan and prepare much more for basic tasks like grocery shopping, traveling or reading documents. What’s …
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Our Galaxy S10 Plus review is in! We thought you’d like to see some of the hundreds of photos we’ve taken on the Galaxy S10 Plus. Since the S10, Galaxy S10E, and Galaxy S10 5G share the same core cameras, this is also a good indication for how those pictures could look. Enjoy! Read: Getting a Galaxy S10 phone or …
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Chariot, the private bus startup, is going out of business. On Thursday, CEO Dan Grossman announced Chariot will cease all operations by the end of the March. The decision to close the service was made after “significant consideration,” he wrote in a blog post. It appears the company’s business model wasn’t viable. “It has become clear — through many indicators such …
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Amid the hoopla of CES 2019, next-generation 5G tech is once again the talk of Las Vegas. But as with previous editions of the big electronics show, it’s largely just that — talk. That’s because, to date, only a few consumers have actually experienced a real 5G network — AT&T launched the next-generation network in select cities last month, while Korean …
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