Tonight millions of people will stare into the night sky as it’s lit up by colorful bursts of fire. Fireworks are a staple of celebrating America’s independence, and capturing photos of those fireworks has become part of the experience. The Fourth of July provides an annual chance to test our phone photography skills. (Not to …
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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has kicked off a probe into digital advertising and online platforms. Its examination will focus on Facebook and Google in particular, the agency said Wednesday. A similar study in Europe resulted in Google being hit with a $1.7 billion fine in March for “abusive” online ad practices. The European Commission had said Google was exploiting its …
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President Donald Trump called for a tariff on Chinese-produced goods back in May, and the Chinese government threatened to put a tariff on US goods in retaliation. This caused concern in the tech industry. Although the president says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to a truce at the G20 summit in Japan on Sunday, many major tech companies are …
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A balloon that promises internet connectivity needs to prove it can stay in the sky. And that’s what P-496 just did. Created by Loon, a unit of Google parent Alphabet, P-496 spent 223 days in the stratosphere, nearly a month longer than Loon‘s former flight record of 198 days. The balloon was launched in Puerto Rico in Nov. 18, 2018, …
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Huawei apparently doesn’t know yet whether it can use Google’s Android operating system in future mobile devices. This comes in the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision over the weekend to relax restrictions on US companies selling equipment to the embattled Chinese phonemaker. A Huawei executive said the company “will wait for guidance from the Department of Commerce” regarding Android, Reuters reported …
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Note: Samsung has announced it will relaunch the Galaxy Fold in September. Even before Samsung’s mobile chief, DJ Koh, admitted that he “pushed [the Fold] through before it was ready“, massive delays to the first major foldable phone slammed the brakes on what was once billed as nothing short of a phone revolution. In the 67 days since the Galaxy Fold was initially …
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A panel that provides policy advice to the Federal Communications Commission is “stacked with corporate insiders,” Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said Monday. She cited a blog post by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), which showed more than half of all Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) members are direct employees of private companies or of industry trade …
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How about a new phone? For once, I’m not steering you to a deal — I’m giving you the chance to win one. One of three, in fact, thanks to the awesome folks at Verizon’s Visible carrier. Verizon who-now? Visible is the carrier’s prepaid service, offering unlimited everything for a flat $40 per month. I’m a fan, even more so …
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The iPhone XR and Galaxy S10E are wonderful phones that, for the most part, have all the same features and elegance of the iPhone XS and Galaxy S10, respectively. Fortunately for consumers, one thing these phones don’t share with their flagship cousins is the price. The cost for each is $750, which isn’t cheap, but it’s lower than the $900 …
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Harry Potter and his fellow witches and wizards are in trouble in the new game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, that’s similar to the wildly popular Pokemon Go. Wizards Unite pits you against dark wizards and magical beasts to save beloved characters from the Harry Potter books from the Calamity — an unexplained event scattering magical items across the Muggle, or …
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