Your 2021 PC might have 5G connectivity, thanks to Intel and MediaTek. The two companies are partnering to make cellular-connected computers, they both said Monday. Intel will “define” what a 5G PC should look like, and then MediaTek will develop the cellular chip for those devices. Intel also will help make sure the 5G chip …
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Allowing US companies to keep working business with Huawei could pose a threat to telecommunications infrastructure and national security, a bipartisan group of senators said in a letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday. The group — led by Sens. Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, and Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat — asked the president to suspend approval of …
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The US Federal Communications Commission on Friday voted to bar use of its $8.5 billion a year Universal Service Fund to purchase equipment and services from Huawei and ZTE. The government fund is used by multiple programs to subsidize US broadband deployment and services. In a unanimous vote during its November open meeting, the FCC approved an order that blocks …
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Microsoft has been granted a license to export software to Chinese tech giant Huawei, as reported earlier Thursday by Reuters. It follows the US Commerce Department extending a temporary license to allow American companies to do business with Huawei earlier this week for another 90 days. “On November 20, the US Department of Commerce granted Microsoft’s request for a license …
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Repairing phone screens isn’t cheap, especially as displays get bigger and more beautiful. It costs $149 to replace a broken iPhone 8 display, but $329 to fix a cracked iPhone 11 Pro Max. It makes sense, the 11 Pro Max display is OLED and nearly 40% bigger. So what does that mean for foldable phones, the displays of which are …
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The 2004 Motorola Razr is back for 2019, this time with a sexy foldable 6.2-inch screen that bends in half and a 16-megapixel camera for all your shots. After playing with it at Motorola’s Chicago headquarters, I called it, “Streamlined. Utterly pocketable. Nostalgic, with a sharp futuristic edge.” You might call it a flip phone for the modern age — …
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The US Commerce Department for the third time has extended a temporary license that lets American companies do business with Huawei. This 90-day reprieve for the embattled Chinese telecom follows the first one in May and the second in August. The department blacklisted Huawei following a May executive order from President Donald Trump that effectively banned the company from US communications networks. It …
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The iPhone 11 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Google Pixel 4 pack some of the best phone cameras you can buy, capturing shots that give many dSLRs a run for their money. Even better, since your phone is always with you, you’re ready to shoot whenever an opportunity appears. Even more affordable phones like the Huawei P30 Pro, OnePlus …
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The Container Yard stands in downtown LA, with graffiti and murals adorning the warehouse’s red brick walls. On Wednesday, hundreds of reporters, influencers and even the DJ Diplo descended on this once-neglected part of Los Angeles to see the gadget du jour: Motorola’s first foldable, the Razr. Much like people avoided DTLA, they also shunned Motorola’s phones. The company, which …
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When Sergio Buniac took over as the president of Motorola in March 2018, he had his work cut out for him. The company boasted a portfolio of compelling budget phones that often got lost in the shuffle, and the business hadn’t been profitable in years. More importantly, Motorola, the inventor of the cellphone, had become irrelevant thanks to larger, more …
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