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Huawei brings Uber rival Bolt to its AppGallery store
For the past year, Huawei has gradually been beefing up the AppGallery, its rival to Apple’s App Store and Google Play. This week sees a crucial new addition, according to people familiar with the project, in the form of Bolt, its first ride-hailing app that serves the European market. Bolt is an Estonia-based ride-hailing company that’s quickly gaining traction in …
Read More »Pager, Discman and Game Boy: This is the tech we used in 1995
This story is part of CNET at 25, celebrating a quarter century of industry tech and our role in telling you its story. The year was 1995. Nirvana played on the radio, Toy Story was a hit movie, and as Netscape had its IPO and Microsoft released Internet Explorer, the World Wide Web boomed like a supernova. People went online, …
Read More »White House reportedly considering federal intervention in 5G
5G networks across the US could get a boost from the federal government, according to a report Thursday by The Wall Street Journal. Trump administration officials are considering the move so they can compete better against Huawei globally, the report says. The Trump administration has reportedly met with US networking companies including Cisco to discuss the acquisition of Western European …
Read More »Singapore chooses Nokia, Ericsson over Huawei to build core 5G networks
Singapore’s top telecom providers selected European telecoms Ericsson and Nokia over Huawei to develop the city-state’s main 5G network, joining a growing list of countries that have limited the Chinese company’s role in building the next-generation wireless network. Singapore Telecommunications, which is the country’s largest telecom, chose to use equipment from Sweden’s Ericsson after a “rigorous tender process,” while the …
Read More »Panasonic’s new Lumix G100 vlogging camera adds Nokia Ozo spatial audio to the mix
While Olympus is exiting the camera business, one of its competitors is expanding its lineup. Panasonic’s new Lumix G100 camera is aimed at vloggers with a weight of just less than a pound (412 grams) with its f3.5-5.6, 12-32mm lens and a new handgrip that doubles as a tripod. It’s also the first camera of its kind to use Nokia’s …
Read More »Qualcomm brings 5G to cheaper phones with Snapdragon 690 processor
Qualcomm on Tuesday introduced the newest 5G chip in its lineup, and this one’s targeted at cheap smartphones. The processor, called the Snapdragon 690, marks the first time Qualcomm has offered 5G toward the lower-end of its smartphone chip lineup. It’s had 5G modems for premium smartphones since 2016 (though they didn’t start appearing in devices until a couple of …
Read More »‘Cursed’ wallpaper image reportedly crashes Samsung, Google, other phones
Samsung, Google, OnePlus, Nokia and Xiaomi device users have reported their phones crashing after setting a certain wallpaper image. The “cursed” wallpaper was pointed out on Sunday by Ice Universe, a Twitter user specializing in leaks, according to a report from Android Authority on Monday. “Never set this picture as wallpaper, especially for Samsung mobile phone users! It will cause …
Read More »Coronavirus turns phone launches into surreal experiences
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Exactly one year ago, I was sitting in one of many cavernous halls in a Paris convention center watching Huawei CEO Richard Yu unveil the P30 Pro flagship phone. It was very much a typical tech launch event. Dramatic lighting and booming music …
Read More »Google unveils lightweight Camera Go app for budget phones
Android Go, the lightweight mobile operating system designed for less-powerful phones, has been installed on more than 100 million devices, Google said Thursday. In addition to the milestone, Google introduced its new Camera Go app. Camera Go is Google’s attempt to ease the processing burden of often sluggish and memory-intensive camera apps. “It’s built for people using smartphones for the …
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