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Apple shares drop after Trump says US ‘doesn’t need China’

In a series of tweets on Friday, President Donald Trump said US companies should “immediately start looking for an alternative to China.” The message appears to have hit tech stocks hard, with shares in Apple and several US chipmakers dropping. Shares of Apple fell about 4.1%, CNBC reported Friday. Qualcomm chips declined 2.7%, while Nvidia …

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Qualcomm can keep current business practices for now, appeals court says

A US appeals court on Friday froze an antitrust ruling against Qualcomm, allowing the chipmaker to maintain its current business practices for now. Qualcomm has been embroiled in a lawsuit with the US Federal Trade Commission, which two years ago accused the chipmaker of operating a monopoly and forcing Apple and other customers to work with it exclusively.  The Ninth US Circuit …

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Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G teardown shows Samsung taking a page from Apple

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G comes out on Friday, and tech repair site iFixit has already revealed the inner workings of the new flagship phone in its latest teardown. While most of the components are the standard fare for a phone, the Korean tech company made some interesting design changes with this 5G phone, including one alteration that takes …

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Intel fights back with power

Intel is stealing a page from the mobile industry’s playbook, developing a new processor code-named Lakefield that breaks new ground when it comes to squeezing significant performance into a tiny package. Lakefield uses a new Intel technology called Foveros that lets the company stack different chip parts onto different layers. That lets Intel build a chip that’s getting closer to …

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TCL could be a new player in foldable and 5G phones, according to leaked roadmap

Ready for more 5G and foldable phones? Whether you are or not, more companies seem set to join Samsung and Huawei next year.  In a set of tweets Monday, noted leaker Evan Blass shared images of TCL’s upcoming T1 phone as well as a leaked roadmap depicting the Chinese company’s phone plans through much of 2020.  The TCL T1.  Evan Blass …

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Note 10 Plus specs vs. iPhone XS Max, OnePlus 7 Pro and LG V50 ThinQ

At a Brooklyn press event on Aug. 7, Samsung announced the Note 10, Note 10 Plus and Note 10 5G, three phones that have big screens, an embedded S Pen stylus and multiple rear cameras. Since the first Galaxy Note launch in 2011, the Note phones have stood out as part of Samsung’s ultraluxe line. The devices are usually outfitted with a steep …

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FCC declares 5G safe, 5G devices hit 100, Beijing wants 10,000 base stations

When the Pentagon pours money into its own 5G shop and the Moscow mobile industry shakes hands with Qualcomm for a network roll-out deal, it’s time to sit up and take note of the role 5G is already playing among geopolitical movers and shakers. This past week also saw more US local government issues piling up as municipalities continue their …

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Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G is the latest proof that 5G isn’t for you

AT&T has had, generously speaking, a mixed year when it comes to 5G. It kicked off 2019 by doubling down on its dubious 5GE claim, which misled consumers into thinking they had 5G, when they really were tapping into an advanced form of 4G that every other carrier already offered. After touting the launch of the world’s first 5G network …

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Nubia Z20 phone has two displays and no notch

Foldable phones aren’t the only devices making use of multiple screens. The Nubia Z20 is a dual-screen phone that launches globally next month, the company said Thursday. It goes on sale in China on Aug. 16.  The phone features a bezelless 6.42-inch FHD+ display with no notches, triple cameras and up to 8GB of RAM. It also has a 5.1-inch …

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Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G, like all early 5G phones, isn’t a good deal just yet

5G‘s just getting started, and many companies, including Apple, don’t yet have a phone that taps into the super-fast network. With the addition of the Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G, though, Samsung will have two. But that doesn’t mean you should buy either one right now. Along with introducing two new Note 10 phones at an event Wednesday in Brooklyn, …

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