Qualcomm’s next mobile chip isn’t available yet, but it already has a big-name customer: Xiaomi. Lei Jun, CEO of the Chinese phone maker, joined Cristiano Amon, the head of Qualcomm’s chip business, at the chip maker’s tech summit Tuesday to talk about the importance of their partnership. Jun said the next premium smartphone from Xiaomi, …
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I pull out my phone. I tap it to the terminal. I’m told I can’t use it, I have to use a credit card. I apologize, reach for my wallet. I feel like an idiot. This is me making payments in 2017. I don’t use my phone to pay for things all that much. Or, my watch. I use my …
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When I reviewed the excellent Apple TV 4K, I had two major complaints: the price and the fact that it forced users to watch everything in high dynamic range. Apple didn’t lower the price (yet), but a free software update available today addresses my second concern. Now there’s a setting that lets people who care — video nerds like me, …
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Trading in or selling your old mobile device? Wipe it the right way to reduce the risk of personal data falling into the wrong hands. Remember that no method apart from physically destroying the device and its storage is 100 percent foolproof — data may still be recoverable with the right tools. These tips are for the three main mobile …
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Considering a new Google Pixelbook but still on the fence? Google will give you 6 months of free Netflix video streaming to take the plunge. For a limited time, customers who spring for the laptop tablet hybrid (starting at $999) will enjoy half a year of Netflix content on the house. You’ll have to act quickly though, if you want …
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The jury is still out on whether palm reading can predict your future, but it may help you remember lost passwords. Enlarge Image The password (ABHL) is shown hiding in the lines of a persons hand. Samsung A recently spotted Samsung patent application (PDF) proposes the use of palm scanning as a method of identification on Samsung phones. The example …
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The lovely screen with skinny bezels is the most exciting update to the new OnePlus 5T, but the camera has seen some tweaks too. The telephoto lens we liked on the standard OnePlus 5 is gone, replaced with a 20-megapixel sensor that helps improve picture quality in low-light situations. It provides depth information too, letting you snag those portrait shots with …
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The top phone vendors all had a good third quarter. Global sales of smartphones in the third quarter of 2017 increased 3 percent over the same period last year, according to Gartner, totaling 383 million units. The top five vendors all achieved double-digit growth, except for Apple, which experienced a 5.7 percent increase. Xiaomi had the strongest growth in the …
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Apple may be getting into semiconductors in an even bigger way. The company may make its own iPhone power management chips as soon as 2018, according to a report from Nikkei. Currently, Apple relies on supplier Dialog Semiconductor for those processors, which are important for making sure an iPhone charges correctly and doesn’t consume too much energy. One of Nikkei’s …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. And all you got me was a phone? Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Oh, those tech companies. They preach diversity, but the reality is a little less all-embracing than some might hope. So what are they supposed to do when the holidays come along? For …
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