At a Mobile World Congress keynote panel in late February on the timing of 5G devices, Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon declared with confidence, “The phones are ready; we’re just waiting for the networks.” About an hour later, in a briefing room a mere 10 feet below that keynote hall, AT&T Chief Technology Officer Andre Fuetsch …
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Yes, Amazon Prime Day is a giant 2-day sales event that hits on July 15 and 16 this year. And Walmart is one of several retailers having its own counter-Prime Day sale. But you don’t have to wait until then to save on TVs: both Amazon and Walmart have some nice sales on a wide range of TVs right now, at sizes all the way …
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Mozilla has launched a pilot test of its new web browser for Android phones, called Firefox Preview. The new browser is faster and more privacy-focused, and is available now for early adopters to test ahead of a “feature rich, polished version” coming in the fall, the nonprofit organization said. Firefox Preview is twice as fast as Firefox for Android, has …
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President Donald Trump’s plan to increase tariffs on goods produced in China would affect a wide range of consumer goods. One gadget that could see a price increase because of a trade war is the video game consoles, and the three biggest companies behind consoles have come together to ask Trump for a pass. Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony sent a …
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User data is big business for social media and other tech companies, but most people outside of those businesses don’t know how much that data is worth. New legislation aims to make tech companies disclose the dollar value of your personal information. Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, and Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, will introduce the …
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There’s a new horse in the stable of Amazon Fire TV edition televisions by Toshiba, one that adds support for the Dolby Vision high dynamic range format. Available today in a 55-inch size for $450, and coming soon in 50-inch ($380) and 43-inch ($330) sizes, the new Fire TV sets compete against other budget models from TCL and Vizio, many …
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Big Netflix watcher and thinking of a new TV? Netflix has some new recommendations for you. After blessing some Sony and LG TVs last year, the streaming media giant has once again selected certain televisions as being “Netflix Recommended” sets. These TVs, the company says, check five of Netflix’s seven boxes for being a great Netflix TV. They can wake …
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In the market for a new iPad? Today only, there’s a Best Buy flash sale you need to check out. The catch? These prices are available only to My Best Buy members, though it’s free to sign up if you’re not already in that club. See it at Best Buy For starters, Best Buy has chopped $50 off the price …
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The future landscape of gaming platforms is starting to coalesce, and we’re getting a more solid vision of it from announcements made around the annual E3 gaming show. Google offered more of the details for its much-anticipated Stadia service in its pre-E3 press event — pricing, availability, speed requirements and launch games — while Microsoft gave us a glimpse of its …
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With games such as The Outer Worlds, Cyberpunk 2077, Doom Eternal, and the briefly spotted new Halo and Gears of War entries, E3 2019 tipped the scales toward dystopian sci-fi over fantasy or modern military games. Maybe it’s because these games seem hardly more than small leaps from today. Or maybe because gritty neon hackerspeak futures are just the lingua …
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