Google has suspended business with Huawei that isn’t covered under open-source licensing, Reuters reported Sunday, following the Trump administration’s decision to effectively ban the Chinese company in the US. Huawei is losing Android operating system updates, a source close to the matter told Reuters, and Huawei’s upcoming phones outside China will no longer get access …
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Cheeps, I’m bad at keeping secrets, so I’m going to jump the gun a bit and announce that the 2019 Cheapskate Mystery Box is coming soon! Last year we sold all 250 boxes (in about six minutes) and raised over $12,000 for charity. This year we’re planning to offer 1,000 boxes, hopefully via some kind of lottery system so everyone …
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SanDisk is letting you put 1TB of data on a card the size of a fingernail. The company’s massive-but-minute Extreme microSD UHS-I Card is now available for $450, months after its reveal at Mobile World Congress. The product page, reported earlier by Tom’s Guide, notes read speeds up to 90MB/s and write speeds up to 60MB/s, which is a little …
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This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. From Netflix to YouTube, streaming video is where our entertainment comes from these days. If your dad is yet to join the streaming revolution here are some easy gifts that will help bring him up to speed. If he needs a new …
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YouTube will amp up the content available on Facebook’s Oculus Quest virtual reality headset, with Google‘s massive video company saying its VR app will be among the launch titles for the closely watched device, which is set for release Tuesday. That’ll make YouTube one of the most widely recognizable names for people wondering what you can actually watch on an Oculus …
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If you’ve been itching to cut the cord but don’t want to sacrifice local channels, you have a smattering of options. You can sign up for one of the live-TV streaming services that include locals, like Sling TV or YouTube TV. Or you can connect an antenna to your TV, but that limits you to one station at a time …
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Kevin Durant may be sidelined with a calf injury as his Golden State Warriors face the Portland Trailblazers in the Western Conference Finals of the NBA playoffs, but he’s still making business moves. Thirty Five Ventures, the company Durant owns with sports business executive Rich Kleiman, has announced that it’s become an equity partner in New York-based Master & Dynamic, …
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Duplex is Google’s name for AI software that can be used like a super-smart assistant to make reservations for you, both over the phone and online. There are two services right now that use this name, one that’s decidedly creepier than the other. We’re going to break them down. Google first rolled out Duplex last year as a powerful voice …
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In the NBA, teams that don’t make the playoffs all have a chance at landing the first pick in the draft by way of the draft lottery. The fewer games a team won last season, the greater its odds are at landing the top pick in the NBA Draft. The top prospect in this year’s draft is Zion Williamson, a power …
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Twitter has launched a new search tool to combat the spread of misinformation about vaccines on the social network. Users will now be prompted to visit a credible public health resource when they search on Twitter for certain keywords related to vaccines, Twitter said in a blog post Friday. In the US, Twitter has partnered with the Department of Health …
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