An attempt in California to replace the FCC’s repealed Obama-era net neutrality rules faces its first legislative test Tuesday. Senate Bill 822, written by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, will get its first hearing before the Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee, which could gut key provisions of the legislation. In its original form, …
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In the race to get to 5G wireless technology in a real way, China is poised to lead the world. That’s according to a study conducted by Analysys Mason, which found that China had the best combination of wireless carriers committing to the technology, government backing for research, a clear rollout plan by 2020 and government commitment of spectrum, or …
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Oath, the media division of Verizon that runs both AOL and Yahoo, is finally unifying the privacy policy of its two giant legacy Internet brands. That means an updated set of privacy terms and policies for hundreds of millions of users. And in an online world where privacy expectations have been radically reshaped in light of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica mess, it’s …
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T-Mobile and Sprint, the third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers in the US, are talking once again about a possible merger. Discussions are preliminary, according to a Tuesday report in The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter. The news comes five months after the two last broke off talks, and it’s the third go-around since 2014. The last …
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Here’s what we’re talking about in this podcast: Facebook starts telling its users if they were affected by the Cambridge Analytica breach. Plus, on Tuesday and Wednesday CEO Mark Zuckerberg will give testimony to Congress about the scandal. Oregon passes a law to protect net neutrality rules. Verizon reports that ransomware attacks doubled in 2017. Now playing: Watch this: …
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Add the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus to the list of devices you can get in bright red. Apple on Monday announced that the two 2017 iPhone models will be available in the color later this week. The phones are part of the Product Red program, meaning that a portion of the profits from the sale of the devices goes …
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You’d think that after launching the Huawei P20 Pro, a high-end phone with muscular specs that challenge the Galaxy S9, the world’s third-largest phone maker would bask in the glow and wait for preorder sales to rush in. Huawei’s P20 Pro, left, has three cameras on the back. Josh Miller/CNET But for the China-based Huawei, those preorders from the all-important …
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In this podcast, here’s what we’re talking about: Verizon is rumored to be reviving the Palm name for a new Android phone. Facebook sets new limits on how advertisers target users. President Trump derides Amazon’s business practices, again. Now playing: Watch this: Verizon wants to bring Palm phones back to your palms…. 4:39 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis …
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It’s time for the Galaxy S9 to watch its back. Huawei’s new P20 and P20 Pro are coming up fast, with enough camera tricks and hardware specs to put Samsung’s premier phone smack in the middle of the Huawei P20’s target. With a total of three camera lenses on the back, the Huawei P20 Pro deserves your attention. A triple-camera array is …
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The largest US carrier could take a chance on an unexpected phone brand by the end of 2018. Verizon is rumored to sell a new Android phone by Palm, a legacy name in smartphones, before the year is through, according to Android Police, citing “a trusted source.” Reviving the Palm brand has been in the works since 2015, when Chinese …
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