Samsung is boasting that the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are in high demand. The phones, which Samsung is betting on to wash away the stench of the Galaxy Note 7’s overheating controversy, have already surpassed the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge’s preorder numbers from February 2016. The company said the S8 and S8 Plus …
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Huawei has scored a victory over rival Samsung in its home market of China. A Chinese court has ordered the South Korean giant to pay Huawei 80 million yuan (around $11.6 million) for patent violations, reports ZDNet. Both companies have been notified of the court’s decision. In a string of claims filed in California and Shenzhen, China, Huawei alleged that …
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Samsung’s ready to claw its way back from the Galaxy Note 7 disaster. The company on Thursday estimated its operating profit for the first quarter should jump nearly 50 percent from the same period a year ago, while its revenue should be about flat but better than analysts expected. See also Samsung’s chips make up for Galaxy Note 7 financial …
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Sprint is getting more aggressive in its pricing on unlimited data as it feels the heat from traditional competitors as well as new ones, like Comcast. Sprint, nation’s fourth largest wireless carrier, launched on Thursday new pricing for its Unlimited Freedom plan. It basically extends the savings it was offering as a promotion to new customers until at least June …
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If you have a Pebble smartwatch, you’ve probably been worrying about how long your timepiece will keep working after Fitbit‘s acquisition. To address those concerns, Pebble has issued an update for the iOS and Android versions of the app that ends smartwatches’ dependency on Pebble’s cloud services. That means when Fitbit eventually shuts down Pebble’s servers, the devices will continue …
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It’s game on for Amazon. The internet retail giant has reached a deal with the National Football League to stream 10 “Thursday Night Football” games during the coming season, an Amazon representative said Tuesday. The one-year pact is reported at about $50 million. Amazon was in a bidding war for the NFL streaming rights with Facebook, YouTube and Twitter — …
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We may not yet be ready for Star Wars-style holograms, like the iconic one of Princess Leia in “Episode IV – A New Hope.” But we could soon be a step closer. Verizon and South Korean carrier KT on Monday carried out what they called the world’s first live hologram international call over their 5G trial networks, The Korea Herald …
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Amazon took an additional step to unwind its Quidsi business, which operates Diapers.com and Soap.com. As of Tuesday morning, Quidsi.com now redirects to Amazon.com. The Quidsi site as recently as last week was the division’s main portal, providing visitors with the company’s history, job openings listings and links to its six specialty retail websites: Diapers.com, Soap.com, BeautyBar.com, Wag.com, Yoyo.com and …
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Qualcomm has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission that accuses the wireless chip maker of maintaining its market dominance through anticompetitive behavior. The company’s motion, filed Monday in the US District Court in San Jose, California, contends that the FTC’s complaint fails to support claims of antitrust violations or competitive harm. “The …
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The babysitter of six-month-old Brandon Alex was frantically trying to reach 911. But that night in March, more than 400 calls flooded the 911 center in Dallas. Two attempts went by without connecting with an operator. Once the babysitter got through to an operator, she was on hold for 31 minutes, Brandon’s mother, Bridget, told a local CBS station in …
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