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Norway considering whether to exclude Huawei from building 5G network
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www.reuters.com - OSLO (Reuters) - Norway is considering whether to join other western nations in excluding China’s Huawei Technologies from building part of the Nordic country’s new 5G telecommunications infrastructu…
Why I don't trust OnePlus
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elgan.com - Every once in awhile I let slip in conversation that I think OnePlus is an unethical company. My interlocutors are often surprised by this, and I'm often surprised by their surprise. I thought I'd cr…
Google Assistant will soon be on 1 billion devices, but still can’t speak like John Legend
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venturebeat.com - Google Assistant — the AI assistant that lives in Android and iOS smartphones, TVs, headphones, tablets, smartwatches, cars, smart displays like the Google Home Hub, and smart speakers like the Googl…
The dark side of folding-screen and dual-screen smartphones
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www.computerworld.com - Samsung is rumored to be working on a folding-screen phone, code-named “Winner.” Unfortunately, the phone will be a loser. It’s one of many products we’ve been hearing about lately that either use fo…
TPS Consulting Daily
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followme4.blogspot.com - TECHNOLOGY Customer Loyalty is Changing, and Businesses Must Adapt Shared by Loyalty360 loyalty360.org - In a recent breakfast seminar hosted by Collinson, marketers gathered from all over the world …
Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaways, Part 3: Surface Hardware - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Here it is, folks, the giveaway you’ve been waiting for: Five Surface Go tablets with Type Covers and five Surface Headphones. Oh, and two cool “ugly” Windows sweaters as an added bonus. As you may k…
Is Samsung getting serious about robotics?
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techcrunch.com - A funny thing happened at Samsung’s CES press conference. After the PC news, 8K TVs and Bixby-sporting washing machines, the company announced “one more thing,” handing over a few brief moments to an…
The next phase of WeChat
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techcrunch.com - Thousands of people gathered Wednesday night in a southern Chinese city for Zhang Xiaolong, Tencent’s low-key executive who built WeChat eight years ago. It’s no longer adequate to call the app a mes…
Spotify’s increased focus on podcasts in 2019 includes selling its own ads
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techcrunch.com - Having established itself as a top streaming service with now over 200 million users, Spotify this year is preparing to focus more of its attention on podcasts. The company plans bring its personaliz…
Californians may get a break on their mobile bills after tax is struck down in court
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techcrunch.com - Californians have a lot to enjoy — great weather, big waves, solid microbreweries, and of course extremely high taxes on prepaid mobile service. But this controversial last feature is being adjusted …
GM is smartening up its Bolt EV smartphone app
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techcrunch.com - GM is sprucing up its smartphone app for owners of the all-electric Chevrolet Bolt through a collaboration with charging network companies EVgo, ChargePoint, and Greenlots. The idea is to take aggreg…
Don’t expect a new Nvidia Shield Tablet anytime soon
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techcrunch.com - The Shield TV, Nvidia’s Android TV streaming box, is still getting regular updates, but the Shield Tablet, which launched in 2014, was last refreshed in 2015 and officially discontinued last year, wa…
Lyft partners with Segway to deploy more durable scooters
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techcrunch.com - Lyft is gearing up to roll out its next generation of shared scooters in partnership with Segway Ninebot. This comes on the heels of Segway-Ninebot’s announcement of its newest scooter, the Model Max.
Shareholder suit alleges Google covered up its sexual harassment problems with big payouts
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techcrunch.com - Months after an earth-shattering New York Times investigation exposed Google parent company Alphabet’s $90 million payout to Android co-founder Andy Rubin, despite the accusations of sexual misconduc…
This extra-large handheld Nintendo works (and feels) like the real thing
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techcrunch.com - Handheld retro gaming machines come and go, but few go so simply and effectively to the point as My Arcade’s Retro Champ. You stick in your NES cartridge, hit the power button and, assuming you blew …
An AR glasses pioneer collapses
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techcrunch.com - In the first days of 2017, Osterhout Design Group arrived up at CES with a two-story booth and huge promises. The startup’s founder, Ralph Osterhout, wanted to take the small San Francisco-based comp…
Microsoft Bing not only shows child pornography, it suggests it
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techcrunch.com - Illegal child exploitation imagery is easy to find on Microsoft’s Bing search engine. But even more alarming is that Bing will suggest related keywords and images that provide pedophiles with more ch…
Twitter gives events a boost with new publisher tools
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techcrunch.com - As Twitter continues to look for ways to monetize its platform beyond basic advertising, it is building more tools for businesses that turn Twitter into more of a utility that helps them do their job…
Holoride’s in-car VR solution is the best thing at CES 2019
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techcrunch.com - After days of demos and announcements and miles of walking, I’m confident in declaring Holoride the best thing at this year’s CES. The designation of “The best thing at CES 2019” is my badging. This …
The company behind YouCam Makeup app launches a new set of AR tools for beauty brands like Ulta
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techcrunch.com - Released in 2014, the year before Snapchat put face filters on the road to ubiquity, Perfect Corp’s YouCam Makeup app gave many smartphone users their first taste of augmented selfies. At the beginni…
Nokia 8.1 Plus is the company’s most modern-looking phone yet
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arstechnica.com - We've got a hole-punch display and a rear fingerprint reader. I spy: a top headphone jack and a bottom USB-C port. Is it just me or does this not make any sense? The Nokia 9 has a dated front design …
AT&T defends misleading “5G” network icons on 4G phones
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arstechnica.com - An AT&T executive defended the company's rebranding of 4G phones as "5G E," saying that the name change has helped AT&T "br[eak] our industry's narrative" and get inside of its "competitors' heads." …
Review: GMC Terrain gives you the ride you want—at a price
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arstechnica.com - The GMC Terrain starts at $25,000. The model we tested was just over $40,000. The Terrain has the usual massive grille and big GMC logo. One thing I hate in a car is incongruous design. If something …
The flat-out truth on curved TVs
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arstechnica.com - Curved TVs are everywhere, and companies sure want us to be excited about them. Time to figure out if we should be. More than one high-profile vendor showed off a curved-screen TV during their press …
Old, meet new: Sony introduces a wireless turntable for vinyl records
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arstechnica.com - The resurgence of vinyl records is a curiosity to some and a passion for others. It's arguably ancient technology at this point, but that's also part of its appeal. Sony is looking to bridge the gap …
A sampling of networking gear from CES: TP-Link goes Wi-Fi 6, D-Link goes 5G
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arstechnica.com - The halls of CES might be filled with voice assistants and OLED televisions, but few things make a bigger impact on your day-to-day experience with your technology than your networking solution. And …
Musk: Tesla getting “regulatory pushback” on remote-control feature
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arstechnica.com - Elon Musk's dream of customers driving their Teslas around parking lots "like a big RC car" has hit a snag, the mogul said on Twitter Thursday. The software for Tesla's summon and remote control feat…
How I Beat My Social Media Addiction – The Ascent
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theascent.pub - “Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” — Warren Buffett This is a personal review of how I beat my social media addiction. I hope that by going through the …
3 Essential Design Trends, January 2019 | Webdesigner Depot
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www.webdesignerdepot.com - While everyone is talking about big-picture trends such as designing for voice and virtual reality, there are more immediate design elements that you can see (and deploy) right now for a more on-tren…
Sony’s made a Bluetooth turntable for burgeoning vinyl nerds
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thenextweb.com - Vinyl is back and shows no signs of abating. Hell, according to a report from Buzzangle, vinyl sales in the US rose almost 12 percent between 2017 and 2018. This meant the format accounted for close …
Whistleblower: Amazon Ring stores your doorbell and home video feeds unencrypted and grants broad "unfettered" access to them
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boingboing.net - Sources "familiar with Ring's practices" have told The Intercept that the company -- a division of Amazon that makes streaming cameras designed to be mounted inside and outside your home -- stores th…
Don’t Give Away Historic Details About Yourself — Krebs on Security
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krebsonsecurity.com - Social media sites are littered with seemingly innocuous little quizzes, games and surveys urging people to reminisce about specific topics, such as “What was your first job,” or “What was your first…
Hire Me! 8 of the Best Stunts Ever Pulled By Job Seekers | SocialTalent
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www.socialtalent.com - Oh, the woes of being a job seeker. You need to tailor your CV or resumé to every position you apply for. You need to research the company in depth in case they serve up a pop-quiz in your interview.…
Xiaomi AirDots Pro are a cheaper alternative to those AirPods
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androidcommunity.com - If you like how the Apple AirPods are designed as well as its sound quality but you don’t want to spend more than a hundred dollars on it, there are some other cheaper alternatives out there. But of …
AT&T 5GE icon explained– just an enhanced experience
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androidcommunity.com - The superfast 5G mobile Internet connection is real. We’ve been keeping track of the tech’s progress since 2015 when we first mentioned the 20GBs per second 5G network would be making its debut at th…
Renders show us first look at “Pulse” or rumored Galaxy Sport smartwatch
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androidcommunity.com - We’ve finally gotten our first look at the rumored new smartwatch from Samsung, codenamed Pulse and rumored to be called the Galaxy Sport. Well, it’s not an official first look per se since it’s a fa…
iOttie Easy One Touch Connect brings Alexa to your car mount
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androidcommunity.com - If your car doesn’t have a built-in smart platform just yet, you’ll still be able to use your smartphone safely and have access to convenient smart features. All you have to do is get a smart car mou…
DJI Smart Remote Controller revealed at CES 2019
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androidcommunity.com - One of the most interesting things we’ve seen at the CES this year is a new drone controller from DJI. We trust this brand when it comes to mobile video cameras because it offers different solutions …
National Car Rental Improves Automotive Customer Experience
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loyalty360.org - National Car Rental has announced a partnership with Andru Edwards, CEO of Gear Live, to broadcast live from CES 2019 (the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. Edwards has become a prominent face…
Your Brand and the Human Element
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loyalty360.org - In a world where information, insight, and consumer reviews are just a click way, brands need to be aware of both their exposure and the ever-increasing engagement (positive and negative) from today’…
A Low Volume Jig - Windows Weekly 603 - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Leo, Mary Jo, and Paul discuss the Microsoft giveaway, privacy, CES, Windows 10, and much more! Download this episode and subscribe Enjoy Windows Weekly on YouTube Tip of the week: Choose the right d…
Chrome’s Ad Blocker Goes Worldwide in July - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Google announced this week that its ineffective ad blocker for Chrome will be distributed worldwide starting in July. “We follow the Better Ads Standards when determining which websites to filter ads…
Xiaomi Launches $150 Phone With a 48-megapixel Camera - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Xiaomi’s Redmi brand is launching a new flagship device: the Redmi Note 7. This is one of the first devices Redmi is launching independently after it separated from the main Xiaomi brand. The company…
Nissan’s new Leaf E+ is packing more than just 226 miles of range
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techcrunch.com - Electric vehicle competition is heating up and it’s pushing some of the first entrants to add range and other features in hopes of keeping up with automakers that are just bringing EVs to the market.…
Family of Teen Killed in Fiery Crash Sues Tesla | Breitbart
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www.breitbart.com - Barrett Riley, the 18-year-old owner and driver of the 2014 Tesla Model S in question, was burned to death following a crash in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, alongside his passenger, 18-year-old Edgar Mo…
Zeldin to Newsmax TV: Court Would Tie Up 'Emergency' Order
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www.newsmax.com - Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., said Thursday he agrees with President Donald Trump there is an "emergency" on the Southwest border, but said declaring a national emergency could lead to a prolonged court b…
The 20 Internet Giants That Rule the Web (1998-Today)
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www.visualcapitalist.com - With each passing year, an increasingly large segment of the population no longer remembers images loading a single pixel row at a time, the earsplitting sound of a 56k modem, or the domination of we…
Dealing with Automated Monoliths
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www.the-vital-edge.com - Welcome to the era of the self-service platforms, automated monolithic machines wrapped in consumer-friendly branding. Have you noticed that it’s getting harder and harder to talk with a live person?…
Follow This Article Before Getting Your Next Car
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carshopping.biz - Car shopping can take a simple process. There are so many types of cars to explore and factors things to consider. This is why having great information is essential. Keep reading for more information…
Let Us Turn Online Shopping From Frustrating To Fun
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popularchristmas.com - Do you enjoy using coupons to make purchases? Do you regularly check out sales fliers? Do you hunt for deals much like to locate the best deals possible? Are you aware you can also use those skills w…
Do You Know What Web Marketing Is? Find Out More With These Tips.
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firstadsense.com - It may be hard to start out, especially when there is so much competition in your field.The best way to use Internet marketing is by using many tactics and do it well. This article will help you easi…
Convert Likes To Leads With These Facebook Marketing Tips
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duracmarketing.com - Facebook is available for everyone. You can reach people from all over the world. The best strategies for using this form of marketing are found below. A great way to interact with your subscribers i…
Our Expert Tips And Tricks Make Best Webhosting A Snap
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agentmonhost.com - It can be tricky to find a good hosting provider.It can be difficult to wade through the right decision with so many options available. The advice provided in this article can help you locate the pro…
We Have The Best Webhosting Secrets You've Been Looking For
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agentmonhost.com - Have you dreamed about being able to automate your email? It’s possible with the right host for your website. Keep reading to discover what to look for in your best webhosting service and how to best…
Auto Repair Advice To Help You Moving Forward
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carshopping.biz - You should learn about the specificities of the model you own, and learn certain tricks that can help you with it. Read this article to help you can save both time and time! Don’t underestimate how i…
Transcript of Growing Your Business While Growing as an Entrepreneur – Local Internet Marketing
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andyrkelly.com - This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order John Jantsch: This episode of The Duct Tape Marketing podcast is brought to you by Klaviyo. Klaviyo is a pl…
NiteRider Lumina 1200 OLED Boost
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road.cc - New for 2018/19 is NiteRider's Lumina 1200 OLED Boost which sits in the company's Urban Commuter line-up. It's a clever little light that dishes out plenty of illumination and offers decent enough bu…
'LG OLED FALLS' At CES 2019 Is Almost As Stunning As Its Rollable TV
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www.androidheadlines.com - Never one to hold back at global technology events, LG Display has taken advantage of CES 2019 to show off its panel prowess with a new publicity stunt featuring no fewer 260 LG OLED displays configu…
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