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With little fanfare, Google has dropped the first developer preview of Android 11. The release comes about three months ahead of the company’s annual Google IO developer conference, and gives us our first look at the next version of the operating…
With little fanfare, Google has dropped the first developer preview of Android 11. The release comes about three months ahead of the company’s annual Google IO developer conference, and gives us our first look at the next version of the operating system that powers most of the world’s smartphones. There are images available for Google […]
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Staples is selling Apple’s 10.2 inch iPad for $249, which is $80 off the list price. Meanwhile Amazon is offering up the 10.5 inch iPad Air for $400, or about $100 off the usual starting price for that model. And the Microsoft Microsoft is offeri…
Staples is selling Apple’s 10.2 inch iPad for $249, which is $80 off the list price. Meanwhile Amazon is offering up the 10.5 inch iPad Air for $400, or about $100 off the usual starting price for that model. And the Microsoft Microsoft is offering a bundle deal on the company’s second least-expensive Surface tablet: […]
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Disputed speed tests found that T-Mobile exaggerated coverage in FCC filings.
Enlarge / The logo of Deutsche Telekom, owner of T-Mobile, seen at Mobile World Congress in February 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto )
T-Mobile says the Federal Communications Commission screwed up 4G measurements in a report that accused the carrier of exaggerating its mobile coverage. The FCC report "incorrectly implies, based on a flawed verification process, that we overstated coverage," T-Mobile said in an FCC filing Monday.
The FCC staff report, issued in December, found that Verizon, T-Mobile, and US Cellular exaggerated their 4G coverage in official filings. As the FCC said, "Overstating mobile broadband coverage misleads the public and can misallocate our limited universal service funds."
The FCC relies on carriers' submissions to determine which parts of the country receive government funding to expand broadband access. The disputed submissions are among those the FCC is using to distribute up to $4.5 billion in Mobility Fund money over the next 10 years.
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Last year Mozilla launched an experimental browser add-on called Firefox Private Network that could encrypt your session and route your data through a proxy server to hide your location from websites and data trackers. But unlike a traditional VPN, the…
Last year Mozilla launched an experimental browser add-on called Firefox Private Network that could encrypt your session and route your data through a proxy server to hide your location from websites and data trackers. But unlike a traditional VPN, the service only affected one app — the Firefox web browser. Now Mozilla is beginning to […]
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Der Spielestreamingdienst Stadia von Google unterstützt künftig auch einige Smartphones von Razer und Asus, vor allem aber viele neuere Geräte von Samsung – inklusive der gerade erst vorgestellten Galaxy-S20-Reihe. (Stadia, Google)
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is the first smartphone to ship with a foldable glass display. And while it turns out the screen may not actually be that much more durable than plastic, it certainly looks nice and early reports are that it feels nicer than t…
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is the first smartphone to ship with a foldable glass display. And while it turns out the screen may not actually be that much more durable than plastic, it certainly looks nice and early reports are that it feels nicer than the foldable plastic OLED screen on the new Motorola Razr […]
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Die EU-Kommission unter Ursula von der Leyen will mit einer neuen Digitalstrategie europäische Daten besser nutzbar machen. Wie die vollmundigen Ankündigungen konkret umgesetzt werden, ist aber noch offen. (EU-Kommission, KI)
Die EU-Kommission unter Ursula von der Leyen will mit einer neuen Digitalstrategie europäische Daten besser nutzbar machen. Wie die vollmundigen Ankündigungen konkret umgesetzt werden, ist aber noch offen. (EU-Kommission, KI) First moonshot project to be axed since Google cofounders stepped back from management.
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Google-parent Alphabet is shutting down its power-generating kites company Makani, the first closure of a so-called moonshot project since founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped back from management in December.
Sundar Pichai, who took over as Alphabet chief executive, is under pressure to stem losses from the company’s “Other Bets” segment, which includes endeavors such as self-driving cars and Internet-providing balloons. Other Bets lost $4.8 billion last year—widening from a $3.4 billion loss in 2018.
Makani was acquired in 2013 and taken into the experimental “X” lab. It was developing airborne wind turbines that could be tethered to floating buoys, removing the need for the expensive ocean bed structures needed to support permanent turbines.
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First moonshot project to be axed since Google cofounders stepped back from management.
Enlarge (credit: Makani)
Google-parent Alphabet is shutting down its power-generating kites company Makani, the first closure of a so-called moonshot project since founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped back from management in December.
Sundar Pichai, who took over as Alphabet chief executive, is under pressure to stem losses from the company’s “Other Bets” segment, which includes endeavors such as self-driving cars and Internet-providing balloons. Other Bets lost $4.8 billion last year—widening from a $3.4 billion loss in 2018.
Makani was acquired in 2013 and taken into the experimental “X” lab. It was developing airborne wind turbines that could be tethered to floating buoys, removing the need for the expensive ocean bed structures needed to support permanent turbines.
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Bei der nächsten Version von Playstation VR können sich Spieler offenbar auf grundlegende Änderungen einstellen: Laut einem Patentantrag arbeitet Sony an Fingertracking. Auch mit neuen Verfahren für einen perfekten Sitz des Headsets beschäftigen sich d…
Bei der nächsten Version von Playstation VR können sich Spieler offenbar auf grundlegende Änderungen einstellen: Laut einem Patentantrag arbeitet Sony an Fingertracking. Auch mit neuen Verfahren für einen perfekten Sitz des Headsets beschäftigen sich die Ingenieure. (Playstation 5, Sony) 
Der Spielestreamingdienst Stadia von Google unterstützt künftig auch einige Smartphones von Razer und Asus, vor allem aber viele neuere Geräte von Samsung - inklusive der gerade erst vorgestellten Galaxy-S20-Reihe. (
