Source: Verizon faces political pressure to cancel launch of Huawei Mate 10 amid allegations of Huawei being a security threat, news that AT&T ended Huawei deal
Speaking to a source familiar with the company's plans, Verizon is facing political pressure to cancel the launch a Huawei smartphone later this year.
Apple to relocate Chinese customer iCloud data and operations from US to mainland China starting February 28 to comply with local laws
Apple has today announced a date for when it will hand over operations of iCloud data services for residents of mainland China to CGBD.
Samsung says it will launch its flagship Galaxy S9 at Mobile World Congress in February and plans to launch its foldable phone sometime next year
Samsung Galaxy S9 will be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in February, the company's mobile boss said, denying rumors of a CES 2018 unveiling.
As Jeff Bezos becomes the richest man in history, now worth over $105B, questions loom large on his potential philanthropic intentions
It's been seven months since Bezos tweeted a request for philanthropic ideas. — After the New York Times questioned Jeff Bezos about his level …
Inside Huawei's push into the US telecom market as it sells equipment to a range of carriers, despite new Washington warnings of it being a spy threat
Chinese telecom giant has gobbled up huge global market share; now Washington is warning anew about alleged spy threat as U.S. telecoms embark on $275 billion 5G network build-out
UK forces Apple to pay an extra £136M tax bill after “an extensive audit” of Apple Europe, one of its UK subsidiaries
Apple's tax struggles in Europe have been well documented in the past, and now an extensive audit has forced the company to pay an additional tax bill.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro launching as an unlocked phone in US for $799 on 2/18, pre-orders start 2/4; Huawei committing to two years of Android security updates
Huawei is in the top three for worldwide smartphone market share and is finally kicking off an intense effort to make Huawei a name US consumers will recognize.
Senate Commerce Committee chairman John Thune sends letter to Apple asking about iPhone battery throttling as Paris prosecutor's office confirms investigation
Sen. John Thune writes letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook; Paris prosecutor's office opens investigation
Jimmy Iovine casts doubt on earlier report that he planned to leave in August: “I am committed to doing whatever Eddy (Cue), Tim (Cook) and Apple need me to do”
Music mogul Jimmy Iovine shot down rumors that he plans to exit Apple in August telling Variety that he's committed …
Kodak's stock spiked as much as 300% on its announcement to launch KODAKCoin, “a photocentric cryptocurrency” for better image rights management
Kodak's latest moment has it joining the cryptocurrency frenzy. — Shares in Eastman Kodak Co. jumped as much as 77 percent …
Nvidia says GeForce, Tesla, Grid, NVS, and Quadro chipsets affected by Spectre, begins rolling out software patches
Nvidia Corp said some of its chipsets have been affected by Spectre, a memory corruption flaw that allows hackers to bypass operating systems and steal passwords of devices.
Lenovo unveils Mirage Solo, its first Google WorldSense VR headset, which has dual mics, 2560x1440 screen, Snapdragon 835, 4GB RAM, ships Q2 for “under $400”
Last year, Google announced that it would be making standalone Daydream headsets with the help of HTC and Lenovo.
UK's information regulator fines Carphone Warehouse £400K over preventable 2015 breach that exposed 3M+ customer details
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's information regulator said on Wednesday it had fined Carphone Warehouse 400,000 pounds ($539,400) after a 2015 cyber attack exposed …
Hulu unveils new UI coming spring 2018 with live TV guide, tools to permanently switch off specific show recommendations, remove items from watch history, more
Hulu, which this morning announced it now reaches 17 million subscribers, showed off an upcoming version of its user interface at CES.
Bitcoin wallet app Electrum had a critical flaw for two years that would let attackers remotely steal bitcoins; flaw went unpatched for weeks after discovery
Developers left the vulnerability unpatched for months after being alerted. — For almost two years, hackers could have easily stolen …
Google unveils point-and-shoot VR180 cameras from Lenovo and Yi that can live stream 180-degree VR video to YouTube and save panoramic images to Google Photos
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Hulu says it's surpassed 17M subscribers in 2017, a 40% increase YoY, and viewers have a median age of 31 and median annual household income of $92,000
HTC Vive Pro hands-on: increased resolution is great, built-in earphones are high-quality, and has a clean design, but still doesn't work well with glasses
The Vive Pro is a VR headset made for virtual reality enthusiasts … Today at CES 2018, HTC put the emphasis on its new premium, PC-based virtual reality.
Coinbase fixes bug that let customers of Overstock.com buy items for about 15% of the listed price by paying in bitcoin cash instead of bitcoin
Coinbase and Overstock.com just fixed a serious glitch that allowed Overstock customers to buy any item at a tiny fraction of the listed price.
Uber reaches up to $3M settlement with 2,421 New York drivers who accused it of deducting excessive fees from their fares
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] agreed to pay up to $3 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of 2,421 drivers in New York …
T-Mobile announces launch of NB-IoT offering for $6/year for up to 12 MB per connected device, says it's roughly one-tenth the cost of Verizon's Cat-M plans
T-Mobile launched what it said is the nation's first narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) service plan for customers looking to provide connectivity to a range of devices.
Leaked Snapchat DAU metrics from April to September 2017 show Snapchat is used mainly as a chat app, with Snap Maps' usage trailing off to ~19M since launch
Microsoft on Spectre updates' speed impact: “single-digit slowdowns” on new PCs, big effect on PCs with Haswell/older chips and servers with I/O-intensive work
Here's All The Proof You Need Brad Linder / Liliputing : Microsoft says its Meltdown and Spectre patches slow down older PCs more than newer ones (2016 and later) Carly Page / Inquirer : Microsoft: Sp...
Sources: Facebook plans to unveil Portal, an Echo Show-like video chat device with a screen and camera, at F8 in May and ship it in second half of 2018 for $499
Trump signs executive order that lets companies more easily build broadband infrastructure on federal land and buildings, in effort to improve rural broadband
Canada-based Igloo Software, which makes a platform that integrates enterprise software, raises $47M Series C led by Frontier Capital
The market for social media and collaboration services for enterprises — made popular by the recent, rapid growth and emergence of platforms like Slack …
AngelList and Accomplice announce Spearhead, a $35M fund for new angel investors, offering up to $1M in investing capital to founders who back other founders
Today we're announcing Spearhead … Mark Boslet / PE Hub Blog : AngelList, Accomplice kick off Spearhead to encourage angel investing Serena Saitto / The Information : AngelList to Launch $35 Million F...
Facebook begins to test local news feature called Today In across six US cities, combining human curation and AI to surface news, events, and announcements
Facebook is vetting local publishers that appear in this section. — Facebook wants to make it easier for people to find local news from vetted sources. Tweets: @caseynewton , @hannahkuchler , and @k...
T-Mobile says it added 5M+ net customers in 2017, with 1.9M net customers in Q4, bringing total to nearly 72.6M by the year's end
Arjun Panchadar / Reuters :
Chinese gaming company Kunlun Group now owns 100% of Grindr after buying remaining stake from founder and CEO Joel Simkhai, who has now left the company
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde / Los Angeles Times :
Intel's Mobileye details plans for autonomous driving projects, “road experience management” data harvesting, EyeQ4 SoC integration, and auto partnerships
Corinne Reichert / ZDNet :
Samsung and Harman pitch DRVLINE as an open autonomous driving platform for car makers, plan a new DRVLINE camera this year, and showcase “digital cockpit”
Cho Mu-Hyun / ZDNet :
SourceForge rolls out redesigned UX and logo, an easier directory with project categorization as filters, and a GitHub importer tool with syncing capabilities
Today we're starting to roll out a whole new look for SourceForge. — As a quick refresher, SourceForge was acquired in 2016 …
Samsung showcases Bixby integration in new products including “family hub” smart fridges, QLED TVs, and Harman in-car displays
LAS VEGAS—It's the year … Adam Clark Estes / Gizmodo : Samsung Put a Big AKG Speaker Into a Refrigerator and It's Oddly Awesome Samsung Newsroom / Samsung Global Newsroom : How Bixby is Ushering in a ...
Toyota says it will add Amazon Alexa to some Toyota and Lexus models in 2018 and plans to add to other models in 2019
even toilets Peter O'Kelly / Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check : Amazon's Alexa Voice Assistant Coming to Toyota's Cars This Year - Bloomberg Ben Fox Rubin / CNET : Amazon Alexa coming this year to some T...
Twitter misses Senate Intelligence Committee deadline for questions on Russian election interference, says it will respond soon; Facebook, Google meet deadline
David McCabe / Axios :
Dell unveils a XPS 15 2-in-1 with keyboard that uses magnets for key feedback, Intel-AMD chip, 1080p or 4K touchscreen display, shipping this spring for $1,300+
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge :
Sources: Iran's attempts to block Telegram drive millions to censorship circumvention tools for PC and mobile like Lantern and Psiphon
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal :
Sources: Blizzard's Overwatch League will get $90M+ over two years from Twitch for exclusive streaming rights of its esports matches
Ben Fischer / SportsBusiness Daily :
Ford teams up with Lyft, Domino's, Postmates to pilot autonomous vehicles and will work with Qualcomm on “Transportation Mobility Cloud” initiative
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge :
Dell unveils Mobile Connect which lets you handle your smartphone's calls, messages, and more from your laptop, to be preinstalled on many Dell PC lines in 2018
HP's updated Pavilion Wave desktop PC, powered by 7th gen Intel processors, will ship with native Alexa integration in spring 2018 starting at $549.99
Pradeep / MSPoweruser :
Renault-Nissan says it will commit $200M annually over five years to a new venture fund for car tech, including battery, self-driving vehicle advances
Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal :
Maker of Blocks modular smartwatch, unveiled at CES in 2015, says it's on track to deliver units to all its Kickstarter backers within the next few months
Jamie Rigg / Engadget :
Hands-on with Vuzix's $1,000 Blade AR glasses, coming in Q2 2018: better than Google Glass but less capable than HoloLens, good displays, Alexa-enabled, more
Nick Statt / The Verge :
Ripple countersues bank consortium R3, claiming R3's option contract for roughly 10% of the total supply of XRP, now worth ~$12B, was signed in bad faith
Samsung unveils Flip, a 55" digital whiteboard with screen-sharing, able to flip between portrait and horizontal positions, available later in Jan. for $2,700
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