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The Mate X is Huawei’s 5G foldable – TechCrunch
The world’s fastest growing mobile company has long had a chip on its shoulder when it comes to Apple and Samsung. For too long, the company has had to go out of its way to […]
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Xiaomi announces its first 5G phone, the Mi Mix 3 5G – TechCrunch
Xiaomi doesn’t want to miss the 5G bandwagon — the company just unveiled its first smartphone that comes with a 5G modem at a press conference in Barcelona. The Mi Mix 3 5G is a […]
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Google’s ‘Digital Wellbeing’ features hit more devices, including Samsung Galaxy S10 – TechCrunch
Google’s latest effort to help users monitor and control their screen time, Digital Wellbeing, is making its way to more devices. Initially available exclusively to Pixel and Android One device owners, Digital Wellbeing’s feature set […]
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Oppo announces 5G and 10x lossless zoom handsets – TechCrunch
Saturday afternoon is a rough time for a press conference — particularly with the official kickoff of Mobile World Congress still a few days away. That said, there are certain advantages to being an early […]
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Pinstagram? Instagram code reveals Public Collections feature – TechCrunch
Instagram is threatening to attack Pinterest just as it files to go public the same way the Facebook-owned app did to Snapchat. Code buried in Instagram for Android shows the company has prototyped an option […]
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Apple confirms its plans to close retail stores in the patent troll-favored Eastern District of Texas – TechCrunch
Apple has confirmed its plans to close retail stores in the Eastern District of Texas – a move that will allow the company to better protect itself from patent infringement lawsuits, according to Apple news […]
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Opera Touch brings website cookie blocking to iOS – TechCrunch
Last fall, Opera introduced Opera Touch for iOS – a solid alternative to Safari on iPhone, optimized for one-handed use. Today, the company is rolling out a notable new feature to this app: cookie blocking. […]
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Facebook will shut down its spyware VPN app Onavo – TechCrunch
Facebook will end its unpaid market research programs and proactively take its Onavo VPN app off the Google Play store in the wake of backlash following TechCrunch’s investigation about Onavo code being used in a […]
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Trump calls for 6G cellular technology, because why the heck not? – TechCrunch
We’ve been covering the battle for 5G between the U.S. and China for some time. The White House has made 5G technology a national security priority, and industry leaders have followed up that charge with […]
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Loop acquires ScreenPlay to build its streaming library – TechCrunch
A new streaming startup called Loop Media is announcing its first acquisition — it’s bought a 30-year-old company called ScreenPlay. While you may not have heard of ScreenPlay, the company has licensed a library of […]