Month: February 2020
Coronavirus pushes ZTE to cancel its press conference at the year’s largest phone show
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, is the world’s biggest mobile trade show, but the coronavirus will be making it a little smaller this year. Chinese phone manufacturer and telecom giant ZTE just confirmed that it’s canceling its press conference at MWC 2020, citing secondary effects of the virus outbreak.…
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Russia’s push back against Big Tech has major consequences for Apple
Josh Nadeau Contributor Josh Nadeau is a Canadian journalist based in St. Petersburg who covers the intersection of Russia, technology and culture. He has written for The Economist, Atlas Obscura and The Outline. Last month, Donald Trump took to Twitter to criticize Apple for not unlocking two iPhones belonging to…
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Gaming Chromebooks might finally be on their way, according to leaked commit
The best Chromebooks tend to be low-cost machines that can handle simple computing tasks, though there are some premium machines. But, one thing they’ve all had in common is basic, integrated graphics. That might change with dedicate graphics in a leaked Chromebook. A Chromebook spotted by Chrome Unboxed and codenamed…
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Nvidia GeForce Now is missing some RTX games – but still has more than Stadia
Nvidia GeForce Now launched today after one of the longest beta tests of all time, taking the fight directly to Google Stadia‘s doorstep. And, while it’s got a bulky library, GeForce Now is missing some huge titles. This first came to our attention when both Ars Technica and The Verge…
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How to watch the State of the Union
On Tuesday, President Trump will deliver his third State of the Union address to Congress. The annual address by the president to legislators is included in the Constitution, which states that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and…
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Iowa’s caucus app was a disaster waiting to happen
A smartphone app designed to help announce the results of the Iowa caucus ended up crapping out and causing a massive delay by almost an entire day. The Iowa caucus traditionally uses gatherings of people in counties across the state to determine which candidates they want to back for the…
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