Author: Tech Support

    • Qualcomm says its mid-range Snapdragon 600 and 700 series chipsets in 2020 will feature an integrated 5G modem, lowering the barrier for 5G adoption (Harish Jonnalagadda/Android Central)

    Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central: Qualcomm says its mid-range Snapdragon 600 and 700 series chipsets in 2020 will feature an integrated 5G modem, lowering the barrier for 5G adoption  —  Qualcomm rolled out its first 5G modem this year, and the chip vendor is now aiming to bring 5G connectivity to the mid-range category. Qualcomm

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    • NYC is suing T-Mobile for allegedly selling used phones as new and using other shady tactics

    New York City is suing T-Mobile, alleging that the company used a slew of deceptive business practices, violating the city’s consumer protection law “thousands of times” in the process. Allegedly charged fees without consent According to the city, T-Mobile and its subsidiary Metro, as well as other authorized dealers, “preyed on consumers” through several tactics.

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    • What to Do After a Hurricane

    As of Friday morning, Hurricane Dorian has made landfall in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, where a state of emergency was preemptively issued. Over the coming weekend, Hurricane Dorian is expected to barrel through Nova Scotia, Canada, before approaching the waters just south of Greenland. Read more… What to Do After a Hurricane Source: Life Hacker

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    • Apple accuses Google's Project Zero of stoking fear by creating a "false impression of mass exploitation", says the sophisticated attack was narrowly focused (Fred Sainz/Apple)

    Fred Sainz / Apple: Apple accuses Google’s Project Zero of stoking fear by creating a “false impression of mass exploitation”, says the sophisticated attack was narrowly focused  —  Last week, Google published a blog about vulnerabilities that Apple fixed for iOS users in February. Apple accuses Google's Project Zero of stoking fear by creating a

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    • How making politicians unblock trolls could hurt speech online

    Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images Last week, the Knight First Amendment Institute urged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to unblock critics on Twitter. The Knight Institute has led a push to treat politicians’ social media accounts as public forums, filing a successful lawsuit against President Donald Trump for his Twitter-blocking habits. Ocasio-Cortez argued that the issue

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    • Tesla Model S will take on famed Nürburgring racetrack, Elon Musk says

    Earlier this week, Porsche released its first all-electric sports car, the Taycan, at an event that was simulcasted from three different locations around the world: Canada, Germany, and China. Leading up the announcement, the German automaker boasted that a prototype version of the Taycan “conquered” the legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife racetrack in Germany with a record time

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