The company expects to serve up to nine cities by the first half of the year. Sprint’s 5G wireless launch, planned for May, could be the country’s first Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe devices that can tap into its main band of spectrum won’t be available until then. T-Mobile delays 5G rollout until second half – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSimilar products usually run $200 and up, so this is an usually good deal. Plus: Organize your cords and accessories for just $9.58 and enter for your chance to win an unlocked Galaxy S10 Plus! Convert your desk to an electric stand-up desk for 7 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNatt Garun / The Verge: With latest version of Google Play Services, Android 7.0 and up now supports the FIDO2 standard which lets users login to services using fingerprints or PIN — Here’s a good reason to update to your latest version of Google Play Services: Android devices running version 7. and later can now
Read MoreThe software giant doesn’t plan to sell its $3,500 augmented reality headset to you and me. Yet. HoloLens 2 isn't meant for you. But HoloLens 3 might be – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt MWC 2019, the social network is demonstrating all the ways in which it’s building out the underlying technology of the internet. Facebook and partners collaborate to bring 5G wireless internet to California homes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSteve Dent / Engadget: The SD Association unveils microSD Express format for mobile with data transfer speeds of up to 985 Mb/s, lower power consumption, and backwards compatibility — The SD Association has unveiled microSD Express, a new format that will bring speeds of up to 985 Mb/s to the tiny memory cards used in
Read More{$inline_image}The controversial initial coin offerings (ICO) trend may have fallen out of fashion for most cryptocurrency influencers, but Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver isn’t one of them. The Bitcoin Cash proponent took to Twitter to confirm he’s taken up the role as an ‘official advisor’ to a blockchain startup called LivenPay on Monday. The startup is
Read MoreThe controversial initial coin offerings (ICO) trend may have fallen out of fashion for most cryptocurrency influencers, but Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver isn’t one of them. The Bitcoin Cash proponent took to Twitter to confirm he’s taken up the role as an ‘official advisor’ to a blockchain startup called LivenPay on Monday. The startup is
Read MoreEntrepreneurship and the tech industry is built on the idea of “hustling” to get things done. It’s confidently preached by tech giants like Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who last year tweeted that people would have to work more than 40 hours a week, if they really want to change the world. What’s
Read MoreCasey Newton / The Verge: Interviews with current and former Facebook content moderators in US show they make $28K/year, some develop PTSD, and a few are radicalised by fringe content — The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America — She spent the past three and a half weeks in training … Interviews with current
Read MoreTom Simonite / Wired: A look at Wikidata, a sister project of Wikipedia, whose bot-friendly database supports many AI assistants like Alexa — HUMANS PRICKED BY info-hunger pangs used to hunt and peck for scraps of trivia on the savanna of the internet. Now we sit in screen-glow-flooded caves and grunt, “Alexa!” A look at
Read MoreDigital marketing covers so many frontiers that it’s easy for even seasoned pros to occasionally lose focus and miss something. That’s why the truckload of training found in the Marketing, SEO and Affiliate Marketing Super Bundle ($37, over 90 percent off from TNW Deals) works for all levels of sales experience — because even the
Read More‘Always on, Always connected’ Windows 10 PCs to get a 5G speed boost. Windows 10 PCs to get 5G for first time as Qualcomm unveils new modem Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Santa Clara-based Zededa, which develops edge virtualization software, raises $16M Series A co-led by Energize Ventures and Lux Capital — The phrase “edge computing” might be gratingly buzzwordy, but don’t let that distract from the market’s upward momentum — global internet of things … Santa Clara-based Zededa, which develops edge virtualization
Read MoreLime, one of the world’s largest electric scooter companies, is urging riders to be extra cautious while operating their devices because of a technical “bug” that can cause “sudden excessive braking during use.” Lime scooter riders are being injured by ‘sudden excessive braking,’ company says Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMachine learning has brought an old idea — neural networks — to bear on a range of previously difficult problems such as handwriting and speech recognition. Better software and hardware has made it feasible to apply sophisticated machine learning algorithms that would have previously been only possible on giant supercomputers. However, there’s still a learning
Read MoreFrank Chen / Andreessen Horowitz: Real-world examples of how AI can augment human powers, help us be more creative, make better decisions, be safer, understand others better, and more — This is a written version of a presentation I gave live at the a16z Summit in November 2018. You can watch a video version on
Read MoreMicrosoft employees say they didn’t sign up to build weapons, so the company should pull out of its $480m deal. Microsoft workers protest: 'Cancel US Army HoloLens super-soldier contract' Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIt has been more than 65 years since James Watson and Francis Crick, working with Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins discovered that DNA – the basic chemical information code of all life forms – has a double helical structure that played an important role in its function. Since then, astrobiologists have tried to conjure up
Read MoreFour of the nine cities will launch in May, with another five by the first half. Sprint vows broad 5G coverage when four cities launch in May – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreQualcomm on Monday at MWC 2019 said its next Snapdragon processor will come with integrated 5G. And it also has partners working on 5G PCs and cars. Samsung's Galaxy S11 5G may be slimmer, last longer thanks to Qualcomm – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew sensors on the G8’s front camera offer a whole new way to interact with your phone. LG G8 can unlock by scanning the veins in your hand – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGfK: Study: while global smartphone unit sales declined in 2018, the overall revenues from smartphones increased 5% YoY to $522B, boosted by premium smartphones — Claiming a 44 percent share smartphones, mobile phones and wearables are still the powerhouse in the $1.2 trillion technical consumer goods (TCG) market. Study: while global smartphone unit sales declined
Read MoreHere’s everything you need to know about Microsoft’s next-generation mixed reality headsets. HoloLens 2 announced for ,500, available to preorder now, ships later this year – CNET Source: CNet
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