A block, if permanent, would signal that foreign companies can do little to get in Beijing’s good graces as it tightens its grip on online content. China Appears to Block Microsoft’s Bing, Despite Company’s Own Censorship Source: NY Times Tech
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Read MoreThe worldwide PC market has been flat for the past few years, but that doesn’t hasn’t been true for every OEM. A closer look at two years’ worth of statistics from IDC shows that three companies have been doing significantly better than the rest. As the PC market continues to shrink slowly, guess which OEMs
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Sequoia India announces Surge, an accelerator focused on fledging startups in India and Southeast Asia, says it will offer selected companies a $1.5M investment — ‘Surge’ offers a $1.5M check and access to the firm’s global network — Sequoia India is going deep into early-stage investing … Sequoia India announces Surge,
Read MoreLeaked images show a purported Galaxy S10 with a “Blockchain KeyStore.” Will the Samsung Galaxy S10 come cryptocurrency-ready? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreXiaomi ups the ante with the most inventive foldable phone design we’ve seen. Galaxy X? Galaxy F? Samsung's foldable phone faces 9 big issues – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYuan Yang / Financial Times: Sources: Microsoft’s Bing has been blocked in China following a government order, removing the last major foreign search engine left in the country — Microsoft’s Bing search engine has been blocked in China following a government order, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Sources: Microsoft's Bing has been
Read MoreLawmakers are investigating the Twitter account that first shared the video that has caused an explosive political moment. Who Posted Viral Video of Covington Students and Protester? Congress Wants to Know Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDell had a fantastic showing in 2018 when it came to laptops. The excellent XPS 13 and 15 were among the best laptops we reviewed all year, and our hands-on with the Alienware-branded M15 left us salivating over the winter break. We’re back now and ready to reveal our full review after spending months with one
Read MoreAsk tech enthusiasts about the best wireless speakers, and chances are you’ll get the same set of answers: the Sonos Play:5, Google Home Max, and, Apple HomePod. These are the tech industry stalwarts, and truly solid speakers, but ones designed with convenience as an equal priority as sound quality. Ask the audio enthusiasts and one
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: In a video posted online, Xiaomi teases a working prototype of a phone with a double-folding display and a more symmetrical design than Samsung’s foldable phone — China’s Xiaomi has become the latest smartphone maker to tease a folding smartphone, dropping the below video clip of its president … In a
Read MoreAccording to ancient astronaut theorists, the lunar eclipse this weekend had an unexpected visitor. Right around the time of totality, a meteor crashed into the moon, and it was visible from Earth. Meteors crash into the Earth and Moon all the time, although this usually happens either over the ocean (70% of the Earth) where
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Read MoreAs rivals AT&T and Comcast expand their media businesses, Verizon struggles to find its footing. Verizon lays off 7 percent of its media workforce – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe crypto-enthusiast is enlisting volunteers to wear masks of his face and hit the campaign trail. Why? Because he’s on a boat on the run from the IRS. John McAfee has recruited 'hundreds' of masked lookalikes for his 2020 presidential bid – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDiscontinued budget handset returns to Apple clearance aisle. Apple is selling the iPhone SE again — for 9 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDorsey told Rolling Stone that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg once served him a goat he killed himself. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: 7 things you didn't know about the tech mogul – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrom $100 sound bars to $1,000 full-surround packages, these are the best audio systems for everything from sports, movies and music. Make that halftime show sing: The best audio systems for the big game and beyond – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Spain-based Sherpa.ai, which makes a Spanish language voice assistant, expands Series A by $8.5M to $15M as it passes 5M users — When we think of the AI platforms that are shaping how we use voice to interact with phones, home devices and other services, we tend to think of Amazon’s
Read MoreYogita Khatri / CoinDesk: The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority publishes draft guidelines on cryptoassets and how they fit within the UK’s current regulatory framework — The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out proposed guidance for how crypto assets should be regulated in the country. The UK's Financial Conduct Authority publishes draft guidelines on
Read MoreTesla is racing to reliably build a more affordable electric car, but investment analysts are increasingly skeptical: “The car still does not exist.” Tesla’s mass layoffs and reduced car production have Wall Street ‘waking up from the dream’ Source: Washington Post Tech
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