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Verizon and Samsung plan to release 5G smartphone in U.S. in first half of 2019

Verizon and Samsung plan to bring one of the first commercial 5G smartphones to market in the first half of 2019. The companies will unveil a proof of concept, powered by the upcoming flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Platform with the Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem and antenna modules with integrated RF transceiver, RF front-end and antenna elements, at the annual Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit in Maui this week.

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·7 years ago

Mazda offers Apple CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades for older vehicles

Mazda is now offering owners of older vehicles the ability to upgrade their infotainment systems to ones that are compatible with both Apple's CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto. Vehicles equipped with Mazda Connect from the 2014 model year and newer are eligible for a dealer-installed upgrade with smartphone integration capabilities. But it's not a free update.

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·7 years ago

Amazon Launches New Business Prime Benefits in US, Germany and Japan

Amazon Business today launched new Business Prime benefits for businesses of all sizes in the United States, Germany and Japan. Business Prime now helps members visualize spend data and identify money-saving opportunities with Spend Visibility, as well as set policies to improve compliance and maximize their budget with Guided Buying.

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·7 years ago

Apple issues invites to ‘There’s more in the making’ event October 30

Apple has issued media invitations for an event on October 30, taking place in New York City at 10am on October 30, The event is being held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gilman Opera House and is expected to involve the launch of new iPad Pro models and potentially refreshed Mac models.

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·7 years ago

SiriusXM to acquire Pandora

SiriusXM is to acquire Pandora in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.5 billion, the companies announced Monday. According to the announcement, the deal will create the world’s largest audio-entertainment company, with more than $7 billion in projected revenue in 2018.

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·7 years ago

Plux Wireless Charging Stand brings Apple AirPower features at a third of the price

If you are impatient, or fed up waiting, for a way to wirelessly charge multiple Apple devices simultaneously, such as your new iPhone X, Apple Watch and Apple AirPods, you may be interested in the Plux wireless charger dock which allows you to charge all your devices at once, at a fraction of the price Apple is expected to charge.

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·7 years ago

Sony XAV-AX210 adds iDatalink Maestro Compatibility as well as CarPlay and Android Auto

Sony today announced the AV Center XAV-AX210 at the Mobile Electronics Association's KnowledgeFest 2018. The XAV-AX210 adds iDatalink Maestro support to the 6.4-inch display, which allows you a new way to connect the car's audio without losing the original functionality of the infotainment system

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·7 years ago

Square launches Square Reader SDK for Developers

Square today launched the Square Reader SDK, giving Android and iOS developers the ability to use Square hardware to accept in-person payments directly from within their own application, with no app-switch required. With only a few lines of code, developers can quickly add EMV- and PCI-compliant in-person payments to any Android or iOS app.

Developers US

·7 years ago

Registration open now for BlackBerry Security Summit 2018 New York

Back in June BlackBerry opened up registration for this years 2018 Annual BlackBerry Security Summit event in London, but at that time, no registration was available for the New York event. We are pleased to say that registration is now open for the New York event.

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·7 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 to be officially unveiled August 9

Samsung has sent out invitations to a Galaxy Unpacked event on August 9 in New York City, when the Galaxy Note 9 will be officially unveiled. The event will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, at 11 a.m. ET.

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·7 years ago

US Supreme Court rules a warrant must be obtained to access Phone Location Data

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Friday that police must get a warrant in order to obtain your phone’s location data over an extended period of time. The decision is a major victory for privacy advocates, who have long argued that the law has failed to keep pace with the amount of intrusive data we voluntarily hand over to private companies.

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·7 years ago

BlackBerry KEY2 available to pre-order in US June 29

TCL has announced that the BlackBerry KEY² will be available to pre-order in the United States from June 29, with devices available from July 13. BlackBerry KEY² will be available carrier unlocked in both Silver and Black color variants optimized for GSM carrier networks such as AT&T and T-Mobile starting at $649.99 USD.

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·7 years ago

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