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| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
Sony announces 5.7" Xperia XZ2 and 5" XZ2 Compact with 18:9 aspect ratio, Snapdragon 845, 19MP camera, on sale next month in UK for £699 and £549 respectively — Sony has longed to find lasting success in the smartphone market, but none of the devices it released in the past few years have done the job.
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Sony Xperia Blog, 9to5Google, The Verge, PCWorld, PCWorld, Digital Trends, Reuters, Softpedia News, Digital Photography Review, Fortune, AndroidGuys, The Next Web, Pocket-lint, CNET, 9to5Google, 9to5Google, Xperia Blog, TechCrunch, Xperia Blog, and Gizmodo. Tweets: @benwood
| Matthew Reynolds / WIRED UK: |
Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact hands-on: nice redesign, but wireless charging and other features only bring it up to parity with flagship phones from last year — The XZ2 and XZ2 make some much-needed improvements over their predecessors but still feel like they hail from an earlier era of smartphones
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Troy Hunt releases new Pwned Passwords API to securely check your login data against a database of 500M+ leaked passwords; 1Password among first to use the API — A new system that securely checks whether your passwords have been made public in known data breaches has been integrated into the widely used password manager, 1Password.| Robert Hackett / Fortune: |
Cryptocurrency-focused financial-services firm Circle acquires crypto exchange Poloniex, source says for ~$400M — Circle, a cryptocurrency-focused financial-services firm, will announce today that it is buying crypto exchange Poloniex—a move that immediately makes Circle one of the largest … | Selena Larson / CNNMoney: |
Supreme Court to begin hearing email privacy case on Tuesday in the high-profile battle between Microsoft and US government over data stored on foreign servers — When should CEOs get involved in public policy — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a digital privacy case …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ preorders start March 2 for $720/$840 from Samsung and T-Mobile, $790/$915 from AT&T, $800/$930 from Verizon, and $792/$912 on Sprint — Samsung just announced the Galaxy S9, and now we're getting details on how much retailers and wireless carriers are going to charge for it.
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Android Beat, Android Police, AndroidHeadlines.com, Ubergizmo, The Tech Report, AT&T, Verizon Fios & Custom TV, Pocketnow, Droid Life, Engadget, Newsroom, 9to5Google, Pocket-lint, and Android Police
Tweets: @greengart, @mattbirchler, and @ampressman
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
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Tweets: @samuel_pollen, @abdophoto, @dcseifert, and @dcseifert
| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
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Macworld, Thurrott.com, BGR, CNET, ABC News, Digital Trends, The Verge, ZDNet, Softpedia News, iDownloadBlog.com, Tech Times, Android Central, Pocket-lint, Business Insider, Mashable, SiliconANGLE, International Business Times, The Register, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, BetaNews, GeekWire, Samsung, TechCrunch, MacRumors, 9to5Google, BGR, The Verge, Reuters, The Guardian, ZDNet, Mashable, Pocket-lint, Pocket-lint, Pocket-lint, AnandTech, and CNET
Tweets: @cnet, @nevilleray, @dcseifert, @paulobrien, @saschasegan, @saschasegan, @reneritchie, @dcseifert, @edbaig, @russellholly, @dcseifert, @fjeronimo, and @thomas_husson
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Sony's $280 Xperia Ear Duo open ear earbuds with head gestures come with Google Assistant and Siri integration, will ship in late May — Sony will release its Xperia Ear Duo wireless earbuds in May for $279.99. Preorders for the “open ear” headset, which has been shown in concept form over the last two years, start today at Amazon.
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Gizmodo, BetaNews, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Android Police, Android Beat, Neowin, and Engadget
| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
Dell XPS 13 2018 review: solid performance, ships with Windows Hello IR camera and a fingerprint sensor, but the webcam is still awkwardly placed below display — The XPS 13 laptop isn't stale anymore, but it still forces a few compromises. — The XPS 13 laptop needed an overhaul and Dell needed to make a statement.| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Venezuela claims Petro ICO pre-sale raised $735M, but the ICO was plagued by false claims as issuers changed blockchain from Ethereum to NEM midway — Venezuela says its presale raised $735 million in 24 hours. Don't believe it. — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claims … | Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
A watch, a car mount, a piece of paper, a timer, and an alarm clock demonstrate how “dumb” devices can be superior to “smart” alternatives from tech companies — It still feels magical to light up your living room by saying “Alexa, turn on the lights.”
Tweets: @dannysullivan and @nexttrackcast
| Robert Hackett / Fortune: |
Cybersecurity company PhishMe acquired by private equity firms BlackRock and Pamplona Capital Management for $400M and rebranded as Cofense — The trend of private equity firms snapping up cybersecurity businesses continues. — BlackRock and Pamplona Capital Management have jointly acquired PhishMe …
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VentureBeat, PYMNTS.com, Infosecurity Magazine, and Cofense
| Paris Martineau / The Outline: |
Clients of therapy-by-text services like Talkspace, BetterHelp complain about bad service, high prices, deceitful advertising around free trials — Ads for text therapy are everywhere, but people who have tried it say it's surprisingly unhelpful and expensive. — Paris Martineau
Tweets: @ruchosharma, @parismartineau, @outline, and @parismartineau
| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
HMD unveils the Nokia 8110, a €79 phone coming in May that has a sleek yet classic design, supports HTML5 apps, and runs on KaiOS, a fork of old Firefox OS — The year is 1999. Computer programmer Thomas Anderson sits at his cubicle, contemplating the latest dressing down from his boss.
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| Jamie Rigg / Engadget: |
Nokia 8 Sirocco hands-on: all-glass design, larger battery, curved edge-to-edge screen, Qi charging, and water resistance, but it's pricey at €749, coming April — HMD brought a Nokia phone for all tastes to this year's MWC. Just as some people might want a retro feature phone … | Scott Scrivens / Android Police: |
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