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iPhone X teardown reveals TrueDepth camera system, stacked logic board with 3GB RAM, L-shaped dual-cell 2,716mAh battery, and Qi-based inductive charging coil — Tools Featured in this Teardown — Introduction — Ten years ago, Apple introduced the very first iPhone, and changed the world.
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Some New iPhone X Owners Facing Activation Issues — The iPhone X is now widely available across the United States, but some new iPhone X owners aren't able to start using their new phones due to carrier activation issues and congestion. — On the MacRumors forums, a number of AT&T users …
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Sources: Broadcom is considering a bid to acquire Qualcomm for about $70 per share, or $100B+; bid is likely to be made in the coming days — Broadcom is exploring a deal to acquire Qualcomm, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be the biggest ever takeover of a chipmaker …
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Twitter says a customer support employee on their last day of work deactivated Trump's account for 11 minutes — For 11 beautiful minutes, the President was off Twitter — President Donald Trump's Twitter account, @realdonaldtrump, disappeared from the site for around five beautiful minutes shortly before 7PM ET.
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Logitech introduces BRIDGE developers kit, an SDK for using keyboards in VR using HTC Vive — This is a guest blog post by Vincent Tucker, Director Of Innovations & Strategy at Logitech. — What are we sharing today? — I am excited to introduce the BRIDGE developers kit …
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Sources: Marvell in advanced talks to merge with Calvium to create chipmaker worth ~$14B — Marvell had market value around $9 billion while Cavium's was above $4 billion — Marvell Technology Group Ltd. MRVL 1.26% is in advanced talks to combine with Cavium Inc., CAVM 3.42% according … | Michael Geist: |
US court issues preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a Canadian court order requiring Google to remove search results on a global basis — A U.S. federal court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a Canadian court order requiring Google to remove search results on a global basis.
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Twitter updates rules to clarify its enforcement approach on abusive behavior, self-harm, graphic violence, spam, and adult content — Online behavior continues to evolve and change, and at Twitter, we have to ensure those changes are reflected in our rules in a way that's easy to adhere to and understand.
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| Dustin Volz / Reuters: |
Internet Association, representing Facebook, Amazon, Google, others, says it now backs Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, after Congress made requested changes — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. internet firms on Friday said they would support legislation to make it easier to penalize operators …
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Facebook launches Polls with pictures and gif support on iOS, Android, and the web — Polls check a lot of social media manager boxes like “engagement,” “feedback” and “traffic lift.” With all those buzzwords, it's truly a wonder that Facebook hadn't yet pilfered, I mean borrowed, the idea from poll-crazy rival Twitter.
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| Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
Microsoft is ending free Windows 10 upgrade “assistive technologies” exception on Dec. 31 — More than a year after ending its free Windows 10 upgrade program, Microsoft is getting ready to shut down the last official free upgrade extension. The news wasn't exactly shouted from the rooftops.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Networking chip design company Aquantia raises $61M in its IPO, closes up 6% on its first day of trading — Networking chip design company Aquantia went public on Friday and raised $61 million in its initial public offering. — The stock is trading up for the San Jose …
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Tim Cook's strategy of continuing to sell older iPhone models at lower cost appears to be working as Apple doubled its Q4 revenue YoY in India — (Reuters) - By delivering solid financial results that beat Wall Street's expectations for both revenues and profits on Thursday … | Apple: |
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| Ars Technica: |
Xbox One X review: HDR colors with 4K look great, sizable performance improvements for few select games, but is expensive and has limited value without a 4K TV — Is Microsoft's “true 4K” console worth $100 more than the PS4 Pro? — When the Xbox One launched in 2013 …
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