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• Huawei security row overshadows annual telecoms gathering

  24-02-2019 23:18
  Leading telecoms companies gather in Barcelona this weekend for their main annual trade fair under the shadow of a bitter clash between the United States and China over network security for the next generation of mobile services.
  
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• Roma best-picture Oscar may be Netflix's last step to conquering Hollywood - CNET

  24-02-2019 23:11 via cnet.com
  A best-picture win would mark Netflix entering Hollywood's most hallowed sanctum. That may mean more Romas (and possibly more Bird Boxes) for you to stream.
  
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• MWC 2019: Optus will gain ‘months more’ 5G experience with fixed-wireless launch

  24-02-2019 22:52 via zdnet.com
  By launching 5G fixed-wireless now instead of waiting for a pure mobile solution, Optus will have around five months more experience in running a 5G service than its competitors, according to CEO Allen Lew.
  
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• Google Assistant button coming to new phones from LG, Nokia, Xiaomi - CNET

  24-02-2019 22:31 via cnet.com
  The search giant wants to spread its digital helper software far and wide.
  
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• LG's Dual Screen foldable phone breaks apart

  24-02-2019 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  LG opts to release a second screen accessory rather than a device with a single flexible display.
  
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• Galaxy Fold vs. Huawei Mate X: Battle of the foldable phones - CNET

  24-02-2019 22:00 via cnet.com
  The foldable phone wars are heating up, as Samsung and Huawei face off.
  
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• LG V50 ThinQ gets 5G at MWC 2019, will be Sprint's first 5G device this spring - CNET

  24-02-2019 21:57 via cnet.com
  LG's first 5G phone is set to go head to head with the Galaxy S10 5G. And it has a flashy new logo to prove it.
  
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• Oscar winners, no one cares about your speech. You just need to go viral - CNET

  24-02-2019 21:44 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Forget genuine emotion and thanking your peers. The perfect Oscars speech is about easily tweetable GIFs.
  
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• Galaxy Fold vs. TCL foldable phone battle: Price, specs, design compared - CNET

  24-02-2019 21:27 via cnet.com
  Turns out, there are many ways to fold a phone.
  
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• LG unveils dual-screen 5G smartphone and touts biometric breakthrough

  24-02-2019 21:13
  South Korea’s LG Electronics unveiled a 5G smartphone on Sunday with a dual screen, the latest handset maker to pitch a new design feature in an effort to revive flagging sales.
  
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• Microsoft hails revamped goggles as more immersive and easy to wear

  24-02-2019 20:47
  Microsoft unveiled the latest version of its HoloLens augmented reality headset on Sunday, promising wearers would feel more immersed in the augmented reality experience and more comfortable.
  
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• HMD Global launches Nokia 9 PureView smartphone with five-camera array

  24-02-2019 20:23
  HMD Global, the Finnish company which owns the rights to use the Nokia brand for mobile phones, has launched a smartphone with an array of five camera lenses designed to appeal to camera enthusiasts.
  
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• Microsoft's HoloLens 2 will be able to run the Firefox browser natively

  24-02-2019 20:15 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's new HoloLens 2 is a launchpad for vertical-specific business applications. But Firefox and games seem to be headed to the platform, too.
  
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• Mate X: First look at Huawei's folding phone

  24-02-2019 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Huawei reveals a phone that folds in half, which it claims beats Samsung's Galaxy Fold on specs.
  
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• LG G8 ThinQ can unlock by scanning the veins in your hand - CNET

  24-02-2019 20:11 via cnet.com
  New sensors on the G8's front camera offer a whole new way to interact with your phone.
  
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• MWC 2019, Day 0: Here's what you missed from Microsoft, LG, Huawei and Nokia - CNET

  24-02-2019 20:00 via cnet.com
  MWC kicks off with a new AR headset, 5G phones -- including one that folds -- and a five-camera handset.
  
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• Samsung Unpacked 2019, Huawei Mate X, and Chrome tips (MobileTechRoundup show #461)

  24-02-2019 19:49 via zdnet.com
  Matt attended the Unpacked event and spent the first half of the show talking about the latest from Samsung. MWC is just kicking off so we also have some news from the first announcements.
  
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• HoloLens 2 isn't meant for you. But HoloLens 3 might be - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:46 via cnet.com
  The software giant doesn't plan to sell its $3,500 augmented reality headset to you and me. Yet.
  
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• LG V50 ThinQ 5G guns for Galaxy S10 5G, on Sprint - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:45 via cnet.com
  LG's first 5G phone is set to go head to head with the Galaxy S10 5G. And it has a flashy new logo to prove it.
  
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• LG shows twinning is winning with Dual Screen attachment for its 5G V50 phone - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:45 via cnet.com
  The optional accessory is LG's MWC strategy for providing more screen, but without making a foldable phone.
  
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• LG G8 ThinQ hopes to outdo Galaxy S10 with vein scanning and touchless gesture controls - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:45 via cnet.com
  New sensors on the G8's front camera offer a whole new way to interact with your phone.
  
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• LG G8 ThinQ debuts at MWC in sapphire blue - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:45 via cnet.com
  The G8 has a 6.1-inch display, a Snapdragon 855 chipset and a front-facing camera with 3D-mapping capabilities.
  
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• MWC 2019: LG unveils 5G smartphone V50 ThinQ

  24-02-2019 19:38 via zdnet.com
  LG has taken the wraps off its 5G smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2019, along with a dual-screen 'companion', and the LG G8 with palm vein hand ID unlock.
  
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• Microsoft HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset unveiled

  24-02-2019 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The headset lets users control actions via eye movements, and also presents a better quality view.
  
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• HoloLens 2 AR headsets announced for $3,500, available to preorder now, ship later this year - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:34 via cnet.com
  Here's everything you need to know about Microsoft's next-generation mixed reality headsets.
  
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• Oscars 2019: Breaking down Black Panther's chances for best picture - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:15 via cnet.com
  Commentary: If any superhero movie can take home major awards, Black Panther is the one. But should the Academy Awards resist Marvel's cultural domination?
  
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• Microsoft's HoloLens 2 feels like practical magic - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:14 via cnet.com
  No space spiders or Minecraft this time -- but it's much more comfortable.
  
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• Mate X foldable phone is Huawei's bid to be seen as innovator, not spy - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:05 via cnet.com
  It's trying to change the conversation.
  
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• Huawei Mate X triple threat: Foldable phone with 5G, lots of cameras - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:01 via cnet.com
  A phone that transforms into a tablet. Blazing 5G speeds. Is this the future of phones?
  
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• Huawei unveils Mate X folding phone to rival Samsung Galaxy Fold

  24-02-2019 18:53
  Device has eight-inch flexible screen that folds all the way round the outside of the phoneThe Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has followed Samsung’s lead by unveiling a super-luxury 5G phone with a folding screen called the Mate X with a price tag of €2,299 (£1,995).Introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday, the Mate X has a flexible OLED display that covers both the front and back of the device, and which unfolds outwards to become an eight-inch (20cm) tab
  
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• Thirty-million-page backup of humanity headed to moon aboard Israeli lander - CNET

  24-02-2019 18:49 via cnet.com
  If the apocalypse strikes, the Arch Mission Foundation wants to be sure all the knowledge we've accumulated doesn't disappear.
  
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• MWC 2019: Telstra bringing Samsung, Oppo, LG 5G smartphones to customers

  24-02-2019 18:48 via zdnet.com
  The Samsung Galaxy 5G S10+, the LG V50 ThinQ, and the Oppo 5G phone will be available either exclusively or first on Telstra's 5G network.
  
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• Nokia 9 PureView has 5 rear cameras: *yawn* - CNET

  24-02-2019 18:41 via cnet.com
  Phones are already camera-studded in 2019, and now we have this.
  
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• Huawei says Trump 'clear and correct' on 5G as trade deadline looms

  24-02-2019 18:27
  China's Huawei welcomed comments from President Donald Trump about the future of U.S. mobile communications on Sunday and asserted its position as a world-leading smartphone producer as Washington and Beijing seek a trade war ceasefire.
  
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• MWC 2019: Telstra and CBA partner on 5G banking trials

  24-02-2019 18:26 via zdnet.com
  Telstra and Ericsson will help CBA trial 5G and edge computing to simplify banking processes.
  
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• The creator of HoloLens 2 discusses its future video - CNET

  24-02-2019 18:20 via cnet.com
  Microsoft's Alex Kipman talks with CNET about mixed reality's challenges and possibilities.
  
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• Microsoft's HoloLens 2: Why it's really all about the cloud

  24-02-2019 18:20 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft at Mobile World Congress took the wraps off of its HoloLens 2 and it has some hardware upgrades that'll help enterprise usage and the front-line workers using it. But HoloLens for Microsoft is all about landing cloud subscriptions.
  
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• Microsoft's HoloLens 2 pulls us further into an augmented reality - CNET

  24-02-2019 18:20 via cnet.com
  A close-up look at Microsoft's next-gen headset and how it works.
  
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• Microsoft Kinect is back, as a $399 IoT device - CNET

  24-02-2019 18:20 via cnet.com
  The Azure Kinect has the sensors of the HoloLens 2, for a fraction of the price.
  
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• Inside Microsoft's HoloLens development lab - CNET

  24-02-2019 18:20 via cnet.com
  A tour of the Human Factors Lab and early HoloLens prototypes.
  
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• China's Xiaomi unveils $680 5G smartphone, sees growth in Africa

  24-02-2019 18:18
  China's Xiaomi has launched its contribution to a new wave of smartphones that will be able to take advantage of faster 5G mobile networks at a lower price than analysts expect from rivals such as Samsung.
  
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• MWC 2019: Ericsson and Telstra launch IoT extender

  24-02-2019 18:07 via zdnet.com
  Ericsson has integrated its 100km IoT range extender with its IoT accelerator management service across Telstra's networks.
  
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• HoloLens 2 Microsoft MWC event: Watch livestream here, start time, what to expect - CNET

  24-02-2019 17:27 via cnet.com
  A next-gen HoloLens is rumored to be on tap.
  
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• Hands-on with the Nokia 9 PureView

  24-02-2019 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Nokia's new smartphone merges together images taken simultaneously by five rear cameras.
  
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• Mate X: What Huawei's $2,600 foldable 5G phone with three screens feels like - CNET

  24-02-2019 17:18 via cnet.com
  We hold and fold Huawei's new high-priced phone that rivals Samsung's Galaxy Fold.
  
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• Galaxy Fold's cheaper challenger: TCL's foldable phone bends into a watch at MWC 2019 - CNET

  24-02-2019 17:18 via cnet.com
  At MWC 2019, we saw two foldable phone concepts that even you can afford.
  
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• Nokia says 5G would not be delayed by ban on Chinese suppliers

  24-02-2019 17:13
  Nokia does not expect the possible exclusion of Chinese companies on security grounds to delay the rollout of next-generation 5G services in European markets, CEO Rajeev Suri told Reuters.
  
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• Mate X foldable phone is $$$, but Huawei hints at cheaper future foldable phones - CNET

  24-02-2019 17:09 via cnet.com
  Huawei's foldable Mate X may just be the tip of the iceberg for the Chinese company's foldable phone plan.
  
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• TCL's DragonHinge lets phones bend and fold - CNET

  24-02-2019 17:01 via cnet.com
  The company, known for its TVs and Alcatel and BlackBerry phones, shows off a handful of foldable phone prototypes at MWC 2019.
  
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• TCL's DragonHinge can enable a family of foldable devices - CNET

  24-02-2019 17:00 via cnet.com
  The company best known for its TVs and Alcatel phones shows off prototypes at MWC in Barcelona that use its new patented hinge mechanism.
  
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