More companies in more places turning away from Huawei....How the Huawei riff happened....Panasonic w
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More companies in more places turning away from Huawei….How the Huawei riff happened….Panasonic walks away from Huawei…Walmart enters the tablet game…..Sometimes that Google Duplex call is really a person…..Google Search stopped….Apple and Amazon reduced reselling…..Amazon really isn’t calling….Amazon wants to scan your body…Apple’s WWDC app gets new info…Siri is sexist says the UN report…..Vignette puts a photo to that name….DOJ not in favor of the big mobile merger…..Streaming takes a staring role in the TV upfronts…..Dating app just for private school grads goes down under…those stories and more are here today in THE COMUNICANO!!!
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Mobile Carriers in Britain and Japan Begin to Turn Away From Huawei
Google’s decision to cut off support to the blacklisted Chinese telecommunications giant is rippling across the globe.
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Panasonic 'suspends transactions' with Huawei after US ban
US restrictions on Chinese telecoms giant Huawei are having a ripple effect across the tech industry.
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Huawei Ban: Full timeline on how and why its phones were banned
Here’s a timeline that breaks down the saga of the embattled Chinese telecom.
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Walmart's Sub-$100 Tablets Are About The Future Of Retail, Not Apple's iPad or Amazon's Fire Tablet
Walmart isn’t competing with Apple. Walmart is competing with Amazon.
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Walmart starts selling self-branded Android tablets starting at $64 w/ Play Store
If you were hoping to pick up a cheap Android tablet for the kids but don’t want to skip Google Play, Walmart’s self-branded tablets are now available.
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Google’s Duplex Uses A.I. to Mimic Humans (Sometimes)
In a free service, bots call restaurants and make reservations. The technology is impressive, except for when the caller is actually a person.
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Google Indexing Problems Resulting In Some Stale Search Results
Google indexing problems have resulted in new content not being indexed in the search results.
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Google rolling out mobile search redesign with black "Ad" label, favicons for organic results
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How Apple’s deal with Amazon screwed over small recycling businesses
Six months after Apple cut a deal with Amazon to sell new and refurbished products on Amazon Marketplace, small sellers specializing in refurbished and recycled products have all but disappeared from the platform.
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Scammers impersonate Amazon customer support in new scheme as robocalls surge
Americans received 26.3 billion spam calls in 2018, roughly 80 times the entire population of the United States. Robocalls and spam have become so pervasive that they’re now the number one consumer complaint to the Federal Communications and Trade Commissions. Washington residents received more than…
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Amazon reportedly wants to 3D-scan your body for a $25 gift card - CNET
Amazon wants to learn about your body, but you won’t be allowed to talk about what happens.
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Apple Updates WWDC App With Customizable Icons, Hidden Session Info and iMessage Stickers Ahead of 2019 Event
Ahead of the 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference, which kicks off on Monday, June 3 with a keynote event, Apple has updated its official WWDC app…
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Hey Siri, you’re sexist, UN report finds
Popular digital assistants that reply in a woman’s voice and are styled as female helpers are reinforcing sexist stereotype, the UN says.
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Vignette is a handy new app that keeps your iOS contact photos up to date
If there’s a special place in your heart for single-purpose utilities that solve a nagging problem, then you’re going to want to skip your daily Starbucks coffee and instead buy yourself a copy of the new iOS contacts utility Vignette.
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DOJ Attorneys Reportedly Ready to Block T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
To literally no one’s surprise, the head of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday announced Monday that he’d recommend approving the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. But it now looks as if the Justice Department’s own attorneys vehemently oppose the merger.
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Qualcomm is tossed back into the uncertainty that the Apple settlement seemed to cure
Earlier this month, Qualcomm investors thought some of the chip maker’s legal issues were abating after the company’s big agreement with Apple, but on…
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EE will beat Vodafone with launch of UK’s first 5G network on May 30th
EE’s 5G network will launch in the UK next week on May 30th, four days before Vodafone. EE’s service will be available in six cities at launch, and the operator says it will add ten more cities to its network by the end of the year.
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Upfronts 2019: Broadcast Takes a Back Seat
Seismic shifts in media business were on display as TV programmers made their annual pitch to advertisers.
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Ford Developing Bi-Pedal Robot to Carry Deliveries from Driverless Cars to Your Door
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Dating app for private school graduates comes to Sydney
But Toffee users will miss the chance to date the next Scott Morrison, Naomi Watts or Scott Farquhar.
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DJI drones to come with plane detection
From January, new DJI drones will be able to detect nearby planes and helicopters.
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Snoop Dogg’s weed media company launches new ad agency with ex-Vice execs
Gram by Gram is a cannabis-specific ad and branding agency aiming to both build weed brands and help mainstream marketers tap into the cannabis market.
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Yes, African-Americans Drink Bourbon. You’d Never Know It From the Marketing.
Groups like the Black Bourbon Society have formed to share an appreciation of the whiskey, and distillers are finally starting to pay attention.
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