Oh gee, with Mobile World Congress next week 5G news is among us starting with Qualcomm and their 5G
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Oh gee, with Mobile World Congress next week 5G news is among us starting with Qualcomm and their 5G chips-just watch their video…USA will lead 5G deployment…T-Mobile hypes its’ 5G efforts and rural coverage….CBRE wants to grab space from WeWork….Apple looking to combine iOS and MacOS….The Nest mic was never talked about…Google making moves in gaming….Gmail app update goes to more users…..Facebook wants to be better than Alexa and Siri…YouTube makes changes ……The blockchain can be broken…..Virgin is really going fast…Scooters help robbers…those stories and more are all here today in the one and only, COMUNICANO!!!
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Why Qualcomm's Newest 5G Chip Is a Big Deal
Qualcomm just announced a new 5G modem that promises significant improvements over its current product.
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Meet Snapdragon X55 – the world’s most advanced commercial 5G modem
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The race to 5G wireless tech is on. A report finds Americans may have an early lead.
Nearly 1 in 10 mobile connections in North America will be served by 5G by 2022, according to Cisco.
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T-Mobile updates 5G website to hype Sprint merger and rural broadband
With regulatory approvals taking longer than expected, T-Mobile hopes consumers will contact the FCC to support its Sprint merger and get faster 5G service.
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CBRE Launches New Co-Working Business, Taking on WeWork
CBRE Group and other big brokers are trying to muscle their way into the increasingly crowded but lucrative co-working business, aiming to help landlords create their own flex space companies that cut out middlemen like WeWork.
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Apple Is Said to Target Combining IPhone, IPad, Mac Apps by 2021
Apple Inc. wants to make it easier for software coders to create tools, games and other applications for its main devices in one fell swoop – an overhaul designed to encourage app development and, ultimately, boost revenue.
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A professor found an Apple IIe in his dad's attic. And it worked
You want to talk about Apple hardware durability? Here’s an example.
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Google says the built-in microphone it never told Nest users about was 'never supposed to be a secret'
On Tuesday, a Google spokesperson told Business Insider it had made an “error.”
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Google announces plans to acquire Alooma
Google has announced that it will acquire Alooma as it looks to ramp up competition against its rivals in the cloud space.
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Google plans for gaming conference news stoke streaming-service fires
Several news outlets are reporting receiving invitations from Google for an announcement set to take place at the 2019 GDC (Game Developer Conference)
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You Should be Getting the Big White Gmail Update Right Now
The super extra all-white version of Gmail for Android that Google announced back in January is rolling out widely at the moment. If you did not let yourself become an APK brodog on that sideload game, now is your time to see if the new Gmail is for you.
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YouTube Creator Blog: Making our strikes system clear and consistent
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YouTube Is Changing Its Community Guidelines Strike System For The First Time In A Decade
For the first time in roughly a decade, YouTube is overhauling the way in which it doles out Community Guidelines strikes – or punishments for creators who post videos that violate its tenants with respect to sexual content, violence, and more. In a blog post published this morning, sexual content, violence, and more.
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YouTube Unleashed a Conspiracy Theory Boom. Can It Be Contained?
What if stemming the tide of misinformation on YouTube means punishing some of its biggest stars?
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Facebook wants to make a new virtual assistant that's smarter than Siri or Alexa, report says
“If there’s any stone unturned, we’re going to work on it,” says Yann LeCun, Facebook’s chief AI scientist.
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Amazon Alexa and the Search for the One Perfect Answer
Voice computing seeks to deliver a single correct response to any query. That’s why it’s going to upend our relationship with information.
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Coinbase Snaps Up Blockchain Intelligence Startup Neutrino
With its analytical capabilities, Neutrino will help Coinbase add new features and tokens to the platform, while ensuring “compliance with local laws and regulations.”
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Once hailed as unhackable, blockchains are now getting hacked
More and more security holes are appearing in cryptocurrency and smart contract platforms, and some are fundamental to the way they were built.
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Uber and GM Cruise are making their AV ‘visualization’ tools open source -
By now you’ve probably seen those top-down graphical images of a self-driving car as it navigates through a neon-hued world made up of yellow and purple boxes representing other cars and pedestrians.
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New leadership, same mission, more IFTTT
After 10 years building IFTTT as CEO, I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve hired Chris Kibarian to be our new Chief Executive Officer and join me on IFTTT’s board.
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People are complaining that Spotify’s new interface buries the repeat button
Spotify updated its interface last week, and people are upset. A new update has reorganized the mobile app’s button layout, pushing the “Repeat” and “Go to queue” buttons into a submenu and making sharing a priority instead.
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Bank robbers flee the scene on shared electric scooters
Even urban bank robbers are choosing shared transit over personal vehicles.
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Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner Hits 801 MPH Over Pennsylvania, Thanks to Speedy Jet Stream Boost
The Boeing widebody passenger jet is rated for a top speed of 587 mph—but with a little help from a supercharged jet stream, it reached a ground speed of more than 800 miles per hour.
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Virgin Galactic Will Launch Its Next SpaceShipTwo Test Flight Tomorrow
Virgin Galactic will take to the skies again tomorrow (Feb. 20), if all goes according to plan.
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