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Huawei aims for top smartphone spot, with or without the US market
Last year, Huawei marked a notable bright spot in an otherwise flagging smartphone market. It was a remarkable rise for…
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To rebuild satellite communications, Ubiquitilink starts at ground level
Communications satellites are multiplying year by year as more companies vie to create an orbital network that brings high-speed internet…
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Microsoft is calling an audible on smart speakers
The Harman Kardon Invoke was fine. But let’s be real — the first Cortana smart speaker was dead on arrival.…
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Robots learn to grab and scramble with new levels of agility
Robots are amazing things, but outside of their specific domains they are incredibly limited. So flexibility — not physical, but…
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Sensel’s pressure-sensitive display tech works underwater
The Morph is a fun little computer peripheral. The small trackpad uses a series of silicone covers to recreate different…
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The NYT gets into voice with 5 new Alexa skills, including a daily briefing, quiz and more
The New York Times is expanding its efforts around audio programming and voice assistants, the company announced today. The NYT…
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Comcast debuts a subscription service to protect against threats to smart home devices
Comcast is putting AI to work to protect its customers’ home networks. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,…
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Yubico launches a new NFC security key and preps iPhone support
Yubico, the company behind the almost ubiquitous YubiKey two-factor authentication dongles, today announced that its YubiKey for Lightning is now…
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CES revokes award from female-founded sex tech company
Sex tech has been done at the Consumer Electronics Show. This year, however, seems to be different, with the organization…
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