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US carriers can no longer purchase Huawei and ZTE equipment with federal subsidy

And while things are slowly going back to normal around the Huawei ban, the US FCC is making things harder on the other end. The latest development around the US-China trade war is that USA operators can no longer purchase Huawei and ZTE equipment using federal subsidy funds. As of now, only select operators with approval can purchase Huawei and ZTE equipment and they can still do it but not with…
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OnePlus reveals its second website data breach in two years

Early in 2018, popular cellphone maker OnePlus revealed it had coughed up credit card information on over 40,000 users in a data breach, and now it’s informing users of another one. This time, while the website is the source of the breach, the company believes…
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Honor V30 confirmed to ship with Kirin 990 SoC, price surfaces

The Honor V30 and V30 Pro arriving on November 26 were expected to ship with the flagship Kirin 990 SoC, and just three days ahead of the unveiling, the company has officially confirmed that the V30 series will indeed have the Kirin 990 chipset under the hood. Honor made…
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OnePlus security breach exposes customer names, emails, phone numbers, and addresses

OnePlus has revealed today that its systems have been breached, resulting in information about certain orders having been exposed. Names, contact numbers, emails, and shipping addresses could be in the possession of nefarious third parties. The company stresses that only a subset of orders have had these details exposed. Additionally, OnePlus says all payment information, passwords, and accounts…
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New Nokia smartphone launches on December 5

HMD Global, the company that makes Nokia smartphones, has started teasing its next product, which will be officially unveiled on December 5. We know this much from the tweet you can see embedded below. Unfortunately, aside from the date and an outline of a handset, we…
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Review: iPhone 11 Pro Smart Battery Case levels up with a dedicated camera button

Earlier this week Apple quietly released its latest version of the Smart Battery Case for its newest iPhones. The Smart Battery Case for iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max helps to extend your iPhone’s battery life just like previous versions. But unlike previous versions of the Smart Battery Case, this year’s edition comes with a brand new physical camera shortcut feature that…
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Samsung Galaxy A51 to come with a 5MP macro camera

While last year’s quad-camera Galaxy A-series devices featured a standard one, an ultrawide, a telephoto and a depth sensor, this time around Samsung is looking to change things a little. For instance, the rumored Galaxy A51 will replace the telephoto unit with a macro…
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Razer Junglecat turns my phone into a Nintendo Switch for cloud gaming

The way we play games is about to change. Or, at least, that’s the claim from companies with cloud-gaming services. Using Project xCloud or Nvidia GeForce Now, you can stream console-quality releases to any screen, including your phone. But how is anyone supposed to hold both a controller and a phone at the same time? It’s not really gaming anywhere if the form factor discourages me from…
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