From The Verge: Last night, the Trump administration issued a pair of stunning executive orders against Chinese technology companies, banning US transactions with the companies after a deadline of September 20th. Most of the immediate focus has been on TikTok, which was targeted through its parent...

From CNET: Its been a busy year for T-Mobile, but the carrier continues to see subscriber growth and says it has now moved past AT&T to become the nation's second-largest wireless carrier despite the coronavirus pandemic.

For its second quarter, which ended June 30, T-Mobile on Thursday said that...

From The Verge: A now-deleted sentence from a Google France blog post suggests that the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4A 5G will be available to preorder on October 8th. The two phones were announced this week alongside the Pixel 4A (which is available to preorder now) but Google has yet to share official...

From PC Mag: If you're a fan of the Avengers and on the market for a new processors, we have some good news. Intel is set to do a limited run of 10th-generation chips shipped in Avengers-themed packaging.

The last time anyone got excited about Intel's chip packaging is when the company decided to...

From CNET: Google on Wednesday let people know it's still having humans review voice and audio recordings on devices like Google Home. However, the search giant's email also said it's giving you more control over what's being shared and has automatically turned off the feature for all accounts....

From The Verge: With TikTok’s future uncertain, Instagram is hoping to lure some creators away with the rollout of a direct competitor, Reels, which is launching in more than 50 countries today, including the US, UK, Japan, and Australia, on both iOS and Android.

Similar to TikTok, Reels lets...

From PC Mag: Are you ready to get to work? Samsung's new Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy Note20 Ultra are refinements on the Galaxy S20 lineup that add an S Pen stylus, fix some notorious camera issues, and link up better with your Windows 10 PC. Starting at $999 for the Note20 and $1,299 for the Note20...

From CNET: Google has contracted Samsung to design and manufacture a chip that'll be used to track body movements, according to South Korean tech blog ETNews. The report comes as Google faces staunch opposition to its acquisition of fitness tracking pioneer FitBit in the EU.

Samsung is reportedly...

From The Verge: Microsoft will launch its game streaming service, known as Project xCloud, on September 15th exclusively on Android devices. Project xCloud will be bundled as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, priced at $14.99 per month, with a promise of more than 100 games available...

From PC Mag: T-Mobile's 5G has become unshackled. Today the carrier announced that its 600MHz low-band 5G network has been kicked into standalone mode, vastly expanding its 5G coverage and bringing it to many small towns and more rural areas.

But this significant technical feat may not bring major...