Huawei doesn't need the US, hits 50% growth in phone sales

From CNET: Do you know what the most-drunk spirit in the world is? It's not whiskey, vodka or gin. It's baijiu. Baijiu is only consumed in China, but that's enough to make it number 1.

In a similar way, Huawei, without any exposure to the US market, is within reach of the global number 1 spot. The...

Huawei is reportedly preparing a 5G 8K TV for later this year

From The Verge: Huawei is planning to release an 8K 5G TV by the end of this year, a new report from Nikkei claims. According to sources familiar with the company’s plans, the set would include a 5G modem to allow it to stream remote content directly without the need for a cable box or fixed-line...

Nokia 4.2 Launching in US for $189

From PC Mag: Not everyone wants or can afford a high-end smartphone, and I'd argue many who own one probably don't need all the features. For those who'd like to save hundreds of dollars there's a number of budget-friendly Android smartphones out there. The latest to see a release in the US is the...

Cryptocurrency scams and thefts siphon off $1.2B in early 2019

From CNET: The new technology of cryptocurrency isn't immune to the old problems of money, with theft, fraud and scams resulting in losses of $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2019.

That's the assessment of CipherTrace, a startup specializing in tracing cryptocurrency flows to detect things like...

Amazon expands in-car delivery service to Ford and Lincoln vehicles

From The Verge: Amazon wants to get inside your car. Last year, the e-commerce giant launched a new service that allowed customers to have packages delivered to the trunks of their vehicles. To start out, only General Motors and Volvo vehicles were eligible. Today, that service has been expanded to...

SpaceX Gains FCC Approval for Lower Orbit Internet Satellites

From PC Mag: Not content with developing reusable rockets, planning to take humans to Mars, and having a Roadster in space, Elon Musk also wants to improve the internet here on Earth using satellites. The FCC just approved SpaceX's revised plans to do just that.

SpaceX's plan is to develop a...

Spotify is first to 100 million paid subscribers

From The Verge: More than 100 million users worldwide now pay for Spotify Premium, the company has announced. Spotify reached the milestone by growing paid subscribers by 32-percent year-on-year. Including free subscribers, Spotify now has a total of 217 million monthly active users worldwide. That...

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