Apple will update iPhones in China in response to Qualcomm’s sales ban win
Qualcomm a few days ago scored a legal win against Apple in China, obtaining an injunction against several iPhone versions over alleged patent infringements. The new iPhones aren’t affected by the ruling, but Qualcomm is looking to extend the ban to iPhone XS and iPhone XR. Apple, meanwhile, is contesting the injunction in court but also readying an iOS update that will fix the problems signaled in the patent war.
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California is considering taxing its citizens for sending text messages
Regulators in California have come up with a proposed plan to raise more money to pay for expanding internet connectivity in the state by adding a text message surcharge to residents’ phone bills.
The plan has been brought up by the state’s Public Utilities Commission, which would add a monthly text message-related fee to users’ bills. However, passage is far from guaranteed, as the measure faces several headwinds and other complexities that will make passage a challenge.
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California is considering taxing its citizens for sending text messages originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 14 Dec 2018 at 00:08:43 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Invasive tick species could have an even larger impact on the US than first feared
Late last month the CDC issued a warning about an invasive species of tick that has begun to spread in the United States. Native to Asia, the ticks are gaining a foothold here in the U.S. and they pose a serious threat to both humans as well as animals like livestock and pets.
First spotted stateside a couple of years ago, the parasite is beginning to spread at an alarming rate, and a new study forecasting its relentless march was published this week in the Journal of Medical Entomology. The bad news is that the a huge portion of the country is perfectly suited to allow the ticks to spread. The good news? Well, there really isn’t any.
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Invasive tick species could have an even larger impact on the US than first feared originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 13 Dec 2018 at 23:06:13 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Taylor Swift used facial recognition tech at an LA concert to track creeps
The kiosk set up at the site of Taylor Swift’s Rose Bowl concert in May stopped many fans in their tracks, and they came in closer for a look. It showed rehearsal clips and other highlights of the singer performing. But what wasn’t immediately apparent was the fact that while her fans were watching the kiosk, the kiosk was watching them back.
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Taylor Swift used facial recognition tech at an LA concert to track creeps originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 13 Dec 2018 at 22:04:43 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Japan’s asteroid rovers continue to send back amazing images of its alien surface
It’s been a couple of months since the Japanese space agency (JAXA) deployed robots to the surface of the asteroid known as Ryugu. The Hayabusa-2 “mothership” sent the bots down to examine the space rock’s surface and send back readings to Earth, and we got to see the images shortly after they arrived.
Now, as JAXA prepares for the most daring maneuver of the entire mission — a touchdown that will allow Hayabusa-2 to snag a sample of the rock’s surface before heading back to Earth — the space agency is showing off more of the awesome images snapped by its rovers.
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Robocalls are out of control, and these were the most common types in 2018
People seem to be actually answering their phones less and less these days, also using them to make fewer calls when texting and social network messaging works just fine and is even quicker in many cases. Arguably helping that trend along is the fact that we don’t always know who it is on the other end of the phone when we get a call, thanks to the veritable explosion in robocalls and a myriad of scam-type phone calls.
Transaction Network Services has estimated that one-third of all calls placed in the first half of 2018 were robocalls. Also, the FTC says it gets about 400,000 complaints about robocalls every single day.
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Robocalls are out of control, and these were the most common types in 2018 originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 13 Dec 2018 at 20:39:04 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Violent video games may promote immunity to disturbing images
The debate over whether violent video games makes someone violent in the real world has been raging for decades. There’s been no indisputable evidence to support the theory that interactive virtual violence has a negative affect on a person — especially when violent imagery is so easy to consume on any TV screen with a cable connection —but a new study suggests that those who play violent video games may be better at ignoring disturbing images outside of the game world.
The research, which was led by psychologist Dr. Steve Most of the University of New South Wales in Australia, focused on how both gamers and non-gamers are affected by grotesque and unsettling images when seeing many different images in rapid succession.
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Violent video games may promote immunity to disturbing images originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 13 Dec 2018 at 20:08:33 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Arizonans are slashing tires, throwing rocks, and pointing guns at Waymo cars
The presence of Waymo self-driving cars in Arizona has certainly kicked up a hornet’s nest, it seems. People are bullying, harassing and even outright attacking the cars and drivers to such a degree that police have been called almost two dozen times over everything from tires being slashed to drivers feeling threatened.
The Arizona Republic has reported on details related to a number of these incidents, which have included instances of guns being pulled. One man so bothered by the presence of Waymo cars in his neighborhood even reportedly stood directly in front of one of the vehicles and wouldn’t move until police showed up.
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Fire alarm sends Santa into a panic in front of traumatized kids
Taking young children to meet who they believe to be the jolly old fellow that fills their stockings every year is a cherished Christmas tradition in many countries around the world. Unfortunately for kids and parents in the town of St. Ives in England, the Santa that was chosen for a recent holiday event just couldn’t keep his cool.
While Santa was in the midst of listening to kids run down their Christmas wish lists a fire alarm sounded in a neighboring building. The alarm prompted the evacuation of the holiday gathering, but as kids and parents were making their way outside the jolly old actor absolutely lost his mind, and probably traumatized a few kids in the process.
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Qualcomm now looking to ban iPhone XS and XR sales in China
Apple and Qualcomm’s legal dispute seems to be intensifying with each passing week. With no sign of a settlement agreement on the horizon, Qualcomm remains intent on turning up the pressure on Apple. Just a few days after the company secured an injunction against older iPhone models in China, the Financial Times reports that the company is now looking to secure a new injunction which would prevent Apple from selling the iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max in China.
In a statement provided to the Financial Times, an attorney for Qualcomm relayed that the company plans to wield the same patent that formed the basis for the original injunction. Interestingly enough, that patent involves how one manipulates a photo via a touchscreen. While that technology literally has nothing to do with the core issues of the dispute, it’s not uncommon to see tech giants involved in complex litigation assert all sorts of infringement claims as a means to assert more pressure on the opposing party.
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Qualcomm now looking to ban iPhone XS and XR sales in China originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 13 Dec 2018 at 18:38:41 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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