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Huawei Unveils Flagship Foldable Smartphone

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, Huawei, Sanctions, smartphones

BEIJING (AP) — Struggling under U.S. sanctions, Huawei unveiled a folding smartphone with an 8-inch-wide screen Monday to show off

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International Technology 

5G Phones May Interfere With Aircraft: French Regulator

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Aviation, France, smartphones

The latest generation of smartphones, 5G, can interfere with aircraft altitude instruments, the French Civil Aviation Authority warned Tuesday as it recommended they should be turned off during flight.

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Business International Politics Technology 

Huawei Smartphone Sales Plunge as US Sanctions Bite

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
China, exports, Sanctions, smartphones, telecommunications, Trump administration

Sales of smartphones made by Chinese telecom giant Huawei plunged in the latest quarter of 2020 as they were hit by U.S. sanctions on its suppliers, research firm Canalys said on Friday.

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Business Consumers Government International Media Politics Technology 

China Orders Removal of 105 Apps, Including Tripadvisor

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
apps, China, pornography, smartphones

Companies including the Chinese arm of TripAdvisor Inc. have been ordered by regulators to overhaul their mobile phone apps in what the Chinese government said is a crackdown on pornography and other improper content.

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Business Consumers 

Apple to Pay $113 Million to Settle Investigation Over Slowed IPhone Batteries

November 18, 2020November 19, 2020 BIANCA BRUNO
Apple, batteries, Settlement, smartphones

California-based Apple settled an investigation by nearly three dozen states Wednesday, agreeing to pay $113 million in a global settlement to rectify its practice of slowing down older model iPhones to preserve the devices’ aging batteries.

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Business International Politics Technology 

Huawei Selling Honor Phone Brand in Face of US Sanctions

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, national security, retail, Sanctions, smartphones, telecommunications, Trump administration

Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its budget-price Honor smartphone brand in an effort to rescue the struggling business from damaging U.S. sanctions imposed on its parent company.

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Business Consumers Technology 

IPhones

November 16, 2020November 17, 2020 BRIEF
Apple, California, Class Action, misrepresentation, smartphones

A federal court in California ruled that some misrepresentation claims against Apple can proceed in a proposed class action dispute alleging the company misled consumers about the capabilities of the iPhone XR. The plaintiffs claim Apple did not disclose the difference in antenna types between the iPhone XR and the iPhone XS and XS Max.

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Business Consumers Health Technology 

Apple Dodges IPhone Radiation Class Action Suit

October 29, 2020October 30, 2020 MARIA DINZEO
Apple, Class Action, smartphones

A federal judge Thursday nixed a class action claiming Apple failed to warn consumers about dangerous radiation from iPhones, finding it has twice demonstrated that its smartphones comply with the Federal Communications Commission’s radiation exposure limits.

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Appeals Government International Law Technology 

WeChat Ban Will Stay on Hold, Ninth Circuit Rules

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 NICHOLAS IOVINO
apps, China, Ninth Circuit, smartphones, Trump administration

Finding no risk of incurable harm to national security, a Ninth Circuit panel on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s request to stay an injunction temporarily blocking its ban on the Chinese messaging app WeChat.

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Appeals Business Technology 

Final Reckoning in Copyright Case Poised to Upend Coding Practices

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 MEGAN MINEIRO
Copyright, Google, Oracle, smartphones, U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court laid bare the so-called copyright lawsuit of the decade on Wednesday: a clash between Google and Oracle with the potential to rewrite the rules of computer coding.

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Business Entertainment Science Technology 

Facebook Plans Ray-Ban Smart Glasses as It Eyes AR

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
apparel, Facebook, smartphones

Facebook on Wednesday announced it would launch its own smart glasses next year which connect to smartphones as part of an alliance with eyewear titan EssilorLuxottica.

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Health International Science Technology 

Sorry Europe, You’re Sitting More Too, Study Finds

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU
computer, Europe, health care, Research, smartphones, surveys

Contrary to previous studies that found Europeans haven’t been sucked ever more into sedentary lifestyles, a new study says Europeans, just like Americans, are spending more time sitting – the posture of the digital age.

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Science Technology 

Wobbly Walking Can Tell Your Phone You’ve Had Too Much to Drink

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 TRAVIS BUBENIK
alcohol, Research, smartphones

Remember that time you were out with some friends and tripped on a curb, but it definitely had nothing to do with the fact that you’d been drinking all night because you’re just clumsy all the time? Your phone knew it was the booze.

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Government Health Technology 

Virginia Rolls Out Virus-Exposure Smartphone App

August 5, 2020August 6, 2020 BRAD KUTNER
apps, coronavirus, smartphones, Virginia

The same day Virginia announced over 95,000 total confirmed coronavirus cases, the state’s governor rolled out a new phone app that notifies people if they have been near someone infected with the virus.

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Business Consumers Government Health Technology 

Apple Says Jury Trial on Phone Radiation Would Undermine FCC Authority

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020 NICHOLAS IOVINO
Apple, FCC, pre-emption, safety, smartphones

Pushing to defeat a class action claiming Apple failed to warn consumers about dangerous radiation from iPhones, an Apple attorney told a federal judge Thursday that bringing the case to a jury will undermine the Federal Communications Commission’s authority.

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Government International Politics Technology 

Spanish Politics Jolted by Claims of Government Spying

July 14, 2020July 15, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU
hacking, privacy, smartphones, Spain, Spying

Spanish politics was rocked Tuesday by allegations that the Spanish state may have hacked a smartphone used by the pro-independence president of the Catalan parliament and spied on him and others during a tense period in the run-up to a politically explosive trial against Catalan leaders.

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Health International Law Technology 

Tokyo Suburb Bars Pedestrians From Smart Phoning

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Japan, ordinance, safety, smartphones

A Tokyo suburb on Wednesday imposed Japan’s first ban on a habit seen around the world: pedestrians glued to their phone screens while walking, sometimes dangerously oblivious to their surroundings.

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Appeals Civil Rights Criminal 

Top Indiana Court Holds Police Can’t Force Suspects to Unlock Phone

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 DAVID WELLS
Fifth Amendment, Indiana, Police, privacy, smartphones, stalking

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a woman accused of stalking and harassment should not have been held in contempt for refusing to unlock her phone for law enforcement officials.

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Civil Rights Government Health Technology 

A Tradeoff: Covid-19 Tracing and Privacy

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
apps, coronavirus, privacy, smartphones

As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many betting on smartphone apps to help squelch the pandemic.

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Government Health International Technology 

European Officials Set Controls for Virus Tracking Apps

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 MOLLY QUELL
apps, coronavirus, EU, European Commission, smartphones

The European Commission has released a set of guidelines for coronavirus tracking apps in the European Union but privacy watchdogs are still skeptical.

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