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The $10,000 reality-blending, mixed-reality XR-1 headset can make 4K TVs and Volvo cars appear out of nowhere, and create 2D monitors at will. I tried it first-hand.
CNET
Gartner finds 75% of organizations that have implemented IoT plan to pair it with blockchain tech.
Tech Republic
The agreement came after months of uncertainty that also involved intense talks with Apple, which has agreed to make an equity investment of $200m in Japan Display, according to people involved in the deal. Taiwan-based Wistron is also in talks to invest about $50m.
The Financial Times
China on Sunday called off additional tariffs set to kick in on some US goods as the two countries pull back from a trade war that has roiled financial markets and damaged global economies.
CNN
Are you ready for a wireless future?
CNET
Photos improved by infrared might be on the way
The Verge
Forty-eight per cent of UK companies surveyed by the British Chamber of Commerce in China say business has become more difficult in 2019
South China Morning Post
The Trump administration has reached a trade deal in principle with China, three sources close to the talks told CNBC.
CNBC
At a conference, a Samsung exec starts talking about phone shipments.
CNET
Twitter plans to set up an independent research group to create an "open and decentralized" system for social networks, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday, which could relieve pressure on the company to appease critics of its content policies but also give rise to a new crop of competitors.
Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet with top trade advisers on Thursday to discuss planned Dec. 15 tariffs on some $160 billion in Chinese goods, three sources familiar with the plans said, as markets braced for potential negative impacts.
Reuters
Virtual reality may be starting to grab people's attention.
CNET
More than a year since releasing its first augmented reality headset to developers, Magic Leap is now wooing companies with new enterprise-geared software. It's a move that looks a lot like what Microsoft is doing with its HoloLens device, and raises further questions whether AR headsets can succeed as consumer products - or will remain tools for businesses.
CNN
The agency is concerned about the search giant's access to consumers' health data.
CNET
Another Chinese phone brand is moving into watches
Tech Radar
New North Focals AR glasses coming next year are a lot sleeker, and you might actually want to wear them in public.
CNET
Back on January 27, 2010, a very Big Thinker declared the PC dead. A decade later, the PC is very much alive, although a time traveler from 2010 might not recognize it. Here's how this endangered species evolved and survived.
ZDNet
The U.S. and China are taking steps to delay the next round of American tariffs set for Sunday as they seek a deal to rein in a raging trade war, according to The Wall Street Journal.
CNBC
The company bribed Chinese government officials for at least 17 years.
ZDNet
Quantum computers aim to carry out tasks in just a few minutes that would take today's best conventional computers thousands of years. But in nearly every photograph of the devices, there's a tangle of wires in the background connected to equipment that controls the quantum computer.
Reuters
Apple's iPhone lineup could be getting a shakeup in 2020 with four new iPhone 12 models released in the fall and one surprise iPhone before then.
CNET
Alphabet is expanding its board of directors to include acclaimed biologist Frances Arnold.
CNBC
Chinese tech giant Huawei plans to equip more of its products with its Harmony operating system (OS) next year, and will promote them at home and abroad, a Huawei spokesman said on Monday.
Reuters
New Beijing "5-3-2" policy to give local tech scene a boost to the detriment of foreign companies.
ZDNet
Indian company Flipkart will sell Nokia's first TV
The Verge
Beastly desktop is Apple's attempt to win back professionals who have gone over to Windows.
CNET
After more than seven years, it could soon be time to bid farewell to Apple's lightning charging cable.
CNN
Think: new chips, cheaper devices and broader networks.
CNET
Samsung's upcoming flagship phone will be one of the first to use new features from the Snapdragon 865 processor.
CNET
It's building on the new XR2 platform for VR / AR
The Verge
A survey by a Beijing research institute indicates growing pushback against facial recognition in China.
BBC News
Bigger-than-expected spending plan marks return to free-spending days of 'Abenomics'
Finacial Times
Wall Street rebounded on Wednesday as investor optimism got a boost from U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks that talks with China on an interim trade deal were going "very well."
Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday that will require manufactures of smartphones, computers, and Smart TVs to install Russian software on them before they can be sold in the country.
CNN
Roberto Escobar, 71, is releasing a foldable phone through his investment company, Escobar Inc. It's called the Escobar Fold 1, and it's named after his brother.
CNN
The brand is ready to break out of its cheap-phone rut with high-end 5G phones for 2020, using the just-announced Snapdragon 865 processor.
CNET
Huawei is facing a growing backlash on social media in China after new details came to light in the case of a former employee who was arrested and jailed for 251 days following an unproven accusation of blackmail from the company.
CNN
High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk testified at his defamation trial on Tuesday that his "pedo guy" Twitter message at the center of the case was not meant to be taken literally and was sent in response to an "unprovoked" insult he received from the man now suing him.
Reuters
An FBI branch office warns smart TV users that they can be gateways for hackers to come into your home. Meanwhile, the smart TV OEMs are already spying on you.
ZDNet
Samsung's foldable smartphone follow-up to the Galaxy Fold may cost around $1,000, according to a report from South Korea.
Digital Trends
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