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But don't expect it to come cheap
The Verge
But no Google Play features
Tech Radar
A non-profit campaign group set up by Berners-Lee has secured the backing of Facebook and Google for his "contract for the web."
CNBC
EU countries on Friday endorsed a tough line for selecting 5G suppliers, including vetting the domestic legal framework to which they are subjected, potentially dealing a blow to telecoms equipment market leader Huawei Technologies.
Reuters
China said on Sunday it would seek to improve protections for intellectual property rights, including raising the upper limits for compensation for rights infringements.
Reuters
Despite hurdles, the wheels are in motion to make the world's fastest 5G phones easier to afford.
CNET
A bipartisan group of 15 U.S. senators urged the Commerce Department to suspend issuing licenses to U.S. firms that conduct business with China's Huawei Technologies Co, saying it could threaten U.S. security.
Reuters
Russia has passed a law banning the sale of certain devices that are not pre-installed with Russian software.
BBC News
Tesla has unveiled its "Cybertruck" pickup truck, but not without an embarrassing moment on stage.
BBC News
Microsoft is pushing back the launch of its new Surface Earbuds, meaning it will miss the crucial 2019 holiday shopping season.
CNN
IBM's fast-talking AI machine faces a huge new test: It's taking part in a Cambridge University debate on the merits of the emerging technology that will feature some of the world's best human minds.
CNN
President Donald Trump tweeted yesterday after a visit the manufacturing facility in Austin Texas where Apple's Mac Pro is made. His comments raised a lot of questions.
CNN
Intel said on Wednesday it was increasing its reliance on contract chip manufacturers to ramp up supply of chips used in personal computers as the company struggles with shipment delays amid higher demand.
Reuters
Huawei suppliers in the United States are about to find out whether they can restart sales to the beleaguered Chinese company.
CNN
Apple CEO Tim Cook once again reiterated his company's emphasis on privacy when speaking at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference on Tuesday.
Business Insider
Investors remain nonplussed by supply problems since guidance remains on track
MarketWatch
Chairman Ajit Pai goes against the recommendation of transportation officials and backs Qualcomm's C-V2X technology for 5.9GHz.
CNET
Huawei Mate 30 Pro finally arrives in Europe with a big asterisk - no Google services (Nov 20, 2019)
Huawei's new Mate 30 flagship is also finally headed to Europe next month - though the availability there comes with a couple of major asterisks.
BGR
The head of Nokia's software business Bhaskar Gorti defended the Finnish mobile network maker on Wednesday against market fears that it is lagging behind its peers Ericsson and Huawei in 5G development.
Reuters
Apple announces Wednesday it will begin construction on its new Austin campus on the day of CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump's visit to a manufacturing plant there.
CNBC
Qualcomm expects global smartphone makers to ship 450 million 5G handsets in 2021 and another 750 million in 2022, the world's largest supplier of mobile phone chips said on Tuesday.
Reuters
A secretive startup backed by Bill Gates has achieved a solar breakthrough aimed at saving the planet.
CNN
"If we don't make a deal with China, I'll just raise the tariffs even higher," Trump says.
CNBC
It's the third such extension granted by the Commerce Department, but Huawei downplays its importance.
CNET
Including new Samsung Health and Bixby features
The Verge
At the SC19 conference, AMD will announce new AWS and Microsoft Azure instances based on the Epyc processor, as well as other second-gen Epyc wins.
ZDNet
Chinese officials were troubled by Trump's comment that there was no agreement on phasing out tariffs, a government source told CNBC.
CNBC
Samsung is expected to launch at least three flagship smartphones next year, including the Galaxy S11, Fold 2, and Note 10.
BGR
The Trump administration on Monday issued a new 90-day extension allowing U.S. companies to continue doing business with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd as U.S. regulators continue crafting rules on telecommunications firms that pose national security risks.
Reuters
Microsoft said on Monday it was updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with European Union institutions failed to protect data in line with EU law.
Reuters
Innovative chip from Graphcore could push AI applications to greater heights.
Ars Technica
Three of Apple Inc's former top semiconductor executives in charge of iPhone chips have founded a startup to design processors for data centers, aiming to take on current industry leaders Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Reuters
Samsung's plan to outsource a fifth of its smartphone production to China next year may help it compete with low-cost rivals such as Huawei and Xiaomi but it's a strategy fraught with risks, people with familiar with the move said.
Reuters
Hewlett-Packard Inc.'s Board of Directors has unanimously rejected a bid to be acquired by Xerox, though it did not completely shut down an effort by Xerox to merge the two aging former tech giants.
CNN
Huawei's foldable smartphone, the Mate X, has, briefly, gone on sale in China.
BBC News
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday said the risk of the U.S. economy facing a dramatic bust is remote, partly because the record-long expansion is notable for not having pockets of overheating activity.
Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to jack up U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods if the world's two largest economies fail to reach a trade deal could raise the price of cellphones, laptops, and toys less than two weeks before Christmas.
Reuters
The deal could be worth up to $10 billion.
CNBC
Apple is finally putting function over form. Some of its newest gadgets are thicker than previous models, but you get better keyboards and longer battery life.
CNBC
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