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Facebook and Google already in violation of GDPR, alleges complaint
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came to life yesterday, and a couple of US tech giants are already being accused of breaking the law. Non-profit noyb.eu has filed a complaint against Google, Facebook, as well as WhatsApp and Instragram, accusing them of engaging in “forced consent”, which is basically a ‘take it or leave…
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US reaches agreement to lift ZTE ban with conditions
A new report from Reuters says that ZTE and the US government have reached a deal to get ZTE back in business in the US, according to a senior congressional aide. The proposal goes against Congress, the majority of which believes that the Trump administration should not give into the pressure of easing up on…
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Samsung Galaxy Note9 benchmarked with Exynos 9810
First spotted by Mobielkopen, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 has been benchmarked on the popular benchmark app: Geekbench. Although the Note9 has already been benchmarked in the past, it was running the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 CPU. This new benchmark is running Samsung’s in-house Exynos 9810 CPU paired with 6GB of RAM. The general consensus between the…
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Deal: Save $300 on a Galaxy S9, S9+, or Note8 for AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint
If you want to purchase one of Samsung’s latest flagships, Best Buy has a very good deal for you right now. The Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note8 are all $300 off compared to their normal pricing. The caveats are as follows. First, the unlocked models aren’t part of the promotion. Second, you’ll have to pick…
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A Moto G6 Plus with Snapdragon 660 on board shows up in live images
Motorola announced the G6 Plus last month, but it looks like there may be an even higher-end iteration of the phone coming soon. That’s because today a couple of live hands-on images surfaced, depicting a G6 Plus powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC. You can see those shots below. The weird thing is that…
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