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OnePlus 9 Pro review: More hassle than Hasselblad?

(Pocket-lint) – OnePlus started off as that limited, small batch phone-maker that only insiders knew about, before growing into a proper big-time brand. And yet, despite being available through proper partner carriers and in real stores, it’s still not a company you’d consider hugely mainstream. It certainly doesn’t have that mindshare that Apple and Samsung… Read more

The $159 OnePlus Watch is OnePlus’ first smartwatch

It’s taken years, but OnePlus is finally getting in the smartwatch game with the newly announced OnePlus Watch, starting at $159. The new watch (as was revealed last week) has a round design that looks similar to a regular wristwatch, instead of the oblong rectangle popularized by the Apple Watch and its imitators, like the… Read more

Companies can silently reroute your texts to hackers, sometimes for just $16

There’s a newly discovered attack on SMS messaging that’s almost invisible to victims, and seemingly sanctioned by the telecom industry, uncovered in a report by Motherboard. The attack uses text-messaging management services that are aimed at businesses to silently redirect text messages from a victim to hackers, giving them access to any two-factor codes or… Read more

Gogo’s 5G network launch has stalled due to the chip shortage

Gogo will be delaying the rollout of its 5G network, pushing it back from 2021 to 2022. According to LightReading, the global chip shortage is to blame for the delay, though Gogo didn’t provide any direct details about how the shortage was setting it back. Gogo isn’t the only one feeling the sting of the… Read more

Apple’s new Find My feature could let you know if you’re the one being tracked

Apple’s Find My app might get a new safety feature to help prevent someone from using the kinds of devices tracked in the app to stalk you instead. “Item Safety Alerts”, spotted in the iOS 14.5 beta, will notify you if an unknown device being tracked on Find My is “moving with you” so you… Read more

T-Mobile’s home office internet is a separate cellular-based Wi-Fi network for enterprise customers

T-Mobile announced some new services for enterprise customers today, including wireless Home Office Internet. Part of a trio of services T-Mobile is calling WFX, Home Office Internet is designed to complement customers’ standard home internet with a separate cellular-based Wi-Fi network. The goal is to provide a reliable, secure connection for business customers without having… Read more

Qualcomm’s new AR ‘Smart Viewer’ lets you pin virtual screens to your walls

Chip maker Qualcomm has introduced a new reference design for augmented reality glasses: an AR “smart viewer” you can tether to a phone or PC via USB-C. Called the XR1 Smart Viewer, the system is meant to be lightweight and look (sort of) like sunglasses, while also enabling features like hand tracking and spatial awareness…. Read more

Elon Musk says Starlink internet speeds will double to 300 Mbps this year

Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite-based internet provider, will double in speed “later this year”, according to a tweet by Elon Musk, posted as a reply to someone who had just received their Starlink beta kit (via CNET). The company currently promises speeds between 50 to 150 Mbps, and Musk specifically calls out a 300 Mbps goal in… Read more

Netflix update makes your Android phone’s crappy speakers sound better

Netflix has detailed an upgrade to its Android app which should reduce buffering and make audio sound better and easier to hear over background noise. It’s been made possible thanks to the adoption of the xHE-AAC codec, which a Netflix blog post says should “improve intelligibility in noisy environments, adapt to variable cellular connections, and… Read more

Netflix boosts sound quality on Android devices with new codec support

Home News (Image credit: Netflix) Shuffle Play isn’t the only new feature Netflix has been working on. The video streaming service claims to have improved sound quality on Android devices, thanks to support for the xHE-AAC audio codec. This codec will “improve intelligibility in noisy environments,” Netflix states on its tech blog, which goes on… Read more

Fossil’s first LTE smartwatch is now available from Verizon

Fossil’s LTE-enabled smartwatch is now available exclusively from Verizon. The company has previously seen much success making stylish Wear OS-powered smartwatches across its family of Fossil watch brands. The smartwatch packs the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform and comes with 8GB of storage. There’s a 1.3-inch screen in the 44mm body and the watch comes… Read more

Mobile networks: the federal government and the industry rely on Open RAN

The federal government is promoting the further development of the open mobile communications standard Open RAN (Open Radio Access Network) as part of the Corona economic stimulus package decided last summer with around 2 billion euros. According to media reports, the funding is now to be distributed by four ministries. Accordingly, the research ministry 635… Read more

Iliad down throughout Italy. Connection failure reports. Here's what happens [UPDATE: Solved]

“src =” http://www.hwupgrade.it/i/n/Iliad5G_160 .jpg “> Numerous Iliad users are reporting a widespread disservice throughout Italy in relation to cellular network and internet connectivity. Here’s what’s happening. by Bruno Mucciarelli published on 21 January 2021 , at 11: 05 in the Telephony channel Iliad Several Iliad users are reporting widespread disservices along most of the national… Read more

Iliad down throughout Italy. Connection failure reports. Here's what happens

“src =” http://www.hwupgrade.it/i/n/Iliad5G_160 .jpg “> Numerous Iliad users are reporting a widespread disservice throughout Italy in relation to cellular network and internet connectivity. Here’s what’s happening. by Bruno Mucciarelli published on 21 January 2021 , at 11: 05 in the Telephony channel Iliad Several Iliad users are reporting widespread disservices along most of the national… Read more

.NET Core is vital for CMS developers

Various trends from the IT environment are currently affecting content management systems (CMS). For 2021, the business application provider Progress, which specializes in CMS among other things, has identified six key topics for the CMS market. As the successor to the .NET framework, .NET Core enables cross-platform ASP.NET apps to be built for Windows, Mac… Read more