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2020

Huawei Sues Verizon for Patent Infringement

In a press release posted today, Huawei announced that it filed patent infringement lawsuits against Verizon in the District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Huawei is seeking compensation for Verizon's use of patented technology that is protected by 12 of Huawei's US patents. “Verizon's products and services have benefited from patented technology that Huawei developed over

Chrome’s Ad Blocker will Expand to Target Disruptive Video Ads

Google announced on their Chromium Blog that they have been working on a common complaint among Chrome users: annoying, intrusive ads. In 2018, they started removing the ads from websites that continually show intrusive ads that violate industry standards. Google also updated their own advertising to ensure they are not selling or serving the kind of ads that users find

The App Used at the Iowa Caucuses Failed

I find it absolutely fascinating that the Iowa caucuses, which run on paper, had problems due to the failure of the app the Iowa Democratic Party selected. CNBC described the situation as representing “one of the most stunning failures of information security ever". The Iowa caucuses have always been as low-tech as one could possibly get. People physically stand in

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Google Revenue

Google Revenue and profits are up but they missed expectations and the stock is down 3%. Funny how missing revenue by a few million over billions of dollars makes the stock market stupid. I'm back in the Coldwater studio and will be for 2 more shows before I leave for Los Angeles. Thank you for your ongoing support we have

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Amazon Blows out Earnings Report

Amazon blows out earnings report and the stock market is rewarding it with a massive increase in stock price. Very obvious that the economy is pretty much on fire here. Apologize for no show on Monday its been a crazy week with three 12 hour days in a row. Back in the Michigan studio next week for three shows in

A Beast of a Battery Pack from Chargeasap

Battery packs are ten-a-penny on crowdfunding websites but this one from Chargeasap caught my eye. It's a total beast of battery pack, packing in a beefy 20 000 mAh of charge and delivering power to four devices simultaneously at a total rate of up to 150 W. The Australian team behind Flash are using advanced batteries developed by Tesla, which

OnePlus ConceptOne Goes On Tour

Like all good rock stars, the OnePlus ConceptOne is going on the road with a short US, European and Indian tour. Kicking off in Paris on 5 February,  the show will visit Seattle on Feb 6, take in three cities in India on 8 February before finishing in Copenhagen on 19 February. Each event will give people the opportunity to