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Spotify brings back its free Google Home Mini offer

Spotify notes in its announcement that speakers will be available “while supplies last” although the fine print clarifies that a bit through November 15, 2019. As per the terms and conditions, Spotify will supply eligible customers with a promotional code to use on the Google Store. Notably, the offer is not available to those that […]

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Microsoft Aims to Block Firmware Attacks with New Secured-Core PCs

Microsoft is teaming up with Windows device manufacturers to tighten firmware security in a new initiative called Secure-Core PCs, which are built to defend against firmware-level attacks. These attacks, according to Microsoft, are becoming more common in recent years. This is largely due to the ever-improving security features built into operating systems and their “connected […]

Gaming

Steam’s Halloween, Autumn, and Winter sale dates have leaked

The Steam sale dates have just leaked. The information comes via a tweet from SteamDB, which revealed the Halloween, Autumn, and Winter sale start and finish dates. It writes that “multiple developers posted it in multiple places despite Valve asking otherwise.” Leaked upcoming @steam_games 2019 sale dates: ? Halloween Sale: October 28 – November 1? […]

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Huawei wants to license its 5G tech to US telecoms

Senior VP Vincent Pang told Reuters that Huawei is in early discussions to license its 5G tech to American companies. The talks are a couple of weeks old, but the unnamed firms have “shown interest” in both long-term deals and one-time transfers. Pang wouldn’t predict if Huawei would land a deal, although he noted that […]

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Alphabet’s Wing division has launched ‘America’s first’ commercial drone delivery service

Amazon and UPS are both already testing out such systems, and Alphabet’s “Wing” division has just begun a similar pilot program in the city of Christiansburg, Virginia. According to Wing, this program is America’s first true consumer-facing drone delivery service. The service kicked off after Wing received an “Air Carrier Certificate” from the Federal Aviation […]

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Three network down

Three customers have been unable to use their mobile phones since Wednesday night, after a network meltdown left them without a signal or access to data. Three which has about 10 million customers in the UK, said the network was starting to return by lunchtime on Thursday, and advised users to switch their phones on […]