Mobile Minutes: First 5G modem unveiled; Branded domain names; Samsung Note 7 exchange; Disney dropped Twitter bid over
Qualcomm announces the world's first 5G modem,
leading the way to multi-gigabit Internet speeds on phones
The next generation mobile network, called 5G (or fifth
generation), is still many years from becoming a reality, but Qualcomm wants to
make sure it?s out ahead of the competition.
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more at Forbes
Say hello to .google and other branded internet
addresses
Google is helping usher in a new way for companies to tout their brand
names in the digital realm.
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more at CNET
Samsung sets up Note 7 exchanges at major U.S.
airports
Samsung Electronics Co. is letting travelers exchange their Note 7
smartphones at special booths set up at America?s busiest airports.
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more at Bloomberg
Report: Disney nixed Twitter bid partly over image
Among the reasons Disney reportedly cites for dropping its acquisition
bid for Twitter was the social media service issues involving user
harassment.
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more at USA Today