Super private Android Q could do a lot better
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Still tracks you and sells your soul to advertisers

The upcoming version of the Android operating system is supposed to take a strong focus on privacy, but the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) believes it could still do better.

5G requires a lot of power
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It will be a battery and base station vampire

The telephone industry is a little concerned that 5G’s orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM), a holdover from 4G, might draw too much power in 5G devices and base stations.

Apple's buys Intel's modem business
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Top analyst says it is all about 5G

Apple has confirmed that after knifing Intel's modem business by returning to Qualcomm, it has bought the business.  Moor Insights & Strategy analyst Anshel Sag (pictured) has said the move is all about 5G, which was one of the reasons why Apple abandoned Intel.

Samsung's foldable is ready again
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Will go on sale in September

Samsung's first foldable smartphone will go on sale in September after problems with the device delayed its initial release.

Apple is picking at Intel's modem corpse
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Something else we warned would happen

The fruity cargo cult Apple is predictably in talks to buy Intel's modem business after causing that arm of Intel to crash earlier this year.