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Mobile companies hosting MWC-like events in Barcelona dropping out

Mobile companies hosting MWC-like events in Barcelona dropping out

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After the coronavirus canceled Mobile World Congress 2020, many attendees still held out hope for something to take place in Barcelona, Spain. Some companies already had executives in Europe, and many others had nonrefundable travel plans. But on Thursday, the possibility for a sort of "shadow show" seemed highly unlikely. 

Oppo and Xiaomi said they'd reschedule their phone launches, originally slated for MWC. They'd earlier been mulling plans to proceed with their events in Barcelona, even though the official conference won't take place. Huawei, the world's second-biggest phone maker, hasn't yet made a decision about its event, scheduled for Feb. 23. A Huawei spokesperson said the company should know more Friday. 

"Oppo respects and understands GSMA's decision to cancel the MWC Barcelona 2020 event," the Chinese handset maker said in a statement. "After serious consideration, we have also decided to reschedule the OPPO Find X2 Global Launch Event, originally scheduled on 22nd February." Oppo plans to hold the event for its newest flagship 5G phone sometime in March. 

"After much consideration, Xiaomi has postponed its Mi 10 launch event -- originally scheduled for Feb. 23 in Barcelona," the company said. "We apologize for any inconvenience and will absolutely share the updated timing and location once confirmed."

Annual show MWC brings together companies from across the world, with many using the weeklong trade show as the place to introduce their newest smartphones. This year was expected to feature new 5G phones from nearly every major Android vendor, as well as updates about the networks running the new superfast connectivity. Though 5G became a reality last year, this year is when it could go mainstream. 

MWC is key to the mobile industry for two big reasons: It's where vendors get attention for their newest devices, and it's where companies hammer out deals behind the scenes. That includes getting carriers to agree to offer devices from smaller players that don't go by the name of Apple or Samsung. This year's MWC was officially slated to run from Feb. 24 to 27, with press meetings starting as early as Feb. 21.

On Wednesday, though, GSMA called off the entire conference. The show's organizer said the coronavirus and its associated disease, COVID-19, had made it "impossible" for the show to proceed.

The new coronavirus was discovered in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December. As of Thursday, the strain had infected more than 60,000 people and claimed more than 1,300 lives. It's spread beyond China's borders to places like the US, Japan and Australia. Authorities around the world have been limiting travel and enforcing quarantines to guard against the spread. 

MWC's cancellation disrupts launches -- and dealmaking -- for more than 2,000 companies that planned to attend the show. For most, it will mean holding their own events or simply putting out press releases to unveil their newest gadgets. Many could delay their product launches altogether while they figure out what to do. Ultimately, we may all have to wait longer to hear about, and buy, the latest gadgets. And the implications of fewer behind-the-scenes meetings aren't yet known. Because all major mobile companies attend MWC (except for Apple), partnerships are often struck at the show.

As of Wednesday, some companies, particularly the Chinese mobile vendors were considering proceeding with their already planned Barcelona events. GSMA had required Chinese attendees to quarantine executives outside China for two weeks ahead of the show. Huawei and Oppo, among others, had already stationed their China-based teams in Europe to make sure they were healthy ahead of MWC.

Now it appears most will hold events on their own. 

"The cancellation of MWC, due to coronavirus, will present a range of short and medium term challenges to the smartphone industry this year, and could have far reaching consequences moving forward," Futuresource analyst Stephen Mears said. "The smartphone industry in particular, having contracted for the last two sequential years, was in dire need of a win." 

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Facebook overpaid FTC fine by billions to shield Zuckerberg, shareholders allege

Facebook overpaid FTC fine by billions to shield Zuckerberg, shareholders allege

Facebook agreed to pay billions of dollars extra on top of an initial fine sought by the Federal Trade Commission in 2019 to protect CEO Mark Zuckerberg from personal liability related to a massive data leak probe, shareholders allege in a pair of lawsuits made public on Tuesday.

In lawsuits filed last month in Delaware's Chancery Court, two groups of shareholders cited internal discussions among Facebook's board members in alleging they authorized a $4.9 billion overpayment of the fine to shield Zuckerberg, the company's co-founder and largest stockholder, and COO Sheryl Sandberg. The lawsuits were reported earlier by Politico.

"Zuckerberg, Sandberg and other Facebook directors agreed to authorize a multi-billion settlement with the FTC as an express quid pro quo to protect Zuckerberg from being named in the FTC's complaint, made subject to personal liability, or even required to sit for a deposition," one of the suits alleged.

The FTC started investigating Facebook in 2018 after revelations surfaced that Cambridge Analytica, a UK political consultancy, accessed data from up to 87 million Facebook users without their permission. The agency's probe focused on whether Facebook violated a legal agreement it had with the US government to keep its users' data private.

Zuckerberg was named as a co-defendant in the action in a draft complaint the FTC sent to Facebook in early 2019, the partially redacted lawsuit alleges. The complaint alleges that Facebook's lawyers had determined the company faced a fine closer to $107 million but the company's board agreed to pay a $5 billion penalty in exchange for keeping Zuckerberg and Sandberg from being named in the settlement.

The lawsuit notes that on the same day the FTC settlement was announced, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced it would fine Facebook $100 million as part of a settlement tied to its probe into the social network's handling of the data.

"The Board has never provided a serious check on Zuckerberg's unfettered authority," shareholders said in one of the lawsuits. "Instead, it has enabled him, defended him and paid billions of dollars from Facebook's corporate coffers to make his problems go away."

Facebook and the FTC didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Asus confirms it's bringing out a set of augmented reality glasses next year

Asus confirms it's bringing out a set of augmented reality glasses next year

After previously revealing it was mulling over the idea, Asus has officially announced it's working on its own augmented reality headset, and that it plans on releasing it next year.

The Taiwanese PC maker declined to discuss details, but CEO Jerry Shen said on Wednesday during an earnings webcast that Asus plans on entering the market.

"It should be next year when we come out with a product," Shen said, adding "we think AR (augmented reality) will be very important for people's lives."

It's unclear if the product will have any ties with Microsoft's HoloLens , the American juggernaut's own set of augmented reality glasses, a developer edition of which is set to launch early next year for $3,000 (AU$4,258, ‎£1,985). Back in October, the Taiwanese PC maker was in talks with Microsoft about building a cheaper version, according to Asus chairman Jonney Shih.

The company's product shouldn't be confused with virtual reality headsets, such as the Facebook-backed Oculus Rift , which show the wearer a completely digital world. Augmented reality is more about projecting virtual objects in a person's real-life field of vision, much like how Google Glass can display notifications over a person's eye. On Wednesday, Asus' CEO said he believed augmented reality devices will likely be more useful than virtual reality headsets.

"You can make a real setting meld together with yourself and the AR (augmented reality) portion," he said. "Internally, we are talking about how to prepare."

Asus is best known for building laptops, though in recent years has also been pushing out its Zen ranges of smartphones and tablets. This year, the company projects that shipments for its mobile products will surpass its PC shipments.

Interestingly, Shen also said on Wednesday that the company also has plans to release a service robot next year, though no more details were discussed.

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Meta Is Pulling the Plug on Facebook Live Shopping

Meta Is Pulling the Plug on Facebook Live Shopping

After less than two years, Facebook is shuttering its live shopping feature, parent company Meta announced in a blog post Wednesday.

As of Oct. 1, users will no longer be able to host any new or scheduled Facebook Live Shopping events. Facebook Live will continue, the company said, but you won't be able to create product playlists or tag products in your Facebook Live videos.

"As consumers' viewing behaviors are shifting to short-form video, we are shifting our focus to Reels on Facebook and Instagram," the post said, suggesting users try tagging products in Reels on Instagram as a possible substitute.

A makeup tips video on Facebook Live Shopping.

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After some trial runs and beta testing, Facebook made livestream shopping widely available in November 2020. Live Shopping Fridays was added the following May, offering demos, tutorials and other videos from retailers like Abercrombie & Fitch, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and Clinique.

Previously filmed shopping segments can still be preserved, according to Meta, by downloading them onto your profile page or in Creator Studio.

The announcement comes just weeks after TikTok reportedly dropped plans to expand its own live e-commerce initiative, TikTok Shop, to the US and mainland Europe. 

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Huawei criticizes 'pernicious' new US export controls

Huawei criticizes 'pernicious' new US export controls

Chinese telecom giant Huawei said Monday its business will "inevitably be affected" by the Trump administration's attempt to restrict global chip supplies to the company.

The company's rotating chairman, Guo Ping, said he's "confident" the company will find a solution soon. Guo also said the company is committed to complying with US regulations. He spoke at the company's annual analyst summit at its headquarters in Shenzhen, China. 

"Survival is the keyword for us at present," Guo added.

His comments, along with a company statement released afterward, are Huawei's first official responses to the Trump administration's move last week to block its global chip supply. 

Guo Ping, Huawei's rotating chairman, addresses the company's annual analyst summit at its headquarters in Shenzhen, China. 

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The new rules, which were unveiled by the Commerce Department, require overseas semiconductor firms that use US technology and equipment to apply for a license before selling to Huawei.

"The US is leveraging its own technological strengths to crush companies outside its own borders," Huawei responded in a statement Monday. "This will only serve to undermine the trust international companies place in US technology and supply chains. Ultimately, this will harm US interests." 

The statement went on to warn that Washington's "pernicious" and "arbitrary" new rules threaten to undermine the global semiconductor industry.

The Trump administration's latest escalation of its battle against Huawei has sparked worries that China may retaliate. Over the weekend, state-run Chinese newspaper, the Global Times ran an article saying Beijing was prepared to take "forceful countermeasures." The measures include adding major US tech companies like Apple, Qualcomm and Cisco to an "unreliable entity list" and imposing restrictions against those companies, the report said

The new rules from Washington follow a ban imposed on Huawei last year, which prohibits American companies from selling technology and parts to the Chinese company. That ban was extended for another year earlier this month. 

Guo said the Huawei has responded to it by increasing spending on research and development. The company was also forced to rewrite more than 60 million lines of code, he said.

In response to Washington's new export controls, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest contract chipmaker,  stopped taking new orders from Huawei, according to a report published Monday by Nikkei Asia Review. TSMC dismissed the report as "purely market rumors," according to Reuters. 

The US has long alleged that Huawei maintains a tight relationship with the Chinese government and that equipment from the company could be used to spy on other countries and companies. Huawei has repeatedly denied this.

In April, Huawei reported that revenue growth slowed sharply in the first quarter, amid pressure from the US and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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NHTSA to EV Drivers: No Selectable Low-Speed Sounds for You

NHTSA to EV Drivers: No Selectable Low-Speed Sounds for You

Vehicles capable of operating silently are required by law to emit sounds at speeds up to 19 mph to alert pedestrians to the vehicle's presence. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was taking comments on a proposed rule that would've let automakers give drivers a choice between several different sounds, but now that idea has been left on the cutting-room floor.

NHTSA has scrapped a 2019 proposal that would let vehicles offer driver-selectable low-speed sounds. The decision, which was posted to the Federal Register on Wednesday, was dropped because of a "lack of supporting data." For the time being, drivers will remain stuck with whatever sound their vehicle makes from the factory.

The discussion about driver-selectable low-speed noises started in 2017, with a joint petition to NHTSA from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Global Automakers. The underlying idea is that no two consumers are exactly alike, and allowing for multiple selectable low-speed EV sounds would give consumers more choice and perhaps boost adoption of hybrid and electric vehicles. The proposal was then offered up to the public for comments.

"The great majority of the comments on the [Notice of Proposed Rulemaking] including those submitted by organizations and people who are blind or who have low vision, did not favor the proposal to allow [hybrid and electric vehicles] to have an unlimited number of different pedestrian alert sounds," NHTSA wrote in its final ruling. "To the contrary, most of those comments were in favor of more uniformity, rather than less."

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which was created in 2020 when the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Global Automakers merged, said in an emailed statement that it was "disappointed" in NHTSA's decision.

NHTSA takes low-speed EV noises quite seriously. Most vehicles have a futuristic vibe to their low-speed sounds, in part because NHTSA demands that the noises not resemble anything that could be misconstrued as a natural sound. Tesla chose to initiate a voluntary recall of more than 500,000 vehicles for its Boombox function, which allowed users to play sounds or make announcements using an external speaker, because it violated federal regulations by drowning out the mandated low-speed EV noise.

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Shot on iPhone: Winners of Apple's Macro Photography Contest

Shot on iPhone: Winners of Apple's Macro Photography Contest

When Apple launched the iPhone 13 family, one of the features that made the Pro models standout was the addition of a macro photography mode which lets you take close up photos of small subjects. Macro photos have a up-close point-of-view which can transform a mundane subject like a strawberry floating in soda into something dramatic and ethereal.

To celebrate the new camera feature, Apple made its latest Shot on iPhone photo contest all about macro photography. Over the past several weeks Apple received macro photos taken with the iPhone 13 Pro or 13 Pro Max from all over the world. A panel of judges which included a mix of Apple employees and photographers Anand Varma, Apeksha Maker, Peter McKinnon, Paddy Chao, Yik Keat Lee selected 10 winning photos to be featured on Apple's website, Instagram page and on billboards in cities around the world.

A surfer, a graphic designer, college students, several engineers and professional photographers took the winning photos. They reside in the US, China, Hungary, India, Italy, Spain, Thailand and Argentina.

Ashley Lee is a freelance photographer based in San Francisco. Her photo, Strawberry in Soda, is one of 10 winning photos from Apple's Shot on iPhone: macro photography contest. You can see it above.

"I chose a strawberry as the subject because I liked how the bright red popped against the black background. The stark contrast focuses your attention on the strawberry and its bubbles, and makes it seem as if the strawberry is floating in space," said Lee.

Take a look at the rest of the winning macro photos below. If you feel inspired to take your own macro photos be sure to read our story about how to take gorgeous close-up shots with your iPhone.

Marco Colleta's photo, The Cave.

Marco Colletta

Marco Colleta is a college student studying mechanical engineering in Italy who took the photo The Cave. "The enveloping shape of the petals, accentuated by intense shadows, made me think of a deep cave, ready to be explored," said Colleta. "By keeping the point of view inside the flower, I wanted the hibiscus' natural framing to make us feel fully part of its beauty." 

A Drop of Freedom by Daniel Olah.

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Daniel Olah is a photographer and photo retoucher from Budapest. His photo is titled A Drop of Freedom. "My intention was to highlight the tiny drop of water in comparison with the lily. I've used a spot studio light on the lily with a dark background. I adore the shape of the flower; the lower petal helps keep the focus on the middle part, highlighting not just the drop, but the stamen, too," said Olah.

Hidden Gem by Jirasak Panpiansin.

Jirasak Panpiansin

Jirasak Panpiansin is a well-known photographer from Thailand. His photo, named Hidden Gem, is of a drop of water on a leaf. "This tiny, shimmering liquid jewel is delicately nestled at the base of a leaf after a tropical storm, almost imperceptible to the human eye," said Panpiansin. "However, its true brilliance shines through the lens of iPhone -- up close, it sparkles with intense clarity, capturing light from the emerging sun and magnifying the intricate, organic geometry of the leaf's veins underneath."

Prajwal Chougule's Art in Nature

Prajwal Chougule

Prajwal Chougule is a software engineer in India. Photography has been a passion of his since college. His photo, Art in Nature, shows dew drops on a spiderweb. "The 'golden hour' brings the best out of nature and is a photographer's delight. Dewdrops on a spiderweb caught my attention, and I was fascinated by the way the dry spider silk formed a necklace on which the dew glistened like pearls. It felt like a piece of art on nature's canvas," said Chougule.

Sea Glass by Guido Cassanelli

Guido Cassanelli

Guido Cassanelli is a photographer and surfer based in Argentina. He took the photo titled Sea Glass. "I was walking on the beach enjoying a beautiful sunset, and decided to collect some of these small pieces of sea glass to give macro photography on the iPhone 13 Pro Max a try," said Cassanelli. "It looks like something strange is happening inside the one placed in the center -- it looks like amber. I really love that texture." 

Leaf Illumination by Trevor Collins.

Trevor Collins

Trevor Collins is a graphic designer from Boston who took the photo titled Leaf Illumination. "This one instance was during the sliver of golden hour when the sun is shining directly into my window, illuminating all of the tiny cells in each leaf. The leaf depicted is from a fiddle-leaf fig that sits on my desk, where I get to see it all throughout the day," said Collins.

Abhik Mondal's Volcanic Lava.

Abhik Mondal

Abhik Mondal is a computer engineer in New Jersey. His photo, Volcanic Lava, is of a sunflower. "One day, during a regular evening walk, I went to a grocery store, where I noticed a bouquet of flowers. This beautiful sunflower caught my attention with its intricate details, including the presence of contrasting colors from the center toward the edge of the petals. I immediately decided to take the bouquet home and capture the beauty of it," said Mondal.

Honeycomb by Tom Reeves.

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Tom Reeves is a grad student studying information science in New York. His photo, Honeycomb, features his dog. "This image was taken along the edge of Riverside Park in Manhattan while on a morning walk with our puppy this winter. As she marveled at her first snow, I was able to capture the ephemeral latticework of this tiny snowflake as it landed among the threads of her many honey-colored curls," said Reeves.

Hojisan's The Final Bloom.

Hojisan

Hojisan is a professional photographer based in Chongqing, China. His photo, The Final Bloom, is of a tulip. "The photo was taken when my 3-year-old son discovered the blossom of the tulip at home. I then appreciated the flower with my son together and took out my iPhone trying to capture the moment when the sun kissed the flower, which created a perfect shadow at the petals," said Hojisan.

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