Huawei is selling its Honor smartphone unit to a consortium of over 30 agents and dealers for an undisclosed sum; buyers are creating a new company for purchase (David Kirton/Reuters)

David Kirton / Reuters:
Huawei is selling its Honor smartphone unit to a consortium of over 30 agents and dealers for an undisclosed sum; buyers are creating a new company for purchase  —  Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is selling its budget brand smartphone unit Honor to a consortium of over 30 agents and dealers …

It's hard to believe Craig Federighi's claim that Apple wasn't "remotely considering" touch for Macs, given Big Sur's large controls and iOS apps coming to Macs (Jean-Louis Gassée/Monday Note)

Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note:
It's hard to believe Craig Federighi's claim that Apple wasn't “remotely considering” touch for Macs, given Big Sur's large controls and iOS apps coming to Macs  —  Reviews of new Apple Silicon Macs are not out yet.  They're likely to be good.  But one small disappointment lingers …

Apple's Tracking Tool the Latest Target of Privacy Activist Max Schrems

A group led by privacy activist Max Schrems on Monday filed complaints with German and Spanish data protection authorities over Apple's online tracking tool, alleging that it allows iPhones to store... https://ift.tt/2UxjeQo

Thor: Love and Thunder Casts Chris Pratt as Star-Lord: Report

Chris Pratt's Peter Quill/ Star Lord will reportedly be part of Thor: Love and Thunder. This confirms the presence of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the next Thor movie, as was first revealed by... https://ift.tt/32Nitai

Oppo AR Glasses, Concept Phone Teased to Launch on November 17

The company has taken to Weibo to announce that it will introduce Oppo AR Glasses during its Inno Day 2020 event on November 17. The teaser poster has a photo of the glasses, and it shows that the... https://ift.tt/3ntjnAQ

Google at odds with US over protective order for firms tied to lawsuit

Alphabet Inc's Google and the U.S. Justice Department have failed to reach agreement over a protective order for third parties like Microsoft that provided data to the government for its lawsuit against the search and advertising giant. https://ift.tt/3ktYkvW

'One heck of a ride': SpaceX launches astronauts into space

Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station. SpaceX's newly designed Crew Dragon capsule, which the crew has dubbed Resilience, lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 7:27 p.m. eastern time (0027 GMT on Monday) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. https://ift.tt/2K6NpM5

Broadband definition needs to be reviewed, should be upgraded to 2 Mbps speed: BIF to Trai

The Broadband India Forum (BIF) has said a revision of broadband definition and speeds in India are long overdue and that it should be reviewed and upgraded to 2 Mbps from current 512 kbps which is "dismally low". It said communications technology has transformed radically over the past years and entirely new markets for data services have emerged across the nation. https://ift.tt/2HazBPO

Qualcomm receives US permission to sell 4G chips to Huawei in exception to ban

Qualcomm Inc has received a license from the U.S. government to sell 4G mobile phone chips to China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, an exemption to U.S. trade restrictions imposed amid rising tensions with China. Qualcomm and all other American semiconductor companies were forced to stop selling to the Chinese technology firm in September after U.S. trade restrictions took effect. https://ift.tt/3lDQame

Google to link Nest Audio speakers with Chromecast streaming devices: Report

Google is working on integrating its Chromecast streaming devices and Nest Audio speakers. https://ift.tt/3puO36p

Apple joins industry group working towards 6G

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) has announced that Apple has become the latest major player to join the Next G Alliance, a coalition of companies working to define and develop the next generation of mobile technology, 6G. https://ift.tt/3ktXoYs

The Suicide Squad Reunites Sylvester Stallone With James Gunn

Sylvester Stallone will reunite with James Gunn on The Suicide Squad, the two have revealed on their official Instagram accounts. The Suicide Squad release date is August 6, 2021. https://ift.tt/3nnucEc

OnePlus 9 Render Suggests What We Could Expect from OnePlus Next

OnePlus 9 render has surfaced on the Web to suggest its key design elements. Separately, a Geekbench listing has appeared online that hints at some specifications of the new OnePlus phone. https://ift.tt/38MSCD2

iPhone 12 mini Touchscreen Unresponsive Inside a Case, Users Report

Users are complaining of a touchscreen issue on the iPhone 12 mini. The problem only seems to be there on the lock screen, and only when the iPhone 12 mini is inside a case and also has a screen... https://ift.tt/2IDaxRV

A large number of mostly late 2013 and mid 2014 MacBook Pro users are reporting that macOS Big Sur update is bricking their computers (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
A large number of mostly late 2013 and mid 2014 MacBook Pro users are reporting that macOS Big Sur update is bricking their computers  —  A large number of late 2013 and mid 2014 13-inch MacBook Pro owners are reporting that the macOS Big Sur update is bricking their machines.