The game of 5G and geopolitics: What’s at stake? The world’s most promising technology platform has become the grand prize in a game of global trade war. As China seizes prime platform territory, US allies find themselves caught in the crossfire. ZDNet’s Scott Fulton sits down with TechRepublic’s Karen Roby ...

Firewall takes a new approach to stopping spam and robocalls from ever reaching your phone.  Jason Cipriani/CNET How many times a day does your phone ring with a number you don’t recognize? Imagine if all the calls you got were from callers you actually know, and not from ‘bots or ...

The challenges of finding an alternative to Facebook Yes, Facebook is a data-driven monopoly. But the only real way to break it up is by getting hold of its data and functionality, one piece at a time. Read more: https://zd.net/2Hw5EqA For most of July 3 , Facebook Facebook’s sister image-sharing ...

Widespread internet outage blamed on Verizon A Verizon error resulted in a “cascading catastrophic failure.” For about three hours on Thursday, Apple had a widespread cloud outage that affected services including the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple TV. Multi-tenant cloud is supposedly more resilient than in-house infrastructure.  But events ...

Cisco: DNS attacks will undermine trust in the internet Sophisticated hacking group taps wide set of vulnerabilities as part of their global hacking spree. Cisco has disclosed a bunch of vulnerabilities in its networking equipment, including one embarrassing bug that put the West’s tech boogeyman inside the US firm’s kit.  ...

iOS 13: A stronger battery, subscription reminders, and other features ZDNet’s Adrian Kingsley-Hughes discusses the latest features that iOS 13 has to offer, including one that will help users manage digital versions of their IDs all in one place. Read more: https://zd.net/2ISS6VI Soon iPhone FaceTime won’t make you seem like ...

The Fourth of July will put your mobile photography skills to the test.  Alina Bradford/CNET Tonight millions of people will stare into the night sky as it’s lit up by colorful bursts of fire. Fireworks are a staple of celebrating America’s independence, and capturing photos of those fireworks has become ...

Vodafone’s 5G launch event took place in the Sky Garden, atop London’s ‘Walkie Talkie’ building (a.k.a. 20 Fenchurch Street). Image: Charles McLellan/ZDNet Vodafone has switched on its 5G network in the UK — or parts of it. Specifically, Vodafone 5G services are now available in seven cities —  Birmingham, Bristol, ...

Samsung Galaxy Fold: What happens next? TechRepublic’s Karen Roby asks ZDNet’s Adrain Kingsley-Hughes about the future of Samsung’s Galaxy Fold. Read more: https://zd.net/2DApe2J Samsung’s $2,000 Galaxy Fold, its first foldable tablet-phone, should be available in time for the holiday season, according to Bloomberg.   The South Korean giant was forced ...

11 things an Android does better than the iPhone A collection of small, usability-enhancing features keeps me coming back to Android as my everyday choice. Here’s my list. Read more: https://zd.net/2XoNa0F Since I write about mobile technology here on ZDNet, I’ve been buying and selling gear as part of ...