CNET's torture test of the Motorola Razr was flawed

A hot potato: Motorola is standing by the durability of its newly minted Razr foldable smartphone after a questionable torture test from CNET cast it in an unfavorable light. But was this really a fair analysis?

The publication recently strapped a retail version of the Motorola Razr to a mechanical test device called the FoldBot. This robot, borrowed from the folks at warranty service provider SquareTrade, was designed specifically to simulate the opening and closing of the hinge on the Samsung Galaxy, not the Moto Razr. CNET admitted as much in its

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Nvidia cancels MWC 2020 plans, despite sponsoring the event

What just happened? Nvidia has decided not to send any employees to Mobile World Congress this year, citing concerns about the dangers of international travel during the coronavirus outbreak. While they’re not the first company to cancel their travel plans, as a major MWC partner they’re sacrificing more than most.

Given public health risks around the coronavirus, ensuring the safety of out colleagues, partners and customers is out highest concern. We’ve been looking forward to sharing our work in AI, 5G and vRAN


YouTube's classic desktop interface will be gone for good next month

In brief: Whether you like it or not, Google is phasing out the classic web interface for YouTube in March. The company also noted you'll need an up-to-date browser to make sure you don't miss out on all the features it's added over the last few years.

Google introduced a new look for YouTube in 2017 for desktop browsers, which polarized its audience who either hated or loved the new experience. The company went on to make numerous tweaks, the

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Nuro's R2 vehicle has been granted the NHTSA's first regulatory exemption for a custom self-driving car

Self-driving cars: Nuro is a well-known entity in the autonomous vehicle industry. It's partnered up with companies like Kroger and Dominos in the past to offer driverless food and grocery delivery services via its "R1" generation of vehicles. Now, Nuro has unveiled its R2 vehicle model, designed from the ground up to be safer and more accommodating to other drivers on the road.

The Nuro R2 features several improvements over its predecessor, including a more durable body designed to help the vehicle

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The makers of Mutant Year Zero surprise us again with another tactical strategy game

Something to look forward to: If you like stealthy, turn-based, tactical combat, the developers of Mutant Year Zero have your bag. Corruption 2029 is set to release in a couple of weeks. Have your cloaking device ready because one false move could alert the enemy and significantly make your job harder.

The Bearded Ladies, the studio behind Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, announced its next game on Friday. Corruption 2029 is another tactical adventure the team has been quietly developing

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Metro Exodus is returning to Steam after lengthy Epic Games Store exclusivity

Platform wars: When the Epic Games Store first launched, it wasn't exactly met with open arms. Epic was quick to throw its weight around in the market by offering a more appealing revenue share to developers, and nabbing several exclusives for its platform (often long after they'd become available for pre-order on Steam). While the former is great for the industry as a whole, Epic's focus on exclusives left a bad taste in the mouth of many gamers, especially in the case of
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T-Mobile adds another million postpaid customers ahead of Sprint merger ruling

What just happened? T-Mobile in its latest earnings report said it brought in $11.88 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019, an increase of 3.8 percent year-over-year and up from $1.06 billion in the previous quarter.

For the full year term , total revenue was $45 billion, a four percent increase over the $43.31 billion generated across 2018. According to the carrier,

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Ancestry lays off 100 employees as consumer interest in DNA testing continues to wane

Why it matters: Genealogy specialist Ancestry this week announced it would be laying off six percent of its workforce in order to better position itself to cope with “marketplace realities.” It's yet another sign that the industry has indeed hit a rough patch and that consumer trust isn't rock solid.

The cut will affect roughly 100 people according to CNBC .

Ancestry president and CEO Margo Georgiadis said in announcing the layoffs that over the last 18 months, they have seen a slowdown in consumer demand across

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The hinge on Motorola's new Razr 'broke' after 27,000 folds in a durability test

Why it matters: After a short delay in its initial release date, the new Motorola Razr is finally available. The latest smartphone with a foldable screen went on sale Thursday. Early adopters likely snatched up the device on day one without much thought. After the Galaxy Fold fiasco, those who are a bit more careful with their money are probably wondering how long it will take before the phone starts to have problems. Well, it didn't take long.

CNET snatched up a Razr yesterday and live-streamed a


Uber expects to reach profitability by the end of the year

In a nutshell: The majority of Uber’s revenue – $2.54 billion – came from its operations in the US and Canada. The second biggest income-generating geographical region was Europe, the Middle East and Africa, collectively "EMEA," with $621 million, followed by Latin America with $553 million. The Asia Pacific region was responsible for $359 million in revenue.

Uber in the fourth quarter generated $4.07 billion in revenue, a

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