Apple Pay is the leader in contactless payments in the US, according to CEO Tim Cook. Cook touted the performance of the Apple Pay service on Tuesday during a conference call to discuss the company’s financial results last quarter. Though Apple continues to grapple with lower iPhone and iPad sales, Apple Pay is one area …
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It looks like the email scandal facing the Democratic National Committee amid the presidential race is not likely to go away. In an interview with CNN about the dump last week of 20,000 internal DNC emails, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said his organization has “a lot more material” concerning the US presidential election and might publish it soon. “This is …
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What a difference two years make. Back then, when apps like Periscope and Meerkat arrived on mobile phones, live video seemed like a lark for tech nerds and poor college students looking to watch cable TV for free. But within months, protesters in Ferguson, Missouri tapped into the shaky and visceral feel of live video because they understand they can …
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Your iPhone has a built-in camera app, but Microsoft hopes to lure you to a new alternative called Pix that’s packed with computing smarts. Pix combines several advanced technologies: artificial intelligence, computational photography and video stabilization. But it isn’t like Photoshop, with hundreds of options and abilities for you to consider. Instead, it’s designed to improve your photos and videos …
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Never underestimate the power of free pizza. When T-Mobile in early June launched its freebie program, which gave away pizza, streaming movies and, for some, shares of the company, it likely didn’t have a sense of how quickly its customers would embrace the idea. Its T-Mobile Tuesday app crashed on launch day. The free pizza giveaway overwhelmed partner Domino’s, and …
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The iPhone isn’t even 10 years old, but its impact on the tech industry and on Apple itself has been huge. Now it has reached a new milestone. Apple sold its billionth iPhone last week. CEO Tim Cook announced the milestone during an employee meeting Wednesday, and then the company noted the news online. “We never set out to make …
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Finally, you can get Donald Trump to say or sing whatever, whenever and wherever you want. Sound of Power is commemorating Trump’s official nomination for president by the Republican Party by adding a bust of The Donald to its line of high-end speakers in the shape of some of the world’s more controversial leaders. “It’s with pride we present the …
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Tech companies called Wednesday for the federal government to invest in more STEM education and reform immigration policies, recurring themes the industry hopes to influence in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. Representatives of Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon said they face difficulties finding qualified staff, a handicap they believe other US companies face and that threatens the strength of …
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Amazon now has such a vast inventory of stuff, it needs to work a little harder to find new products to sell you. The online retailer is doing just that by teaming up with Kickstarter to offer more than 300 products that originated on the crowdfunding site. The products, dubbed the Kickstarter Collection, can be found on the startup-focused Amazon …
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