Apple recently announced that it had moved executive Dan Riccio to a “new role focusing on a new project and reporting to CEO Tim Cook.” On Monday, it appears that the secretive “new project” has been revealed. According to a report from Bloomberg, Riccio has been tasked to focus on Apple’s long-rumored augmented reality and …
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Apple should launch its own cryptocurrency exchange, an analyst report suggested Monday. The report by Canadian brokerage firm RBC Capital Markets, spotted earlier by Coindesk, said that since Apple Wallet is used by millions in an increasingly cashless society, Apple could easily generate over $40 billion by making the jump to cryptocurrency. “If Apple went down this path, the USA …
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I remember the introduction of Siri on the iPhone 4S way back when. This was going to be a magic Apple feature that no one could ever catch up to. Instead of having to dig through settings and apps, you could just talk to your iPhone. Competitors, however, soon popped up. Who could forget S Voice, the forgettable voice assistant …
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Samsung took to its virtual Unpacked stage in January to take the wraps off its next-gen Galaxy S21 lineup, consisting of the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra. All three are available to purchase now. So it’s a good time to revisit the company’s now last-gen flagship phones, the Galaxy S20 family, to examine what the South Korean …
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With less than a week to go until the Super Bowl, plans for how people will watch this year’s big game are starting to take shape. Although there are already plenty of different ways to stream the Buccaneers-Chiefs battle, Verizon is adding a few more to try and enhance the viewing experience. The telecom giant announced on Monday that it will …
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You’re looking to get rich. You could work hard and rise through the ranks. You could invent something that everybody wants or needs. You could marry into the right family. Or maybe you buy some cryptocurrency and look for a quick score. If it’s the cryptocurrency route for you, be careful. The ups and downs can be intense, as we …
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Something new is coming soon: The Cheapskate Hall of Fame. It’s a pantheon of some of my favorite cheap products and services. Watch this space for more details! Are there any potential inductees in today’s roundup? I can’t say, but there are some genuinely great deals here. Check ’em out: Vankyo Vankyo V600 1080p projector $145 with promo code (save …
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Apple Arcade on Friday added Lumen, a new light-based game from Lykke Studios, to its catalog of over 145 games. Lykke also created the meditative watercolor game Tint that’s available on Apple Arcade. You can try your hand at Lumen this weekend across iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod Touch and Apple TV. See at App Store In Lumen, when you open a mysterious …
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Microsoft will yank its old Edge browser out of Windows 10 PCs on April 13, an important step in its yearslong effort to move its immense customer base to a modern browser. Two decades ago, the software giant’s Internet Explorer crushed competitors like Netscape Navigator and dominated the market, but Microsoft let the software languish. Newer rivals like Firefox and …
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Even though Razer’s laptops are generally built for gaming, we regularly recommend them to anyone looking for a high-performance Windows laptop with MacBook-like design and build quality. The Razer Book 13 takes the Razer design we love but skips the gaming vibe altogether (well, almost) and aims for office and school use instead. Not that you couldn’t open up a …
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