Huawei may have overtaken Apple as the world’s second largest phone vendor in 2018, but at least two of its workers seem to prefer the iPhone. The Chinese phone maker tweeted “Happy 2019” from its official account at 11:31 p.m. on Dec. 31, with a “Twitter for iPhone” stamp, the South China Morning Post reported …
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Samsung’s phones last year weren’t quite what you’d call earthshaking. Its Galaxy S9, S9 Plus and Note 9 didn’t have many noticeable changes from 2017’s Galaxy S8, S8 Plus and Note 8. Sure, they had faster processors and other souped-up components. But they kept the same design, something that reportedly has hurt demand for the smartphones. After all, why buy …
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I’m in a parking lot in Menlo Park, California, eyeballing a small canister that looks like an Amazon Echo with a fringe on top. It’s a location beacon, but it’s not plugged into a power source. In fact, it’s not powered by anything other than ambient temperature. Despite that fact, it’s showing up on the phone screen, actively pinging external …
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Apple’s App Store started off 2019 with a bang. Apple says that the App Store broke records during the holiday season. In a blog post, Apple shared that customers spent over $1.22 billion between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. On New Year’s Day alone customers spent $322 million, setting a new record for the App Store’s biggest single day. …
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One frustration I used to have when using apps on the Apple Watch ($70 at Amazon) was that there wasn’t a way to view notifications or access the Control Center from within an app. The only way to access either feature was to go back to the watch face. That changed with the release of WatchOS 5, but I only found out …
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New year, new you, am I right? You’re going to eat better. Learn to meditate. Maybe even train for your first marathon. Lofty goals, to be sure, but commendable ones. If you need help getting started with any or all of them, you’ve come to the right ebook bundle. For just $15, you can get the entire Humble Book Bundle: …
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With Apple’s AirPods dominating the wireless headphone market, we’re expecting to see a slew of new totally wireless headphones hit in 2019. Even Klipsch has a new pair of cord-free earphones, the T5 True Wireless, which will arrive in stores this spring with a price tag of around $200. The earphones are part of Klipsch’s new line of T5 in-ear …
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Apple is pausing sales of some older iPhones in Germany during a patent fight with chipmaker Qualcomm. On Dec. 20, the District Court of Munich found that Apple infringed Qualcomm’s technology for power savings in smartphones and ruled that the iPhone maker must halt sales of the device in Germany, according to Qualcomm’s release. Apple said in a statement at …
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If the Asus ProArt PA90 looks familiar, it’s because it first appeared in October as part of Intel’s announcements for its ninth-gen Core i-series processors. The mini desktop also bears a passing resemblance to Apple’s Mac Pro, just not as round. Like the Mac, the ProArt is aimed at creative professionals who need the power and performance of a desktop, …
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A lawsuit alleges that a spark from an Apple MagSafe power adapter set fire to Penny Manzi’s head in January 2018. Filed Wednesday in US District Court in Chicago, the lawsuit seeks $75,000 for medical expenses, pain and suffering and “loss of a normal life” for Manzi and her husband, Jerry Manzi, who live in Illinois. She was allegedly using a MagSafe …
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