There have been complaints about the rising costs of iPhones, but a report in China suggests that Apple users typically earn less and are less educated than people who use other phones. iPhone users typically bring home less than 3,000 yuan (about $433) every month, the South China Morning Post reported Wednesday, citing a new study …
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Gamers, especially PC gamers, like to buy a lot of gear. It’s hard to shop for them, because they usually buy every cool, new thing for themselves right away anyway (I may or may not be speaking from personal experience). These gadgets and accessories are all interesting, unusual and maybe just a little indulgent. But there’s very little chance your …
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Google’s YouTube TV ($65 at YouTube TV) streaming service is a worthy contender for those who want to cut the cord and ditch a traditional cable subscription. For $40 a month, you get myriad channels, and the company has a history of adding to that offering. Where can you use YouTube TV? Almost everywhere. The YouTube TV website, on Android, …
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Some of the better deals on TVs, laptops and a bunch of other devices may be found at Sam’s Club on Black Friday 2018. Like Costco, Sam’s Club is a warehouse club store based on customers having a membership plan. An annual membership at Sam’s Club costs between $45 and $100. Nonmembers can technically still make purchases at Sam’s Club, but they’ll miss out on …
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Upgrading to a new phone can be plagued with ambivalence. Sure, it’s exciting to upgrade to your phone to something new and powerful, but it can also be painfully expensive. Not so much Black Friday week. If Verizon is your carrier of choice, you’ll be able to snag a new phone from Google, Apple, Samsung or LG for up to …
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Time to cut the cord! Apple AirPods look just like the Apple EarPods that came with your phone — minus the wires. Of course, that cord-free freedom will cost you: AirPods list for $159, and discounts are rare (and usually small). But, yay! Black Friday is coming and that means deals on everything, right? Well, kinda-sorta… ish? Sam’s Club had a great …
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Apple quietly bought artificial intelligence startup Silk Labs, according to a report. The acquisition occurred earlier this year, The Information reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed source. Silk Labs specializes in developing on-device AI software, meaning it doesn’t have to communicate with the cloud, where companies potentially would have access to huge amounts of personal data. The San Mateo, California, company …
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iPhone assembler Foxconn intends to slash 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) from its costs next year, according to Bloomberg. Foxconn, which is the primary manufacturer of Apple’s iPhones, predicts that 2019 will be a “very difficult and competitive year,” Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing an internal company memo. The company cuts include a 6 billion yuan ($865 million) reduction in its iPhone-related …
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Apple may have flirted with the low end of the streaming-TV market. The company considered a low-priced streaming-TV dongle, similar to Google Chromecast, Roku Streaming Stick or Amazon Fire TV Streaming Stick, according to a Wednesday report by The Information, citing people familiar with the matter. The device could have served as a lower-priced entry point to unlock access to Apple’s …
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A new tool from Google that aims to help Android users control their screen time is now out of beta. Digital Wellbeing is available to Pixel phone users and Android One device owners with Android 9 Pie. The news was reported earlier Tuesday by 9to5Google. Google released Digital Wellbeing to Pixel users in August as part of an exclusive beta. The …
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