The iPhone X, may have the most famous “notch”, but the best notch-screen design doesn’t come from Apple at all. Today, that honor goes to Huawei, whose P20 and P20 Pro let you quickly and oh-so-easily hop into the Display settings to toggle the notch off. It’s that simple. What’s the big uproar over the notch anyway? Found …
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Here are all of Apple’s new tools for the classroom
Apple is making a big push to get students to use its products in the classroom. On Tuesday, the iPhone maker unveiled several new education tools during an event at Chicago’s largest public high school, Lane Tech College Prep, in which it launched a new iPad. Here’s a brief look at the new tools and programs. Apple School Manager: Lets teachers …
Read More »Motorola names new president and chairman
Sergio Buniac has been named Motorola’s new president and chairman. Buniac, a Moto veteran, replaces Aymar de Lencquesaing, who stepped down earlier this year. The move was announced Monday via a company blog post. “With over 20 years of service at Motorola,” the company wrote, “Sergio’s CV combines end-to-end industry experience including a strong track record of growth in leading …
Read More »A foldable iPhone? Here’s how Apple can make that good
If all the rumors are right, you won’t be able to escape foldable phones if you try. The latest scuttlebutt is that Apple is on track to join Samsung and Huawei in a growing group of device makers planning to make a foldable phone. While Samsung’s may arrive by the end of 2018, a foldable iPhone is said to be …
Read More »Twitter joins Facebook, Google in banning cryptocurrency ads
Twitter has confirmed a report that it’s joining Google and Facebook in banning advertisement on its site for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. As part of its commitment to “ensuring the safety of the Twitter community,” the social media site is adding a new policy prohibiting the advertisement of initial coin offerings and token sales, a Twitter representative said Monday in an …
Read More »Huawei advertises in front of Apple, Samsung Experience stores
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. A good idea? Or a touch annoying? Android Authority/Twitter screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It’s not easy being shunned. You can feel hurt. You might even want to protest. This may be what inspired Huawei to place mobile billboards outside Apple and Samsung Experience stores in …
Read More »Sonos temporarily halts advertising on Facebook, Google
Calling it a small gesture, Sonos has announced that in response to the recent revelations about how Cambridge Analytica was allowed to exploit millions of Facebook users’ data, it’s suspending all of its digital advertising on Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube and Twitter for a week. The smart speaker company will also “go dark” on its Facebook and Instagram social accounts …
Read More »Apple wants to make iPads cheaper. Here’s how that might happen
The minute Apple announced an education-focused event in Chicago for March 27, the betting on new hardware announcements focused on refreshed iPads. Now, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is reporting the company “plans to show off a new version of its cheapest iPad that should appeal to the education market.” While once considered a potential powerhouse for education, the iPad has been …
Read More »Apple’s ‘field trip’ event preps for iPad education do
Five years ago, Apple appeared to own the education market. Its iPad was selling like crazy, and Apple partnered with major publishers to digitize their textbooks. Many schools bought the tablet — most notably, Apple won a $1.3 billion deal with the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide nearly 700,000 iPads bundled with Pearson curriculum for every student and …
Read More »Send money to friends with Google Assistant
Need to send money to a friend? Now you can ask Google Assistant to handle the transaction. How the new Google Assistant capability works. Google Starting Thursday, Google’s digital assistant will be able to manage peer-to-peer money transfers using Google Pay on Android and iOS. People will be able to ask the assistant via voice or text things like “Hey …
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