LG will launch its LG G7 ThinQ phone on May 2, but it gave a little teaser on Monday for those of you keeping an eager eye on how the G7 will stack up against Samsung’s Galaxy S9. The LG G7 will pack new boombox speakers that promise to increase sound levels by more than …
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Apple will share its second quarter earnings — that’s January through March 2018 — on May 1, but tough times for the iPhone X are already predicted. What will become of the iPhone X? Sarah Tew/CNET Late 2017 was supposed to be the iPhone “supercycle,” with Apple enjoying bumper sales from its latest iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus alongside the dramatically redesigned iPhone …
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Apple’s production of the iPhone X may slow to a trickle this quarter. According to Fast Company, the California-based tech giant will make only 8 million iPhone X units in its second quarter of the year, in response to lukewarm sales for its $1,000 top-of-the-line phone. Apple may be trying to sell off the accumulated inventory of unsold iPhone Xs, Fast …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has nothing but praise for augmented reality, saying it’s a technology that’s potentially as important as the iPhone. It turns out he may have big plans for virtual reality too. The company is working on a headset capable of running both AR and VR technology, according to a person familiar with Apple’s plans. Plans so far …
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Your next smartphone might have a fingerprint sensor built in to the screen. Shipments of phones using the technology will hit 100 million by 2019, according to a report out Wednesday from financial services firm IHS Markit. That’s more than ten times the 2018 forecast of 9 million. Under-display fingerprint sensors “allow phones to have full-screen displays with an invisible …
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Qualcomm’s licensing disputes may soon come to an end — or at least the chipmaker is doing all it can to make that happen. Late Wednesday, the company said it’s lowering the cap on royalties it charges handset makers for using its technology, and it confirmed that Samsung, one of its most important customers, pays less than it did before. …
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“Who wants a stylus?” Steve Jobs famously asked when he unveiled the original iPhone in 2007, implying that the answer was “no one.” Now, 11 years later, analysts believe that a new iPhone may work with a stylus anyway. The prediction comes from analysts at investment firm Rosenblatt Securities (via AppleInsider), who believe that a premium 2018 6.5-inch OLED iPhone …
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The Oneplus 6 has now been officially revealed. Now, it does have a notch, but also image stabilization on its dual rear cameras. We spoke with OnePlus co-founder, Carl Pei about the new phone and the future of OnePlus. With the success of its 2017 lineup — the 5 and 5T — the Chinese phonemaker solidified its reputation for premium phones equipped with top-tier …
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The smartphone slowdown is real. Samsung’s first-quarter revenue and profits soared, but it warned of tougher times ahead in the mobile market — including a slowdown in demand for its newest phones, the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. The South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday reported a 20 percent jump in revenue and a 58 percent rise in operating profits as it benefited …
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This story is part of “Follow the Money,” a look at how digital cash is changing the way we save, shop and work. John Kunze walked into a check-cashing store along Lexington Avenue in Manhattan a few months ago. It had red neon signs in the windows, cold fluorescent lights and a loop of muzak piping through the speakers. He …
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