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A month with iPhone X can’t cool our lust
It’s been about a month since the release of the iPhone X and I’ve been using it every day as my daily driver. We’ve already reviewed it, and even pointed out its flaws, but I wanted to do a follow-up video to cover everything that’s changed for me personally and all the discoveries I’ve made using …
PhonesWould you buy an Android iPhone X clone for under $300?
Attack of the clones<p>You probably aren’t familiar with Leagoo, a small Chinese smartphone company. But chances are you’re very familiar with its products, which appear to be heavily inspired by popular flagship phones from other companies.<p>Leagoo’s latest phone, the S9, is no exception, setting its …
TabletsEnding net neutrality could put a stop to how you online shop
You use the internet every day. And you’ve likely seen friends posting on social media about the importance of net neutrality. But you may not fully …
InternetNew Harry Potter RPG Announced, Coming In 2018
Warner Bros. recently created a new label specifically designed to publish Harry Potter games. Off the back of that announcement last month and the reveal of a new Pokemon Go-like game titled Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the company has now unveiled another new game set in the Potter universe. …
GamingThe notch is coming to a smartphone near you
The iPhone X’s notch is perhaps its most derided feature. Yet there’s no denying that the notch makes the iPhone X look unlike any other smartphone currently on sale. And there’s no denying that, when Apple does something, Android competitors pay attention.<p>Apple’s influence over the industry, as …
PhonesThis $23 gadget lets you stream 1080p video from any iPhone or Android to your TV
OK, this is just awesome. While some households go all-in on either iOS or Android, others are split. In fact, there are plenty of people who use …
Gear & GadgetsWhy pay a thousand bucks for an iPhone X when you can pay $300 for an Android lookalike
The iPhone X may represent the future of iPhones, but the phone’s starting $1,000 price tag is an expensive pill for your wallet to swallow. Its design can also be polarizing, given the phone’s notches at the top that make it look like Ben Affleck’s Batman. There are Android fans who like that …
PhonesiPhone X reveals the secrets of iPhones yet to come
CNET’s Roger Cheng and Scott Stein read the tea leaves of Apple's latest flagship phone for clues to upcoming iPhones.<p>Apple bills the iPhone X as "the smartphone of the future."<p>But we're sitting here tinkering with the iPhone X <i>now</i>, and can't help but to wonder what's next.<p>Fortunately, the new …
Gear & GadgetsThe $177,843.34 Facebook ad test: Collection vs. single video
Facebook launched its Collection ad format for ecommerce in early March of this year amid a lot of fanfare. Given that I oversee millions of dollars of ad spend per month, I was more than a little curious about its impact. So I ran a $177K test, pitting the new Collection ads agains standard single …
BusinessBlackBerry's latest smartphone will satisfy workaholics and BlackBerry fans, but no one else
• <b>The BlackBerry Motion is the latest device from TCL, the Chinese electronics giant that creates the products and then uses BlackBerry's brand to market them.</b>• <b><br>BlackBerry phones have historically had a hardware keyboard, which has remained a constant even in the era of all-touchscreen smartphones;</b> …
PhonesLess than 1 percent of Android phones are running Oreo
Android fragmentation! It's a problem as old as time itself. (Just kidding. But my gosh I've been writing about it for a long time.) Yesterday, Google released some fresh platform data explaining how many devices are running each version. Android 8.0, as you might expect, is struggling with a …
Mobile TechnologyIndia’s internet has a massive gender problem—and it’s holding girls back
The internet in India has a serious gender problem.<p>Just 29% of all internet users in the country are female, according to a report (pdf) by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The 42 percentage point “digital gender gap” among internet users in India is far more extreme than the global …
GenderCoinbase Halts Litecoin, Ether Trades as Prices Spike
Digital currency startup Coinbase says it has paused trading for litecoin and ethereum, a move that comes amid a period of heightened price action …
CryptocurrencyBitcoin and cash cast a shadow over banks
December 13, 2017<p>It does not feel coincidental that the bitcoin frenzy lifted the cryptocurrency to new highs this week as HSBC escaped the threat of …
BankingOnly around 50,000 units of the Essential Phone have been sold, according to its camera app's download figures from the Play Store
By now, it should be apparent that the Essential Phone hasn't sold in the numbers that Andy Rubin and co. had thought it would. Having started at an …
Android NewsGoogle Unveils 3 Experimental Photo Apps For Smartphones
Google has created a trio of apps that utilize experimental technology in a bid to push forward the possibilities of smartphone photography and …
PhotographyWe need to talk about Android’s upgrade problem
Android and iOS have been doing battle ever since 2008, and in that time, there have been some long-running problems with both operating systems. The …
Android LollipopJPMorgan strikes deal with Kroger as mobile battle heats up
<b>By Jenny Surane and Craig Giammona</b>, <i>Bloomberg</i><p>The mobile payment wars are making their way to a grocery store near you.<p>Kroger Co., the largest U.S. …
BankingMobile Homes So Stylish You'll Want to Take to the Open Road
Mortgages, bills, work stress, soccer games, the nightly news — is it any wonder that many of us feel a deep yearning to get away from it all? To …
Stylish10 FinTech Predictions for 2018
December 12, 2017 By : Henri Arslanian<p>It was a big year for FinTech in 2017 – and 2018 is shaping up to be every bit as exciting. Here are some …
FinTechHow You Can Save a Few Hundred Dollars With a Screen Protector
It’s rare to purchase something that will actually increase the value of your smartphone, but there’s one item that offers more value per dollar than …
PhonesBeyond Bitcoin - The Real Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Global Finance
I track large, complex systems worldwide…looking for the kinds of entrepreneurial opportunities that can scale like Amazon, Google, Alibaba, mobile phones.<p>I look for innovations that can be “pulled” into global scale at very low cost, because:<p>they offer something millions of people need, and<br>• they …
EntrepreneurshipMoto’s unlocked G4 32GB smartphone drops to $105 shipped (Reg. $200)
B&H has the Moto G4 32GB unlocked smartphone on sale for $129.99, but if you clip the on-page <b>$25 off</b> coupon it drops to <b>$104.99 shipped</b>. This is the lowest price we’ve tracked for Motorola’s G4 smartphone as it’s normally around $200 at most retailers. If you’re looking for a budget option while …
Gear & Gadgets4 Online Marketing Tactics Brick-and-Mortar Stores Can Leverage to Thrive
Online ads and social media are simply new ways to build the loyal customer base successful stores have always needed.<p>Many physical retailers continue resisting ecommerce. These businesses are hesitant to venture online, fearing they’ll dilute their existing business model or confuse customers but …
MarketingIntel is cutting funding of its iconic "Intel Inside" program
Smartphones and mobile devices in general have wreaked havoc on the PC industry over the past several years. As saturation set in, however, we saw …
Mobile Technology[Opinion] All unlocked phones sold in the US should support all carriers. No more excuses!
I’ll just get to the point with my little rant. If you’re going to sell an unlocked phone in the US, it needs to support all four major carriers – …
Android NewsThe 3 Biggest Challenges That Every Entrepreneur Faces--and How to Solve Them
How a nonprofit mobile app demonstrates the principles of for-profit business.<p>Pete Ghiorse, Peter Tight, and James Ghiorse have a vision of transforming the way people give back.<p>Their iOS app, GiveTide, seeks to make charitable giving effortless by letting users link their credit cards, round …
EntrepreneurshipHuawei Honor 7X Review: all the things for $200
Huawei has been doing pretty good in the smartphone business lately. For 3 months in 2017 they were the second largest smartphone manufacturer in the …
TechnologyStorify, once a hot tool among journalists looking to tell stories using social media posts, is shutting down
• <b>Digital curation tool Stoirfy is shutting down.</b>• <b><br>The service will no longer be available after May 16, 2018.</b>• <b><br>Storify became a go-to tool for journalists when it launched in 2011, allowing them to combine the best of user-generated content on the internet with reporting in dynamic, embeddable …
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