President Donald Trump’s tentative trade deal with China, announced earlier today, has saved Apple from raising the prices, or eating those price hikes itself, of some of its most popular products, including the iPhone.
According to Bloomberg, which cites Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, Apple’s top iPhone models could have been hit with a 15 percent tariff, which equates to a bump in…
November 2019 NPD hardware: Nintendo Switch tops the U.S. charts
December 12, 2019
Purchasing hardware is out of fashion for the U.S. console-gaming market, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have grown old, and their sales are on the decline. The significantly younger Nintendo Switch, however, continues to…
Apple’s new parental controls on iOS can be bypassed
December 12, 2019
On Tuesday, Apple released iOS 13.3, and one of its key new features was Communication Limits, which lets parents set limits on who their kids talk to or message with… in theory. Due to some bugs related to iCloud’s contact sync feature, it turns out the new privacy…
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Apple has acquired a startup in the…
Samsung claims it has sold 1 million Galaxy Folds
December 12, 2019
Samsung’s first folding phone may have been fraught with a stumbled launch, reliability woes, and a nearly $2,000 price tag, but that hasn’t stopped the company from finding a million people to buy the Galaxy Fold, according to Samsung Electronic’s president Young…
eBay relaunches Motors app with AI and automation at its core
December 12, 2019
Online commerce giant eBay has relaunched its dedicated mobile app for car sellers and buyers, more than four years after killing the app. The eBay Motors app has been in beta for a few months, and version 1.0 is now live for Android and iOS.
The new incarnation sports a…
Samsung has apparently sold 1 million Galaxy Folds so far
December 12, 2019
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Foldable phones are still in…
Square Enix unexpectedly releases ‘The Last Remnant’ on mobile
December 12, 2019
If the news that Square Enix is delaying Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition has bummed you out, the company may have something to make up for it. Without any leadup or prior announcement, the Japanese publisher has released The Last Remnant Remastered on…
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If you’re going to throw megabucks at a show about AI, you’d better make sure you’ve got the right host for it — and most would agree that YouTube’s decision to get Robert Downey Jr, aka Iron Man, on board for their multimillion dollar The Age of AI endeavor was a pretty good shout. Announced last year, the eight-part show lands on YouTube on December 18th. Episodes…