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The iPhone XS and XS Max: Bigger Is Now Definitely Better

9/19/2018, 11:11:39 PM
The iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max may be making me a convert to bigger smartphones. ✔ (The body of the Plus phones was 6.24 inches by 3.07 inches, while the XS Max's body is 6.2 inches by 3.05 inches.) These changes amounted to meaningful improvements in ergonomics and overall convenience ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes



Why you may need a new iPhone XS case after all

9/19/2018, 8:52:24 PM
Its camera is a bit taller than last year’s iPhone X, so snug cases may not fit ✔ This is supposedly because Apple slightly enlarged the wide-angle camera sensor in the dual-camera suite ✔ You can try forcing it, of course, or manually widening the cutout ✔ But Apple may have a good reason to discourage some of the older cases, like the fold-over folio, from being used with the new smartphones: The company may have switched around the locations of the Hall Effect sensors, Macotakara theorized



Trump’s tariffs won’t bite Apple, illustrating Tim Cook’s political sway

9/19/2018, 8:54:02 PM
Apple CEO Tim Cook has come to occupy a prominent role as one of Silicon Valley's savviest political operators -- a behind-the-scenes Trump whisperer who's been able to shape some of the administration's economic policies in ways that benefit Apple and some of its tech peers. ✔ The iPhone is assembled in China, but the parts come from everywhere, Cook told ABC on Tuesday in response to a question about the tariffs ✔ Clearly Tim Cook has been effective in his developing a relationship with the current administration, and this is probably one of the best examples of the fruits of that labor



Too much screen time? New phone controls for you and kids

9/19/2018, 9:53:49 PM
Apple and Google want to help you spend less time on their phones — really. Like that time you checked Facebook at 3 a.m. Stats don't lie. Their new tools for managing screen time will let you see how often you picked up the phone after bedtime or how long… ✔ Be sure to pick one that's different from your phone's passcode, which your kids probably already know ✔ If you ignore or decline the request, Screen Time isn't supposed to let them keep asking ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.



Why Tilray stock is susceptible to wild price swings

9/20/2018, 12:20:54 AM
Hint: It has little to do with cannabis. ✔ Don’t miss: Weed beer is near, and it’s gonna get weird As a result of these factors, Tilray’s announcements and other developments in the cannabis industry can have an outsize impact on the stock price after Constellation Brands Inc.’s STZ, +0.77%   $4 billion investment in fellow cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. CGC, -4.89% WEED, -5.75%  , Tilray’s shares rose 16% on the day



The OnePlus 6 just proved why it’s one of the best Android phones of 2018

9/20/2018, 6:57:49 AM
THE OnePlus 6 continues to impress and new power tests show why it’s leading the Android pack despite its lower price. ✔ Express.co.uk raved about the OnePlus 6 when we reviewed it earlier this year and now it seems there could be another reason to consider buying one ✔ CNET claimed OnePlus had told it the new Android device will come with a fingerprint sensor under its display ✔ That next device surely must to be the OnePlus 6T and a launch could, therefore, come in the next few months



Toshiba Memory chief sticks with IPO plans

9/19/2018, 11:53:18 PM
The chief executive of Toshiba Memory Corp, the world's No. 2 producer of NAND flash memory chips, on Wednesday brushed aside concerns about falling memory chip prices and reaffirmed the company's plan to go public in two to three years. "Prices fluctuate in the short term to reflect the demand-supply… ✔ Naruke said the firm is sticking to its plan to go public as soon as possible, adding that it had started preliminary work to prepare for an initial public offering (IPO) ✔ Western Digital CEO Steve Milligan also voiced concern about the worsening trade tensions, pointing out that some of its products assembled in Shanghai are exported to the U.S. We'll do everything we can to influence things in a positive way, whether it be with the U.S. government or the Chinese government, Milligan said at the news conference



S&P 500, Dow up as rising treasury yields boost banks

9/19/2018, 8:47:07 PM
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average rose on Wednesday, with the Dow... ✔ The technology sector .SPLRCT edged 0.1 percent lower, pulled down by a 1.3 percent decline in Microsoft (MSFT.O) ✔ The company raised its quarterly dividend on Tuesday by about 10 percent, but Morgan Stanley said the hike was below the company’s 12-month trailing operating income growth ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Tencent-backed Meituan jumps 5 percent on debut, brightens outlook...

9/20/2018, 6:54:32 AM
Meituan Dianping <3690.HK> climbed on debut in Hong Kong on Thursday, valuing th... ✔ Meituan’s wide variety of services has attracted users, but pushed it into the red ✔ The company lost 22.8 billion yuan ($3.33 billion) in the first four months of this year, despite a big jump in revenue ✔ However, an 18 percent drop in the benchmark Hang Seng index .HSI from its January peak and the worsening Sino-U.S ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



With Amazon probe, EU takes cue from 'hipster antitrust' movement

9/19/2018, 8:53:39 PM
The European Union’s antitrust cop has taken an aggressive lead in regulating U.S. tech giants in recent years. But with its latest query into Amazon.com Inc., the EU is echoing the views of a 29-year-old legal scholar across the Atlantic. ✔ Amazon uses its marketplace as a petri dish to identify which independent sellers’ goods are doing well and then rolls out direct replicas, Khan said in an interview Wednesday ✔ By contrast, search powerhouse Google has been mired in antitrust investigations in Europe for almost 10 years and has been hit with record fines of 4.3 billion euros



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