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Apple Banks on Bigger Screens to Drive iPhone Growth

9/9/2018, 3:12:52 PM
Apple is preparing to supersize its iPhone lineup, aiming to drive profit in its biggest business while also fueling growth for apps and services that are more appealing to users with bigger screens. ✔ The company has 1.3 billion iPhones and other devices in active use and earns an estimated $30 per device annually from app sales, music subscriptions and other offerings, according to Morgan Stanley , which expects services to account for about 60% of Apple’s revenue growth over the next five years



Everything we’re expecting Apple to announce at its biggest hardware event of the year

9/9/2018, 4:33:44 PM
Apple is expected to reveal a slew of new hardware products on September 12, including new phones, a new Apple Watch, and maybe even an update to its AirPods. Here's everything we expect to see. ✔ Read more: Everything we think we know about the new Apple Watch models that could launch on September 12 4/ Apple will likely announce when iOS 12, Watch OS 5, and tvOS 12 will be released ✔ Apple's most recent iPad release in April was a $330 version targeted at the education market



Why the iPhone keyboard inserts 'ducking' into your texts, according to the person who designed it

9/9/2018, 1:08:48 PM
You may be part of the majority of Americans who don't use the "f word" in daily life. But the rest of us use profanity to emphasize what we're saying and typing, and we get annoyed when our "ducking" phone autocorrects the swear word into something we didn't mean to type. ✔ You may be part of the majority of Americans who don't use the f word in daily life ✔ The fact is when you actually type the dirty word, maybe you were trying to type the name of the aquatic fowl ✔ We had discussions about how should this software behave ✔ You can read our entire interview with Kocienda here



Apple vs. Trump: Who is right?

9/9/2018, 4:58:29 PM
Apple is concerned that President Donald Trump's tariffs on products imported from China will cause many of its prices to go up, to which Trump says Apple should just make them here in the U.S. Who is right? Apple makes over 200 million iPhones yearly, most in China, along with other products. ✔ Apple couldn't get enough of them for the phone, and it took time to get factories up to speed ✔ Finally, it should be noted that Apple says it's the largest U.S. taxpayer, and that it's investing $350 billion in the economy over the next five years by building data centers and more in North Carolina, Oregon, Nevada, Iowa and Arizona



iPhone 9 customers braced for huge price tag after top tech blog 'reveals cost'

9/9/2018, 5:31:57 PM
Apple is presumed to be planning the announcement of three new iPhones at its hardware event on September 12 - but fans may end up being a little disappointed ✔ It will be a cheaper piece of hardware that still flaunts an all-screen design, but does so while forgoing certain premium features to allow for a more affordable price tag ✔ TrendForce has previously said it will come in both 64 and 256GB models, but with 34GB of RAM instead of the iPhone X range's 4GB



Uprising set for Sports Direct AGM

9/9/2018, 5:06:49 PM
Shareholder proxy voting agencies have recommended that investors vote against the re-election of both to the board, as they believe that Ashley wields too much influence over the board and that Hellawell does not provide effective oversight. Proxy voting agencies PIRC and ISS also have concerns over the firm’s treatment of employees and the appointment of Michael Murray, Ashley’s future son in law, to a senior role at the company. ✔ Hellawell has been the target of shareholders at previous annual meetings ✔ Last year he survived a confidence vote after securing 53.2 per cent of independent shareholders’ votes ✔ More than half of its revenues come from the iPhone according to its third-quarter results



Home smart home

9/9/2018, 12:25:07 PM
undefined ✔ The next step for Meystyle is to introduce operation through sensors ✔ The Berço rocking chair/listening station by Se7e That’s not to say designers are above having a bit of fun with technology, melding form and function in unusual ways; also on the Associative Design stand is the Berço Chair by Se7e, a rocker with two inbuilt 50-watt Bluetooth speakers and an amplifier that provide a rather swish listening booth



Trends in app downloads could bode well for these tech companies

9/9/2018, 12:26:02 PM
Social-media and internet stocks haven’t had an easy stretch lately, but one analyst sees some encouraging behavioral trends in the near-term. ✔ Instagram wasn’t quite as red-hot as it was earlier in the summer, DiClemente said, but even imperfect numbers look fairly good for the Facebook properties: Combined, Facebook and Instagram now account for 78.6% of global social app downloads, up from 78.2% in July



Daily Deals: Alienware GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming Deskop for $1080, Zelda: Breath of the Wild Soundtrack for $57

9/9/2018, 5:37:27 PM
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Soundtrack for $57, Nintendo Switch Pro Controller for $62.95, GoPro for $199 + $30 Walmart Gift Card, 65" 4K Smart HDTV for $498. ✔ Get it at Walmart for $299.99 with Free 2-Day Shipping Get the 50 model for $279.99 65 Hisense 465H6E Hisense 4K Smart HDTV for $498 For less than $500 you can score a 65 HDTV with 4K resolution and Smart capability ✔ Get courses for only $9.99 each at Udemy NordVPN Anonymous VPN 3-Year for $99 ($2.75/mo) Get 3 years of NordVPN for $99 ($2.75/mo)



Cluttered Phone and Computer? Put Your Files in the Cloud

9/9/2018, 1:13:12 PM
Instead of living in your Downloads folder, try uploading all your digital junk to the cloud. It’s nice up there, writes David Pierce. ✔ Google Drive (15GB free, 2TB for $10/month): Drive’s best features are Google’s best features ✔ You can search for the text of handwritten notes or find a picture just by describing it ✔ For more WSJ Technology analysis, reviews, advice and headlines, sign up for our weekly newsletter



The 5G Race: China and U.S. Battle to Control World’s Fastest Wireless Internet

9/9/2018, 6:16:24 PM
A new wireless era promises to transform how people use the internet, and two countries are fighting over who dominate. At stake are billions of dollars in royalties, a head start in developing new technologies and national security. ✔ The group aims to wrap up tests by the end of the year ✔ To deploy technology in advance of need, before the use cases are thereyou’re wasting money, he said ✔ Because if they get their foot in the door for 5G, they get their foot in the door of 6G, 7G, 8G



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