Skip to main content

Apple Inc - SERIES 169 {10 articles}

Apple iPhone XR Predicted To Outsell iPhone 8 During Holiday Season

10/16/2018, 1:56:40 AM
The upcoming iPhone XR is likely to outperform last year’s iPhone 8 during the holiday season. ✔ Apple’s iPhone XR is now believed to do better than last year’s iPhone 8 during the holiday season and even in early 2019 ✔ AppleInsider managed to obtain a copy of Ming-Chi Kuo’s latest research note on Monday, and the news outlet disclosed the predictions made by the renowned analyst on the demand and market performance of the upcoming iPhone XR ✔ However, in his latest research note, Kuo changed his prediction to 83 million units



Apple Teases Adobe Photoshop CC For iPad Pro, ‘Some Really Amazing Technology’

10/16/2018, 12:57:49 AM
Apple’s Phil Schiller has teased upcoming products from the Cupertino giant’s collaboration with Adobe. ✔ Adobe’s Photoshop CC is already scheduled to come to iPad tablets next year ✔ It is said to combine vector drawing, raster graphics and the Photoshop engine into a single app that is also scheduled for release next year, as per Ars Technica ✔ Apple and Adobe are collaborating on new apps for the iPad Air



International Trade Commission judge gives Apple a free pass to infringe on Qualcomm patent

10/16/2018, 2:27:05 AM
A U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) judge recently did something extraordinary and virtually unprecedented. He found a patent valid and infringed, but recommended that there should be no remedy. This is an incredibly troubling development that should concern anyone who believes, as did the Framers of the U.S. Constitution, that patent rights are important for the advancement of the country. ✔ Essentially, Qualcomm had developed an important, inventive technology that turned out to be so useful that other companies, like Apple, wanted to incorporate it in their own products ✔ • Kristen Osenga is a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law and senior scholar at the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property



Pakistan vs Australia LIVE stream: How to watch Test cricket on TV or online

10/16/2018, 5:14:23 AM
PAKISTAN VS AUSTRALIA LIVE STREAM - How to watch Test match cricket on TV or online. ✔ Usman Khawaja's century helped Australia draw the first Test against Pakistan (Image: GETTY) Abu Dhabi hosts the second Test between Pakistan and Australia (Image: GETTY) But I'm sure they know what they're trying to do, we certainly know what we're trying to do



Surface Pro 6 Review | Digital Trends

10/16/2018, 7:12:52 AM
It’s been updated to its sixth generation, now coming dressed in black and packing a quad-core processor. Those two recognizable features of the Surface Pro 6 are here -- and are great. But don’t be fooled: You’ll have to dig a little deeper to see where Microsoft has made some truly noteworthy improvements. ✔ And Microsoft didn’t make any real performance concessions to squeeze the components into the Surface Pro 6’s tiny frame ✔ Microsoft Surface Pro 6 Compared To Samsung Chromebook Pro Lenovo Yoga 730 Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 Samsung Notebook 9 Pen Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 3rd-gen HP Envy x2 (2017) Acer Switch 3 Samsung Galaxy Book Lenovo Yoga Book Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro Dell XPS 12 (2013) Lenovo ThinkPad Helix Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13



China emerges as center of thriving used smartphone trade

10/16/2018, 4:38:22 AM
Carrier practices keep Japan out of step with secondhand market ✔ This electronics market in Guangzhou draws smartphone buyers from Africa and elsewhere ✔ Consumers are growing frustrated with high phone bills, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga even complained in August that cellphone companies should be able to cut rates by 40%



The Google Pixel 3 Is A Very Good Phone. But Maybe Phones Have Gone Too Far.

10/16/2018, 4:34:58 AM
We are captives to our phones, they are having a deleterious effect on society, and no one is coming to help us. On the upside, this is a great phone. ✔ A Palestinian man throws a Molotov cocktail along the Gaza sea barrier ✔ Some of the new Pixel 3’s best features are ones designed to help you not use the phone ✔ Digital Wellbeing (which you can also enable on the previous Pixels) will turn your phone’s screen grayscale and turn off your notifications



Microsoft Surface Pro 6 review: a fantastic tablet PC you shouldn't buy

10/16/2018, 7:15:43 AM
It looks, feels and works great, is cheaper than the previous version and lasts longer on a charge, but it still doesn’t have USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 ✔ The decision to omit the modern port is bizarre from Microsoft, given it has already shipped the Surface Book 2 and Surface Go with USB-C ✔ All our journalism is independent and is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative ✔ By clicking on an affiliate link, you accept that Skimlinks cookies will be set



Google Pixel 3 review: new AI, refined hardware, still the best camera

10/16/2018, 1:09:01 AM
Google continues to put software first and has once again created the best Android experience you can get, but this time it's wrapped in a much better machine. ✔ Technology Phones Google Pixel 3 review: new AI, refined hardware, still the best camera By Tim Biggs16 October 2018 11:56am Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size With a refined design, hugely improved screen technology and a pile of new AI-powered features, Google has apparently worked its way down the list of complaints from last year's great-but-imperfect phones, producing a pair of brilliant devices to go with its already impeccable software and cameras ✔ Similarly the camera experience here is in line with the philosophy of past Pixels, and although I haven't done any scientific testing I fully expect it to be rated the year's best smartphone camera, just as the Pixel 2 was last year



Invasion of the ‘frankenbees’: the danger of building a better bee

10/16/2018, 7:04:00 AM
The long read: Beekeepers are sounding the alarm about the latest developments in genetically modified pollinators ✔ The spring of 2008 was brutal for Europe’s honeybees ✔ France, the Netherlands and Italy reported big losses, but in Germany the incident took on the urgency of a national crisis ✔ What started as a backyard hobby quickly became an obsession, then a growing business



>>> Open This Series

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

War Countries - SERIES 230 {13 articles}

Nobel prize for Congo surgeon exposes region's deadly threat 10/6/2018, 1:03:07 PM JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Congolese surgeon brings rare global attention to a region surging for decades with rebel conflict that now threaten ✔ peacekeepers, a rocket explosion and an attack on the town at the center of Ebola efforts that killed at least 18 people and shut down health work for days ✔ Some combatants are fighting for control of the country’s mineral wealth, intensifying the cycle of violence Afghan official: 2 security forces killed in bomb blasts 10/6/2018, 1:52:27 PM KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least two Afghan security forces were killed Saturday in Taliban attacks in the capital Kabul, officials said. Basir Mujahid, spokesman ✔ Mujahid said a roadside bomb hit a military vehicle as police arrived to respond to an insurgent attack, then a second blast took place in the same area causing ...

Trade War - SERIES 216 {10 articles}

Beijing targets superstars following Fan Bingbing's epic tax fine 10/6/2018, 9:18:28 AM Analysts say China is gathering tax revenues to support a prolonged trade war ✔ The crackdown can also be seen as a move forward in Beijing's ongoing efforts to expand state influence over the private sector, Lam said ✔ Such an increase in financial burden would put many companies out of business, the person added ✔ The show business is definitely a big source for the funds, he said U.S. Tariffs on China Aren’t a Short-Term Strategy 10/6/2018, 4:14:18 PM The White House is using tariffs differently with China than with other nations—and the levies between the world’s two largest economies likely will be cemented in place for years. ✔ A failure there, says Myron Brilliant, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s executive vice president, is bound to mean that the U.S. goes ahead with plans to increase tariffs on a tranche of $200 billion of Chinese goods from 10% to 25% ✔ Both parties are ...

Trade War - SERIES 225 {28 articles}

Truth also first casualty in trade war - Opinion 10/9/2018, 11:58:26 PM undefined ✔ [Photo/IC] Recently, US academic Yasheng Huang posed the question in The Wall Street Journal: Jack Ma is retiring ✔ On the supply side, the economy continues to move away from industry and toward services ✔ Meanwhile, domestic innovation hubs are expanding from Shenzhen to Shanghai and Beijing Trade war will hit China harder than US, IMF says 10/9/2018, 9:03:11 PM Chinese economy faces 1.6% haircut next year, while American losses expected at 0.9% ✔ Imported food from the U.S. is seen at a Shanghai supermarket ✔ Under President Donald Trump, the U.S. has levied tariffs on $250 billion worth of goods against China this year and has threatened an additional 25% tariff on $267 billion worth of Chinese goods Defense of supply chains must begin in Bali 10/9/2018, 10:15:11 PM World finance chiefs should protect commercial links strained by Trump's trade war ✔ It could also prevent emer...

Trade War - SERIES 151 {15 articles}

Forecasters unanimous: U.S.-China trade war bad for economy -... 9/20/2018, 12:44:02 AM The U.S. economy will expand at a robust pace in coming quarters but slow to 2 p... ✔ The latest Reuters consensus for U.S. growth showed slight upgrades for several quarters in the coming year but still is forecasting a slowdown to 2.0 percent in the final quarter of 2019, less than half the last reported rate of 4.2 percent ✔ (Other stories from Reuters long-term economic outlook polls:) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles Asian markets follow global shares higher, trade war still in focus 9/20/2018, 1:04:47 AM Asian stocks rose in early trade on Thursday following a second day of gains on ... ✔ The housing market remains a specific point of weakness in the U.S. economy and while not in focus, it could be important.. ✔ The rally in global stocks has been accompanied by falls in U.S. bonds and the Japanese yen ✔ [GOL/] Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principle...

War Countries - SERIES 192 {21 articles}

Geopolitical pendulum shifts from Pyongyang to Tehran 9/27/2018, 8:40:14 AM undefined ✔ By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS ― Presidents, prime ministers, kings and potentates have converged in New York for the 73rd U.N ✔ Equally the U.S. prevailed upon China, North Korea's longtime comrade and benefactor, to coerce its minions in Pyongyang to talk rather than shoot missiles Israel prepared to reopen Golan crossing with Syria: defense chief 9/27/2018, 11:11:12 AM Israel is ready to reopen a crossing point into the Syrian-controlled Golan Heig... ✔ REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo Lieberman was referring to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, whose monitoring operations in a demilitarized zone established in 1974 between the Israeli-occupied Golan and the Syrian sector were disrupted by Syria’s civil war Thanks to Brexit, the British voice counts for less at the UN 9/27/2018, 8:29:30 AM PM’s foreign policies have been submerged by Brexit, giving...