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The Best FLAC Apps: Convert and Play FLAC Files on iPhone, iPad | Digital Trends

10/16/2018, 5:23:11 PM
The high-resolution revolution is upon us, and FLAC files are a popular way to store hi-res sound. But what if you’re an iOS user? Getting your hi-res audio files onto your device can be tricky. Check out our article to find out more about FLAC files, and how to use them on Apple devices. ✔ The program is blissfully free of frustrating malware toolbars, even allowing for the addition of effects like volume level and normalization ✔ It has been known to stall out on occasion, ranking just under a three-star rating on iTunes (out of just 11 reviews, mind you) ✔ If you’ve got an iPad, though, this baby will do what you need and a whole lot more


Best iPhone XS Cases and Covers | Digital Trends

10/16/2018, 5:18:05 PM
If you’ve decided that the iPhone XS is your next phone, then you’ll want to shop for some protection right away. That glass sandwich design is all too easy to scratch or crack, so make sure you snag one of the best iPhone XS cases to keep it safe, stamp your own personal style, or add some utility. ✔ Apple’s iPhone XS is a stunning phone with a gorgeous OLED screen and a glass and metal build that’s seriously classy ✔ Glass can crack, or scratch, the metal frame is prone to scuffs, and repairs are expensive ✔ These cases are not going to provide much in the way of drop protection, but they should ward off scratches and minor bumps


'Bagelgate' is over! Apple fixes its bagel emoji and adds cream cheese

10/16/2018, 11:25:41 PM
Apple has averted its emoji apocalypse. The firm changed its bagel emoji to include cream cheese and more realistic details after a widespread outcry from users spawned 'Bagelgate.' ✔ The iPhone maker has changed its bagel emoji to include cream cheese and more realistic details after a widespread outcry from users, let by New Yorkers, spawned 'Bagelgate.'  In the fourth beta release of iOS 12.1, the original bagel has been swapped out with a more realistic version, according to Emojipedia ✔ Apple also isn't the first tech firm to get caught up in an emoji scandal


This BOGO Offer From Verizon is the Best Deal on the Google Pixel 3 | Digital Trends

10/16/2018, 11:28:06 PM
If you need a new smartphone and want one of the latest and greatest (without shelling out a grand or more), then the new Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are fantastic options. Verizon's BOGO offer is the best way to score a deal on one, letting you snag a free phone and save $800. ✔ Google’s partnership with Verizon means that this is the only one of the main carriers you can use with the Pixel 3, but if you’re a Verizon customer or are looking to switch, then this BOGO offer lets you score a free 64GB Pixel 3 when you pre-order either the Google Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL – effectively an $800 discount


Huawei’s Nano Memory Cards are replacing microSD on its latest phones

10/16/2018, 9:27:11 PM
NM Cards are the exact size and shape of a Nano SIM card and go in one of the dual-SIM slots ✔ Huawei says that NM cards, which are identical in size and shape to a Nano SIM card, are 45 percent smaller than a microSD card, and come in at least a 256GB storage and 90MB/s transfer speed version that the company showed off onstage ✔ As of now, it seems that the NM Card is exclusive to Huawei, both in terms of phones that support the memory cards and storage companies manufacturing them (apropos of nothing: remember Sony’s Memory Sticks?) Things will be far more interesting if NM Cards expand out to other companies as a new standard for storage especially as dual-SIM phones are becoming increasingly popular to appeal to international markets (even Apple makes a dual-SIM iPhone for China now.) For now, though, we’re still waiting to hear from Huawei about basic things like price and availability for the NM Cards it announced today, let alone the company’s plans for possibly introducing a new industry storage format standard


Opinion | Sears Still Has Its Biggest Fan

10/16/2018, 11:32:15 PM
Will hedge-fund manager Eddie Lampert ever accept defeat? ✔ His use of membership rewards to cultivate a loyal, recurring shopper has been a key strategyjust as it has for Amazon, now expanding into physical stores to serve its most loyal shoppers better ✔ Our significant physical footprint and trusted service capabilities, Mr. Lampert explained in one of his many blog posts, are real differentiators for us, and what we mean when we talk about the power of Sears ✔ Appeared in the October 17, 2018, print edition


Softbank 'anxiously' monitoring Saudi Arabia situation: executive

10/16/2018, 9:30:24 PM
Softbank Group Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure said on Tuesday it is &quo... ✔ REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo Claure spoke at a technology conference in San Jose, California for British chip design firm Arm Holdings, which was acquired by the Vision Fund in 2016 for $32 billion ✔ Claure declined to comment to reporters on whether Softbank would accept the capital if it were offered ✔ We don’t have a date for the closing of the second Vision Fund, he said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


How to track your sleep schedule

10/16/2018, 7:39:38 PM
Track your sleep schedule to improve your sleep hygiene (and your life). ✔ We spend about a third of our lives sleeping, yet most of us know very little about how we sleep ✔ Sarah Tew/CNET Keep in mind, though, that because these devices aren't designed specifically for sleep, it's a good idea to double-check their accuracy ✔ If you're waking up exhausted all the time or having trouble staying awake during the day, it's worth getting checked out for any underlying issues


Netflix earnings send stock surging, suggest huge decline was ‘an aberration’

10/16/2018, 9:52:50 PM
Investors wasted no time after Netflix Inc. announced it beat third-quarter earnings expectations Tuesday afternoon, sending shares of the streaming giant up 12% in after-hours trading. ✔ Our growing mix of self-produced content, which requires us to fund content during the production phase prior to its release on Netflix, is the primary driver of our working capital needs that creates the gap between our positive net income and our free cash flow deficit, company executives wrote in a letter to shareholders


Fund managers haven’t been this bearish on global growth since 2008: BAML survey

10/16/2018, 5:28:25 PM
A net 38% of fund managers expect global growth to decelerate in the next year, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s October survey, the worst outlook since November 2008. But they’re not bearish enough to offer a contrarian buy signal. ✔ On the allocation front, managers didn’t budge much when it comes to global equities, holding steady at a net 22% overweight, near July’s recent low of net 19% ✔ BABA, +3.10%  and Tencent Holdings Ltd 0700, -0.50% ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment


Charting a corrective bounce, S&P 500 reclaims 200-day average

10/16/2018, 4:58:07 PM
Technically speaking, the major U.S. benchmarks have reversed from multi-month lows, rising in the wake of an aggressive October downdraft, writes Michael Ashbaugh. ✔ Drilling down further, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF GLD, +0.19%  has broken out, rising amid an October flight to safety ✔ Specifically, the shares have knifed atop trendline resistance, reaching 10-week highs amid a volume spike ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment


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