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iPhone XR release tomorrow as Apple prices and deals revealed

10/18/2018, 8:45:01 AM
APPLE'S new iPhone XR will finally be available to pre-order from tomorrow with deals and contracts set to go live soon. ✔ It is packed with the newest technologies including a 6.1-inch Liquid Retina display that goes edge to edge, the latest TrueDepth camera with faster Face ID authentication, new 7-nanometer A12 Bionic chip with second generation Neural Engine and a 12-megapixel camera that takes advanced Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting photos, said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing



Trade spat clouds outlook for key iPhone chipmaker

10/18/2018, 10:38:41 AM
TSMC cuts growth target for the third time as cryptocurrency downturn bites ✔ The revision of the annual growth target follows warnings from camera lens maker Largan Precision and electronic component provider Lite-On Technology last week ✔ Both are key smartphone suppliers to Apple, Samsung Electronics, and Huawei ✔ They have declined 10.75% from its recent peak of NT$265 a share on September 27



Huawei pins hopes for growth on Mate 20 Pro

10/18/2018, 12:05:48 AM
Visitors look at display models of the Huawei Mate 20 smartphone series at a launch event in London. Visitors look at display models of the Huawei Mate 20 smartphone series at a launch event in London.London launch marks firm's biggest push to differentiate from rival products ✔ On top of three rear-facing cameras, the Mate 20 Pro has an artificial intelligence engine that can scan real-life objects and turn scans into an animated emoji ✔ As of June, the company had a record high share of 15.8 percent of the global smartphone market, with Apple accounting for 12.1 percent, according to market research company International Data Corp. Data for the third quarter has yet to be published and it remains to be seen whether Huawei can beat Apple in annual shipments, given that it is encountering growing challenges in the United States, a market of great importance to realizing its global ambitions



Google Pixel 3 review: raising the bar for the Android experience

10/18/2018, 5:43:01 AM
New phone reaches Apple-level of polish, with top-notch performance, fantastic camera and attractive design ✔ The back button still does what you’d expect, but the gesture button does a number of things ✔ Photograph: Samuel Gibbs for the Guardian Other reviews Apple iPhone XS review: two steps forward, one step back Samsung Galaxy S9+ review: the best big-screen smartphone by miles Huawei P20 Pro review – the three-camera iPhone killer OnePlus 6 review: top-end smartphone for half cost of iPhone X



TSMC third-quarter profit slips 0.9 percent amid trade war uncertainty

10/18/2018, 6:21:06 AM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) <2330.TW>, the world's lar... ✔ And semiconductor industry bellwether ASML Holding NV (ASML.AS), a supplier to TSMC, posted better-than-expected third quarter results and gave a bullish outlook on Wednesday, helping assuage fears of slackening demand ✔ ($1 = 30.9330 Taiwan dollars) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Turns out, Pixel 3 is pricier than you think when it comes to storage

10/18/2018, 11:46:51 AM
The Pixel 3's starting price is "cheaper" than the iPhone and Galaxy phones, but it's not that much more affordable when you factor in storage. ✔ There's no denying that we live in an era of the Very Expensive Phone ✔ (It's $2.63, £2.63 or AU$4.29 to be exact.) Of all three iPhones this year, the XS is the cheapest in terms of storage, despite Apple touting the upcoming iPhone XR as the more affordable iPhone



8 Japanese firms in best global brand report; Apple stays top

10/18/2018, 6:02:18 AM
Toyota Motor Corp and seven other Japanese firms made it into a 2018 global brand ranking, while Apple Inc of the United States maintained the top spot for the sixth straight year. It is the first time that eight Japanese brands have simultaneously appeared in the top 100 list since… ✔ At 99th, Nintendo Co made a comeback into the ranking for the first time since 2014, underpinned by robust sales of the Switch game console ✔ The list is produced by calculating a monetary value equivalent of the brand's cumulative worth of attributes such as the financial performance of products and services and the role of the brand in influencing consumer choices, according to Interbrand



The Morning After: Can anyone trust Facebook?

10/18/2018, 10:33:53 AM
It’s time for 'OITNB' to say goodbye, advertisers claim Facebook lied about its video stats for over a year and we’re giving streaming games a try. ✔ Maxell Hey, good morning! You look fabulous ✔ In a statement, a Facebook spokesperson said, suggestions that we in any way tried to hide this issue from our partners are false ✔ Thanks to Google's game-streaming service, Jessica Conditt queued up Assassin's Creed Odyssey on a 2015 Macbook Air and found that it worked smoothly, even though PlayStation Now frequently chugs on the same connection



TSMC sees modest fourth quarter revenue growth, shrugs off trade...

10/18/2018, 10:48:39 AM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) <2330.TW> offered a modest fourth-q... ✔ TSMC forecast its fourth-quarter revenue at $9.35 billion-$9.45 billion, marginally higher from $9.21 billion a year ago ✔ It warned the mid-tier smartphone market will shrink this year, but predicted premium phones will continue to show a positive growth, helping it ride out the slowdown, as TSMC mainly serves the high-end segment ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Detail about Meghan Markle you may have missed in couple's final Melbourne photo

10/18/2018, 9:21:53 AM
Linda Dessau AC, The Governor of Victoria shared a sweet snap on Twitter showing herself bidding farewell to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ✔ Day three of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's overseas Royal Tour has drawn to a close ✔ They also visited a local school and took a tram ride to the beach, where the parents-to-be joined children for a beach clean ✔ And while it's not uncommon for the royals to carry mobile phones - the Queen is said to have one with her at all times - they rarely get them out in public



Some cool tech innovations emerge for older adults

10/18/2018, 9:12:20 AM
It seems that tech company founders are finally taking people over 50 more seriously. ✔ Since 2012, Aging 2.0 has sponsored more than 500 events and most recently paired with Avenidas Generations Lab, an offshoot of a forward-looking senior center that is working to reinvent aging ✔ At first, all she wanted was to get his nursing home staff to understand him through anecdotes and photos she’d collected from his past ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment



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