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Apple and Amazon sales up despite rising prices
Amazon and Apple posted better than expected sales, reassuring investors that the tech giants will be able to weather slowdowns in global economies. Amazon forecast in a trading update that higher fees for its Prime membership would boost its bottom line, while Apple said demand for its all important iPhone remained strong. Both firms said they were making progress controlling running costs, des ... Read more
2022-07-28 19:47:04
Snag Samsung's Lightweight Galaxy Tablet for Up to $120 Off Today Only
Best Buy is offering a one-day discount on the latest version of Samsung's Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, with prices starting at just $250 right now. Apple isn't the only brand carving out its own piece of the tablet market at the moment. Samsung also makes a line of sleek, powerful Galaxy tablets, and right now you can snag one at a bargain. Today only, Best Buy is offering up to $120 off the 2022 model o ... Read more
2022-07-28 03:29:12
Apple Postpones Opening of First Physical Store in India to 2023, report says
Apple's flagship store in India was originally scheduled to open in 2021. Apple has postponed the opening of its first brick-and-mortar store in India to the January to March quarter of next year, marking the second time the company has been forced to delay opening plans due to pandemic-related issues, says a Thursday report by ETTelecom citing senior executives of the company. Apple is seeking ... Read more
2022-07-28 03:28:44
Twitter Trimming Office Space in San Francisco, May Close Buildings in Germany, Spain, Japan
The social media company will vacate an office on 10th Street in San Francisco near its Market Street headquarters. As millions of Americans are returning to in-person work, Twitter is trimming its commercial footprint in a dozen locations, including New York and San Francisco, and potentially closing offices entirely elsewhere. A memo to staffers, published by Bloomberg on Wednesday, indicated t ... Read more
2022-07-28 03:28:22
iOS 16 Public Beta: The Best New Features Coming to the iPhone
Apple's upcoming iPhone update, iOS 16, is now available in a public beta. This means that you can download the operating system and try out all its new features on a compatible iPhone ahead of its public release in the fall. While the software is still in development and much can change between now and its public release, there's plenty of upgrades focused on communication, personalization and pr ... Read more
2022-07-27 19:41:20
Apple Navigated the Pandemic to Record Sales, Profits. Inflation May Change All That
The tech giant is known for its operations prowess. But could this be a challenge even it can't beat? Apple, it seems, has been able to weather nearly every storm of the past two decades. Its iMacs and iPods powered through the dot-com crash at the turn of the century, and its iPhones helped it power past the great recession a decade later. But the tech giant may have met its match with the lates ... Read more
2022-07-27 19:40:14
Hiding Hate in Plain Sight: How Social Media Sites Misread Sarcasm
Irony can make it tough for social networks to determine a user's intent and provides a level of plausible deniability. Sara Aniano was reading through a racist screed allegedly written by the Buffalo, New York, shooting suspect when a friend pointed out the infographics in the 180-page document. Aniano, a disinformation researcher, remembered seeing the same content on an Instagram account she s ... Read more
2022-07-27 19:39:34
Samsung's Second-Quarter Profit Up 12% on Strong Chip Sales
The electronics giant posts record revenue in the quarter. Samsung notched its best second-quarter profit since 2018, on strong sales of chips amid a cooling smartphone market. The Korea-based company said Wednesday that its operating profit for the three-month period ended June 30 would come in at around 14.1 trillion won ($10.8 billion), an increase of 12% compared with the same time period la ... Read more
2022-07-27 19:38:57
iPhone 14: Apple Event Date, Preorder and Release Date Rumors
No official dates have been released, but we can make some guesses based on Apple's history and some current rumors. The iPhone 14, the next phone expected in Apple's 2022 flagship line, has already inspired dozens of rumors about the design, price and new features (maybe it'll finally be notchless, with Touch ID). But what about when it's actually hitting the market?At this stage in its developm ... Read more
2022-07-27 19:38:36
The 4th Developer Beta for iOS 16 Is Out Now
The new developer beta for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 will include features like unsending text messages. The fourth developer beta for iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and MacOS Ventura is out now, and there will be some major changes Apple users will want to take note of. One of the biggest updates to be included in the upcoming release of iOS 16 for iPhones is that in iMessage you'll be able to edit messages af ... Read more
2022-07-27 19:38:01