This post was created by the Contributor in partnership with BestBlackFriday.com, which specializes in holiday season sales. The deals highlighted within this post were independently selected and do not contain affiliate links. Samsung.com has jumped on the Black Friday 2018 bandwagon with its official 11-page Black Friday ad and it means business. Here you will […]
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Sharp made a phone with two notches
Last year Sharp released the Aquos R Compact, a phone with a tiny camera notch on the top edge and a humongous bezel on the bottom for a fingerprint sensor. It didn’t look great. But for this year’s model, the company has hit upon a novel solution to increase the screen size while keeping the […]
Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ out now: $25 for cut-down Pi 3 B+ with quad-core CPU
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+, offering several major improvements over the current compact version of the classic Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+. The current Model A+ was getting long in the tooth, announced in November 2014 as the successor to the original Model A. The 2014 Model 1 […]
A matter of volume - threat from ascendant Chinese phones hangs over Apple
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A raft of profit warnings from Apple Inc (AAPL.O) suppliers this week has fuelled investor concerns that iPhone sales, in terms of volume, have hit a wall that could spell trouble for the company’s plans to make services its main pillar of growth. FILE PHOTO: A customer compares the size of […]
When Tim Cook took a privacy jab at Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg asked directors to only use Android phones
Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, was so enraged when Tim Cook delivered his famous “We’d never make our customers the product” interview, that he ordered the management to start only using Android phones. This peculiar revelation is tucked in an NYT opus on how Facebook has responded to the free-for-all-trolls allegations against the ubiquitous social network. […]
Black Friday Galaxy deals 2018: $600 Note 9, $320 Galaxy S9, $300 gift card
There are some generous Black Friday deals already cropping up for Samsung phones as premium as the Note 9 and Galaxy S9, down to more humble models you can buy for under $100. This is just the beginning, so you should expect even more offers from now through Cyber Monday. Promotions range from discounts to gift cards. Black […]
Black Friday,Cyber Monday Pixel deals 2018: Pixel 3 for $600, Pixel 3 XL for $700
If nothing but the best smartphone camera will do, these are your phones. The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL may “only” have one lens on the back, but Google’s software is so good, it puts dual-, triple- and quad-camera phones to shame. The Black Friday and Cyber Monday crush is the perfect time to […]
After some uncertainty, Telltale Games is closing for good
The end has come for Telltale Games, which is now in the process of winding down completely. A representative of consulting firm Sherwood Partners told GameDaily.biz that it is handling the company’s liquidation, while a former employee said that company’s legally-mandated COBRA health insurance will come to an end on November 30. Telltale is now […]
Apple talks big about India, but its revenues are tanking
Apple CEO Tim Cook loves talking about the India potential. In 2016, he made what was an Apple chief’s first visit to the country, and this March, on an analyst earnings call, he talked about the India potential in glowing, optimistic terms: “India is the third-largest smartphone market in the world. There’s huge opportunities there […]
Pokemon Go: New Egg Hatching Event And Shiny Pokemon Now Available
A lot has been happening in Pokemon Go of late. Last week, developer Niantic rolled out the game’s new Adventure Sync feature, which was followed by the latest Community Day. A new event is now underway for a limited-time, and it gives you a chance to hatch some hard-to-find Pokemon. From now until November 27, […]