2018 'worst year ever' for smartphone market: survey
Global smartphone sales saw their worst contraction ever in 2018, and the outlook for 2019 isn't much better, new surveys show.
Business
Jan 31, 2019
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Samsung Electronics Q4 profits slump along with global demand
Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker, reported a slump in fourth-quarter net profits on Thursday, blaming a drop in demand for its key products.
Business
Jan 31, 2019
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Following accidents, Dutch Uber lifts minimum driver age
Ride hailing firm Uber said Monday it is raising the minimum age of its drivers in the Netherlands and taking other measures to increase road safety after a series of fatal accidents involving Uber drivers.
Business
Jan 21, 2019
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Some Samsung phone owners can't delete Facebook app, report says
Dropping Facebook may be tougher than it appears for Samsung smartphone owners.
Software
Jan 16, 2019
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The apps that can tell you if you're buying sustainably
What does sustainable shopping look like? From environmental impact to workers' rights, the term can cover so many aspects that buying sustainably can be a daunting task. But a new app that helps people select supermarket ...
Software
Jan 16, 2019
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Change your phone settings so Apple, Google can't track your movements
Technology companies have been pummeled by revelations about how poorly they protect their customers' personal information, including an in-depth New York Times report detailing the ability of smartphone apps to track users' ...
Security
Jan 14, 2019
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How to take better photos with your smartphone, thanks to computational photography
Each time you snap a photo with your smartphone – depending on the make and model – it may perform more than a trillion operations for just that single image.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 9, 2019
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Smartphones: The cultural, individual and technical processes that make them smart
Has there ever been an invention so integral to our lives, and so intimate, as the smartphone? Yet they are slippery things. Smartphones are both a step change in the ability of human beings to communicate with each other ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 8, 2019
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What is really eating Apple – and why Steve Jobs would not be doing a lot better
Apple has started the new year by disappointing investors with its first profit warning in 17 years. The company said that poor sales of its latest range of iPhones has helped to weaken its first financial quarter (September ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 7, 2019
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With slump in iPhone sales, are we post Peak Smartphone?
Behind Apple's disconcerting news of weak iPhone sales lies a more sobering truth: The tech industry has hit Peak Smartphone, a tipping point when everyone who can afford one already owns one and no breakthroughs are compelling ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 4, 2019
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