New York and Washington are leaving the rest of the country behind. Companies like Amazon explain why. In Superstar Cities, the Rich Get Richer, and They Get Amazon Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreNatalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: Qualcomm reports Q4 revenue of $5.8B, down 2% YoY, vs $5.52B est., as operating loss reaches $700M, from a $300M profit YoY, as dispute with Apple takes a toll — Qualcomm said it did not record any revenues in fiscal 2018 for royalties it says it’s due on sales of Apple’s
Read MoreJanko Roettgers / Variety: Roku reports Q3 revenue up 39% YoY to $173.4M, streaming hours up 63% YoY to 6.2B; over 25% of smart TVs sold in US were Roku TVs; stock down 12%+ after hours — Roku continues its transition from a hardware company to a company that primarily makes money with advertising at
Read MoreFlat-panel HDTVs are too thin to house good speakers. These simple tips and gear can upgrades give you great sound without a lot of work. Get Better TV Sound (Without a Lot of Wires) Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreKate Rooney / CNBC: Square reports Q3 adjusted revenue of $431M, up 68% YoY, as gross payment volume rises 29% YoY to $22.5B; stock down 5% after hours — – Wall Street analysts are expecting 11 cents per share and $413.9 million in revenue from the payments company, according to forecasts by Refinitiv. Square reports
Read MoreThe company wants to make it easier for users to navigate their phones, particularly as they keep getting bigger. Samsung redesigns its smartphone user interface with One UI – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe camera on the cheaper iPhone XR can do almost everything that the dual camera on the iPhone XS can, except when it comes to two important tasks. iPhone XR vs. XS: Is the XS camera worth the extra money? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe device will use the company’s new Infinity Flex Display and will be available next year. Samsung's foldable phone is real and extends into a tablet – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe cost of tools and test equipment has largely been on the downward trend for years, making it now more affordable than ever to get into the hacking and making scene. This is particularly visible with something like the venerable oscilloscope: a piece of equipment that was near unobtainium for the home hacker a decade
Read MoreThere are updates for both iOS and MacOS. Apple updates iMovie, Garageband and iWork productivity apps – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUpgrade your kitchen or make laundry day more fun with our favorite deals on kitchen gadgets and large appliances. Black Friday 2018 kitchen and appliance deals: off Instant Pot, 0 off Dyson vacuums and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNintendo today revealed it was removing a certain move from the latest Smash Bros game, apparently not realizing it was more than a little racist. It’s definitely not the first time Nintendo‘s had to clean up a character, nor the first time it’s claimed ignorance of insensitive imagery. In case you missed it, Nintendo took some heat
Read MoreRenae Reints / Fortune: Filing: a “calculation error” in Wells Fargo’s underwriting software led to 545 mistaken home foreclosures since 2010, up from a previous estimate of 400 — A “calculation error” in Wells Fargo’s underwriting tool led to 545 mistaken home foreclosures over the past eight years, the bank announced Tuesday. Filing: a "calculation
Read MoreChris Welch / The Verge: Samsung debuts One UI, a redesign for its Android skin that has a more minimalist aesthetic, rolling out next year — Your hands will be thankful — Today at its developer conference, Samsung showcased what it calls One UI and kicked off a new approach to the user experience on
Read MoreSamsung today unveiled it’s highly-anticipated folding phone, powered by an all new “Infinity Flex Display.” It’s certainly the pinnacle of screen technology. It’s also a dead-ringer for Nintendo’s DS – for now, anyway Samsung wasn’t at liberty to show off the device’s form-factor today at its developers conference. So it ended up showing off the
Read MoreKia Kokalitcheva / Axios: Sources: Ford has acquired e-scooter startup Spin for around $40M, which is about what its Series A valuation was last year — Ford Motor Co. has agreed to buy electric scooter startup Spin, Axios has learned from multiple sources. — One source puts the price-tag in the range of $40 million
Read MoreFarhad Manjoo / New York Times: Google’s walkout was a watershed moment for tech, when 20,000+ employees, many flexing their professional skills and using in-house tools, pressured leadership — Outsiders have little leverage to force the industry to change. The companies’ own workers are another matter. Google's walkout was a watershed moment for tech, when
Read MoreSamsung’s Infinity Flex Display, coming some time next year, has a phone screen that can unfold into a tablet. Samsung’s next phone folds up like a book Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAmazon might not be happy about it, but at least part of the success of their Fire TV Stick was due to the large hacking and modification scene that cropped up around the Android-powered device. A quick search on YouTube for “Fire Stick Hack” will bring up a seemingly endless array of videos, some with
Read MoreA gamer in Melbourne has had his assets frozen in connection with a cheat for Grand Theft Auto Online, raising questions about the reach of copyright law and the policing of online civility. He Developed a Video Game Cheat. Then His Home Was Raided. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreOn Nov. 1, 2018, the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean. This is one in a series of tests that will verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific
Read More{$inline_image}On Nov. 1, 2018, the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean. This is one in a series of tests that will verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific
Read MoreWord on the street is that Instagram is testing a new, collaborative kind of Story — specifically, a kind which would be used within schools. While it’s in no way confirmed the app will ever have this feature, it could turn out to be a positive thing for students, if done properly. Tipster Jane Manchun Wong
Read MoreMicrosoft is continuing to tweak settings and add incremental new features to the next feature release of Windows 10, 19H1, with test build 18277. New Windows 10 19H1 test build adds new security, high DPI settings Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe problem with healthcare is simple: there’s not enough of it. In a perfect world we’d all have our own personal physicians like the Queen. But in reality, the average doctor sees thousands of patients a year. Solving this problem could take decades. Unless, of course, someone were to “hack” the system itself using artificial
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