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Paul Lilly - Mon, May 06, 2019
The waning weeks of spring as summer comes into view is one of the best times of the year in mobile. It's not the weather, though that is certainly a perk, especially if you live in a part of the country that has been batting cold fronts...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, May 06, 2019
Spotify, the largest streaming music player in the world with 100 million premium paid subscribers, is beefing with Apple, which has aspirations of taking the throne. If Spotify is to be unseated, however, it will not be without a fight...
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Shane McGlaun - Sat, May 04, 2019
A Taiwanese man, Ben Hsu, fell asleep wearing a set of AirPods wireless earphones from Apple. Somehow he allegedly managed to swallow one AirPod in his sleep. When he woke up and tried to find the missing earphone, the man says he used his...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, May 04, 2019
A new report by Which?, an advocacy group in the United Kingdom, found that Apple and HTC both overstate battery life on smartphones, sometimes "significantly," which is the case with some iPhone models. In stark contrast, Nokia, Samsung...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, May 01, 2019
When it comes to the world of smartphones, Huawei has been kicking ass and taking names. IDC has released its latest global smartphone market share figures for Q1 2019, and they show a big shakeup in the smartphone rankings. While Samsung...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Apr 30, 2019
The hardware lead for Apple's 5G development team appears to have been let go by the Cupertino outfit, after Apple and Qualcomm recently settled their legal dispute. By coming to a settlement, Apple can once again tap Qualcomm to build 5G...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Apr 30, 2019
Will the next generation iPhone sport an even fancier display than the OLED panels that are found on the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max? It's a possibility. Apparently Foxconn, which assembles the bulk of Apple's iPhone products, is extending...
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Brandon Hill - Mon, Apr 29, 2019
If you like the idea of the Apple AirPods, but aren't too fond of their fit in your ear or suitability for staying put during strenuous workouts, Apple has another alternative that will be available soon. The company's Beats Powerbeats...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Apr 25, 2019
Apple just launched its second-generation AirPods a month ago, and surprisingly, they are already on sale. The sale comes at a time when the AirPods have been rather hard to come by, even from Apple retail stores.
Amazon is currently...
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Brandon Hill - Tue, Apr 23, 2019
Apple just can’t seem to get it right when it comes to the keyboards on its MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro family of laptops. Even though the company is currently on the third-generation of its “butterfly key” keyboard design...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Apr 23, 2019
Sammy Davis Jr. offered up some helpful advice to would be criminals in a theme song he sang for Baretta, a detective show that ran in the late 1970s. He said, "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time." But what if you didn't do the...
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Shane McGlaun - Sun, Apr 21, 2019
Best Buy is having a big one day sale for Apple gear that has some good deals that hit just in time for graduation season, which only a matter of weeks away for many students. The deals offer significant discounts on Apple MacBook Pro...
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Brandon Hill - Sat, Apr 20, 2019
Earlier this week, Qualcomm and Apple settled their differences that arose over royalty payments, inking a multi-year deal for licensing and hardware distribution. But thanks to court documents that were presented on the opening day of the...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Apr 17, 2019
When I was younger—a lot younger—it seemed we were headed towards a future where flying cars would be the norm, a thought no doubt influenced by television (The Jetsons comes immediately to mind). That probably won't come to pass in my...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Apr 17, 2019
Smartphone growth around the globe is down, and it is affecting profits for companies like Apple and Samsung. Maybe it's not rocket science as to why this is happening. Outside of market saturation, high-end handsets have been going up in...
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Brandon Hill - Tue, Apr 16, 2019
It looks as though the other shoe has dropped with followings Apple's surprise settlement with Qualcomm over patent licensing fees (as we predicted). Intel, which is currently the sole supplier of 4G LTE modems for Apple's current...
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Brandon Hill - Tue, Apr 16, 2019
In what is a somewhat surprising turn of events, Apple and Qualcomm have agreed to settle all ongoing litigation between the two companies. The two have been going back and forth with lawsuits around the globe over patent...
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Shane McGlaun - Tue, Apr 16, 2019
Apple hasn't exactly had smooth sailing with its high-end and ultra-expensive iPad Pro. The tablet was criticized in what has been called "bendgate" because it is prone to bending under minimal pressure. A bizarre problem has now been...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Apr 15, 2019
Apple announced in March plans to launch Apple Arcade, a game subscription service that will feature over 100 new and exclusive games, including original releases from renowned creators such as Hironobu Sakaguchi, who is best known for...
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Brandon Hill - Mon, Apr 15, 2019
Spring is in the air, which means that we’re starting to hear more about the next version of iOS that powers iPhones and iPads. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is scheduled to kick off on June 3rd, but a new report is...
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Shane McGlaun - Fri, Apr 12, 2019
Apple has continued business as usual seemingly oblivious to the writing on the wall that shows consumers are tired of its high prices. Apple has seen its upgrade cycle grow significantly with the finger pointed directly at the...
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Shane McGlaun - Thu, Apr 11, 2019
When Apple announced its Apple News+ service last month many wondered how successful the the new subscription platform would be. On the surface giving access to over 300 publications for $9.99 monthly sounded like a good deal. Some...
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