Don’t Buy the Folding Phone
Don’t pay Samsung $2,000 to help them field-test a first-generation device.
Jake Swearingen
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5G Is Going to Transform Smartphones — Eventually
Over the next few years, the smartphone — and everything else connected to a mobile network — is going to be revolutionized.
Today Is the Day to Get Yourself a Switch (and $35 in Nintendo Money for Free)
You get $35 in Nintendo credit, which is free money toward a game.
Amazon Cancels Plans for HQ2 in New York
The economic titan has pulled out of a deal to build a campus in Long Island City.
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The Beginning of the End of Robocalls
By the end of 2019, spam phone calls could be on the ropes.
Amazon and Google Now Control the Top Two Wi-Fi Mesh Routers
With Amazon acquiring Eero, the mesh networking market is now controlled by two very, very large companies with an appetite for personal data.
How Four Ex-Amazoners Made a Crazy Good Wireless Cam for $20
One of the co-founders of Wyze Labs tells us how they made a camera that performs just as well as products ten times the price.
Amazon Shoppers Would Buy Amazon–Brand Computers, Health Care, and Weed
Not only are people increasingly happy to buy everything through Amazon, they’d be okay with Amazon making everything, as well.
Tesla’s Car Business Is Booming. Unfortunately, It’s Not Just a Car Company.
The acquisition of a struggling solar power company in 2016 looked bad from the jump, and has only gotten worse.
Can Amazon Compete in India When It Can’t Act Like a Monopoly?
New policies in India will make it much harder for foreign behemoths like Amazon and Walmart to throw their weight around.
Can Google Be More Than an Advertising Company?
The company continues to make hundreds of billions each year, but nearly all of that is from advertising revenue — and that’s a problem.
The FBI Ran a Sting on Huawei While a Bloomberg Reporter Watched
After Huawei asked a start-up for a sample of its diamond-coated glass for smartphones, things quickly got very complicated.
Apple Apologizes for FaceTime Bug, Thanks Teen Who Found It
A fix is coming next week, which means you can finally re-enable FaceTime on your phone again without worrying you’re being spied on.
Foxconn Is Good at Grifting Governments, and the U.S. Is an Easy Mark
Foxconn’s disappearing factory in Wisconsin isn’t a new trick, but the U.S. is so thirsty for manufacturing jobs we’ll keep falling for it.
Apple and Investors Try to Figure Out Life After the iPhone Boom
What does Apple look like when it’s selling fewer iPhones every year rather than more?
How Much Would You Pay for a Foldable Smartphone?
Phone manufacturers hope the answer is a lot.
Major iPhone FaceTime Bug Lets You Eavesdrop on Any iPhone User
A critical bug in iOS 12.1 means you probably want to disable FaceTime, like, right now.
Smart Glasses Aren’t on the Streets, They’re on Factory Floors
How augmented-reality smart glasses are being used on shop floors around the world.
Virtual Reality Lets You Escape the World. Augmented Reality Improves It.
Five years ago, virtual reality was the future, and augmented reality was a joke. What happened?
Most Americans Don’t Know How Much Facebook Knows About Them
Per a new survey, odds are you haven’t seen the detailed psychographic profile Facebook has on you — and you’d be uncomfortable once you did.