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Are you looking for a nice pair of “essential earbuds for work and life” at a great price? Believe it or not, you can actually find an even cheaper product than the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 explicitly advertised like that.Normally priced at $99.99, the Jabra Elite 4 are marked down by a very cool 40 bucks by Amazon for the e-commerce giant’s ongoing Big Spring event. This deal is not completely unprecedented, mind you, but it appears to be available for only the second time ever.The first time was unsurprisingly on (and around) Black Friday 2023 four months ago, and…
Looking to score an awesome deal on a top-notch smartwatch without breaking the bank? Well, get ready to jump for joy because Amazon Spring Sale is in full swing, offering you the perfect opportunity to score some amazing smartwatch deals or find the best Spring Sale smartphone offer. However, if you’re reading this, chances are you’re eyeing a new smartwatch, and guess what? Right now, the Garmin Epix Gen 2 is available at an unbeatable price! You can grab the otherwise pretty expensive Garmin Epix Gen 2 for a jaw-dropping 33% off on Amazon. That is a whopping $261 off its…
The U.S. Department of Justice is ready to file a lawsuit against Apple as soon as tomorrow. The suit would charge Apple with violating antitrust laws by blocking the company’s rivals from accessing certain hardware and software features of the iPhone. The news of the suit, which will be filed in federal court, was first published by Bloomberg on Wednesday. While Apple has been sued by the DOJ two other times over the past 14 years, this suit is a little different since it accuses Apple of using illegal methods to help the iPhone dominate in certain markets.Back in January,…
Google completely embraced AI (artificial intelligence) and is now trying to implement it in just about every aspect of our lives. If you’re using a Google-made device or software, chances are that you’re already benefiting from many of the perks all these AI-focused tools have to offer.Moreso if you’re a Fitbit Premium subscriber as Google has just announced it will roll out some experimental AI features later this year. Dubbed Fitbit Labs, the AI-oriented program is very close to reaching maturity, which is why Google has decided to make it available to select Fitbit Premium subscribers for further testing.Fibit Labs…
So with this in mind, would you still buy the Galaxy Z Flip 6 clamshell if it were powered by the Exynos 2400 instead of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy? Proficient “X” leaker Revegnus disseminated a tweet today that said, “I wouldn’t be surprised even if the Exynos is included in this year’s Flip 6.” From Samsung’s standpoint, making such a decision would be a good one for the company’s finances. Obviously, it is cheaper to use an AP you’ve designed and built yourself as opposed to “making it rain” over the heads of Qualcomm executives whose “No…
Imagine this: You’re lounging on the beach with friends, basking in the sunshine, when it hits you – the only thing missing is the perfect soundtrack. Don’t let that scenario become a reality. Now’s your chance to seize one of the top Bluetooth speaker deals at this year’s Amazon Spring Sale. And while you’re at it, why not check out some of the best smartphone deals too?Ready to elevate your music experience? Say hello to the Sony SRS-XE300 X-Series speaker, now available at an incredible 31% discount on Amazon, bringing the price down by $62! Thanks to the X-Balanced speakers,…
Yesterday we told you to expect thinner bezels on the iPhone 16 series than those found on the iPhone 15 line. A new technology called BRS (Border Reduction Structure) gets the credit and will be used on all four iPhone 16 models which are due to be unveiled and released this coming September. Speaking of thinner bezels, per MacRumors, a leaker named “Instant Digital” posted on Weibo to expect thinner bezels on the upcoming iPad Pro (2024) tablets.According to the leaker, the 11-inch iPad Pro will have a 7.12mm bezel around the display, while the 12.9-inch model will have an…
Spring is here, and so is Amazon Spring Sale 2024! The trees are blooming, and so do the tablet deals!I think this deal is worth checking out even if you’re not in the market for a new slate: it’s about the Galaxy Tab S9 FE+, a fan-favorite device that’s not to be missed, and the neat part is that this right here is its lowest price ever at Amazon.If you act swiftly, there’s a -17% discount waiting for you (who doesn’t want to save $100?!):This bad boy is big – the Galaxy Tab S9 FE+, with its 12.4-inch IPS LCD…
But there’s no denying that super-high prices can signal that a treatment isn’t economically sustainable. One prior title holder for most expensive drug, the gene therapy Glybera, was purchased only once before being retired from the market. It didn’t work well enough to justify the $1 million price tag, enough to make it the price champion at the time. Then there’s the treatment that’s been reigning as the costliest until today, when Lenmeldy took over. It’s a $3.5 million hemophilia treatment called Hemegenix, which is also a gene therapy. Such treatments were meant to be generate billions in sales, yet…
Google was supposed to offer the Predictive Back feature system-wide on Android 14. With this gesture, an Android user employing the back gesture can see a preview of the page he is going back to. This has been a big deal for app developers because it turned out that many times an Android user, not knowing exactly where the back gesture would take him, accidentally backed out of an app not intending to do so. And this resulted in the app receiving some negative metrics which its developer wasn’t happy about.As we noted, the predictive back gesture shows an Android…
For companies producing just about any physical product, the many “black swan” events (catastrophic incidents that are nearly impossible to predict) of the last four years illustrate the importance of supply chain resilience—businesses’ ability to anticipate, respond, and bounce back. Yet many organizations still don’t have robust measures in place for future setbacks. In a poll of 250 business leaders conducted by MIT Technology Review Insights in partnership with Infosys Cobalt, just 12% say their supply chains are in a “fully modern, integrated” state. Almost half of respondents’ firms (47%) regularly experience some supply chain disruptions—nearly one in five (19%)…
As surprising as it might have been for a lot of people to see Apple top the global smartphone sales chart for an entire year for the first time ever in 2023, you will definitely not be shocked to hear how the company ruled its homeland.The US handset market has long been the iPhone family’s most fertile ground, but even with that in mind, it can’t be overstated how impressive it is for Apple to sell more than one in two smartphones across such a large and financially prosperous nation.Weak market, strong leaderAccording to the IDC’s latest “Region Spotlight” report,…
By this point, it is more than clear that phone manufacturers will be turning towards the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to push their best phones further into the future. One major requirement for this to happen, though, is to have hardware capable of facilitating AI-powered features.The first and most crucial piece of hardware is, of course, the silicon (chipset) inside the phone. The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 are part of a new generation of processors that are specifically designed with on-device AI in mind.But apart from the chips that enable the magic we…
The Biden administration announced new automobile emissions standards Wednesday that officials said were the most ambitious ever to reduce carbon emissions from passenger vehicles.The new rules relax the initial tailpipe limits that were proposed last year, but they’ll eventually approach the same strict standards laid out by the Environmental Protection Agency.The rules come as sales of electric vehicles, which are needed to meet the standards, have begun to slow. The auto industry cited lower sales growth in objecting to the EPA’s preferred standards unveiled last April as part of its ambitious plan to cut planet-warming emissions from passenger vehicles. The…
Existing battery swap networks like Nio’s have mostly included a single company’s equipment, giving the manufacturer control over the vehicle, battery, and swapping equipment. That’s because one of the keys to making battery swapping work is fleet commonality—a base of many vehicles that can all use the same system. Fortunately, delivery drivers have formed something of a de facto fleet in New York City, says David Hammer, co-founder and president of Popwheels. Roughly half of the city’s 60,000-plus delivery workers rely on e-bikes, according to city estimates. Many of them use bikes from a brand called Arrow, which include removable…
Nothing’s more recent smartphone, the Phone (2a), is scoring its second software update since launch. This time around Nothing is adding a bunch of camera improvements and even more bug fixes.What makes Nothing stand out from other handset makers is that it provides customers with pretty details changelogs every time it rolls out an update for one of its phones. That’s probably because the company’s portfolio is pretty thin compared with Samsung, Motorola, Huawei or any other big brand.That being said, if you’re rocking a Nothing Phone (2a) as your daily driver, you’ll be getting a lot of new features…