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- 17 mins agoReview: Nomad Base Station Stand elevates wireless charging
Nomad has made a name for itself by designing unique accessories for mobile users that strive to be above and beyond the generic. The new Base Station Stand lives up to that ideal in many ways.22 mins agoTim Cook Calls For Reform of Corporate Tax on Visit to Irela...
Tim Cook received an award celebrating Apple’s 40 years of investment in the country and called for global corporate tax reform.48 mins agoSamsung Names New Mobile Chief to Hold Off iPhone Challenge
On Monday, Samsung named the new exec who will lead its efforts to hold off the challenge from Apple’s iPhone. Bloomberg News reported that Taemoon Roh will now lead its mobile division, the world’s biggest mobile devices business. Roh, who was formerly the unit’s No. 2 executive, will take over the top job from Koh Dong-Jin from Monday. Koh remains head of the Korean conglomerate’s IT and mobile communications division but hands the reins of smartphones over to a lieutenant credited with building up the marquee Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets. Roh, a two-decade veteran of Korea’s largest corporation, is regarded internally as an engineering maven who’s meticulous about phone features.58 mins agoMonday’s best deals include AirPods from $129, 13-inch Mac...
Friday’s best deals include second-generation AirPods from $129, plus 13-inch MacBook Air is $900, and you can grab a 21-inch iMac for $950. Head below for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. more… The post Monday’s best deals include AirPods from $129, 13-inch MacBook Air $199 off, more appeared first on 9to5Mac.1 hour agoSlack Has Not Made us More Productive
Slack, the popular desktop and mobile messaging service, promised to help us avoid endless work emails and make us all more productive. However, as Wired reported, it has brought with it its own productivity issues. The app may have a loyal band of followers but neuroscientist and lecturer, Lucas Miller is certainly not among them. As a lecturer at Haas School of Business at Berkeley University and co-founder of productivity consultancy, Stoa Partners, Miller warns students and clients on the dangers of getting hooked on Slack. “Technology advances usually supplant what has come before but Slack hasn’t, it’s just doubled the pain,” he says. The problem, Miller explains, goes beyond the inconvenience of monitoring another inbox. He sees Slack as a particularly “scary offender” in stopping people getting their work done because it encourages them to be constantly distracted. It’s scary because messenger-based systems directly tap into how humans seek to reward themselves, and the long term result is unhealthy.1 hour ago9to5Mac Daily: January 20, 2020 – iPhone holiday popularit...
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Enjoy the podcast?: Shop Apple at Amazon to support 9to5Mac Daily!04:20 pmDeals: Amazon matches $300 price drop on 16-inch MacBook Pro...
Monday morning deals see retailers match B&H's $300 price drop on Apple's premium Core i9 MacBook Pro with no interest financing incentives -- or even a sales tax refund. Plus, Amazon's popular $129 AirPods deal is back, while LTE iPad Air tablets are up to $180 off.04:15 pmiPhones 11 Accounted for 69% of Quarter 4 Sales, Report Show...
A report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) shows that the iPhone 11/Pro/Pro Max dominated sales for Q4 2019.04:12 pmMartin Luther King Day Marked by Apple and Tim Cook
Apple marked Martin Luther King Day by turning the front page of its website into a tribute to the late civil rights leader.03:45 pm‘Home Before Dark’ Premiers on Apple TV+ April 3
Apple’s original drama series Home Before Dark will premiere on April 3 and has been already renewed for a second season.03:25 pmNapBot Apple Watch sleep tracker adds iPhone-free app, new c...
Apple Watch sleep tracking app NapBot is out today with a big update that brings some handy new features including background tracking so it can work without iPhone, daily notifications, support for all complication types, redesigned Siri watch face card, trend for awake minutes, and more. more… The post NapBot Apple Watch sleep tracker adds iPhone-free app, new complications, awake trends, more appeared first on 9to5Mac.03:17 pmSamsung names Taemoon Roh as new smartphone chief
Samsung's smartphone division has a new person in charge, with the South Korean electronics giant naming Taemoon Roh as the person in charge of its attempts to take on Apple's iPhone with its Galaxy device lineup.02:55 pmCommand the ‘Undead Horde’ as a Necromancer
In most games and other depictions, necromancers are usually the bad guys. But in Undead Horde you get to play as one. Come to think of it, that could still make it the bad guy. Your enemy is the paladin Benevictor, who defeated you and imprisoned you in a cage. But thanks to an unlikely hero you have escaped. Slay the living, then reanimate them as your own soldiers. Upgrade your character with an endless number of weapons, armor, and magical items, and sell and trade your loot for more gear. And the best part about Undead Horde is that it’s one of those “old-fashioned” games without in-app microtransactions. No coins, gold, gems, etc. Just one purchase and you get to play. App Store: US$5.9902:43 pmPolice video shows Cellebrite device in action, says it ‘m...
The police service in Scotland has posted a video showing a Cellebrite device in action, accessing text messages, photos, and calendar entries from a smartphone. The same device is used by many US law enforcement agencies… more… The post Police video shows Cellebrite device in action, says it ‘minimizes intrusion’ appeared first on 9to5Mac.02:42 pmApple CEO Calls For Global Corporate Tax System Overhaul
Everyone knows that the global corporate tax system needs to be overhauled, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Monday, backing changes to global rules that are currently under consideration. From a report: The growth of internet giants such as Apple has pushed international tax rules to the limit, prompting the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to pursue global reforms over where multinational firms should be taxed. The reforms being examined center around the booking of profits by multinational firms in low-tax countries such as Ireland where they have bases -- and where Cook was speaking on Monday -- rather than where most of their customers are. "I think logically everybody knows it needs to be rehauled, I would certainly be the last person to say that the current system or the past system was the perfect system. I'm hopeful and optimistic that they (the OECD) will find something," Cook said. "It's very complex to know how to tax a multinational... We desperately want it to be fair," the Apple CEO added after receiving an inaugural award from the Irish state agency responsible for attracting foreign companies recognizing the contribution of multinationals in the country. Read more of this story at Slashdot.02:35 pmiPhone 11/11 Pro/Pro Max models account for 69% of U.S. iPho...
Consumer Intelligence Research Partners has released analysis of the results from its research on Apple for the fiscal quarter that ended December 28, 2019.02:27 pmApple posts tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King
Apple has honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a full-page tribute on its website. It has a photo of the civil rights leader and the following quote:02:22 pmEx-Apple exec’s request to get breach-of-contract lawsuit ...
An ex-Apple exec who worked on the chips that power iPhones and iPads has had a request to toss a breach-of-contract lawsuit brought by the company rejected by the court in a tentative ruling, reports Bloomberg.02:13 pmJennifer Aniston wins SAG Award for Apple TV+’s ‘The Mor...
Apple TV+’s The Morning Show is doing well this awards season. At Sunday's 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles Jennifer Aniston won an SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for her leading role as morning news anchor Alex Levy in the series.02:00 pmBack to the Future with the Stylish Bastron B10 Wired Glass ...
Want a keyboard that looks like it was sent back in time from 2050? Bastron’s B10 Wired Glass Touch Keyboard is a futuristic looking touch keyboard that is astonishing both in its looks and in its silent operation. We have this amazing piece of technology on sale today - the B10 usually sells for $299, but you can pick it up for just $239.