Mobile consumers worldwide will have downloaded a record 120 billion apps from Apple’s App Store and Google Play by the end of 2019, according to App Annie’s year-end report on app trends. This represents a 5% increase from 2018 — a notable achievement given that the number doesn’t include re-installations or app updates. Consumer spending... المزيد ←
The top apps and games of the 2010s
In addition to its new report on the top apps of 2019, app store intelligence firm App Annie also closed out the year with its Decade in Review analysis, which looks at the most popular apps over the past 10 years. Not surprisingly, Facebook dominated the charts, claiming four of the most-downloaded apps of the... المزيد ←
Instagram to now flag potentially offensive captions, in addition to comments
Earlier this year, Instagram launched a feature that would flag potentially offensive comments before they’re posted. Now, the social media platform is expanding this preemptive flagging system to Instagram’s captions, as well. The new feature will warn users after they’ve written a caption for a feed post that Instagram’s AI detects as being similar to... المزيد ←
Instagram hides false content behind warnings, except for politicians
Instagram is giving politicians the same free rein to spread misinformation as its parent company Facebook. Instagram is expanding its limited fact checking test in the US from May and will now work with 45 third-party organizations to assess the truthfulness of photo and video content on its app. Material rated as false will be... المزيد ←
Dell XPS 13 (late 2019) review: the one with six cores
ForFor a long time, 13-inch thin and light laptops had dual-core processors. Then about a year or so ago, quad-core chips started showing up in these smaller computers. These processors brought a significant performance jump that was quite noticeable while you were both performing computer-intensive tasks and during everyday work.Now Dell has introduced a six-core... المزيد ←
The HP Elite Dragonfly is too stylish for the boardroom
CorporateCorporate office drones need nice computers, too. For too long, they’ve had to put up with soulless utilitarian machines that, while very functional, didn’t exactly inspire joy or creativity. HP’s latest EliteBook, its line of high-end business laptops that are more likely to end up on a CEO’s desk than a rank and file worker’s,... المزيد ←
LG G8X Dual Screen review: better than you might ThinQ
TheThe G8X is both the most boring phone LG has ever released and one of its most experimental at the same time. The reason is its bundled Dual Screen accessory, a wallet-style flip case that adds an entire full-sized secondary OLED display to what is otherwise a competent but pedestrian device. The resulting combination isn’t... المزيد ←
Vivo Nex 3 review: chasing waterfalls
FiveFive years ago, I reviewed Samsung’s Galaxy Note Edge, the first phone to feature an OLED screen that curved at the side. It didn’t have much practical function, but it looked great and served as a useful technical proof of concept for Samsung. I described it as a small step down the path to foldable... المزيد ←
Motorola Moto G8 Plus review: a battery boost for the budget king
Over the last few years, Motorola’s Moto G-series phones have been consistently excellent budget devices. In fact, the Moto G7 is our current pick for the best budget phone available today. Now Lenovo-owned Motorola is back with the first of its G8 range of devices. This is the £239 (€269 or about $306) Motorola Moto... المزيد ←
The Nubia Z20 is the best take yet on the dual-
Of all the methods phone manufacturers have employed to get rid of bezels and avoid display notches, the second screen has to go down as the most elaborate. Who needs a selfie camera when you have a display on the back of the phone that you can use as a viewfinder? The most prominent example... المزيد ←
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