One prominent Taiwan newspaper reports that Apple has trimmed its sales forecast from 50 million iPhones in the first quarter down to 30 million, and that Foxconn, which assembles the phones, has stopped recruiting workers. Apple Inc. might not be having a…
Does Apple’s hardware or software have the effect — intentional or not — of unnecessarily slowing down phones after two years? The debate rages on. The Apple Planned Obsolescence Conspiracy Theory Party — of which I’m a vocal, card-carrying member — obtained…
Manufacturers will save about $261 billion over the next decade thanks to the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. On paper, that should lead to new investments — in equipment, in workforce and beyond. Steve Staub was headed west on Interstate 70…
In the Contacts app, select your person of choice and tap Edit. You’ll see a Vibration option. Press it and you’ll see many options, including a Create New Vibration tool to customize your own. This way, you can have a different ring…
According to the latest studies from the Alzheimer’s Association, someone develops dementia every 66 seconds. That means in the 10 minutes it takes to read this article, nine new cases will appear. This number is on the rise, too – by the middle of…
Amid sustained growth in an education technology sector competing to put innovative digital tools in front of students, some educators are lamenting a disconnect between the products entrepreneurs are offering and what schools actually need – a rare criticism of an industry…
“There’s certainly more hype than real growth in sales volume. How long have we been talking about EVs? We’re now finally seeing them in numbers, but the sales numbers are not taking over the industry by any means.” Automakers with ambitious plans…
Xiaomi launched its first-ever Android One smartphone, the Mi A1, in September this year in India. The company launched the handset at Rs 14,999. But now, the company has slashed the price of the smartphone by Rs 1,000, making new price cost of…
The company unveiled a new programming language and tools that help coders craft software for quantum computers, along with simulators that will let programmers test that software on a traditional desktop computer. In the race to commercialize a new type of powerful…
Nissan is rolling out the test as the number of foreign visitors to Japan has hit record highs ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Major carmakers have promised to have self-driving models rolling off assembly lines as early as 2020. Nissan…
