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andrew.e.meek@gmail.comWe’ve reported in depth at this point that Samsung remains the top global smartphone maker in the world as ranked by shipments, though its numbers have been dropping. Squeezed at the low end …
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Attention, Nickelback haters: ‘Once Upon a Deadpool’ would like a word
Is Wade Wilson — aka the Merc With the Mouth, aka Deadpool — secretly a Nickelback fan? It sure seems that way in a new clip that’s been released in advance of Once Upon …
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Samsung teams up with a fake, knock-off brand of Supreme to make products in China
The hip, New York City-based streetwear fashion brand Supreme is so popular in Asia that Samsung has decided to launch an official marketing partnership with a fake version of the brand. You read …
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Google+ is shutting down four months early because of a new security bug
Google never could figure out a coherent story to tell that would spur greater usage of its flameout of a social network. And now it seems the wind-down of Google+ is becoming equally …
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he has no respect for the SEC in peculiar interview
Earlier this year, explains a voiceover narrating a 60 Minutes interview with Tesla’s brilliant-yet-erratic CEO that aired on Sunday, Elon Musk “began acting … well, weird.” It was a reference to the billionaire …
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A bunch of millennials explained in a survey why they despise phone calls
If you need to get in touch fast with someone who falls in the millennial demographic category, you’re probably aware that you’ve got tons of communications options to choose from. Anything from email …
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China angrily denounces the arrest of Huawei’s CFO, calls the US a ‘despicable rogue’
Two state-run media outlets in China have come out with blistering attacks on the US related to the arrest in recent days of Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou, who faces extradition here, saying the …
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Prediction: The next ‘Friends’-style scramble at Netflix will be over ‘The Office’
If you’re ranking the TV shows and movies that comprise Netflix’s voluminous streaming library by what people spend the most time watching more than anything else, there is a clear winner. According to …
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US general has a question for Google: Why will you work with China but not us?
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is scheduled to testify before Congress next week, and he’ll potentially face questions on a number of thorny issues ranging from perceived search engine bias to Google’s interest in …
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‘Aquaman’ opens big in China, and Warner Bros. is already planning a sequel
Jason Momoa is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, one more bit of high-profile publicity for Aquaman. The Warner Bros./DC superhero flick he’s starring has already opened big in China, and it will screen …
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Why does the new PG-13 version of ‘Deadpool 2’ exist? ‘It’s a family movie. Also money.’
It’s only about 30 seconds long, but a newly released clip from the PG-13 reworking of Deadpool 2 that opens next week includes some delightful back-and-forth between Ryan Reynolds as the Merc With …
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Alexa is teaching itself to get better at understanding what you mean
One of the drawbacks of relying on a voice-based digital assistant like Alexa is you may be interacting with it without the benefit of a screen or some kind of visual element. Meaning …
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Verizon gives first responders a discount (after throttling some firefighters’ plans)
Verizon has announced today an expansion of sorts related to the discounted plans it already offers government agencies. Now, the carrier is taking that benefit and applying it to the personal phone plans …
