IT&Software
Chrissy Teigen explains why she quit Snapchat
A day after the singer posted on Instagram her criticism of an advertisement for the game that included her image, Snapchat experienced a precipitous $800-plus million drop in its market value. It could be a sign that the user backlash against Snapchat is already "baked in" to the stock price by investors. It'll be interesting to see if any other major celebrities decide to make like Riha... [Full Article...]
Huawei P20 full specs leak ahead of March 27 launch
The major difference between the P20 and P20 Pro is the rear camera arrangement. Where the P20 Pro is armed with three camera lenses, the P20 will only feature two of them, so the absence of one lens will also mean that the flagship will not get a 40MP primary camera . [Full Article...]
Leaked Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Render Confirms In-Display Fingerprint Scanner
On the front, the device sports a 13MP secondary camera with f/1.9 aperture, which is an upgrade over the 8MP camera on its predecessor. Galaxy J7 2 Prime comes with a 13 Megapixel Autofocus rear camera with LED Flash and OIS. In terms of performance, the device comes with an unspecified octa core 1.6GHz SoC, which might be the Exynos 7870 SoC that powered the Galaxy J7 Prime. [Full Article...]
Apple's New Low-Cost iPads Aim for Market Share
Bloomberg .com reports that the company has scheduled an event at Lane Technical College Prep High School in Chicago where it plans to unveil a new version of its cheapest iPad that is created to appeal to the education market. Rumors from a few years ago pinned 2018 as the year of the bendy phone , but chances of seeing such a device within the next nine months are slim to none. [Full Article...]
Paris attacker's friend held; death toll now four
Prior to his death, Beltrame had organized a training session in the Aude region in December for a similar type of hostage situation. He offered to trade places with a hostage the attacker was still holding, whereafter he took her place and left his mobile phone on a table, line open. [Full Article...]
It sounds like Apple is working on a foldable iPhone
As per the reports, Apple would introduce a more wallet-friendly 9.7-inch iPad next week at a special event scheduled to happen in Chicago . According to Kuo's latest research note, Apple Pencil sales will increase from 4-4.5 million to 9-10 million this year. [Full Article...]
Facebook denies logging users' calls, texts without permission
In response to an email inquiry about this data gathering by Ars , a Facebook spokesperson replied, "The most important part of apps and services that help you make connections is to make it easy to find the people you want to connect with". [Full Article...]
Facebook CEO Apologizes For Data Scandal With Full-Page Newspaper Ads
On Sunday, Zuckerberg vowed to protect consumers' personal information in full-page advertisements that the Menlo Park, California-based company ran in many British newspapers. "It won't be easy but if companies work with governments, activists, academics and web users we can make sure platforms serve humanity". "If we can't we don't deserve it", the back page ads stated. [Full Article...]