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Merchants Ramp Up Biometrics Use to Meet Consumer Demand
Merchants Ramp Up Biometrics Use to Meet Consumer Demand
January 11, 2024  |  Biometrics

People are getting more used to logging into their favorite apps on their smartphones using facial recognition or their fingerprints. This includes using Apple Pay,...

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iPhone Shipments in China Projected to Fall by Double Digits
iPhone Shipments in China Projected to Fall by Double Digits
January 08, 2024  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly in danger of losing significant ground to Chinese smartphone maker Huawei. Sales of the company’s iPhone in China fell by 30% for the first week of...

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Samsung Previews New Smartphone with a Focus on AI
Samsung Previews New Smartphone with a Focus on AI
January 03, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

When Samsung debuts its new smartphone, artificial intelligence will play a starring role. The company, which makes more smartphones than any other firm, announced Tuesday...

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iPhone’s Softer Demand Leads Barclays to Downgrade Apple
iPhone’s Softer Demand Leads Barclays to Downgrade Apple
January 02, 2024  |  Apple

Analysts at Barclays are forecasting continued weak demand for Apple’s iPhone. That forecast, and the downgrade that came with it, caused Apple’s stock to drop 3.6% Tuesday (Jan. 2),...

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AI as OS Will Transform the Future of Connected Devices
AI as OS Will Transform the Future of Connected Devices
December 29, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) ushered in a transformative phase shift this past year. And that phase shift — akin to the commercialization of the internet...

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Smartphones, Smart TVs Drive Surge in Connected Device Ownership in 2023
Smartphones, Smart TVs Drive Surge in Connected Device Ownership in 2023
December 27, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The adoption of connected devices, including smartphones, smart TVs and voice-controlled assistants, surged in 2023, indicating an increasing reliance on technology to streamline everyday activities. ...

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Report: Google’s Court Loss to Epic Games Also Threatens Apple
Report: Google’s Court Loss to Epic Games Also Threatens Apple
December 12, 2023  |  ANTITRUST

Google’s court loss this week to Epic Games could also be bad news for Apple. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Dec. 12) from Bloomberg News,...

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BlackBerry Will Separate Cybersecurity and IoT Units
BlackBerry Will Separate Cybersecurity and IoT Units
December 11, 2023  |  Business

BlackBerry has a new CEO, and has altered its plans for its Internet-of-Things (IoT) business. The software company announced Monday (Dec. 11) it had dropped plans to “pursue...

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ChatGPT Mobile App Downloaded 110 Million Times in 6 Months 
ChatGPT Mobile App Downloaded 110 Million Times in 6 Months 
November 30, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Six months after ChatGPT became available in its first native mobile version, its mobile app has been downloaded more than 110 million times and generated...

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