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The Huawei Mate 30 Pro will ship without Google Play. That might not be a bad thing

Sep19
by on September 19, 2019 at 4:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


The Huawei Mate 30 Pro will ship without the Google Play store. This, of course, is no surprise. The Chinese tech giant is currently on a US entity list, which prohibits US-based companies from doing business with it. Fortunately for Huawei, the company had its own app distribution ecosystem to lean upon. Because Google’s operations in Mainland China are limited, Huawei has long been forced to maintain its own app store, called Huawei AppGallery. This is in addition to its own web browser and cloud storage services, which rival Google Chrome and Google Drive. “We cannot use the Google Mobile…

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SEC chairman: Bitcoin won’t trade on real exchanges anytime soon

Sep19
by on September 19, 2019 at 4:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Bitcoin won’t be traded on real exchanges like Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange any time soon — or so says US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton. At a conference earlier today, Clayton maintained that Bitcoin needs stronger regulation before that happens, and until then, investors should remain wary, CNBC reports. “If [buyers] think there’s the same rigor around [Bitcoin’s] price discovery as there is on the Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange … they are sorely mistaken,” said Clayton. “We have to get to a place where we can be confident that trading is better regulated.” Clayton said pretty…

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With EMUI 10, Huawei courts developers

Sep19
by on September 19, 2019 at 3:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Plugged


EMUI is Huawei’s bespoke Android environment, available across its entire handset lineup. The latest version, EMUI 10, is a dramatic step forward for the company, and introduces a new “dark mode,” as well as a design language that’s unambiguously inspired by print magazines. In short, EMUI 10 will look markedly different from its predecessor. Huawei’s always been bullish about having its own aesthetic and identity. And with this iteration, the company wants to make the experience feel a lot more consistent across applications.  It’s for that reason that the aspirational Chinese manufacturer is releasing SDKs for its new UX elements,…

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Here’s an easy way to find out how much money you’ve wasted on Amazon

Sep19
by on September 19, 2019 at 1:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Basics, Insider


Amazon, our favorite online shopping mall, has slowly but surely turned us into a meticulously controlled herd of online shopping addicts. So much so, that we’re even willing to pay the behemoth $119 per year for the ‘full’ shopping experience. These Prime members, over 100 million in total in the US, spend $1,400 per year on average on products and services, while non-members spend $600 a year. Now the big question is how much you deviate from this average, and whether you’ve been sucked into the big money trap more or less than your fellow retail junkies. Finding that out…

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CHEAP: Save big on ASUS’ powerful new ROG Phone 2 gaming handset with $180 off

Sep19
by on September 19, 2019 at 1:19 pm
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What’s better than one CHEAP deal? Two CHEAP deals, plus a freebie. I’ll start off with the first deal: Looking for a new phone? Like games? Then you’ll love the ASUS ROG Phone 2, which boasts Qualcomm’s gaming-focused Snapdragon 855 Plus platform. This promises 15 percent faster graphics performance compared to the standard Snapdragon 855, plus a general boost in CPU effectiveness. In addition, the ASUS ROGPhone 2 comes with 8GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage, and a 48MP rear camera. Its massive 6,000 mAh battery will keep you in the game throughout even the most enduring PUBG Mobile…

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