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Android

Decade in review: HDR+ made smartphone cameras tools of the trade

Source: Alex Dobie / Android Central Google Apple Microsoft Smartphones have seen nothing short of explosive growth over the last decade, and they've quickly become the most important communications tool in the world. They're also incredible media devices…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Decade in review: Alexa and Echo sparked a smart assistant revolution

Source: Jeramy Johnson / Android Central Google Apple Microsoft Love it or hate it, the virtual assistant Alexa and its physical incarnation the Echo have played a major role in the development of software and hardware technologies over the past half-deca…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Android

Why OneDrive is our app expert’s most important tech of the decade

Microsoft Apple Google Source: Windows Central This past decade saw the boom of smartphone ubiquity, the rise of virtual reality, and the revolution of computer design, but the single most impactful piece of technology for me in the past decade is a simpl…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Android

Decade in review: The Galaxy S7 proved Samsung finally got it

Source: Android Central Google Apple Microsoft Samsung is a global force in the smartphone world. When we look at the past decade, though, it wasn't only producing hits; the first few generations of Galaxy S phones had compromises, problems, and areas whe…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Android

How Phil Spencer led an Xbox revolution at Microsoft in 2010s

Source: Windows Central Microsoft Apple Google Microsoft has been building games for decades, but it was arguably only recently that the company started truly taking this aspect of its history seriously. Microsoft's operating systems have been used to bu…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Google

Google Sneaks 3 More Upgrades Into the Pixel Feature Drop

Just a couple weeks ago, Google announced its first Pixel feature drop that added a bunch of new software upgrades including automatic call screening, better quality video calls in Duo, and more. But now that the update has finally arrived, it appears Google …

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Chinese Economy

3 Dividend Stocks to Buy for China Bulls Heading into 2020

Progress on the U.S.-China trade war has boosted Chinese stocks. Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) has broken out to a new all-time high, JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) has returned to mid-2018 levels and the iShares MSCI China ETF (NASDAQ:MCHI) has rallied nicely from August lows. Al…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Turkey warns Europe of new refugee crisis as Syrian forces attack Idlib

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Europe his country cannot handle a new wave of Syrian refugees fleeing increased bombardment in the nearby Idlib province. Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled towards the Turkish border following heightene…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Education Minister: Lighting candles near the Kotel – realizing a dream

The second Hanukkah candle was lit at the Western Wall of the Temple in Jerusalem on Monday evening, with the slogan "Shadows of Fire" - a tribute to Holocaust survivors, about 200 of whom participated, along with leaders of organizations representing survivo…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

U.S. sees Saudi trial as ‘important step’: senior U.S. official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States considers Saudi Arabia’s sentencing of five people to death and three more to jail over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi “an important step” in holding those responsible for the crime accountable, a senio…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Decade in review: HDR+ made smartphone cameras tools of the trade

Decade in review: Alexa and Echo sparked a smart assistant revolution

Why OneDrive is our app expert’s most important tech of the decade

Decade in review: The Galaxy S7 proved Samsung finally got it

How Phil Spencer led an Xbox revolution at Microsoft in 2010s

Google Sneaks 3 More Upgrades Into the Pixel Feature Drop

3 Dividend Stocks to Buy for China Bulls Heading into 2020

Turkey warns Europe of new refugee crisis as Syrian forces attack Idlib

Education Minister: Lighting candles near the Kotel – realizing a dream

U.S. sees Saudi trial as ‘important step’: senior U.S. official

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