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In an effort to gauge the teen shopping market, Piper Jaffray releases a “Taking Stock with Teens” survey every six months. The survey offers up a variety of different tidbits about the minds of teen shoppers, including some interesting information about Apple… The latest teen survey from Piper Jaffray was released today and shows that the iPhone is at an all-time high in terms popularity. According to the data, 76 percent of surveyed teens owned an iPhone....

The ‘All New HTC One’ is set for an announcement later this month, as an event invitation from the company suggested. And HTC, quite naturally is in complete marketing mode as it continues to tease the imminent arrival of its newest flagship. This recent teaser however takes it to another level with the definition of a ‘Metalhead’ being used to define the smartphone. It talks about the all metal body of the 2014 HTC One and the precision in its making....

Are you looking to install a firmware file on Lava Y50 Pro? Then you are just in the right place. In this post, we have brought you the latest stock firmware for the Lava Y50 Pro. These days installing custom ROMs, and rooting the device is a pretty common scenario among smartphone enthusiasts. However, not every day is a sunny day. Usually, while customizing your device you may have performed some wrong steps and ended up with a bricked device or a phone stuck in the endless boot loop....

The company’s tagline is simple: “Smarter homes. Safer neighborhoods.” But do the products and platforms match the promise? We’ve evaluated the company across plans, service availability, pricing, customer service, and how it stacks up against other popular providers for our Kuna smart security review. Pros: No mandatory subscriptionInteractive security optionsGreat looking devices Cons: No professional monitoringThe free plan may give excessive false alertsLimited automation integration Kuna Smart Security Kuna is great for users who want DIY security systems backed by cutting-edge AI....

Mac Soda tells us the day Nvidia was due to introduce the new graphic chip the new MacBook was probably going to use was quietly moved from September 30 to October 15. Now, this is interesting because of speculation and guessing – see, there were serious rumours which suggested a September 29 launch date for the new ‘Books, with info now claiming an October 14 date…(which is at least a Tuesday)....

Last night, reliable Apple analyst KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo posted his latest assessment of the iPhone 8 detailing the addition of a virtual function area replacing the physical Home button. However, the report also included screen resolution specs which help draw some additional insight. KGI’s numbers imply that the iPhone 8 will have a pixel density around 521 PPI, far higher than the existing iPhone lineup (iPhone 7 PPI is ~320). It also seems likely that Apple will use Retina assets at 3x scale, packing Plus features into a body the same size as the 4....

Netflix’s sweet family film, Holiday In The Wild, was four years in the making before finally making it to the streaming service this month. Through Kristin Davis’ (Sex and the City) perseverance and passion for wildlife conservation, she and costar Rob Lowe were able to bring a love story for Christmas to the screen while also spreading awareness about the care of wild elephants. The veteran actors spoke with Screen Rant about the importance of telling such a tale correctly, and the fascinating ways that streaming platforms open doors for actors and content creators alike....

On the upcoming episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Khloé Kardashian frantically calls Kim Kardashian West after Kim’s security team mistakenly tackles their mother, Kris Jenner at Kim’s home after a case of mistaken identity. In the preview clip, Khloé tells Kim that she called 911 because the situation escalated so quickly. Kim started her fame on the wildly popular reality television show about her family Keeping up with the Kardashians, which has been on the air since 2007....

Like Instagram, Later, focuses on the visual. Indeed, unlike all the rest that start with a social message and then allow you to add an image, Later requires you to start a post by uploading an image. You then add suitable text to the image. I initially found it hard to set up Later to allow automatic Instagram scheduling (having now used other social media managers with similar Instagram issues I have concluded that Instagram deliberately makes this challenging)....

While some have slighted Apple for not moving employees into its new Apple Park headquarters at a faster pace, it’s clear that the progress made throughout the last year has been incredible. This evening, drone aficionado Matthew Roberts has released his latest Apple Park video, but instead of the typical flyover style, this video shows how the campus has transformed over the last year… The video starts with showing the month-by-month progress of the spaceship design, showing things such as solar panel installation, landscaping, and much more....

As with all newly-launched systems, the rollout of Windows 11 hasn’t exactly been smooth. Did you install Windows 11 yet? You should know about these problems first. For Microsoft, October’s Patch Tuesday update brings a rather hefty amount of fixes. Here are all the things the latest update fixes, including four zero-day flaws. Here’s the backstory The latest update for Windows 10 fixes a host of problems, including four zero-day vulnerabilities....

Let’s get to know the news of these two new models The tech giant Apple has just introduced the new iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max. The company just announced the news of these two models, but it is expected that a third party will be introduced, of course, the iPhone Xr. According to Tim Cook, the iPhone is the number one smartphone in the world and has a satisfaction of rate of 98%....

Samsung launched a smartphone with face-recognition ahead of Apple, but its efforts to date have been far from impressive as they are only 2D. Even the latest Samsung iteration can be fooled by both photos and videos, but that may be set to change … A Korean report (via the Korea Herald) says that Samsung has some suppliers working on a 3D system which may offer similar levels of security to Apple’s Face ID....

Image courtesy of Genius Electronic Optical Digitimes claimed back in May that Largan Precision could become the main supplier of eight-megapixel lens modules for Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5. Now a report today from Taiwan Economic News claims that not only Largan Precision Co., Ltd., but also Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd will both be supplying Apple for their next-gen iPhone with orders expected to be placed soon. Genius and Largan both supplied Apple with lens modules for the iPhone 4, whose orders even took Genius out of operating losses into profitability....

The Professor Layton franchise is a popular series of puzzle games typically released on the Nintendo handhelds. The latest instalment, Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy, is actually launching on iPhone and iPad today before it hits console in October. The Layton games wrap hundreds of mini logic puzzles into a fully-scripted story adventure game. Plot-wise, this latest title features a variety of smaller mysteries integrated into an encompassing story. Set in London, players follow Katrielle Layton around various famous landmarks as the story develops into a ‘casual, comical, and quizzical quest....

Fox has delayed Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman prequel to February 2020 and given its old November date to James Mangold’s Ford v. Ferrari, instead. The move comes at a time of great change for the studio, with Disney projected to finalize its purchase of 21st Century Fox’s assets in March. This will reportedly result in thousands of job losses at Fox and sweeping alterations to the studio’s larger release slate, as well as a monumental shift in the larger media landscape that gives the Mouse House an unpredecented monopoly....

Apple Watch Series 3 lets you make calls even when your iPhone isn’t nearby, and the new cellular feature is already coming to the rescue out in the wild. A recent Daily Mail report tells the story of kitesurfer John Zilles who crashed into water a mile offshore where sharks have been known to swim. Equipped with just Apple Watch Series 3, Zilles phoned home to let his family know he’d be in late then guided the Coast Guard to his location....

Here’s the exact excerpt from the email I received from noreply@lala.com: According to the email, all of my purchased web songs will be transferred over to iTunes, or I will receive an equivalent iTunes credit. While it’s a relief that not all of my purchased music will be available on iTunes, I don’t intend on paying the 50%+ more expensive iTunes prices for the same music. The Lala service will be shut down on May 31st....

So, how worried should you be? And what should you do? Here’s what we know right now. How to Secure Your Devices Against the KRACK WPA2 Vulnerability First, some good news: unlike WannaCrypt and Petya ransomware attacks, KRACK is only a proof-of-concept attack. There haven’t been any reported cases of this vulnerability being exploited on a widespread basis. That being said, the vulnerability does exist. Here are some highlights....

Ming-Chi Kuo’s analyst note today includes a range of predictions for iPhone 13, the next iPhone SE and iPhone 14, and also what we could see in 2023. Interestingly, Kuo predicts it’s possible Apple launches its first foldable iPhone as well as its first high-end model without a notch, and a sub-$600 iPhone 11 successor two years from now. 8-inch foldable iPhone First up, the foldable iPhone forecast. Kuo believes that if Apple can “solve the foldable mobile device’s key technology” as well as the challenges around mass production this year, then it could launch a “7....