(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) The Cyber Monday ad for these merged office superstore chains doesn’t offer as many deals on laptops and desktops as their Black Friday ad, which is not entirely surprising given their continued (if shrinking) brick-and-mortar presence. Nonetheless, there are still plenty of specials available from Office Depot ...
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300M-user Imgur launches Melee, a gaming meme app – TechCrunch
Ten years after its debut, 300-million-monthly-user Imgur is one of the last massively popular yet unpersonalized home pages on the internet. Because everyone sees the same upvoted posts when they open Imgur, it creates a shared experience full of inside jokes and running gags. But while you can switch to ...
Read More »In a first, Amazon launches a battery-powered portable Echo speaker in India – TechCrunch
After launching nearly a dozen Echo speaker models in India in two years, Amazon said on Wednesday it is adding a new variant to the mix that addresses one of the most requested features from customers in the nation: portability. The e-commerce giant today unveiled the Echo Input Portable Smart ...
Read More »Imgur launches an app for gaming memes – TechCrunch
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. 300M-user Imgur launches Melee, a gaming meme app Melee, the company’s first app beyond its flagship ...
Read More »Uber reveals thousands of sexual assault reports last year – TechCrunch
Uber just released its first-ever safety report that covers sexual assault. Let’s jump right in. In 2017, Uber received 2,936 reports pertaining to sexual assault, and received 3,045 in 2018. Despite the increase in raw numbers, Uber saw a 16% decrease in the average incident rate, which it suggests may ...
Read More »TikTok Prevented Disabled Users’ Videos From Going Viral: Report
Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok has acknowledged that content produced by disabled users was deliberately suppressed by the firm’s moderators in a bid to prevent these users from becoming victims of bullying, the media reported. Facing criticism, TikTok acknowledged that its approach had been flawed, the BBC reported on Tuesday, ...
Read More »How do you fix slow broadband in busy cities? Create a new network
Ericsson’s focus on novel small cell solutions, in prep for 5G Ericsson has taken the wraps off three new small cell solutions, the Multi-Operator Dot, the Multi-Dot Enclosure, and the Strand-Mount Unit, which will be commercially available next year. There is no need to travel to remote countryside towns to ...
Read More »iOS 13.3 beta: Apple appears to be working on a fix for frustrating memory bug
Apple starts fixing iOS multitasking bug Adrian Kingsley-Hughes finds iOS 13.3 developer beta is better, but a full fix may be weeks away. Read more: https://zd.net/34CrpOa Apple has heard the cries of iPhone and iPad users who are experiencing problems multitasking apps and has pushed what appears to be working ...
Read More »Black Friday 2019: The best smartphone deals
Now is the time to pick up that Google Pixel 4 or 4 XL We review the latest smartphones when they are released, but that doesn’t mean that you should purchase one of these new phones on the release date. A bit of patience on your part can turn into ...
Read More »Apple finally admits iPad Pro won’t replace your PC
Apple has streamlined its entire iPad lineup to replace your laptop ZDNet’s Jason Cipriani tells Karen Roby that the base-model iPad is more capable than ever thanks to a recent update. Read more: https://zd.net/2NdaomS Must-see offers Apple iPad Pro (11-inch, Wi-Fi, 512GB, Space Gray) at Amazon Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch, ...
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