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Which smartphones do tech billionaires use?

Bill Gates using a Treo phone from Verizon Wireless. (PHOTO: Getty) SINGAPORE — Ever wondered if celebrities actually use the brands they endorse? Aren’t you sometimes curious to know whether those who are responsible for all the technology the world uses, are in fact using it themselves? What cars does Tesla CEO Elon Musk drive? […]

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Smartphones: Samsung ships the most handsets, but Apple makes most of the profit

Apple has reaped most of the profits from the smartphone boom over the past decade, but its share of profits from the industry actually declined in Q2 2021 – albeit to a still pretty healthy 75%.  According to analyst Counterpoint Research, Apple accounted for three-quarters of the smartphone industry’s profits in Q2 2021. ZDNet Recommends […]

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Teens Don’t Need Smartphones & Social Media

(gpetric/iStock/Getty Images) Here’s a pro-tip from this mother of five: Just say no to smartphones and social media. The power struggle between Congress and Big Tech is heating up in the wake of bombshell whistleblower allegations about Instagram’s harmful effects on the mental health of teenagers. In response, Republican senator Marsha Blackburn and Democratic senator […]

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Google Pixel 6: Every rumor about the smartphone’s release date, in-house chip and more

Google’s Pixel 6 phones. Google The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro made a brief appearance last month right before Google launched the Pixel 5A, and the company has since teased its upcoming smartphone again in a new trailer. Although we’ve had a couple of glimpses at Google’s new Pixel, not every rumor has yet […]

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Juice your smartphone’s audio with iFi’s GO blu

How to get good sound whilst out and about? The road to lossless idealism is paved with potholes: dongle DACs can be fiddly, rubber-strapping a hard-wired DAC/amplifier to a smartphone renders the latter’s screen unusable and streaming-capable* portable players come with a high price tag and/or the nagging doubt that we’re unnecessarily doubling up on […]

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