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The search is over: smart trackers from Apple, Samsung, and Tile compared

The Verge

Well, in addition to some other historic milestones, somewhere in the top 100 hits of the year will be the introduction of smart tracker tags from two major mobile device manufacturers: Samsung and Apple. We tried out three top tracking tags — the Samsung SmartTag Plus, Apple AirTag, and Tile Pro — to see how they compare.

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The App Store is too big to change

The Verge

Apple made waves this week by announcing a $100 million settlement with small app developers who sued the company. But despite the changes announced yesterday, nothing is really changing for developers — the App Store is too big and too reliant on in-app purchase fees for that to happen. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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iOS and iPadOS 14 public beta preview: something for everybody

The Verge

Unless you count the big changes to the iPhone’s home screen (and I only partially do), neither OS offers a big new vision of what your phone or tablet can be. Then there was pure, glorious chaos as everybody at Apple clamored to get their thing back on the roadmap. The Apple Pencil stays in your hand more.

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Prime Day preview: Economic hangover from pandemic raises stakes for Amazon’s big event

GeekWire

On this episode of Day 2 , GeekWire’s podcast about everything Amazon, we go behind the scenes of Prime Day with two e-commerce veterans: Our podcast collaborator, Jason Boyce , former Top 200 third-party seller, founder of Avenue7Media and co-author of The Amazon Jungle. Providing a sense for the scale, Amazon says customers saved $1.4

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Is it ‘Day 2’ at Amazon? A former executive’s turnaround plan for the tech giant

GeekWire

Your BIG BET is going great. But perhaps with the intoxication of “Think Big” and a soaring stock, they got carried away. They ran the “BIG BET” playbook too many times. On 12/2, Computerworld reports that it it might now be 20,000, including about 6% of corporate staff. Apple – $11.085B. Recent Headlines.

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Book excerpt: What makes a great startup idea? Lessons from a veteran entrepreneur

GeekWire

Before the advent of Windows, WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3 were the de facto market leaders on the MS-DOS operating system. However, Microsoft had very little success beating WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3. Later, Apple and Android completely upended the mobile market with their touch-based interfaces and application platforms.

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Google’s Tensor chip is only the first step toward truly great Pixel phones

The Verge

And Google needs it: despite the popularity of Pixels in tech circles, its phones just aren’t popular sellers in the US, barely moving the needle compared to juggernauts like Samsung and Apple or even smaller players like Oppo or Xiaomi. That’s a good category to be in, especially if Google is trying to truly make a flagship device.

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