Friday, 4 January 2019

The Morning After: Behind the scenes of 'Bandersnatch'

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It's Friday, January 04, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

As much of the team packs up and heads to Las Vegas, we’ll drop in another recap full of pre-CES rumblings, and some hints on what we expect to see. Also, we’ll investigate why Apple isn’t selling more of its increasingly-expensive phones and look behind the scenes of Bandersnatch.

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It begins.

What to expect at CES 2019

We're not quite done dusting off the glitter from our New Year's Day celebrations, but it's time to turn our attention once again to that other big event in January: the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). From smart homes to the biggest of big-screen TVs, here's a brief sneak peek at what we expect from this year's show.

When quarterly sales of $84 billion just aren’t enough.

Apple knows the age of yearly iPhone upgrades is over

Every year when Engadget reviews a new iPhone, we note that Apple's silicon offers far more power than most users need. The good news is that a few years later, those chips are still enough for most people. And given how the pace of other innovations in smartphone hardware has slowed over the past few years, there's less reason than ever to upgrade every time a new iPhone arrives.

Whatever you call it.

Netflix reveals the challenges of creating 'Bandersnatch'

In a short (and fully linear) video, some of the people at Netflix explain everything that went into making last week’s choose-your-own adventure episode of Black Mirror.

Oh, we’re doing this again?

Vuzix Blade $1,000 smart glasses are ready to meet your face

Last year, Vuzix teased a prototype of the Blade, a smaller, slimmer pair of smart glasses made for consumers. Not only does it come with a floating display a la Google Glass, it's also compatible with Alexa (and, eventually, Google Assistant). Now the company says it's ready to ship the Blade for $1,000 as it attempts to pick up where Google Glass left off.

But wait, there's more...

1. Samsung Galaxy S10 leak shows off its hole-punch display

2. Samsung's space-saving monitor can be pushed flat against the wall

3. 'Project Cars' developer is making 'most powerful console ever'

4. Toyota's latest self-driving test car is smarter than ever

5. OhMiBod debuts an Apple Watch app for its remote vibrators

6. Microsoft patent suggests you inhale whisper to your voice assistants

7. 'The Punisher' season two arrives on Netflix January 18th

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Thursday, 3 January 2019

Editor's Pick: 4 Retail Tech Trends to Watch in 2019

4 Retail Tech Trends to Watch in 2019

Sara Hicks Jan 3, 2019 11:38 AM PT
	Year over year, we see the numbers. In 2017, e-commerce represented 49 percent of all total retail growth, up 16 percent. If this year's $119.99 billion holiday shopping season spend indicates anything, it's that 2018 is projected to be yet another banner year for commerce. Online shopping will hit unprecedented, never-before-seen rates of growth, and it'll be all thanks to technology. [More...]

More Picks:

Kodachi Builds Privacy Tunnel for Linux
Online and Internet security are not topics that typical computer users easily comprehend. All too often, Linux users put their blind trust in a particular distribution and assume that all Linux OSes are equally secure. However, not all Linux distros are created with the same degree of attention to security and privacy control. Kodachi Linux offers an alternative to leaving them to chance. [More...]

2019 CRM Wish List
I've been writing a forecast column every year at least since W was president. Nothing's wrong with that, lots of people do. However, I often find that my forecast is more of a wish list than a true prognostication, so this time I'll dispense with the fiction of analytical rigor and just say what I think needs to happen. First, the industry is consolidating. The big and successful companies are competing on a different plane than the smaller ones. [More...]

The Economics of E-Commerce Chargeback Fraud
E-commerce fraud is an ongoing problem for online merchants and credit card companies. It has been growing at twice the rate of e-commerce sales. Identity theft traditionally has been one of the most common sources of e-commerce fraud, but online merchants increasingly have been suffering more from chargeback fraud, which requires them to absorb the costs of disputed credit card transactions. [More...]

'DNA Printing' in the Cloud, Part 3
DNA printing has given rise to the world's first "DNA printer" on the market, a claim advanced by the product's creators. The BioXp 3200 System is available from SGI-DNA, a division of Synthetic Genomics, a San Diego biotechnology company. The BioXp 3200 System is a DNA/RNA assembler and synthesizer made out of steel, glass, plastic, insulated wire, laboratory instruments and microprocessors. [More...]

The Smartest Tech Products of 2018
Picking a product of the year is anything but trivial because the products I cover every week range from headphones to laptops to books, cars and more. So, I thought I'd try something different this year and pick six products that each deserve the title and then name a winner that stands out from the rest. This allows me to simplify the task and get around a bit of a writer's block I've been having on this subject. [More...]

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E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- January 3, 2019

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Headline Scan
4 Retail Tech Trends to Watch in 2019
2019 CRM Wish List
The Economics of E-Commerce Chargeback Fraud
6 E-Commerce Shipping Strategies That Level the Playing Field for SMBs

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Today's Story Highlights

4 Retail Tech Trends to Watch in 2019

Year over year, we see the numbers. In 2017, e-commerce represented 49
percent of all total retail growth, up 16 percent. If this year's
$119.99 billion holiday shopping season spend indicates anything, it's
that 2018 is projected to be yet another banner year for commerce.
Online shopping will hit unprecedented, never-before-seen rates of
growth, and it'll be all thanks to technology.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85766.html

2019 CRM Wish List

I've been writing a forecast column every year at least since W was
president. Nothing's wrong with that, lots of people do. However, I
often find that my forecast is more of a wish list than a true
prognostication, so this time I'll dispense with the fiction of
analytical rigor and just say what I think needs to happen. First, the
industry is consolidating. The big and successful companies are
competing on a different plane than the smaller ones.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85765.html

The Economics of E-Commerce Chargeback Fraud

E-commerce fraud is an ongoing problem for online merchants and credit
card companies. It has been growing at twice the rate of e-commerce
sales. Identity theft traditionally has been one of the most common
sources of e-commerce fraud, but online merchants increasingly have been
suffering more from chargeback fraud, which requires them to absorb the
costs of disputed credit card transactions.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85763.html

6 E-Commerce Shipping Strategies That Level the Playing Field for SMBs

E-commerce continues to become more competitive as large companies like
Amazon, Target and Walmart soak up market share and customer attention.
Shipping window expectations have become shorter, and many online
retailers struggle to keep up, particularly SMBs. How can SMBs compete?
Not only is competing possible, there are many SMBs that have been
finding exceptional success.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85757.html

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Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Thursday -- January 3, 2019

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Headline Scan
Voice-Controlled Online Entertainment Is Gaining Traction
Kodachi Builds Privacy Tunnel for Linux
DNA Printing in the Cloud, Part 3
The Smartest Tech Products of 2018
It's Time to Take a Hard Look at Healthcare Cloud Security

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Voice-Controlled Online Entertainment Is Gaining Traction

Smart speakers are becoming a more common platform for controlling
connected entertainment due to a rapid increase in popularity and ease
of use. Household penetration of smart speakers is expected to reach 47
percent among U.S. broadband households by 2022. New entrants in the
connected consumer electronics market are likely to make announcements
about new voice-controlled speakers at CES 2019
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85767.html

Kodachi Builds Privacy Tunnel for Linux

Online and Internet security are not topics that typical computer users
easily comprehend. All too often, Linux users put their blind trust in a
particular distribution and assume that all Linux OSes are equally
secure. However, not all Linux distros are created with the same degree
of attention to security and privacy control. Kodachi Linux offers an
alternative to leaving them to chance.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85762.html

DNA Printing in the Cloud, Part 3

DNA printing has given rise to the world's first "DNA printer" on the
market, a claim advanced by the product's creators. The BioXp 3200
System is available from SGI-DNA, a division of Synthetic Genomics, a
San Diego biotechnology company. The BioXp 3200 System is a DNA/RNA
assembler and synthesizer made out of steel, glass, plastic, insulated
wire, laboratory instruments and microprocessors.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85764.html

The Smartest Tech Products of 2018

Picking a product of the year is anything but trivial because the
products I cover every week range from headphones to laptops to books,
cars and more. So, I thought I'd try something different this year and
pick six products that each deserve the title and then name a winner
that stands out from the rest. This allows me to simplify the task and
get around a bit of a writer's block I've been having on this subject.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85761.html

It's Time to Take a Hard Look at Healthcare Cloud Security

The healthcare cloud has been growing incredibly, becoming an ever-more-
important element of health information technology, or HIT. There are
many reasons why the HIT cloud has been becoming more prominent, such as
research and development and collaboration. Since the cloud has been
expanding so rapidly, this may be a good time to reconsider security.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85759.html

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