The Morning After: What to expect at MWC 2019

It's Friday, February 22, 2019. Hey, good morning! So Samsung’s shown off everything it’s got to show, and after a day to think it over, we have some feels about those phones. Expect more phones, too: MWC kicks off this weekend, and we’ve got the full preview.    Samsung Unpacked was a masterclass in showing your good side.Technically impressive? Yes? Desirable? Perhaps. No complaints? Wait a second.   The problem with the Galaxy Fold   Technically impressive? Yes? Desirable? Perhaps. No complaints? Wait a second.   Flagship, foldable and 5G phones.   What to expect at MWC 2019   There's always plenty of news from Mobile World Congress, and it's either entirely expected or word gets out early. This year is shaping up to be slightly different. From foldable designs to 5G and more, this year's MWC won't only be jam-packed with news, but it should, perhaps, be exciting once again.   Light will use Sony lenses in its computational imaging tools.   Sony and camera startup Light team up for multi-lens smartphone   Camera startup Light, best known for its multi-lens cameras, has announced it’s teaming up with Sony to put its tech to work in new ways. The partnership will focus on developing new versions of Light's multi-image sensors using Sony lenses. Perhaps crucially, the companies will be working on a smartphone that uses four or more cameras. You know, like that Nokia leak... Sponsored Content by StackCommerce These $150 true wireless earbuds are just $55 today Welcome to the post-’Fortnite’ era of mobile gaming.   'Gaming phones' are just flagship phones now   The specs on Samsung's Galaxy S10+ are bonkers. This baby has up to 12GB of RAM and 1TB of internal storage, with the option to add 512GB more via microSD and a vapor-chamber cooling system a lot like the one in the Xbox One X. Samsung is talking up the S10+'s Adreno 640 GPU and Infinity-O display, and it's happily comparing the new phone to a laptop in marketing materials. And gaming has become a critical aspect of the smartphone experience. Mobile is easily the largest segment of the overall video-game market, generating $63.2 billion in 2018, or 47 percent of the industry's global revenue, according to Newzoo. Meanwhile, PCs and consoles brought in a bit more than $30 billion each. This is a new reality for the industry.   But wait, there's more... 1. Varjo's human-eye resolution VR headset costs a mere $6,000 2. What's coming to Netflix in March: 'Triple Frontier' and 'Arrested Development' 3. Apple will reportedly launch a credit card this year 4. Verizon plans to roll out its 5G mobile network in 30 cities this year 5. Don't buy a phone just for 5G 6. The UK government finally pins down Mark Zuckerberg

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Tech News Flash

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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- February 21, 2019

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Headline Scan
Samsung Unveils New S10s, Pushes Envelope With Fold
Google Reveals Its Game Plan for Fighting Disinformation
Is It Time to Hire a Cyber Specialist?
Wireless Charging and Our Autonomous Electric Future

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Samsung Unveils New S10s, Pushes Envelope With Fold
Samsung held its annual Unpacked event in San Francisco's Bill Graham
Civic Auditorium on Wednesday, presenting fans with a new product lineup
that includes three versions of its flagship Galaxy S10, plus the Galaxy
S10 5G, the Galaxy Fold, and several new wearables. All of the devices
have an edge-to-edge display that increases the amount of screen real
estate available.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85858.html

Google Reveals Its Game Plan for Fighting Disinformation
Google has unveiled its game plan for fighting disinformation on its
search, news, YouTube and advertising platforms in a 30-page document
presented at a security conference in Europe. "Providing useful and
trusted information at the scale that the Internet has reached is
enormously complex and an important responsibility," noted Google Vice
President for Trust and Safety Kristie Canegallo.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85856.html

Is It Time to Hire a Cyber Specialist?
Cybersecurity has been becoming a larger and larger concern for
organizations. Nowadays, most organizations -- regardless of size,
industry, location, or profit vs. nonprofit status -- find themselves
directly or indirectly impacted by cybersecurity. Even though the topic
itself is increasing in importance, many smaller organizations don't
have specialized security expertise on staff.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85854.html

Wireless Charging and Our Autonomous Electric Future
One of the biggest problems for those of us who have electric cars is
charging. Chargers that drop the charging time to a few minutes have
been coming to market, but the cars that can use them haven't yet begun
to ship. What this means for most of us is that we are talking anywhere
from 45 minutes to several days to fully charge our cars, depending on
the charging system we have access to.
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The Morning After: Say hello to Samsung's Galaxy Fold

It's Thursday, February 21, 2019. Hey, good morning! The last 24 hours was filled with new phone announcements, and they weren’t just from Samsung. If you were looking for something beyond folding devices, we’ve got accidental mics in devices that Google forgot about, and we’ll summarize Huawei’s recent problems -- and whether they will really affect the company’s continued rise.   But at a price. What a price!   Samsung's foldable phone is officially the Galaxy Fold   The future of mobile could be foldable. Perhaps. If you’ve got $2,000 at the ready. Samsung finally unveiled its folding marvel, a duel-screened phone-tablet hybrid that looks gorgeous when opened -- and less so when it’s not. To Samsung’s credit, it looks like it’s managed to achieve its promise of a foldable Galaxy phone, which will launch at the end of April. Unfortunately, however, it wasn’t ready for handling at Galaxy Unpacked, and attendees had to make do with the new Galaxy S10 family. Talking of which...   Everything that was leaked, and not much more.   Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ hands-on: New screen, new cameras   The Galaxy S10 and S10+ are two of four phones Samsung has unveiled, alongside a smaller S10e and a souped-up Galaxy S10 5G. We played with them and they're well-rounded, attractive flagships that, once again, iterate on a proven formula. Samsung's 2019 Galaxy series is an unsurprising mix of high-quality processors and cameras with a sumptuous screen. We've come to expect excellence from the Galaxy S series: Great design, performance, cameras and displays are pretty much table stakes now. On those criteria, the new flagships seem to deliver. But groundbreaking? Maybe not. Both the Galaxy S10 and S10+ arrive on March 8th starting at $900.   You'll get most of the S10's features at a lower price.   Samsung's more affordable Galaxy S10e will cost $750   Samsung also revealed the Galaxy S10e, delivering most of the regular S10's features in a more affordable package. You'll have a smaller 5.8-inch display, 'just' two rear cameras (more on those in a bit) and a more conventional fingerprint reader, but it's otherwise as fast and eye-catching as its brawnier counterparts. Effectively, it's an iPhone XR for Samsung fans -- something that’s happened many times before now. Sponsored Content by StackCommerce Get over 75 hours of professional DevOps training for $28 The company now says its inclusion was 'never intended to be a secret.'   Google put a microphone in Nest Secure and forgot to tell anyone   Google's decision to bring Assistant-enabled voice controls to its Nest Secure system is causing a stir almost a year after the integration was rolled out. The problem is no one actually knew the security device, launched in September 2017, packed a microphone in the first place. Google built a mic into its Nest Guard -- a small hub with a keypad on top that communicates with the other sensors in its Secure system -- but failed to mention it in its product materials, reports Business Insider. Asked about the microphone's existence, Google said it was "never intended to be a secret." Eep.   The agency will conduct its final technological demonstrations in Nevada and Texas.   NASA is close to finalizing its drone-traffic control system for cities   NASA is ready to put its drone-traffic management system to the ultimate test and has chosen Nevada and Texas as its final testing sites. The agency, together with the FAA, has been developing an Unmanned aircraft Traffic Management (UTM) system over the past four years in an effort to figure out how to safely fly drones in an urban environment. Now that the project is in its last phase, it’s ready to conduct a final series of technical demonstrations.   But wait, there's more... 1. Samsung Galaxy S10's new cameras in detail 2. Gmail's cleaner, brighter mobile app rolls out to everyone this week 3. Samsung's true wireless Galaxy Buds are tailor-made for the S10 4. Galaxy S10+ vs. the competition: The cameras are just the beginning 5. Samsung Galaxy Watch Active hands-on: Ready for the gym 6. Xiaomi Mi 9 hands-on: Speedy, stylish and a great camera, too 7. We need to talk about Huawei's (alleged) thefts 8. Apple's iOS-to-Mac efforts will reportedly start this June

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E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Wednesday -- February 20, 2019

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Walmart E-Commerce Has Blowout Q4
Blending Offline and Online Commerce With Advanced Payments Tech
JPMorgan Chase Rolls Out Digital Token
LinkedIn Launches Streaming Video Service as Private Beta
4 Surefire Ways to Get E-Shoppers to Pay Attention

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Walmart E-Commerce Has Blowout Q4
Walmart's e-commerce sales were up 43 percent for Q4 FY 2019. Sam's Club
e-commerce sales grew 21 percent. Customers "continue to respond to our
increasingly omnichannel offerings. We're executing against our strategy
and it's working," said Walmart spokesperson Robyn Babbitt. Walmart's e-
commerce focus "remains on earning repeat visits and strengthening our
assortment of merchandise."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85857.html

Blending Offline and Online Commerce With Advanced Payments Tech
Technology by its nature changes the market. The introduction of
efficient solutions spurred by technology to meet consumer demand
creates new positive effects across an economy. Plenty of industries --
entertainment, transportation, the press and retail, for example -- have
experienced changes in business models, delivery methods and
competitors, due to the development of new technologies.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85852.html

JPMorgan Chase Rolls Out Digital Token
JPMorgan Chase on Thursday announced that it has created and
successfully tested a digital coin. Each JPM Coin represents $1 in funds
held in designated accounts at JPMorgan Chase N.A. The token was created
using Quorum, a variant of Ethereum developed by JPMorgan Chase, to
enable instantaneous payment transfers between its clients'
institutional accounts.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85851.html

LinkedIn Launches Streaming Video Service as Private Beta
LinkedIn has launched an invitation-only private beta of LinkedIn Live,
a streaming video feature. The service initially will be available in
the United States. After the invitation-only period, LinkedIn will post
a contact form on its website for others who want to participate in the
beta. The company will broadcast live content from conferences, product
announcements, Q&As, and other events.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85846.html

4 Surefire Ways to Get E-Shoppers to Pay Attention
I don't have to tell you how difficult it is to find and attract
customers online. With millions and millions of businesses all vying for
attention, the Internet has quickly turned into a very crowded place.
But, believe it or not, there's opportunity in all that clutter, and if
you approach your marketing and visibility right, you can easily rise to
the top.
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