The Morning After: Preparing for Apple's 'show time' event

It's Saturday, March 23, 2019. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! While we prepare for Apple’s “show time” event -- check in with us live at 1 PM ET on March 25th -- it’s time to look back at some of this week’s highlight stories.  Apple kept the news rolling all week with updated Macs, AirPods and more, while Microsoft brought its Defender antimalware setup to Chrome, Firefox and macOS. Then on Friday Netflix set a date for Neon Genesis Evangelion and Clippy stepped back into the spotlight. (View in browser.) But not the Nolan flicks. DC Universe celebrates Batman's birthday with free access March 30th Batman is about to celebrate his 80th 'birthday' (his first appearance in Detective Comics) on March 30th, and DC Universe is using that as an opportunity to hand out more freebies. That means free access to a wide swath of its Batman movies, TV shows and (of course) comics for 24 hours that day, starting at midnight ET. Some even labeled themselves as viruses. Two thirds of Android antivirus apps don't work properly It can be wise to secure your Android phone with antivirus software, but which ones can you count on? You can rule out most of them, apparently. AV-Comparatives has tested 250 antivirus apps for Google's platform, and only 80 of them (just under one third) passed the site's basic standards -- that is, they detected more than 30 percent of malicious apps from 2018 and had zero false positives. The dream of an all-in-one PC card that slips into and out of device shells is dead. Intel is ending development of its Compute Cards The company will continue to sell its existing line of Compute Cards for the time being and will continue to offer support for the current generation of products through 2019. Beyond that, Intel will leave the modular computing concept behind. Sponsored Content by StackCommerce Get 160 hours of game development training for only $39 Get ready for the State of Play. Sony will stream a PlayStation news event on March 25th After declining to run PlayStation Experience last year and pulling out of this year's E3, Sony is turning to a different strategy for game announcements and updates. On March 25th, its State of Play streams will debut on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter and Facebook at 5 PM ET. The plan is to air these throughout the year, similar to Nintendo Direct or Inside Xbox, with the first episode focusing on trailers, game reveals and gameplay footage. Some people like reference books. The Nissan Leaf Plus adds more EV range but not more fun The Leaf Plus’ 226-mile range should be enough for most, but it’s short of its competitors. ProPilot Assist is one of the best driver’s assistant systems on the market, so the driving companion is great. The only problem? Roberto Baldwin found its acceleration and steering uninspired, more like “a well-written reference book instead of a piece of great fiction.” Bad news/Good news: All evidence of your music career is gone. MySpace lost 12 years of user content According to the site's banner announcement, "As a result of a server migration project, any photos, videos, and audio files you uploaded more than three years ago, may no longer be available on or from MySpace." Some estimate nearly 50 million songs from 2003 to 2015 have been lost. According to MySpace users on Reddit, all pre-2015 music stopped working about a year ago. Half a decade later, Google's wearable OS is facing new, different problems. Google Wear OS at five: Older, wiser, but unpolished Half a decade has passed since Android Wear debuted. During that time, we've seen in-screen fingerprint readers, rollable TVs, self-driving cars, super-smart AI, phones with folding screens and more. In the midst of all that technological advancement, Android Wear hasn’t really changed all that much. Sure, it’s smarter and has a new name (Wear OS), but it still doesn't quite feel fully-baked. But wait, there's more... 1. SpaceX tests heat shields that will stop its Starship from burning up 2. The iPad Air seems boring, but I want one anyway 3. Google will shut down its Inbox app on April 2nd 4. Microsoft revived and killed Clippy in a single day 5. Huawei unveiled the P30 Pro smartphone a touch early 6. 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' comes to Netflix June 21st 7. Scientists can turn regular seawater into hydrogen fuel 8. Apple's new AirPods offer longer battery life and wireless charging case 9. Leaked Galaxy Fold pops up in a video with a significant seam 10. Comcast launches Xfinity Flex internet streaming TV

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Phishers Bait Hooks for Netflix, Amex Users
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AI-Powered Inventory Management: A Make-or-Break Tool for Retailers
Retail is facing battles on all fronts. Up against Amazon's streamlined
operations on one side, and a higher demand for flawless customer
service and experience on the other, it's either think or sink for many.
However, AI has thrown some early adopters a lifeline. As Amazon has
proven with its stranglehold on the retail industry, online shopping is
unquestionably the future.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85913.html

Instagram Launches In-App Shopping Experiment
Instagram has introduced Checkout on Instagram -- an in-app purchasing
tool -- as a closed beta for consumers in the U.S. Among the 20
participating brands are Adidas, Nike, Burberry, Dior, Huda Beauty,
Prada and Michael Kors. "Users in the U.S. can buy from a majority of
these brands starting today, with all of them coming on board over the
coming weeks," said Instagram spokesperson Paige Cohen.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85907.html

Boosting E-Commerce Sales Through Storytelling
Storytelling is a central part of e-commerce marketing, and it's vital
that brands both know their own stories and understand how to tell them.
Everything from brand loyalty to purchasing decisions relies on a
company having an engaging and well-told story. "Facts tell, but stories
sell," remarked Samantha Reynolds, president of Echo Storytelling
Agency. "We decide what to buy based on emotion."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85906.html

How to Bring Relationships Back to CRM
Customer relationship management is a term you've likely heard if you
have worked in the tech space. CRM software solutions have not always
been as far-reaching as they are today. Over the last 40 years, CRM has
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Editor's Pick: Phishers Bait Hooks for Netflix, Amex Users

Phishers Bait Hooks for Netflix, Amex Users

Peter Suciu Mar 22, 2019 5:00 AM PT

Cybersecurity experts at Microsoft's Windows Defender Security Intelligence Team this week reported their discovery of two new email- based phishing campaigns. One targets Amex users while the other targets Netflix customers. Both campaigns reportedly are very well-crafted, featuring legitimate logos and even fill-in forms that closely mimic those on the respective company's own websites. [More...]

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Oracle MCX Oracle held its Modern Customer Experience conference in Las Vegas this week, and it was eye-opening. This is the fourth MCX conference and an important milestone for a company that came to the cloud later than its competition. No doubt about it, Oracle has done much in a short time to develop and deploy its customer experience vision, so it is now possible and fair to critique the company's progress. [More...]

Instagram Launches In-App Shopping Experiment Instagram has introduced Checkout on Instagram -- an in-app purchasing tool -- as a closed beta for consumers in the U.S. Among the 20 participating brands are Adidas, Nike, Burberry, Dior, Huda Beauty, Prada and Michael Kors. "Users in the U.S. can buy from a majority of these brands starting today, with all of them coming on board over the coming weeks," said Instagram spokesperson Paige Cohen. [More...]

SparkyLinux Incinerates the Hassle Factor SparkyLinux is a Linux distro that can ignite your daily computing experience. Its spark is pushing me to rethink my computing priorities. Regularly reviewing so many Linux operating systems for Linux Picks and Pans has a serious consequence for my computing sanity. Normally, I have a flirtatious episode with a new release each week. I'm always on the lookout for something new and shiny. [More...]

MOREbot Introduces Kids to Robotics Using 3D Printed Parts MORE Technologies last week launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $20,000 for development of its open source robot ecosystem. The company will fund the project if it reaches its goal by April 21. It teaches real tech skills to the next generation of innovators and problem solvers using MOREbot -- a series of open source, customizable robotics kits. [More...]

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