Wednesday 27 February 2019

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E-Commerce Minute: Wednesday -- February 27, 2019

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Why You Should Source Foreign Talent for AI, IoT and ML
Salesforce Reflections
Peddling Analog Tools in a Digital World
The Rules of Sustainability

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Today's Story Highlights

Why You Should Source Foreign Talent for AI, IoT and ML

The artificial intelligence revolution has been going on for a while,
but that does not mean all of software research and development is part
of it. It is, nonetheless, an interesting example of what pushes the
software industry forward. The ideas and techniques that brought machine
learning into existence were developed over the span of several decades.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85869.html

Salesforce Reflections

Salesforce will be celebrating its 20th birthday on March 8. Where did
those decades go? "Time flies like an arrow," said Groucho. "Fruit flies
like a banana." There it is. A respectable chunk of the analyst
community that follows Salesforce converged last week in San Francisco
inside the company's cavernous new headquarters to hear about its plans
for the year ahead.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85867.html

Peddling Analog Tools in a Digital World

From fountain pens and high-end pencils to unique paper notebooks,
analog writing tools have legions of fans, even though we're living in a
primarily digital world. It's precisely the physicality of analog tools
that makes them appealing to many people immersed in a digital reality.
They're grounding and real in a world that has become increasingly
ephemeral.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85865.html

The Rules of Sustainability

For online retailers, creating an unmatched customer experience is not
only a top priority -- it is also a business imperative. They must make
sure the items customers want to order are in stock, and that the orders
are packaged correctly and shipped quickly, and delivered to the right
address. Focusing solely on these necessities tends to be a shortsighted
way of viewing the process, however.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85864.html

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The Morning After: This very thick smartphone has a huge battery

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It's Wednesday, February 27, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome back! Now all these new phones are out there, which one is for you? We’ve compared the Class of 2019’s best flagship devices to offer a dispassionate comparison of numbers -- and our review of the Galaxy S10 is also on its way. Meanwhile, Stardew Valley is coming to Android, and we found a giant phone that barely ever needs charging. It’s just very, very thick.

Give up charging your phone.

Energizer's big-battery smartphone is almost three iPhones thick

This thick (thicc?) phone has an insane 18,000mAH battery inside. It’s also the antithesis of all those folding phones. We needed a palate cleanser.

The 20-gigabit port is finally ready for prime time.

Ultra-fast USB 3.2 is coming to desktop PCs in 2019

The speedy USB 3.2 format has technically been ready for the better part of two years, but it's finally ready for a PC near you. The USB-IF standards body says it will be available later in 2019, hinting that you could see 20Gbps speeds through typical desktop PC ports very soon.

Phone photographers rejoice.

Comparing the Galaxy S10, Nokia 9 and LG G8: Cameras galore

So we're more than neck deep into Mobile World Congress, and our hands-ons have been coming pretty fast and furious. Though you'll have to wait a bit to see our full reviews of the latest flagships from companies like Samsung and LG, we can always take a peek at the specs to see how they stack up against each other. Find all the big numbers right here.

The world's smallest wireless record player is on sale today

Get your spring crops ready for the March 14th launch.

Farming RPG ‘Stardew Valley’ finally comes to Android

About five months after the "delightful farming RPG Stardew Valley" came to iOS, it's ready for Android. The now three-year-old game will be available on the Google Play Store for $8 on March 14th, meaning Android users will no longer need the Nintendo Switch to manage their virtual farms on the go.

AK-47 maker Kalashnikov wants to sell the device to 'smaller armies.'

Just what the world needs: budget-friendly kamikaze drones

In grimmer news, Kalashnikov, most famous for its AK-47 assault rifle, is moving into new territory with a drone that can carry up to three kilograms of explosives and detonate on impact. The KUB-UAV can travel at up to 130 kilometers per hour (78MPH) and stay in the air for 30 minutes.

But wait, there's more...

1. Comparing the Galaxy Fold, the Huawei Mate X and the Royole FlexPai

2. Huawei P30 Pro turns up a month early in prototype form

3. THQ Nordic did an 8chan AMA and it went as well as you'd think

4. How KaiOS claimed the third-place mobile crown

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Tuesday 26 February 2019

Editor's Pick: Android Addition Opens FIDO Password Killer to Billions

Android Addition Opens FIDO Password Killer to Billions

John P. Mello Jr. Feb 26, 2019 5:00 AM PT
	The FIDO Alliance hammered another nail into the passwords coffin with the announcement that devices running Android 7.0 or higher will be compatible with FIDO2, the latest version of its authentication solution. Certification of Android 7.0+ means devices running those versions of Google's mobile operating system will support FIDO2 out of the box or through a software update. [More...]

More Picks:

Peddling Analog Tools in a Digital World
From fountain pens and high-end pencils to unique paper notebooks, analog writing tools have legions of fans, even though we're living in a primarily digital world. It's precisely the physicality of analog tools that makes them appealing to many people immersed in a digital reality. They're grounding and real in a world that has become increasingly ephemeral. [More...]

The Latest Efforts to Make the iPhone Obsolete Could Have Teeth
The Mobile World Congress is the annual event where everyone who hates Apple goes to grouse about their profits and point out Apple's lack of real progress. That's pretty much everyone who is anyone, aside from Apple itself, which also is at the event. Much like CES often does, MWC tends to spin pretty hard toward the "I hate Apple, I'd like to be Apple" crowd of competitors. [More...]

The Rules of Sustainability
For online retailers, creating an unmatched customer experience is not only a top priority -- it is also a business imperative. They must make sure the items customers want to order are in stock, and that the orders are packaged correctly and shipped quickly, and delivered to the right address. Focusing solely on these necessities tends to be a shortsighted way of viewing the process, however. [More...]

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The Morning After: The birth of 1TB microSD cards

Engadget Email Newsletter

It's Tuesday, February 26, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

It’s your Tuesday morning, and we’re talking about Microsoft’s mixed-reality future (it’s good, but it’s not for your entertainment) and tiny huge-capacity SD cards. And MWC keeps delivering exciting new phones that you’re likely to see later this year.

The smartphone space you've dreamed of.

The era of 1TB microSD cards has begun

Technology got so fast that 1TB of storage can now be crammed into a microSD card. You'll pay to have storage bragging rights, however. (If that is a thing.) The 1TB SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSD card will arrive in April for $450, more than double the price of the $200 512GB model.

Making sense of that camera interface, as well as a few other things.

A closer look at the foldable Huawei Mate X

The battle for foldable supremacy is raging on, and Huawei has a strong contender in the Mate X. But just like with Samsung's Galaxy Fold, we haven't been able to actually touch Huawei's bendy handset. Still, we were able to get a closer look at the fascinating flagship today at MWC, as well as get some answers to questions we've had since first checking out the device. First up -- Huawei told Engadget the Mate X will launch in June.

An upgraded camera takes advantage of 5G speeds.

Up close with Samsung's 5G Galaxy S10

The first time we got to spend a little time with Samsung's new Galaxy S10 5G, it came with a serious caveat: We couldn't actually turn the thing on. (Annoying, right?) As a result, the company's first 5G phone became the S10 we had the least amount of first-hand experience with, and that simply wouldn't do. Thankfully, Samsung has a booth full of them here at Mobile World Congress, not to mention a small-scale 5G network for demo purposes.

Even if business comes first.

Microsoft HoloLens 2 hands-on: A giant leap closer to mixed reality

Microsoft has finally made mixed reality less awkward. At least, that was the major takeaway from Mat Smith’s time with HoloLens 2, its new $3,500 headset aimed not at you, but at businesses.

Why less awkward? It's not only because the headset is so much more comfortable, (though that can take a lot of the credit). Microsoft has also doubled the mixed-reality field of view, making the holographic overlay less like a floating reticle and more like a (virtual) display that's useful.

If Homer Simpson designed a smartwatch, it would look like this.

Nubia's Alpha 'smartphone' is the wildest wearable yet

Flexible displays are everywhere at MWC this year. But almost every company is using them in the same way -- to build phones that seamlessly switch between a clamshell and small tablet. Nubia, meanwhile, is doing something completely different with the technology. It's building a wearable 'smartphone' with a narrow screen that wraps around your wrists. But what is this meant to be, again?

The Pixel 3 Lite and Pixel 3 XL Lite.

Google’s lower-cost Pixel phones may have been revealed in FCC filings

Documents posted by the FCC today show two new devices from the company, quite possibly the Pixel 3 Lite and Pixel 3 XL Lite handsets that have been rumored for months.

The FCC filings don't reveal much detail about the devices, but they do lend credibility to the rumors about Google's supposed upcoming smartphones. According to 9to5Google, the documents do show the model numbers assigned to each device -- G020C and G020G -- which is enough to make us excited. Well, not hugely, but at least it sounds like these phones are very much a thing.