Monday 29 April 2019

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Monday -- April 29, 2019

TechNewsWorld -- All Tech - All The Time
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Is Nvidia Tesla's Kryptonite?
Consumers Balk at Premium Smartphone Prices
Feren OS: An Almost Flawless Linux Computing Platform
FAA Greenlights Wing Aviation Drone Deliveries
EU Gives Nod to 'Big Brother' Biometrics Database

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Today's Story Highlights

Is Nvidia Tesla's Kryptonite?

Tesla sure didn't have a good week last week, given the kind of press
coverage it got. I'm not that worried about Tesla going away, though, as
its products are far too popular for it to disappear. On the other hand,
management clearly needs to be fixed. What got me started looking at
Tesla last week was that it pretty much announced that Nvidia was its
Kryptonite.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85980.html

Consumers Balk at Premium Smartphone Prices

Only a fraction of consumers are willing to pay $1,500 or more for a
flagship Apple iPhone or Samsung Galaxy smartphone, suggests an informal
ECT News Network survey conducted from April 15 to 22. Fewer than 2
percent of those who took part said they'd be willing to paying such a
premium for a handset. New smartphones arrive with almost disturbing
regularity.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85981.html

Feren OS: An Almost Flawless Linux Computing Platform

Feren OS might well be the Linux computing game-changer that lures you
away from your current operating system. Feren OS is based on Linux Mint
19 and the Cinnamon desktop -- it currently does not give you any other
desktop options. However, it comes with a wide assortment of
configuration choices that let you tweak the look and feel into almost
any customized appearance you could want.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85977.html

FAA Greenlights Wing Aviation Drone Deliveries

The Federal Aviation Administration has given its first air drone
delivery certification in the United States to Alphabet's Wing Aviation,
paving the way for the service to begin commercial package delivery in
Blacksburg, Virginia. "This is an important step forward for the safe
testing and integration of drones into our economy," said U.S.
Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85978.html

EU Gives Nod to 'Big Brother' Biometrics Database

The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved two measures that would
integrate the region's fragmented law enforcement and home affairs
databases into a centralized one that would include biometric
information on some 350 million EU and non-EU citizens. It approved
creation of the new system on two votes -- one to merge border control
systems, and one to merge law enforcement systems.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85973.html

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The Morning After: A fan-cooled smartphone

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It's Monday, April 29, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Yes, it’s Monday, and we’ve already been surprised by a gaming phone that comes with its own built-in cooling fan. We’ve also got Android phone alerts on your Windows PC, and the tale of the Apple Watch’s early beginnings.

Nubia’s new phone sounds beastly.

This gaming phone has a built-in cooling fan and can record 8K video

The folks over at Nubia reckon it's about time to stuff a fan inside a phone (I mean, what else would you expect from a company that brought back the wearable phone?). Today, the Chinese brand unveiled the Red Magic 3, which not only packs a "liquid cooling" copper heat pipe but also an internal cooling fan. The bigger question is: Are there that many people chasing gaming phones?

Microsoft's Your Phone Your Phone puts all your alerts in your taskbar.

Windows preview brings Android notifications to your PC

Microsoft has fulfilled one of the larger promises behind its Your Phone software -- if you're willing to experiment a bit. The new Windows Insider Preview displays Android notifications on your PC. If you allow apps to display alerts, you can find out about an important message or status update without reaching for your handset.

The airline said they were unused and had no plans to be used.

United covers over the cameras on its in-flight entertainment systems

Some airplanes have seat-back entertainment systems with embedded cameras. They’re not plugged into any services, but privacy-conscious fliers have raised enough concern that United Airlines has used stickers to cover them. A United spokesperson said "None of these cameras were ever activated and we had no plans to use them in the future. However, we took the additional step to cover the cameras.”

It wasn't an immediate hit.

This week in tech history: The first Apple Watch hits stores

There was a lot riding on the Apple Watch when it first hit stores on April 24th, 2015. It was the first new product category Apple had entered since Tim Cook took over as CEO for the late Steve Jobs. Apple needed to prepare its next hit, beyond phones, and in the months leading up to the first Apple Watch reveal in the fall of 2014, it was obvious that tech companies big and small were betting on wearables. Much like the original iPad, though, the first Apple Watch was a classic "first-gen" product: intriguing, but rough around the edges.

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Saturday 27 April 2019

E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Saturday -- April 27, 2019

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How a Route Planner Can Streamline E-Commerce Operations
How Customer Expectations Contribute to Fraud and Losses
What Social Can Learn From CRM
Is Your Business Ready for a 2019 Recession?
New Apriva Partnerships Promise Mobile Shopping Innovations
E-Commerce Branding in the Time of Amazon
How to Get Smarter About Influencer Marketing
How SMBs Can Trade Stressful One-by-One Shipping for Streamlined Operations

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How a Route Planner Can Streamline E-Commerce Operations

With jam-packed delivery schedules, driver shortages, and impatient
millennials who refuse to wait three days for their goods, it's clear
that running an e-commerce company is not an easy walk in the park. It
seems the "Amazon effect" is only growing stronger and stronger. Retail
e-commerce sales are projected to surpass $735 billion in 2023. With
this growth, naturally, come several challenges.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85982.html

How Customer Expectations Contribute to Fraud and Losses

Contemporary online retail enables faster, smoother and more profitable
interactions between consumers and merchants. Individuals can shop and
make purchases at any time, from any location, with the help of the
devices resting in their pockets. Plus, with innovations like same-day
shipping, IoT-connected devices, and much more, it's never been easier
to be a consumer.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85979.html

What Social Can Learn From CRM

There's been a chorus of calls from all corners for social media
regulation -- from pundits like me to the halls of Congress and even
from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg himself. The social media community
seems tied up in knots over what to do about the abuse happening within
their communities, but if you look elsewhere you might see signs of
solutions that could solve some fundamental problems.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85974.html

Is Your Business Ready for a 2019 Recession?

For those of you who have an ear to the ground on American economic
trends, you've probably heard the whispers of a recession heading our
way, starting as early as this year. Everyone remembers how hard their
finances were hit back in '08 -- no one better than small business
owners, some of whom lost everything during that time. Even top
economists cannot predict how big an impact the next recession will
have.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85975.html

New Apriva Partnerships Promise Mobile Shopping Innovations

Apriva has announced partnerships with AveriGo and Vagabond to offer
innovative mobile shopping and payment solutions. Apriva offers an
adaptive platform for secure mobile communications and omnichannel
payments. Both its new partners are in the vending and F&B service
industries. AveriGo offers the Averiware business platform. Vagabond
offers technologies for the convenience services industry.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85976.html

E-Commerce Branding in the Time of Amazon

I recently made two major additions to my life -- a second dog and a
lake house. On weekends, I need to transport all my stuff and my two
dogs to the lake, so I decided to upgrade my SUV to a larger model with
an additional row of seats and more cargo space. When I began looking
around at available models, I was stunned. The amount of competition in
the SUV marketplace is astounding.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85971.html

How to Get Smarter About Influencer Marketing

Marrying technical rigidity with unrestrained creativity? Due to its
ability to transform brand engagement with creators on social media,
programmatic influencer marketing is here to stay. Millennials have been
abandoning traditional media channels and instead becoming increasingly
invested in social media. However, marketers may find that PPC ads may
not reach the desired performance levels.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85965.html

How SMBs Can Trade Stressful One-by-One Shipping for Streamlined Operations

E-commerce continues to grow at an unprecedented pace. Total retail
sales, excluding the sale of items not normally bought online -- like
fuel, automobiles, and food at restaurants -- hit $3.628 trillion last
year, up 3.9 percent year over year from $3.490 trillion. E-commerce
accounted for a 14.3 percent share of that total, and 51.9 percent of
all retail growth. That is substantial.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85949.html

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