Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks October 23 in Beijing. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Alibaba shares fell to a six-year low Monday as part of a selloff in US-listed Chinese stocks. Stocks tanked after President Xi Jinping secured his third term and packed his core team with loyalists. Investors are “running for the exits” after Xi’s predecessor…
Apple CEO Tim Cook. Stephen Lam/Reuters Apple CEO Tim Cook told U2 there was “something not right” about giving their art away for free. Cook also questioned whether the album would only go out to U2 fans, Bono said in a new memoir. U2’s “Songs of Innocence” album was given away for free to 500…
Traders look on after trading was halted on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 18, 2020 Lucas Jackson/Reuters The US stock market could fall into a decades-long bear market similar to Japan in 1989, according to hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein.Weinstein told the Financial Times the Fed’s…
Evaluating the new iPad Pro is a simpler task than the basic iPad that Apple announced alongside it last week. That iPad has been completely redesigned. But the 2022 iPad Pro is a minor iteration of the model released in early 2021, which was powered by the M1 chip. Now, with M2 Macs out in…
In 2017, Apple released a $329 iPad, and ever since the company has said that this basic tablet is its most popular. It’s easy to see why: When I reviewed last year’s model last fall, I found that this relatively modest device could do almost everything I normally do with my pricier 11-inch iPad Pro….
OnePlus’ Nord N200 had a simple hook: stuff 5G and a big battery into a low-priced phone. There were a few flaws, though, and the company is partly addressing them with the just-announced Nord N300 5G. The follow-up switches from the Snapdragon 480 chip to a speedier (if not exactly blazing) MediaTek Dimensity 810. You’ll…
We all could use a little help keeping our homes clean, and now we live in an age where robots are actually capable of lending a (mechanical) hand. Robot vacuums are some of the most ubiquitous smart home gadgets available today with their circular shapes and propensity for bumping into walls. While they provide an…
This is a good time to buy a smartwatch as an early holiday gift, or to help track those increasingly chilly outdoor runs. Amazon is selling the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 at a new low of $230 for a 40mm Bluetooth model, or $50 below the official price. The LTE version has been similarly discounted…
With more people working remotely than ever before, it’s important to be aware of the potential cybersecurity threats out there. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the long-reiterated theme – Own IT, Secure IT, and Protect IT – couldn’t be more relevant. It’s up to each of us to take responsibility for our online safety….
Apple announced the 10th generation of the standard iPad in the middle of October 2022. The tablet sits above the 9th generation model – which remains the entry-level model – but below the iPad Air, and while it didn’t get an all-singing, all-dancing event for its reveal, it deserved to. The iPad (10th generation) borrows…