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iPhone XR Is A Huge Disappointment, And That Reflects In Apple Stock

Bad news continues to come out for Apple, whose stock was painfully closing at $176.8 (-0.1%) last night on Wall Street, after two sessions of sharp corrections. According to the Wall Street Journal today, Japanese telecom operators will receive subsidies from Apple, which they should use to reduce the lowest-priced device of the iPhone 2018 models even more. We talk about iPhone XR.

This information confirms a likely very disappointing launch of the device and will fuel fears of a more general slowdown in demand for Apple’s flagship product. “Less than a month after the release of the iPhone XR, Apple Inc. plans to offer subsidies to mobile network operators in Japan to support sales of its new cheapest smartphone,” says the WSJ.

This “promotion” on the most affordable device among the new ones, as well as the cuts in production plans, are a sign of limited consumer enthusiasm for this iPhone XR device, which displays fewer features than the other two new models released this year. Japanese GSM operators could reduce iPhone XR prices as early as next week.

iPhone XR Is A Huge Disappointment, And That Reflects In Apple Stock

Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple had reduced production orders for the three iPhone 2108 models. It would have become more difficult for Apple to anticipate its needs in components and devices, in particular, due to a demand that’s lower than expected.

Yesterday, Foxconn, the world leader in electronic subcontracting, intended to reduce its costs by 20 billion Yuan (nearly $3 billion) in 2019, Apple’s supplier being confronted with “a very difficult and competitive year” according to Bloomberg. The Taiwanese group reported that it was carrying out a regular annual review of the budget for 2019.

Of course, such an adjustment could also increase concerns about the iPhone XR demand. Taiwanese spending on the iPhone models assembly activity is expected to fall by 6 billion Yuan in 2019, and the group is also reportedly considering cutting 10% of ‘non-technical’ jobs, added Bloomberg.

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Artificial Intelligence Startup “Silk Labs” Acquired By Apple

Apple has just bought yet another company, whose name is Silk Labs. It is a startup company specialized in artificial intelligence. According to information emerged on several tech news portals, this small company is able to make AI software light enough to integrate into consumer equipment.

The artificial intelligence is already a significant part of many products, including smartphones. Almost every tech company out there is struggling to develop better AI systems for their purposes so that Apple couldn’t keep away from this race.

While the Cupertino-based company is already working on its own artificial intelligence systems, now they decided to buy Silk Labs, a small startup specialized in producing software and hardware products based on artificial intelligence.

Apple Acquired “Silk Labs” Startup To Reinforce Its Artificial Intelligence Department

Founded in 2015 by three former Mozilla employees (Chris Gal, Jones, and Michael Vines), Silk Labs is a small startup with only 12 employees. The company explains that it “aims to bring visual and audio intelligence to connected products.” Silk Labs is primarily working on image and sound analyzing software based on AI, which has the particularity of working directly on a product, without an Internet connection.

Silk Labs has developed several scenarios in which its services can be useful. To give you an idea, the company has devised an intercom system that can identify the person ringing the doorbell (if the person is already pre-identified, of course), or automatically disable/activate an alarm based on the face the AI system detected.

As always, the Cupertino-based tech giant firm did not wish to comment on the reasons for this new acquisition. The same applies to the amount Apple paid for this acquisition, both companies keeping that information secret. But given the size of the start-up, the price of this purchase would not be extremely high.

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UC Browser vs. Google Chrome – The Speed and Privacy Battle of Browsers

Choosing the right browser is important because it can impact your entire Internet experience. Google Chrome and UC browser are two of the most popular choices. Today we are going to place them side by side and see what are the advantages and disadvantages for each one.

Security

UC Browser did have some problems in the past. For example, back in 2015 it was discovered that UC Browser was leaking private user information. Even last month there was a UC Browser scandal after Google banned the browser from Play Store because it allowed the installation of Alibaba’s other apps.

Meanwhile, there were no major security issues when it comes to Google Chrome. We should also add that Incognito mode is available on both browsers, but Google Chrome also has a safe browsing feature, which means that users are not able to open malicious URLs.

Saving data

If you don’t want to waste your date you will be glad to hear that both browsers have data saver functions. Once you turn it on, these browsers will send you compressed versions of the pages that you want to access.

Customization

Both browsers allow you to change the text sizes once you access a web page. In UC Browser you can use the volume buttons to scroll down a page, and you can also use a typing assistant for the phrases that you use often. Meanwhile, you can’t customize the mobile version of Google Chrome.

Download manager

If we compare the download manager, UC browser appears to be the winner. Both browsers allow you to pause and resume your download task, but UC also lets you choose where to save the downloaded files. You can also choose the maximum number of files that should be downloaded at a time.

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Minecraft Pocket Edition Available to Download with Performance Improvements 

We’ve all seen how Minecraft is that one amazing game that allows people to be creative by creating buildings, houses and even castles with their own pool. But that’s not all – in survival mode, Minecraft allows players to be creative so they can escape the night and be safe from all the monsters, and all they have to do it build weapons, armors and houses.

The best thing about this game is that it’s a cross-platform one, which means that Minecraft cannot only be played on one platform – like PC as most of the people do, but on more than one. Minecraft has multiple versions, and the Pocket Edition just got its fresh-out-of-the-box APK update – it might be the best one so far, as some people have said.

What’s this update about?

This new update comes with a new version number: 1.80.0.14, and it comes in the form of APK. This can only mean that the update can be installed only on Android devices. For those who don’t know, APK stands for “Android Package Kit.”

This is one of the biggest updates since it has about 88.54 MB. It’s available for download now. Before getting it, there are two things you need to do: make sure you have enough space for it and then check to see if you have a smartphone that runs on Android 4.2. X Jelly Bean or something higher.

What’s so great about this update?

This update comes with a big, pleasant surprise: a bunch of software tweaks that improves the performance of the game. So hurry up to get it. It’s the best thing you could do if you want to play the game at its finest, without having to worry about the low-performance levels.

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Top Resizer Apps that you can use on Android

Resizing an image becomes necessary when you have to upload them to an app or a website that has only accepts a fixed size. While some of these applications do have their own resizing options, some of them don’t and you have to be prepared.

If you own an Android device, you might want to install a photo resizing app. There are plenty of options available, and we have listed below some of the best ones.

Photo Resizer HD

This tool is one of the most efficient ones out there. You can use it either in normal mode or batch mode. It is also possible to configure PRH to save the images in a folder that you choose. You also have the option to decide whether you want to keep or remove the EXIF data of an image.

Photo Compress

This app shows you the images which need to be resized. That is because you might have images on your phone which are not too big, and you don’t need to resize them. In order to check out the size of an image, you just need to check its thumbnail, since Photo Compress displays it there.

Once you choose the images that you want to change, you will be able to adjust the quality. Press the “Start Compress” button when you want the process to start. You can also set Photo Compress to delete the original images after compression.

No Crop Pic

You can use this app to resize your image, but you can use it for numerous other functions as well. It comes with more than 150 background patterns that you can add to your photos, and there are 400 smileys as well. You can rotate and crop the image, or you can add text to it.

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