• Samsung announces another record-breaking quarter, driven by its memory business

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    Samsung Electronics just announced another all-time high quarterly result – revenue grew by 14% quarter-on-quarter (compared to Q3). The press release claims that Samsung Electronics is the world’s first tech company to exceed KRW 100 trillion in quarterly operating profit – specifically, it took in KRW 107.4 trillion in operating profit. Device Solutions (DS), the…

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  • DEAL: Google Cuts $200 Off Pixel 11 Price

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    Google currently has deals on its latest devices, including $200 off its less expensive Pixel 11 device. At $200 off, the starting price for this phone becomes just $699, down from the usual $899. If you’re thinking to yourself if $699 is a good price for the Pixel 11, it absolutely is. I’ve had the…

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  • OPPO’s next ultimate camera phone may give MediaTek a shot at the top

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    OPPO could be planning a big change for its next flagship camera. The upcoming Find X10 Ultra is reportedly being tested with MediaTek’s Dimensity 9600 Pro, a move that would take the Ultra series away from Qualcomm’s top-tier Snapdragon chips. But don’t write off Qualcomm just yet: Another configuration with Snapdragon silicon is said to…

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  • We asked which Googlebook you’d buy and many said they’d pass

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    A little over a month ago, we got our first look at Google’s Android-derived line of Googlebooks. Googlebooks are designed to let users seamlessly switch between their phones and laptops to create a true Android ecosystem. It’s a little too early to tell if they’ll succeed, but we wanted to know if they won you…

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  • MacStories Weekly: Issue 535

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    This week, in addition to the usual links, app debuts, and recap of MacStories’ articles and podcasts: One Month with Dot, by John Reading on the iPhone Duo, by John Spotlight on Club MacStories: Extra Buttons, Portable Keyboards, and Local AI, by John This Story is for Club Members Get weekly newsletters, exclusive stories, member…

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  • GM to Pay $220 Million After Betraying Their Own Drivers’ Privacy

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    Jonathan Stempel, reporting for Reuters: General Motors will pay $220 million to settle ​allegations that it illegally sold drivers’ private behavior and location data to brokers, who then sold the information to insurers that used it to set and sometimes increase rates. The settlement, announced on Thursday, resolves claims by the attorneys general of 35…

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  • The Only Good Easter Eggs Are Whole-Assed Easter Eggs

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    Marcin Wichary on the original iPod easter egg on Apple Music’s website 404 page: I am usually not a fan of easter eggs — most of them are poorly made — but this might be the best iPod recreation I’ve seen, and it’s an interesting thing to study: I think it generally covers all the modes etc. (with small…

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