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    Samsung May Release Monster Galaxy S10 With 12GB RAM, 1TB Storage, Near $2,000 Price Tag

    Mr. Diaz, In our business, fast processing is #1 priority. We aren't discussing games or Photoshop. We are discussing just sheer speed for whatever we use our phones for as tools for communication. For example: 1. WiFi hotspot - to power our business laptops while we might have several open...
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    All the Apple Problems In 2018 Show Major Hardware Quality Drop

    This is a good recommendation for some of the product issues discussed here. However, it does not eliminate the overarching philosophical drivers: I call it sloppiness - akin to what you are saying in your 2nd section. The Japanese are excellent systems integrators. They have gone way beyond...
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    All the Apple Problems In 2018 Show Major Hardware Quality Drop

    "The price of excellence is very high". There are no shortcuts and "thermal cooling" causing a finished product to bend says a few things: 1. Product development and enough sample range to cover likely events for testing takes time and money. If your priorities shortcut these quality...
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    The Best Smart Home Devices That Work with Google Home

    Hi Bill, I did not have any such "bait and switch" - just the tag line of "The Best Smart Home Devices That Work With Google Home". I'm on cellular Verizon Business, "Unlimited"(22 GB/month), Comcast Business 1GB WiFi (high performing co-ax). I saw this article first thing this morning using...
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    Galaxy S9 Hits Record Low for Sales

    That also makes sense as a factor contributing to this reported sales performance. It's never just one cause. It seems the sales recipe is gettig stale or has been for some time. More creativity from the marketing and pricing decision-making bodies at Samsung (and others - looking at you...
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    Galaxy S9 Hits Record Low for Sales

    Agreed, dallasbesty.
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    Galaxy S9 Hits Record Low for Sales

    It could be the few who could afford the ~$1,000 phones have done so, leaving those who are more price-sensitive with their current subscriptions. However, they are still price-conscious and may be even more so with the advanced news stating the still high price points. This could be a...
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    Best Buy Hanging Up on Huawei Phones (Report)

    It isn't just "hearsay" the DoD, CIA, FBI, and others have submitted - the documentation of built-in "back-door" systems that were purposely designed to communicate with head offices elsewhere, without the purchaser knowing about that embedded technology shows how dis-ingenuous Huawei's...
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    Facebook CEO Makes No Apologies But Promises Changes

    Andrew, What are you leaving out of your story here? Why? Obama used Facebook data, in the same way, to win in 2012 - you did not mention this at all, only targeting Trump. (https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/facebook-data-scandal-trump-election-obama-2012/ ) Quoting, "But keep in...
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    Kaspersky Russian Spying Rumors: Should You Still Use This Antivirus?

    ClutchC - The JS-levels are very politically motivated, smart as they are. Facts get trounced for political games. I don't like it. Perhaps the JS were jumping on the anti-russian rhetoric, whether or not any substance exists? That the Russians bought Facebook space for ads doesn't scare me...
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    Kaspersky Russian Spying Rumors: Should You Still Use This Antivirus?

    My Fortigate powered Ethernet and WiFi system would have found "Russians" in my network through the last 6 years of use. Either Gartner's and Forrester's evaluations mean something or they don't. Which is it?