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All told, Apple said it notched profits of $12.7 billion, down about 7% from the same last year. That translates to 73 cents per share in profit, off $64.7 billion in overall revenue, which itself was up slightly from the $64 billion reported last year. It was also enough to beat average analyst estimates, which were 70 cents per share in profits on $63.7 billion in revenue, according to surveys published by Yahoo Finance.  … [Read more...] about iPhone sales fell 20% ahead of iPhone 12 launch, but Apple isn’t worried

NEW DELHI: Smartphone maker Oppo has expanded its A series of smartphones with the launch of Oppo A55 5G smartphone in China. The handset is powered by MediaTek Dimensity processor and is backed by a 5000mAh battery. The Oppo A55 5G sports a triple rear camera setup and it features a water drop style notch. The company has priced the Oppo A55 5G smartphone at 1,599 yuan (Rs 18,000) and it can be purchased in Brisk Blue and Rhythm Black colour options. The smartphone is up for purchase on various online retailers in China. Oppo A55 5G specifications The Oppo A55 5G smartphone comes with a 6.5-inch HD+ display with 720x1600 pixel resolution. The smartphone offers an 88.7 screen-to-body ratio and 60Hz refresh rate. The smartphone runs Android 11 operating system topped with the company's own ColorOS 11 layer of customisation. The Oppo A55 5G smartphone offers dual SIM functionality and it comes equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core … [Read more...] about Oppo A55 5G with 5,000 mAh battery, MediaTek processor launched in China

How much control? Facebook is the world's largest social network, with a user base roughly equal to the world's two most populous countries combined. Amazon controls 38% of US online sales -- Walmart, its nearest competitor, has just shy of 6% -- and has data on other retailers using the giant platform. Apple's App Store is a powerful gateway for software developers to find an audience with the company's massive iPhone and iPad customer base. And Google processes about 90% of all web searches globally. Combined, the four companies are worth almost $5 trillion. … [Read more...] about Congress is about to grill four of the biggest tech CEOs at a historic hearing

Joe Maring Joe is a Senior Editor for Android Central and has had a love for anything with a screen and CPU since he can remember. He's been talking/writing about Android in one form or another since 2012, and often does so while camping out at the nearest coffee shop. Have a tip? Send an email to [email protected]! … [Read more...] about 5 things we need to see from a Google and Fitbit smartwatch

The underappreciated but smart, highly capable, and principled town sheriff intent on solving the case on their own, FBI be damned. But that fails as a metaphor here because Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter certainly haven’t proven themselves to be highly capable when it comes to content moderation (see earlier description of shooting oneself in the dick with their own gun, repeatedly, as if they had many Hydra-like dicks that kept regrowing when shot). Twitter’s booting of various peddlers of hate and misinformation this past year came after more than a decade of widespread harassment and abuse. TikTok, the newest and possibly most vital platform, hasn’t quite figured out its moderation strategy yet, and it seems to fluctuate between deleting videos that are critical of China and allowing sketchy ads. There’s something almost comical about YouTube issuing a “strike” on Trump’s account as if he’s Logan Paul in the Japanese … [Read more...] about These Brave Corporations Did What No Social Platforms Could Do, And I’m Weeping