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iPhone 11 may come with Apple Pencil support

Mashable 23 Aug 2019 05:12 PM [unable to retrieve full-text content]With an accessory being created to hold an Apple Pencil, this may decrease the discrepancy of Apple and its competitors, while increasing competition. Read more...More about Tech, Apple, Iphone, Smartphone, and Mashable Video

Daily Crunch: Apple plans Pro iPhones

Tech Crunch 22 Aug 2019 04:10 PM The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Apple reportedly launching new iPhone Pro and iPads with better cameras, 16-inch MacBook Pro and new AirPods Here come the leaks around Apple’s fall hardware event (rumored to be scheduled for September 10). According to Bloomberg, we’ll get new iPhones — including a new Pro model that replaces the XS li

Google proposes tighter standards around data collected for digital ads

Digiday 22 Aug 2019 01:00 PM Google has planted another user data-privacy flag in the ground. Today, the tech giant has released a proposal for industry standards around what controls users should be given over their data for the purposes of digital advertising. Google sets out proposals for how businesses should give users more control over their data privacy settings when it comes to serving ads. The core principles are that users should be able to see and control what data is collected on them, by whom and why, along wi

Rethinking procurement in retail

McKinsey 22 Aug 2019 12:00 AM Downloadable Resources Article (PDF-713KB) The days in which bricks-and-mortar retail monopolized touchpoints to customers are gone. Alongside pure internet retailers such as Amazon and Zalando, and start-ups like the beverage delivery service Flaschenpost, brand manufacturers are increasingly seeking to gain direct access to consumers—be it online or through ultramodern flagship stores in premium city-center locations. Aside from pioneers like Apple, many categories are encroaching on the fina

‘The scale of the problem is enormous’: Apple flexes strong anti-tracking stance

Digiday 21 Aug 2019 04:01 AM Apple is on the anti-tracking warpath again. The company has further tightened its anti-tracking policies in order to prevent ad tech vendors from using loopholes in its existing user privacy policy to track users across the web. As of last week, ad tech vendors and advertisers can no longer use a range of more supposedly covert user tracking techniques, like link decoration and fingerprinting, which had been gaining popularity as ways to circumvent Apple’s earlier efforts to prohibit tracking

Apple TV Plus to ‘launch by November for £9.99 per month'

Telegraph 20 Aug 2019 12:08 PM

Sports publishers continue to grapple with politics

Digiday 20 Aug 2019 04:00 AM August 20, 2019by Scott Nover Politics has always been likened to sports: Elections are “horse races,” policy squabbles are “inside baseball,” and debates feature “knockout” performances and “home runs.” While political rhetoric is happy to draw from sports for the most apt analogies, new data from ESPN says viewers want their sports strictly isolated from the politics of the day — and advertisers agree. The network did a study in June that found that 74% of fans across party lines said they pr

Apple boss Tim Cook makes case for China tariff break to Trump

Telegraph 19 Aug 2019 09:43 AM

‘People would stay in there forever’: Agencies grapple with phone-booth politics

Digiday 19 Aug 2019 04:01 AM In open-plan offices, where privacy is nearly impossible to find and office chatter has made headphones the norm, the answer has become phone booths: small cubicles that allow for a modicum of lost private space, without forcing employers to give up the far more economically feasible open-plan concept. For agencies, the open-plan office is meant to foster collaboration in an industry that thrives on that collaboration. But for some, the open plan can make it difficult to concentrate when on a p

Honor 20 Pro review: it’s all about the camera

Guardian Technology 16 Aug 2019 06:00 AM Honor’s 20 Pro is fast, lasts a long time, but it’s the camera on the back that’s the draw. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian The Honor 20 Pro is the new flagship phone for Huawei’s cheaper offshoot, offering some of what made the Chinese firm the camera master but at £550 it is a little overpriced. The Honor 20 Pro is essentially the same phone as the £400 Honor 20 with a better camera on the back, a slightly larger battery and more storage. It was meant to be released alongside its cheape

How to Make PR Work For You

Entrepeneur 15 Aug 2019 08:30 PM Image credit: Hiraman | Getty Images I study successful entrepreneur Neil Patel's insights a lot. His blog posts are great, and I always tend to share them with my colleagues because they provide tons of value. Gary Vee and Seth Godin are two other examples of influential business minds who've focused on marketing and made a big name for themselves. But while I've admired their work and taken courses and lessons inspired by it, one thing continued to bother me: Why wasn't it working as effectiv

Apple brings contactless student IDs to a dozen more universities

Tech Crunch 13 Aug 2019 03:43 PM Ahead of the upcoming school year, Apple this morning announced it’s bringing contactless student IDs in Apple Wallet to several more U.S. universities. The expansion will allow over 100,000 college students to carry their student ID on their iPhone or Apple Watch, where it can be used for a variety of tasks including paying for their meals, snacks and for entry into buildings, like the student’s dorm and other campus facilities. The expanded list of universities includes: Clemson University, G

How to lose the paywall revolution

Digiday 12 Aug 2019 04:03 AM Sponsored Sponsored by maz In early July, Digiday announced the beginning of the Streaming Wars. Bugles blared, banners waved, battle lines were etched into the ground. A diverse coalition of media upstarts and established giants declared their positions to take on — and take down — the biggest player in subscription video content: Netflix. TV apps from Disney, NBCUniversal, Apple and Bloomberg are about to hit the market. Their goals? Claim the streaming content crown and add a sustainable new

6 Simple Tips to Get More Search Results for Your Website

Entrepeneur 08 Aug 2019 05:30 PM In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Eric Siu offers a few tips on how to make your website rank on Google. Focus on both the design aspect of your site and the power of your company's brand. Some of the tips include: Brand reputation. Develop more recognition around your brand to designate yourself as the default. Search engine results. Aim to rank in the top search results. Bounce rate. A high bounce rate signals a negative user experience, since people are exiting your website abrup

The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week

What's New in Publishing 02 Aug 2019 06:45 AM Publisher triples revenue through Snapchat, Google unlocks 33% of publisher paywalls, and more Hit a metered paywall? Go incognito… A number of major publishers like the New York Times, The Washington Post, Medium and the Los Angeles Times have safeguards in place to stop users from accessing paywalled content using Incognito Mode in Google’s Chrome browser. But all that has now changed with the latest update of the world’s most popular browser. Our own tests using v.76, which began rolling out

SmartNews, growing 145% yearly, drives more traffic to publishers than Apple News

What's New in Publishing 31 Jul 2019 09:35 AM SmartNews is a leading Japanese news aggregator app which launched in the US in 2014. It has quadrupled its US audience over the past two years, according to Parse.ly, and now drives more traffic to publishers than Apple News. “The most reliably growing external referrer” Kelsey Arendt, Senior Data Analyst at Parse.ly says, “SmartNews is the most reliably growing external referrer.” She adds, it’s “up by 145% YoY, and growing at an average of 9% MoM, with a steady trajectory upward.” SmartNews

8 facts publishers should know about Apple News Plus

What's New in Publishing 31 Jul 2019 07:52 AM Earlier this year, Apple launched its new subscription service called “Apple News Plus” in the US and Canada, and the company plans to roll out the service in the UK, continental Europe, and Australia in fall 2019. As is so often the case with Apple announcements, the reactions after the launch ranged from “disappointment” to “the antidote to Facebook’s garbage.” Many publishers are uncertain about the new service: What does Apple News Plus offer readers and publishers? Does it make sense for pu

7 facts publishers should know about Apple News Plus

What's New in Publishing 31 Jul 2019 07:52 AM Earlier this year, Apple launched its new subscription service called “Apple News Plus” in the US and Canada, and the company plans to roll out the service in the UK, continental Europe, and Australia in fall 2019. As is so often the case with Apple announcements, the reactions after the launch ranged from “disappointment” to “the antidote to Facebook’s garbage.” Many publishers are uncertain about the new service: What does Apple News Plus offer readers and publishers? Does it make sense for pu

Competition to be the next ‘Spotify for magazines’ hots up as French app LeKiosk strengthens UK presence

What's New in Publishing 30 Jul 2019 10:37 AM France’s ‘Spotify for magazines’ LeKiosk is strengthening its UK presence with a new London office and additional staff for the UK team. LeKiosk first launched in the UK in 2012, with the ambitious aim of “securing all the major publishers” alongside those it was already working with in the UK, such as the BBC and Conde Nast. It started out with over 100 UK titles, and has since expanded to include major magazines from Hello and Country Life to Cosmopolitan and Newsweek. It has seen success in F

Best smartphone 2019: iPhone, OnePlus, Samsung and Huawei compared and ranked

Guardian Technology 23 Jul 2019 06:01 AM Need a new smartphone but don’t know which one is the very best? Here’s a guide comparing the current top-end smartphones from Apple, Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus and others to help you pick the best handset for you. There has never been a better time to buy a new flagship smartphone with many quality handsets available at a wider range of prices than ever before. Whether your priority is two-day battery life, fantastic camera performance or a spectacular screen, there’s plenty to choose from. This

Apple is looking to stay one step ahead in the audio game… by funding exclusive podcasts

What's New in Publishing 18 Jul 2019 09:00 AM Podcasting is having a bit of a moment. Advertising revenue from the format is expected to pass $1 billion by the end of this year, and the number of adults in the US who listen to a podcast is growing steadily, with more than one in three now listening each month. These trends haven’t gone unnoticed by Apple. According to Bloomberg, the tech giant is planning to fund original podcasts that would be exclusive to its audio service, in a move to stay ahead of competitors like Spotify and Stitcher

Clash of the News tabs: Apple, Google and Facebook square off

What's New in Publishing 15 Jul 2019 10:45 AM When it comes to Apple, Facebook and Google, the publishing industry hasn’t exactly been a fan. The tech giants have been repeatedly accused of driving away eyeballs and ad revenue, causing the demise of many a noted publisher, not to mention assisting in the rapid proliferation of fake news. The silicon valley giants have all come up with their unique solutions to this quandary. Different takes at different times, yet all essentially a variation on the same theme: the News tab. Google’s News ta

The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week

What's New in Publishing 12 Jul 2019 06:09 AM Firefox is building an “ad-free internet,” Google Chrome’s built-in ad blocker rolls out globally, and more The battle for an ad-free internet begins Both Google and Firefox have taken firm steps into ad blocking this week, which might be welcome news for users, but not for publishers who rely on display revenue. Google began rolling out its built-in ad blocker on Tuesday, which will filter ads on sites globally that repeatedly violate industry standards, such as video ads which autoplay with th

Honor 20 review: Huawei's first new phone during Trump dispute

Guardian Technology 10 Jul 2019 06:00 AM Huawei’s tried and tested formula of good performance, battery life and camera makes for a good value mix in the Honor 20. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian The Honor 20 is the first smartphone launched and put on sale by Huawei since Trump’s blacklisting of the company in May. In effect this is one of the phones Trump tried to ban, but as it happened the Honor 20 had already passed through the Android certification process before Google was forced to stop working with Huawei. In reality, T

Firefox is building an “ad-free internet,” and plans to pay publishers directly

What's New in Publishing 08 Jul 2019 10:00 AM “The online advertising ecosystem is broken,” announced Mozilla—developers of the Firefox browser—earlier this year. “The majority of digital advertising revenue is going to a small handful of companies, leaving other publishers with scraps.” As a solution, Mozilla proposed a better web ecosystem balance that puts publishers (and users) at the center of the online value exchange. The company is now sharing a first look at how this initiative will work. Users are now being invited to a free trial

The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week

What's New in Publishing 05 Jul 2019 06:15 AM Apple News+ to make ‘tweaks’ after a disappointing performance, online advertising to reach $650bn in 5 years, and more Back to the drawing board already? In news that will shock nobody, Apple News+ seems to be struggling with both publishers and users just over two months after launching the $9.99 a month subscription service. Apple is now allegedly looking to go back to the drawing board with Apple News+, and has been asking some publishing executives for retrospective input. Users are also fi

Global podcast ad revenue set to pass $1 billion this year

What's New in Publishing 03 Jul 2019 06:50 AM Podcast advertising revenue is expected to pass $1 billion by the end of 2019, according to figures from PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2019-2023. Between now and 2023, podcast advertising is expected to grow 23.1% to hit $1.4 billion, which is double the current global figure of $0.7 billion. The report’s segment findings on music, radio and podcasts also notes a number of other significant milestones on the horizon for podcasts, with advertising revenue for the format expected

Apple News+ to make ‘tweaks’ after disappointing performance for publishers and users

What's New in Publishing 02 Jul 2019 06:30 AM In news that will shock nobody, Apple News+ seems to be struggling with both publishers and users just over two months after launching the $9.99 a month subscription service, which brings together over 300 publishers into a bundled all-you-can-read app. According to Business Insider, Apple News is now looking to go back to the drawing board with Apple News+, with some publishing executives saying that Apple News’ team had asked for retrospective input from them in meetings since the product’s la

The must-read publishing stories you may have missed this week

What's New in Publishing 28 Jun 2019 06:00 AM How the WSJ is building a community around its comments, why bundled subscriptions won’t save news, and more Is there any hope for news bundles? Earlier this month, Mogul News launched an app that curates article content from Bloomberg, The Financial Times and The Economist, for £9.99 a month. The app has fierce competition from other curators looking to bundle news at an ‘affordable’ price, from Apple News+, Blendle, Scribd and more.In theory, news bundles should be hugely popular. It’s a model

With online streaming, local news is going digital

What's New in Publishing 28 Jun 2019 06:30 AM Local television news enjoys a somewhat unique vantage point among audiences: It’s America’s most trusted source of news according to the 2018 Poynter Media Trust Survey. Just over three quarters of respondents said that they either trust local TV news “a great deal” or “a fair amount,” beating out network news at 55% and online news at 47%. (Though local newspapers weren’t far behind broadcast at 73%). But local news is not without its challenges, as younger generations change their viewing hab

iPhone 11/XI: Release date, price, rumours and all you need to know about Apple's new 2019 phone

Telegraph 26 Jun 2019 03:39 PM

You should cover your phone's selfie camera, too

Mashable 26 Jun 2019 12:00 PM Can I get some privacy, please?Image: Eva-Katalin / getty Take a look at your smartphone. Perhaps you're reading this story on it, and the device is planted firmly in your hands. Maybe you're on your laptop, and your phone is resting face up on your desk. Now, focus your attention on the phone's selfie camera. Try to imagine what's in its field of view. Unless your phone's forward-facing camera has a cover on it, you may not be the only one with that picture in their mind — or on their compute

5 Amazon Ad Settings You Shouldn't Ignore

Entrepeneur 26 Jun 2019 12:45 PM Image credit: Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The following excerpt is from Timothy P. Seward’s book Ultimate Guide to Amazon Advertising. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Apple Books Auditing your advertising campaigns (in other words, conducting a critical examination of your campaign structures and settings) can help determine if they’re aligned with your business strategies and your goals for advertising on Amazon. It may seem daunting at first, but having a proper c

Apple rescues autonomous car start-up from the jaws of death, boosting its own troubled self-driving project

Telegraph 26 Jun 2019 01:41 AM

Q&A: WoodWing, combining multichannel publishing with digital asset management

What's New in Publishing 26 Jun 2019 05:30 AM WoodWing Software is a global market leader in the workflows and processes behind multichannel publishing and digital asset management. A long-established company that is well known to many in the digital publishing industry, WNIP caught up with Woodwing’s Rhys Wesley to find out more about the company’s most recent innovations… Can you give us some background about your company? WoodWing helps brands, publishers, and agencies create and manage content across teams, and publish content on differ

Why bundled subscriptions won’t save the news industry

What's New in Publishing 25 Jun 2019 07:00 AM Earlier this month, a company called Mogul News launched a news app that curates article content from three media outlets: Bloomberg, The Financial Times, and The Economist. If you were to subscribe to each of these publications separately, it would add up to at least $944 a year, but the Mogul News app costs just $9.99 a month, or $119 annually. There’s a catch, of course: not all the content produced by these publishers will show up in the app. As Press Gazette’s Charlotte Tobitt noted in her

Apple says Spotify exaggerated how much ‘App Store tax’ it pays

Tech Crunch 24 Jun 2019 08:43 PM In March, Spotify filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission over the so-called “Apple tax” and claims of restrictive rules regarding the App Store. In the time since, Apple has responded with the launch of a website that takes aim at the anti-trust, anti-competitive claims against it, and most recently, a deep dive into how the process of app approvals works, by way of a CNBC profile. Now, Apple has responded to the EC complaint with its own filing that says Spotify is only p

Beats by Dre names Chris Thorne as global CMO

The Drum 24 Jun 2019 03:10 PM Chris Thorne joins Beats as CMO Apple audio brand Beats by Dr Dre has appointed former Electronic Arts (EA) vice-president Chris Thorne as its global chief marketing officer, following a five-month search.The company’s top marketer position has been vacant for the past five months following the departure of head of global marketing, Jason White, who departed for cannabis startup Cura.Thorne will oversee the brand’s global marketing across all channels, with a remit to grow sales by driving cust

When music and marketing come together in harmony

The Drum 24 Jun 2019 01:40 PM Sony Bravia, Cadburys, iPod and Pepsi Music marketing is becoming big business for brands looking to amp up the appeal of their product offering to consumers.Always an intrinsic element of any advertising campaign, music has come center stage as an effective means of promoting your brand. Studies have shown that the part of the brain that processes music is the same that is responsible for emotions and memory. As such, it makes sense that brands wishing to create a positive impression of their

Creativity and effectiveness, brand building, voice commerce: 5 killer stats to start your week

Marketing Week 24 Jun 2019 01:42 PM Business leaders lack confidence in brand building More than half (51%) of business leaders, including 33% of senior level marketers, rate their knowledge of brand building as ‘average’ to ‘very poor’ despite of being responsible for setting marketing objectives. Those who admit to weaker brand know-how are less likely to link brand strength to commercial objectives. Some 73% of those who rate their knowledge of branding building as high believe brand strength helps reduce price sensitivity, co

Bill Gates reveals his greatest mistake

Mashable 24 Jun 2019 05:05 PM Whoopsie doopsie!Image: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images During a "fireside chat" with the venture capital firm Village Global, Bill Gates got extremely candid about what he considers his "greatest mistake ever" while running Microsoft. Apparently, Gates regrets letting Google become the dominant non-Apple mobile operating system. He explained that, at the time, the market had room for just one Apple alternative, and Microsoft should have been poised to produce that system. However, Gates said he enga

Apple issues MacBook Pro recall over unsafe batteries - how to check if yours is affected

Telegraph 20 Jun 2019 06:16 PM

Monetising audio, building direct relationships, and emerging tech: Insights from GEN Summit 2019

What's New in Publishing 20 Jun 2019 06:30 AM Over three days in sunny Athens, the Global Editors Network gathered a large group of innovators in the media industry, coming from the commercial, editorial, and technology spheres. With this diverse group at GEN Summit, three main conversations emerged: determining how we can monetise audio efforts, the importance of building direct relationships with readers, and looking ahead to emerging tech and formats. Monetisation of audio A big question in the industry this year has been on monetising a

Hands off the cookie jar: the future of targeting as restrictions on data tighten

The Drum 19 Jun 2019 03:00 AM Marketers must be prepared to either invest in the tech and talent to manage it in-house or else partner with those that can. The recent moves by Google, Apple and Mozilla to block third-party cookie targeting will force marketers to work harder to reach consumers using data. Since the dawn of digital advertising, data has played an increasingly pivotal part in realising the promise of reaching the right person with the right ad at the right time. Steps by both regulators and consumer tech gian

Sprint is the latest telecom to offer a tracking device that uses LTE

Tech Crunch 18 Jun 2019 04:40 AM Following in the footsteps of AT&T and Verizon*, Sprint is now offering an LTE tracker. The matchbook-sized device, simply called Tracker, provides real-time location tracking on Safe + Found app. Sprint’s new Tracker The Tracker competes with Tile, but instead of Bluetooth, Sprint’s device uses 4G LTE, GPS and Wi-Fi location services, so it can be used to track things, people or pets that might travel a significant distance away, compared to a range of 100 ft to 300 ft for Tile (depending

5G reportedly coming to premium iPhones in 2020, all models in 2021

Tech Crunch 17 Jun 2019 02:16 PM The latest report from renowned Apple leaker Ming-Chi Kuo already has an eye on 2020 and beyond. The news lines up with other reports around future iPhones, noting that the high-end versions of the handset are set to get 5G in the second half of next year. By 2021, all models are set to be on-board with the next-gen wireless standard. The report is in line with recent rumors that have the company holding off on 5G until 2020. That puts Apple somewhat behind the curve of a number of Android manu

Browser updates and outdated KPIs: Why silence is golden in video

Digiday 17 Jun 2019 04:03 AM It’s a tense time for publishers. On average, desktop traffic is declining in favor of mobile. In the US, 63 percent of online traffic comes from smartphones and tablets, which means that desktop display traffic, currently sold via direct sales team and SSPs, is also declining. On the face of it, that might not sound like a big deal. It’s not like people are giving up the internet, they’re just consuming more content on their phones. So what’s the problem? The problem is that the online adverti

Snag this 3-in-1 wireless charger on sale for less than $50

Mashable 16 Jun 2019 09:00 AM Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. It's capable of juicing up two smartphones and an Apple Watch simultaneously.Image: ipm TL;DR: Don't hold your breath waiting for a wireless charging pad from Apple — this one by iPM is on sale for $48.99, a savings of 62%, in the Mashable Shop. One of the biggest drawbacks of technology is that everything requires so many wires. You need separate cables to charge your gadgets, an assortment o

10 questions with... Carla Heath, managing director of Whippet

The Drum 15 Jun 2019 05:13 AM In an attempt to showcase the personalities of the people behind the media and marketing sector, The Drum speaks to individuals who are bringing something a little different to the industry and talks to them about what insights and life experience they can offer the rest of us. This week's 10 Questions are put to the managing director of creative agency Whippet, Carla Heath. Carla Heath of Whippet. What was your first ever job? Shifting mail sacks for the Royal Mail on a night shift. It’s where

“Privacy-invasive ad click attribution to become a thing of the past”: What happens to publishers’ ad revenues?

What's New in Publishing 14 Jun 2019 09:00 AM It seems like tracking user behavior for serving ads is going to become increasingly difficult in the coming years. Browser makers like Apple, Google, Microsoft Edge have been introducing new anti-tracking features. Recently, Apple introduced a new technology called Privacy Preserving Ad Click Attribution which allows attribution of advertising clicks while protecting user privacy. As more and more browsers acknowledge the problems of cross-site tracking, we should expect privacy-invasive ad cli

Daily Crunch: Telegram faces new attack in China

Tech Crunch 13 Jun 2019 06:43 PM The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Telegram faces DDoS attack in China… again The popular encrypted messaging service Telegram is once again being hit with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in Asia as protestors in Hong Kong take to the streets. As they look to evade surveillance measures by government officials, Telegram is o

The Steps of Creating Your Buyer Blueprint

Entrepeneur 13 Jun 2019 12:45 PM Image credit: Luis Alvarez | Getty Images The following excerpt is from Scott Duffy’s book Breakthrough. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Apple Books | IndieBound In the end, business is all about the customer. You can break through and take your product to market, but you can’t make them buy it. Therefore, you need the right product for the right buyer. The biggest mistake salespeople make is selling the wrong thing. They either push what they think is most important about their p

Silence is golden: preparing for the sound-off mobile ad ecosystem

The Drum 13 Jun 2019 04:08 AM It’s a tense time for publishers.On average, desktop traffic is declining in favour of mobile. Using the US as an example, 63% of online traffic comes from smartphones and tablets, which means that desktop display traffic, currently sold via a direct sales team and SSPs is also declining. On the face of it, that might not sound like a big deal. It’s not like people are giving up the internet, they’re just consuming more content on their phones. So what’s the problem?The problem is that the onli

Every secure messaging app needs a self-destruct button

Tech Crunch 12 Jun 2019 11:16 PM The growing presence of encrypted communications apps makes a lot of communities safer and stronger. But the possibility of physical device seizure and government coercion is growing as well, which is why every such app should have some kind of self-destruct mode to protect its user and their contacts. End to end encryption like that you see in Signal and (if you opt into it) WhatsApp is great at preventing governments and other malicious actors from accessing your messages while they are in tr

The best tech of 2019 (so far)

Mashable 12 Jun 2019 12:00 PM Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work. We're only halfway through 2019 and we've already seen a crazy number of cool, innovative tech releases. From camera-packed Android phones to long-lasting wireless earbuds to immersive wireless VR, there's been no shortage of impressive gadgets to drool over. Once again, we awarded the very best with our Mashable Choice seal of a

How Amazon surpassed Google and Apple to become the most valuable brand in the world

The Drum 11 Jun 2019 11:44 PM Amazon climbs to the top of Kantar and WPP's BrandZ list Amazon’s rise to the top of the BrandZ Global Brands Index is the product of the prizing its ecosystem over its aesthetic branding, according to the Kantar analysts behind the annual list.Kantar and WPP calculated Amazon’s brand value to have risen a staggering 52% between 2018 and 2019, elevating it to the number one spot on the Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking.Amazon’s value has now surpassed $315bn, according to the research

Foxconn can make all iPhones outside of China (if necessary)

Mashable 11 Jun 2019 08:23 PM Detail of a hand holding an Apple iPhone 6 smartphone with a Gold finish in a busy urban environment, taken on August 12, 2015. (Photo by James Sheppard/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Follow @https://twitter.com/PCMag PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. As the U.S.-Chine trade war

Apple can make iPhone outside of China to avoid Trump tariffs

Telegraph 11 Jun 2019 05:01 PM

How Amazon overtook Google and Apple to become the world's most valuable brand

Telegraph 11 Jun 2019 12:26 PM

How to maximise revenue for digital content

What's New in Publishing 11 Jun 2019 07:30 AM Publishers use a plethora of platforms to widen engagement, but how can they increase profit? Mary Hogarth and Steve Hill reveal essential strategies to boost revenue. Following the digital disruption era, one of the biggest challenges publishers face is how to monetise their digital content effectively. Magazine brands have been trying to grow their digital revenues to counteract a decline in revenues from print. Unfortunately, in many sectors, this hasn’t materialised. The more forward-think

Buying cables? Going for gold could mean a rip-off

Guardian Technology 08 Jun 2019 07:30 AM Gold-plated HDMI cables might look impressive, but that doesn’t mean their performance will shine. Photograph: Melissa Mercante/Alamy Cables are a necessary evil in our modern world. Whether it’s the power cord for your phone, the cables jammed in the back of your TV or the wires connecting you to the internet, they’re everywhere. And when you need a new one the options are almost limitless, with some costing as much as hundreds of pounds. But do you need to spend all that for a cable? Absolute

Answers to your burning questions about how ‘Sign In with Apple’ works

Tech Crunch 07 Jun 2019 04:12 PM One of the bigger security announcements from Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference this week is Apple’s new requirement that app developers must implement the company’s new single sign-on solution, Sign In with Apple, wherever they already offer another third-party sign-on system. Apple’s decision to require its button in those scenarios is considered risky — especially at a time when the company is in the crosshairs of the U.S. Department of Justice over antitrust concerns. Apple’s position

Tech Tent: Apple takes a stand on design

BBC Technology 07 Jun 2019 04:00 PM Image copyright Getty Images Just as at every Apple event, every detail of the new Mac Pro was greeted with whoops and cheers - until it came to the price of one accessory. When they realised that they were being asked to pay $999 (£784) for a simple monitor stand, the crowd at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) fell silent.On Tech Tent this week we ask whether the sky-high price for a low-tech product shows Apple has lost touch with reality. Stream the latest Tech Tent podcast on BBC S

Why it’s time to embrace digital experience platforms (DXPs)

The Drum 07 Jun 2019 02:05 PM By Luke Campbell-07 June 2019 15:05pmThe marketing sector can be a complicated place as new marketing tools and techniques are launched, almost on a weekly basis. Powered by The Drum Network, this regular column invites The Drum Network's members to demystify the marketing trade and offer expert insight and opinion on what is happening in the marketing industry today that can help your business tomorrow. DXPs can help marketers update and personalise content across multiple platforms. Today, wi

Apple Store designer submits plans to redevelop Notre Dame with glass roof and spire

Telegraph 07 Jun 2019 01:06 PM

Agile: The new active ingredient in pharma development

McKinsey 07 Jun 2019 12:00 AM Downloadable Resources Article (PDF-700KB) Roche is one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. It employs thousands of scientists and other R&D professionals around the world, dedicated to discovering and developing medicines for some of the world’s most intractable diseases. While the company’s approach to innovation has always been deeply collaborative—and remarkably productive—in 2018, it pivoted to agile, the organizational construct that is sweeping across industries. In March

Why Podcasts? Why Now? How to Leverage the Power of Podcasts for Your Brand

MarketingProfs 06 Jun 2019 02:00 PM For businesses large and small, podcasts are a huge opportunity to tap into a largely underserved podcast market that's hungry for fresh content, especially in niche areas of interest. Nearly 30% of Americans now listen to at least one podcast on a regular basis, and more than 70 million people actively look for engaging podcast content. It's the perfect time for businesses and their marketers to leverage this large listener demand. Though many businesses are still wary of the time and resources

The podcast market is booming. Research offers insights into monetization and the marketplace

What's New in Publishing 06 Jun 2019 06:25 AM Podcasts are not a niche market. One-third of Americans listen to podcasts monthly with one-quarter of these listeners tuning in on a weekly basis, according to a new report Investing in the Podcast Ecosystem in 2019 from Andreessen Horowitz. In fact, listeners now spend over six hours each week on podcasts, consuming approximately seven episodes per week. While the term podcasting was first coined in 2004, it wasn’t until the creation of the iPhone podcast app in 2012 that podcast listening cap

Samsung Galaxy S10 review: the sweet spot

Guardian Technology 06 Jun 2019 06:09 AM The smaller, cheaper Galaxy S10 fits a beautiful 6.1in screen into a more manageable size, sacrificing little in the process. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian The Galaxy S10 is Samsung’s middle-of-the-road top-end phone, featuring a large screen in a pretty compact body for those who don’t like the current breed of massive flagship superphones. The regular, non-plus versions of Samsung’s Galaxy S line have always been the sweet spot between size, price and performance. They offer big, beau

Apple iTunes lives on for Windows PC users

Mashable 05 Jun 2019 03:23 PM Disclosure Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work. Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images Follow @https://twitter.com/PCMag PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. On Mo

iPad OS, Apple login, end of iTunes: 5 things publishers should know from Apple’s WWDC keynote

What's New in Publishing 05 Jun 2019 06:45 AM Apple’s latest World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicked off this week and their keynote gave us some interesting insights into the latest updates and changes across all things Apple. Here’s a quick look at some of the most important takeaways that publishers should be aware of. #1. iOS now lives in the dark One of the most anticipated features from iOS 13 is Apple’s new ‘dark mode’. The iOS can be changed between light and dark mode via Settings, or users can choose to enable them based on

iPad OS, Apple login, end of iTunes: 5 things publishers should know from Apple’s WWDC keynote

What's New in Publishing 05 Jun 2019 06:45 AM Apple’s latest World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicked off this week and their keynote gave us some interesting insights into the latest updates and changes across all things Apple. Here’s a quick look at some of the most important takeaways that publishers should be aware of. #1. iOS now lives in the dark One of the most anticipated features from iOS 13 is Apple’s new ‘dark mode’. The iOS can be changed between light and dark mode via Settings, or users can choose to enable them based on

Developers sue Apple over App Store 'monopoly'

Telegraph 05 Jun 2019 12:37 AM

A closer look at the best new iOS, macOS and watchOS features from WWDC

Tech Crunch 04 Jun 2019 11:13 PM As expected, there was a lot at yesterday’s big WWDC keynote. In fact, you got the sense watching the whole thing unfold that Apple had to race through a number of its new features to cram everything into the two-hour-plus event. For many, the new Mac Pro was the star of the show, but for Apple, the clear the focus was on software. The company is keenly aware as hardware sales slow that its future is all about software, services and content. This week at the show, we got a guided look through t

Apple's latest privacy updates put an ever-tightening squeeze on third-party developers

The Drum 04 Jun 2019 09:12 PM Apple is saying its new sign in feature better protects users' data At Monday's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple announced a handful of restrictions on third parties that further cement its privacy-first customer approach.When unveiling iOS 13, the latest iteration of Apple's mobile software, senior vice-president of software engineering Craig Federighi said the company believes "privacy is a fundamental human right," and Apple's products reflect that credo.In a potential blow to m

A brief history of Apple's iTunes

BBC Technology 04 Jun 2019 02:24 PM By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter, BBC News Image copyright Getty Images Apple has announced iTunes will be absorbed into its three new entertainment apps: Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV.It launched a number of new services at a star-studded event in March, signalling a change of direction for the 42-year-old hardware company.ITunes will not be disappearing completely - downloads will still be available in the sidebar of Apple Music, the app will remain and the platform will be unch

Will Google's new set of controls finally push creative into the limelight?

The Drum 04 Jun 2019 02:00 PM Will Google's new set of controls finally push creative into the limelight? Google has recently announced new privacy tools that will limit cookies, as well as how much tracking can be done online by advertisers. This news comes in the wake of earlier announcements from Firefox and Apple's Safari that their blockers now automatically work on third-party trackers. This means that advertisers who rely on re-targeting will have to reconsider how they circumnavigate the restrictions going forward.T

Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon face US anti-trust probe

BBC Technology 04 Jun 2019 11:32 AM Image copyright Getty Images The US government is to take a fresh look at how the four tech giants Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon wield their power.It comes in the wake of criticism about privacy breaches, disinformation and anti-competitive practices.It could lead to more formal investigations from the Federal Trade Commission, among others.Shares in all four fell on the news but none has yet commented.At a news conference, Democratic congressman David Cicilline, who is chairman of the Hou

Apple will soon require apps with any third-party logins to offer Sign In With Apple also

Tech Crunch 04 Jun 2019 01:24 AM Something from the fine print out of today’s WWDC keynote. Sign In With Apple didn’t get a ton of time on-stage today, but it should prove a nice new feature for the company — and for those concerned about handing over sensitive information to third-parties. Turns out it will also be required for app developers utilizing any sort of third party login service. If they offer social logins or other third party options, they’ll have to offer Sign In With Apple as an option. TechCrunch has learned t

Apple attacks Facebook by becoming the asocial network

Tech Crunch 03 Jun 2019 11:58 PM Sharing with everyone is passé and more than a little bit scary these days. We want to send photos to friends without posting them publicly. We want to reminisce without being permanently defined by our timelines. And we want the utility of apps without giving away our contact info to developers. The problem is that this philosophy is hard to monetize for a social network that needs to maximize broadcasted content and engagement to score ad views. But it’s easy to monetize if you sell the phone

Apple dissolves iTunes into new apps

BBC Technology 03 Jun 2019 08:40 PM By Zoe Kleinman & Mary-Ann Russon Technology reporters, BBC News Media playback is unsupported on your device Apple has announced that iTunes is to be replaced by Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV. There had been speculation that the tech giant was planning to shutter the music service it launched in 2001.The firm also revealed a number of new privacy measures at its annual developer conference in San Jose.A new sign-in will be an alternative to logging into apps using social media a

Apple announces web login feature in privacy challenge to Facebook and Google

Telegraph 03 Jun 2019 08:07 PM

WWDC 2019: Apple unveils new iOS, iPad OS, macOS and Mac Pro

Guardian Technology 03 Jun 2019 07:45 PM Apple CEO Tim Cook unveils what’s next for the software running on the iPhone, the iPad, the Mac, the Apple Watch and a new Mac Pro computer. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple has announced that the iPhone is going to get faster with iOS 13, the iTunes app is dead on the Mac with the new macOS 10.15 Catalina, and the iPad is getting its own operating system. On stage at the firm’s annual developer conference in San Jose McEnery Convention Center, California, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook un

Billions wiped off tech giants as Congress takes aim at Silicon Valley

Telegraph 03 Jun 2019 06:40 PM

4 Steps to Take Your Marketing Efforts to the Next Level

Entrepeneur 03 Jun 2019 02:30 PM In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner, Brian Tracy discusses you can take to improve your marketing efforts. In order to beat your competition and achieve your goals, you should follow these steps: Create utility. Change your pricing. Adjust your marketing to your customers' reality. Offer your customers true value. Click play to hear more. Entrepreneur Network is a premium video network providing entertainment, education and inspiration from successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders.

Coca-Cola, Apple, BT: Everything that matters this morning

Marketing Week 03 Jun 2019 06:35 AM Apple to close iTunes Apple is closing its iTunes service, replacing it with Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV as it looks to better compete in the streaming market against competitors such as Netflix, Amazon and Spotify. The move is part of a raft of announcements from Apple at its annual developers’ conference. It also revealed a number of new privacy measures, including a sign-in service that aims to act as an alternative to logging in using social media accounts and hides a user’s em

The raspberry picking robot and other tech news

BBC Technology 31 May 2019 11:49 AM Kitty Knowles looks at some of the week's best technology stories including:Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei says he would be "the first to protest" if there were retaliatory Chinese sanctions against AppleSocial media giant Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp have been the subject of most data investigations in the Republic of Ireland since the European Union's new data protection regulation came into force a year agoA raspberry harvesting robot, developed by Fieldwork Robotics, has

OnePlus 7 Pro review: an absolute beast in every way

Guardian Technology 31 May 2019 06:00 AM The OnePlus 7 Pro is a massive, all-screen phone that sets new standards for speed and smoothness on Android. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian The OnePlus 7 Pro is the firm’s largest, most expensive and most premium phone yet. While not that cheap, it still undercuts the competition by some margin, while offering sheer speed and a stunning notchless display that even its most expensive rivals can’t touch. Starting at £649, the OnePlus 7 Pro is £150 more expensive than last year’s 6T or its

Google Play cracks down on marijuana apps, loot boxes and more

Tech Crunch 30 May 2019 06:54 PM On Wednesday, Google rolled out new policies around kids’ apps on Google Play following an FTC complaint claiming a lack of attention to apps’ compliance with children’s privacy laws, and other rules around content. However, kids’ apps weren’t the only area being addressed this week. As it turns out, Google also cracked down on loot boxes and marijuana apps, while also expanding sections detailing prohibitions around hate speech, sexual content and counterfeit goods, among other things. The two

The best mobile phone deals in 2019 - including the Sony Xperia 1 and OnePlus 7 Pro 5G

Telegraph 30 May 2019 03:56 PM

Two years after Essential’s launch, still no Home hub or second phone

Tech Crunch 30 May 2019 02:11 PM This morning’s Moto Z4 news was good cause to go back and reassess the state of the modular phone. Three years after the line launched, the concept hasn’t exactly ignited the market — in fact there are really just a handful of scattered competitors to show for it. Essential is among the most prominent with the PH-1’s clever two pin connector. By sheer coincidence, it turns out today is the two year anniversary of the company’s debut. Founder Andy Rubin took to the stage at Code 2017 with big id

Apple and WhatsApp hit back at GCHQ eavesdropping plans

Telegraph 30 May 2019 09:58 AM

Your Startup Won't Make It to 2022 Without Video in Sales

Entrepeneur 30 May 2019 12:00 PM Image credit: izusek | Getty Images No matter how effective your current sales strategy might be, you won’t survive the next few years if you don’t add video to the mix. The latest iteration of Cisco’s “Visual Networking Index” found that video will account for 82 percent of all online traffic by 2022. That means most of the content your site visitors, leads and potential customers consume will include moving pictures. Fail to provide that content, and you’ll lose business to more proactive com

Daily Crunch: Uber will deactivate low-rated riders

Tech Crunch 29 May 2019 05:06 PM The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Uber will start deactivating riders with low ratings Uber drivers have been able to rate their passengers before this, but those passengers were never really at risk of deactivation — until now. In a blog post, Uber’s Kate Parker said that while only “a small number of riders” should be affected, “it’s t

Making the most of Apple Search Ads

The Drum 29 May 2019 11:11 AM By Robert Westlake-29 May 2019 12:11pmThe marketing sector can be a complicated place as new marketing tools and techniques are launched, almost on a weekly basis. Powered by The Drum Network, this regular column invites The Drum Network's members to demystify the marketing trade and offer expert insight and opinion on what is happening in the marketing industry today that can help your business tomorrow. The Media Image reveal that Apple Search Ads would be a strong addition to any client’s ma

What to expect at WWDC 2019: Power features for everyone

Mashable 29 May 2019 10:30 AM Apple's expected to announce iOS 13, macOS 10.15, and watchOS 6 at WWDC 2019.Image: Getty Images On June 3, Apple will once again take to the stage at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California to announce new versions of iOS, macOS, watchOS, and maybe more at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). While last year's WWDC software highlights largely consisted of many under the hood tweaks — for example, iOS 12 sped up performance on older devices — we're expecting Apple to

Here's why the new iPod touch is brilliant

Mashable 29 May 2019 01:05 PM It may not have all the latest bells and whistles, but it's a pretty good deal.Image: Apple On Tuesday, Apple launched a new version of the iPod touch, the first refresh of the device in four years. At first, one might scoff at the device's modest features and lack of progress. It looks the same, it has the same screen size, and the same cameras. It doesn't even have Face ID or a fingerprint scanner. Heck, the iPod touch's design hasn't even changed much compared to the 2012 version. But on s

WTF is Apple’s ad attribution tool?

Digiday 29 May 2019 04:01 AM Apple’s two latest updates to Safari’s anti-tracking feature, Intelligent Tracking Prevention, have created a headache for anyone looking to attribute an ad clicked on one site to a product purchase or other conversion that occurs on the advertiser’s site. Now Apple is offering an olive branch of sorts: an ad attribution tool dubbed Privacy Preserving Ad Click Attribution.WTF is Privacy Preserving Ad Click Attribution?A terrible name for Apple’s ad attribution tool, so let’s just call it Apple’

Leaked screenshots confirm dark mode is coming to iOS 13

Tech Crunch 28 May 2019 04:15 PM 9to5Mac’s Guilherme Rambo managed to obtain screenshots of iOS 13. While it still looks like iOS, there’s a twist — there will be a system-wide dark mode to make your apps look better at night. Apple is expected to announce the new version of iOS at its WWDC keynote on Monday. With iOS 13, users can enable dark mode in the Settings app or with a toggle in Control Center — you may have to add the Control Center button in the Settings app first. And here’s what it’ll look like according to 9to5Ma

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