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☆ Your next iPhone might be able to roll into a cylinder, a recent Apple patent suggests
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The patent, filed by Apple in November and published on July 13, shows a rollable electronic display. Apple appears to be joining Samsung, Motorola, and LG in the quest to bring to market a rollable smartphone. Your next device could get quite the upgrade: Apple has filed a patent for a device that's capable of rolling up. Apple would be joining Samsung, Motorola, and LG in the quest to bring to market a rollable smartphone. LG too has advertised a rollable phone that they have yet to release.

Organizations: Apple, Samsung, Motorola, LG

Amazon Prime Day has been piling on great deals, including big discounts on phones. Below, we've compiled all of the best Prime Day phone deals so far. For more deals, check out our live blog, where we're tracking the best Prime Day deals across a range of categories. Best Prime Day Samsung Galaxy phone dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. If you're looking for a new Android phone, Prime Day has great deals on some popular phones.

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Amazon Prime Day has been piling on the best Prime Day deals throughout the event, including big discounts on phones. Below, we've compiled all of the best Prime Day phone deals so far. Best Prime Day Samsung Galaxy phone dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Deal Samsung Galaxy S23+ (256GB) For Prime Day, you can save $200 on our top pick for the best Android phone, the Galaxy S23+. Check out our full roundup of all the best Apple Prime Day deals for a complete list of discounts.

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☆ Olivia Dunne made $500,000 from a single NIL deal. Here's how she became the highest-paid female college athlete.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The gymnast started a collective at LSU to create more NIL opportunities for female athletes. Read more about why college athletes are the 'best performing subset of influencers' for brandsDunne is an outlier with her multi-million dollar income, however. She also founded in July the Livvy Fund at LSU to bring more NIL opportunities to the school's female athletes. Collectives, which are donor-funded groups that help college athletes build their brands, make up 80% of all NIL deals. "Most of the collectives, the NIL collectives, they go to the men's sports, so I'm creating my own collective for the women's sports," Dunne told "Full Send."

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Amazon Prime Day is in full swing, and we're rounding up all of the best Prime Day deals throughout the event. Best Prime Day Samsung Galaxy phone dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Deal Samsung Galaxy S23+ (256GB) For Prime Day, you can save $200 on our top pick for the best Android phone, the Galaxy S23+. Deal Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (512GB) This Prime Day deal on the Galaxy S23 Ultra is an all-time low price for Samsung’s most powerful smartphone to date. Deal Samsung Galaxy S23 (128GB) The Galaxy S23 (2023) is the entry model in Samsung's flagship smartphone series.

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☆ Google Pixel Fold Review: Foldable Phones Are Improving
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Brian X. Chen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When I recently turned on Google’s new Pixel Fold smartphone and unfolded it as if it were a book, it transformed into a miniature tablet, similar to an iPad Mini or an Amazon Fire. The phone’s performance was smooth and fast, and the bigger screen made reading emails, watching videos and reading comic books more delightful than on a normal phone screen. I was surprised because I have been wary of foldable phones. They were thick and heavy, had durability issues and lacked software to take advantage of their novel hardware. But I immediately knew the Pixel Fold — Google’s first foldable phone — was different.

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☆ Motorola Scion Asks $29 Million for West Palm Beach Pad
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Sarah Paynter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Some people are apparently ditching their iPhones for a foldable Razr model. Yes, the kind that was popular 20 years ago.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Motorola exec said that one in five people buying a model of its foldable phone were iPhone users. Apple is rumored to be making — or at least investigating making — a foldable phone of its own. One in five people purchasing Motorola's Razr phone apparently gave up an iPhone to do so. Yi's comments came ahead of the June 23 release of the Razr Plus phone, which features a larger screen and starts at $999.99. Foldable phones are a blast from the pastAnd for all the retro energy of flip phones, there's no guarantee that younger buyers will embrace them.

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Motorola announced its new Razr and Razr Plus foldable phones on June 1. Motorola's Razr Plus fixes my biggest issue with clamshell-style foldable phonesThe Razr Plus doesn't have the bottom lip that the previous model had, which makes for a cleaner look. Now, the Razr and Razr Plus have a modern clamshell design, where both halves are identical and flat. Motorola's standard Razr could be the most affordable foldable phone you can buyThe standard Razr also lacks the bottom lip of the previous Razr iteration for a cleaner overall look. Motorola Razr and Razr Plus specs

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☆ Why foldable phones are so incredibly expensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“I’ve owned practically every Pixel device,” said Pantons, 33, who has posted hundreds of YouTube videos about Pixel phones and other tech products. Premium partsThe flexible screen found on foldable phones is one of the biggest reasons why they cost so much. And the Google Pixel Fold has two: a 5.8-inch cover display and a 7.6-inch inner display. The new Google Pixel Fold phone Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesOther components unique to foldables also drive up the cost. Foldable phones are also notoriously fragile.

☆ Google I/O event: first foldable phone, new tablets and more AI features
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Samantha Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Pixel FoldThe Google Pixel Fold is the company's first foray into foldable phones GoogleGoogle became the latest tech company to unveil a foldable smartphone. Like other foldables, the $1799 Pixel Fold features a vertical hinge that can be opened to reveal a tablet-like display. The Pixel Fold is very much a phone first: when it’s unfolded, it opens up into a 7.6-inch screen, and moves on Google’s custom-built 180-degree hinge. Under the hood, the 11-inch tablet is powered by Google’s Tensor G2 chips, which bring long-lasting battery life and AI features to the device. AI features coming to searchGoogle is also moving forward with plans to bring AI chat features to its core search engine amid a renewed arms race over the technology in Silicon Valley.

☆ Motorola Solutions CEO: We still have supply chain challenges throughout the balance of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMotorola Solutions CEO: We still have supply chain challenges throughout the balance of the yearMotorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss company earnings, investing in security, and A.I.

☆ Morning Bid: Hike and hold, bank angst and Apple
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

As the Fed delivered what markets assume will be the last rate hike of a brutal 13-month, 500-basis-point tightening cycle, further aftershocks from the March bank blowups reverberated in the background. And given they had advance knowledge of next week's quarterly loan survey before Wednesday's rate decision, it suggests the bigger picture they see remains somewhat equivocal. Norway's central bank raised interest rates as expected and signalled more to come. Events to watch for on Thursday:* European Central Bank policy decision, statement and news conference* U.S. first quarter unit labor costs and productivity, April layoffs, March trade balance, weekly jobless claims. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ This is Google’s new folding phone
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Just a few days ahead of its product launch, Google unveiled an early look at its first foldable smartphone. In a video posted to Twitter and YouTube, the company teased a Pixel phone with a vertical hinge that can be opened to reveal a tablet-like display. According to ABI Research, foldable and flexible displays made up about 0.7% of the smartphone market in 2021, and in 2022 expected to fall just shy of 2%. Google's new Pixel Fold smartphone From Google StoreHigh price points have limited consumer adoption, too. The Pixel Fold is rumored to start at $1,700.

☆ A solid start to earnings season will be put to the test in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

The biggest week of this earnings season showed us that things aren't as bad as many feared. The week ahead of earnings, including several more Club names, should tell us more. The results are always important, but it's the guidance and management commentary we will really hone in on to better understand the path ahead. In Amazon's case, a solid first quarter for its AWS cloud business was overshadowed by management seeing a material slowdown in April. ET: Nonfarm Payrolls Looking back It was the biggest week of this earnings season for the Club as several of our mega-cap holdings and industry bellwethers reported results.

A five-year average one-day gain of 0.5% or more after reporting The stocks have beaten earnings expectations 75% of the time over a five-year period. It beats earnings expectations by a median of 16.06% over 10 years. Shares of Garmin stock has gained 5.8% so far in 2023, and the company will report earnings on May 3. The company beats earnings expectations by 3.58% over a five-year period, while beating overall 85% of the time over the same timespan. The company also has an unblemished record over the past five years, beating earnings expectations 100% of the time.

☆ EU sets out patent rules for smart technology to limit law suits
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Philip Blenkinsop | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEPs protect technology such as for 5G, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth that is needed by equipment producers to comply with international standards. Under the proposals from the European Union executive, patent holders in the fields of telecoms, computers, payment terminals and other smart technology, will be required to register their essential patents with the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The EU proposal also includes a new supplementary protection certificate to extend a patent by five years for pharmaceutical or plant protection products. This would complement the EU unitary patent that will be launched on June 1. The rules need to be agreed with EU countries and the European Parliament before they can become law and may be amended.

Mehta pressed him, for example, on if being dominant in search means that Google's search engine will improve faster than its competitors. In particular, he said, Google should not have made agreements with Apple that requires that Google be the default search engine. Google argued in court filings that the payments at issue are legal revenue-sharing deals and not illegal efforts to exclude rivals. Since this lawsuit was filed, Google has been hit with other antitrust complaints. The Justice Department filed a second lawsuit in January accusing the company of abusing its dominance of the digital advertising business.

Mehta pressed him, for example, on if being dominant in search means that Google's search engine will improve faster than its competitors. Google's Schmidtlein replied: "Offering a superior product, winning business on the merits is never unlawful." Google has argued in court filings that the payments at issue are legal revenue-sharing deals and not illegal efforts to exclude rivals. Since this lawsuit was filed, Google has been hit with other antitrust complaints. The Justice Department filed a second lawsuit in January accusing the company of abusing its dominance of the digital advertising business.

Google has argued in court filings that the payments are legal revenue-sharing deals and not illegal efforts to exclude rivals. The case is being heard by Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Since this lawsuit was filed, Google has been hit with other antitrust complaints. The Justice Department filed a second lawsuit in January accusing the company of abusing its dominance of the digital advertising business. A group of states led by Texas also sued on ad tech in 2020 while states led by Utah filed a lawsuit in 2021 saying the company broke antitrust law in handling its play store.

☆ Father of cellphone says people will learn not to stare at their phones while crossing the street 'after a few people get run over'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Father of the cellphone" Martin Cooper says he is "devastated" by pedestrian phone use, per AFP. The engineer's comment comes 50 years after he invented the world's first Motorola cellphone. Cooper told AFP that we are still at the "mindless staring phase" with our phones. A 2022 study on how pedestrians use their phones found that 14.4% of pedestrians don't pay attention to traffic when crossing. Despite the safety risks, Cooper told the AFP he isn't worried about the longterm dangers of unfettered cellphone usage.

☆ 50 years ago, he made the first cell phone call
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“I’m calling you on a cell phone, but a real cell phone, a personal, handheld, portable cell phone,” Cooper, then an engineer at Motorola, said on the phone to Joel Engel, head of AT&T-owned Bell Labs. “I was not surprised that everybody has a cell phone,” Cooper, now 94, told CNN. Today, 97% of Americans own a cell phone of some kind, according to a 2021 study by Pew Research Center. I know there are disadvantages to the cell phone. “Overall, I think the cell phone has changed humanity for the better and that will continue in the future.”

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: First Republic, Signet Jewelers, Snap and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A customer walks past an ATM outside of a First Republic Bank branch in Manhattan Beach, California, on March 13, 2023. First Republic Bank — Shares of First Republic erased earlier losses and were last up about 22%. UiPath — The stock surged 17.5% after the automation software company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 15 cents, beating the StreetAccount estimate of 6 cents per share. Adobe — The software maker saw its stock jump nearly 5% after the company reported fiscal first-quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates. The Wall Street firm said the stock has fallen to levels that are attractive.

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Credit Suisse, Amazon, Block, First Republic, FedEx & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: JPMorgan reiterates Amazon as overweight JPMorgan said growth deceleration concerns are overdone. Stifel upgrades FedEx to buy from hold Stifel said FedEx shares are compelling at current levels. JPMorgan reiterates Credit Suisse as overweight JPMorgan said it's standing by shares of the banking giant. JPMorgan upgrades Motorola Solutions to overweight from neutral JPMorgan called the telecom equipment company "high quality." Bank of America upgrades Takeda Pharmaceuticals to buy from neutral Bank of America said called Takeda a "stable value stock."

☆ JPMorgan upgrades telecom stock Motorola Solutions, sees more than 15% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's time to build a long-term position in Motorola Solutions , according to JPMorgan. Analyst Paul Chung upgraded Motorola Solutions to overweight from neutral, saying the telecommunications equipment firm that was spun off from telephone company Motorola Mobility Holdings is looking attractive. Motorola Solutions, the maker of video equipment and other software solutions, separated from Motorola Mobility Holdings in 2011. Since then, Motorola Solutions shares have had just two down years, most recently in 2022, when it fell just 5% while the S & P 500 dropped 19%. MSI 1D mountain Motorola Solutions shares 1-day Motorola has record backlog levels that are expected to remain robust on an upgrade cycle.

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