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Crowds in retail stores were surprisingly sparse on Black Friday – the traditional start of the holiday shopping season and long considered the day when retail sales are at their peak. Apparently, millions of shoppers were making purchases online as they chose to avoid shopping malls. (Stores Were Emptier Than …

An analyst at KGI Securities believes that next year’s line of iPhones may support gigabit LTE, giving the devices incredibly fast Internet upload and download speeds. AppleInsider reported that KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi-Kuo made the statement in a note sent to investors early this week. Kuo’s statement comes just …

Financial news outlet Cheddar can now be watched in Europe. The media company entered into a partnership with the French startup Molotov so that the latter’s subscribers can watch Cheddar on their devices. Erstwhile Buzzfeed president Jon Steinberg launched Cheddar early last year with $3 million in funding. It reports …

  You’re on the road going to the office or to the airport to fly to an exotic spot for a much-needed vacation. But you ask yourself: “Did I lock the door when I left?” so you have to go back to double-check. Or you say, “I hope no one …

If there is anything that international travelers fear the most – it’s losing their credit card, valuables, cash, or passport while in a foreign country. It’s a nightmare when that happens. You have to call your credit card company to cancel your card, go to your country’s embassy or consulate …

Denise Young Smith, Apple’s first vice president of diversity and inclusion, is leaving the company at the end of the year. According to a TechCrunch report, Young Smith – who joined Apple three years ago – will move over to Cornell Tech as “executive in residence” beginning January next year. …

Are you a verified Twitter account holder? Be careful that you don’t violate the social network’s policies or you’ll lose your verification badge. What’s the verification badge we’re talking about? It’s that check mark after your display name. Announcement Twitter Support announced in a series of tweets that it would …

Tired of sitting all day at work, poring over voluminous documents or doing whatever task lies before you? There is now a way for you to work while standing. Amazon is offering an Avantree standing portable desk at 30 percent off its original price. The desk comes in just one …

The legal woes of Uber have piled up. After fighting the U.K. government over a London-wide ban, the company lost an appeal over a ruling categorizing the ride-hailing giant’s drivers as workers and not independent, self-employed contractors as Uber claims. Thus, Uber drivers in the U.K. are entitled to get …

What is it about length that’s taking Twitter’s attention lately and has put brevity aside? The microblogging platform has announced in a tweet on Thursday that a user can now make his or her display name longer. “Starting today (referring to Thursday), your Twitter display name can be up to …