After years of using Android smartphones, I’ve finally made the switch to the iPhone and iOS. Here’s my impressions of Apple’s smartphone so far.
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Category: Tech
Facebook’s new Patreon-like service offers creator-hostile terms
Facebook has introduced “Fan Subscriptions,” a Patreon-like service for creators. Unfortunately, creators should stay as far away from it as possible.
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The top online payment method is… the credit card?
A recent survey by marketing firm Ipsos and financial giant ING shows that the most popular online payment method is still the credit card.
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App review: Hoopla Digital
My review of Hoopla Digital, a digital media vendor that offers movies, comics, music, and audiobooks to various public libraries.
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Amazon calls off plans for NYC HQ2 after growing backlash
Amazon has announced it plans to call off plans to set up its HQ2 in New York City, amid growing backlash over the very expensive deal.
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How do the Big Five tech companies earn most of their income?
I look at the ways each of the Big Five tech companies (Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft) earn their income.
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Streaming service review: PBS Kids
I take a look at the PBS Kids streaming service, which featuers various educational children’s programming, all for free.
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Blog status update (January 2019): Shuttering the blog’s Facebook page (again)
An update on the current state of my blog, including my decision to shutter my blog’s Facebook page, between Facebook’s problems and a lack of usefulness.
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Streaming service review: Boomerang
I take a look at, and review the pros and cons of, WarnerMedia’s Boomerang streaming service. Is it worth taking on another service?
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Twitter’s 2018 year in review
I take a look at the top tweets and other figures for Twitter in 2018, from “Black Panther” and the World Cup to tweets by former president Barack Obama.
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