Insiders say there's a silver lining to stagnant box office takes in 2016. Box office takes for China's film industry remained stagnant in 2016, but most industry insiders see it as a blessing in disguise. Last year's box-office total was ...
Tags: Film Industry, Turning Point
Archaeologists unveil the tragic story of a historic sea battle more than a century ago as they excavate an ironclad warship, Wang Kaihao reports. An iconic Chinese warship and the 245 officers-soldiers and crewmen who have been keeping a ...
Tags: Archaeologists, Sunken Heroes
Samsung retained its global smartphone crown in the third quarter, despite the monumental recall of its Galaxy Note 7, according to a pair of reports released Wednesday. Vendors shipped 362.9 million phones worldwide in the third quarter ...
Tags: Samsung, Galaxy Note 7
Sure, Apple could make software that powers both Macs and iPads. Yes, it could put touchscreens in its laptops. And yeah, it could make a hybrid device that's both a tablet and a notebook. But that would be taking the easy route. At ...
1. It cuts out the middleman. The TV app is a basically a "meta-app" -- a one-stop shop for all of the supported video apps on your Apple device. The best part of it is the top line of the main Watch Now page, called Up Next. It lists ...
If you want to save a few bucks on a not-exactly-new iPhone, Apple has a new option for you: refurbished models. The company has long sold refurbished Macs, but iPhones now are on Apple's refurbished products site, too, a change MacRumors ...
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The gadget giant is expanding its partnership with Red, an HIV/AIDS advocacy organization founded by U2 singer Bono. "Of course corporations should have values, because people should have values," CEO Tim Cook said in an interview with ...
Tags: Apple, World AIDS Day, Red
Apple Music appears to be growing on listeners. The music subscription service has surpassed the 20 million subscriber milestone just 18 months after its launch, Billboard reported Tuesday. That number represents growth of 15 percent ...
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1. New emojis Your iPhone or iPad keyboards just got 72 new emojis with the upgrade to iOS 10.2 -- because we clearly haven't reached the peak of emoji communication just yet. This includes new professions (that include both men and ...
Apple may be considering an investment in a tech fund from Japan's SoftBank Group, which is hoping to raise $100 billion. That would make it one of the world's biggest tech funds. If Apple signs on, the fund would count the world's most ...
Get ready for a wild 2017 when it comes to the world of wireless. From the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States to ever-growing hype around 5G wireless technology, the signs of change are unmistakable. It could ...
Tags: wireless, Zero rating, 5G
Apple's AirPods are available just in time for the holidays. The wireless earbuds use Apple's new W1 chip, first announced back in September, to pair and communicate with your Apple devices. That chip is the secret to a simple setup and ...
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Chinese bicycle brand Forever, which has a history of 76 years, has joined the bicycle-sharing scheme in the Internet Plus era by launching cooperation with U-Bicycle. "Forever bicycles will appear in the U-Bicycle fleet from the first ...
In November, domestic light truck market (including LFS) sold 130695 units. The top 10 of sales ranking totally delivered 103033 units, taking the market shares of 78.83%. From January to November, the light trucks (including LFS) have been ...
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Worldwide augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset shipments are expected to see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 108.3% over 2015-2020 forecast period, reaching 76 million units by 2020, according to IDC. The more ...
Tags: VR Headsets, headset