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Verizon CEO Changes Belief That Free Phones Can Make Up For Poor Service, Says Profitability Comes From Listening “To What A Customer Wants”

Verizon CEO no longer believes that free phones will make up for bad service

A company handing out freebies can attract a large customer base momentarily, which may look excellent on Verizon’s earnings call, but Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman no longer believes that this approach leads to increased retention. In fact, the CEO has altered his stance on where the carrier giant is lacking, and that’s in customer service, stating that if feedback was taken seriously and acted upon, costs could have been reduced substantially and profits could have risen. Fortunately, Verizon appears to have a solution to this. One problem that Verizon has tackled is providing customers with wireless extenders called femtocells […]

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Apple’s Diverse Wireless Earbuds Lineup Give You The Option To Grab The AirPods 4 Or AirPods Pro 3 From Amazon, Starting From $99.99 With Up To 22% Off

Apple's AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 3 can be had at up to 22 percent off on Amazon, starting from $99.99 only

The AirPods family offers a product for every price bracket, meaning that there’s something for everyone, just as long as you have the budget for the purchase. Fortunately, Amazon will make those purchases simpler as it has knocked off up to 22 percent from the AirPods 4 without Active Noise Cancellation and the AirPods Pro 3, which are Apple’s top-tier wireless earbuds at this time. For just $99.99, you can be the proud owner of one of these. The higher-end AirPods Pro 3 are currently listed for $199.99 after a 20 percent discount, making it the lowest price for Apple’s […]

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MSI’s ‘One Of A Kind’ Vector 16 HX AI With An RTX 5070 Ti Drops To An Even Lower $1600 After A $200 Discount, With Capcom’s PRAGMATA Included For Free

MSI Vector 16 HX AI gaming with an RTX 5070 Ti drops even lower in price on Amazon

Gaming laptop prices have finally started to stabilize, and if you’ve been following the swath of deals posted by Amazon, you’re more than likely going to stumble upon this MSI Vector 16 HX AI gaming laptop. In a nutshell, this machine oozes an outstanding ‘price to performance’ ratio as it’s equipped with an RTX 5070 Ti GPU, but more importantly, is its price. At $200 off, this powerhouse of a machine is now available for $1,599.99, and if you purchase one right now, a free copy of Capcom’s PRAGMATA can be yours for no extra charge. At $1,599.99, the MSI Vector […]

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Apple’s Liquid Glass UI Wasn’t A Random Choice, But A Stepping Stone Towards Introducing The Most Advanced Display Design Ever

Apple's Liquid Glass UI will be leveraged to create the most advanced display design ever

The inception of Liquid Glass with iOS 26 didn’t garner the best reception, but Apple isn’t taking a backseat with the UI choice, as iOS 27 won’t revert back to the original design because the company is planning a multitude of optimizations and improvements that will span several years. Aside from Apple typically being steadfast in its decisions, the reason it will stick with Liquid Glass has more to do with what it has planned for future iPhones, with a tipster noting that the California-based giant is set to release the most advanced display design to fulfill its bezel-less dreams. New […]

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Apple’s iPad Fold Isn’t A Feasible Product For The Masses, With Several Reasons Highlighted As To Why It May Not See A Release

Apple's foldable iPad may not see a release

The iPhone Fold is arriving to the market several years after Apple’s competitors have refined multiple versions, which only means that the next category to introduce this unique form factor will be the iPad. While this product would be the obvious choice, a new report states that there’s a chance that the foldable tablet launch may not happen, and it boils down to reasons such as price, design complications, and software optimizations. Even if Apple manages to scale past the internal problems surrounding the iPad Fold, its potentially exorbitant price will threaten its popularity In Mark Gurman’s latest ‘Power On’ newsletter, […]

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This Unique 10,000mAh AirVolt Powerbank From TORRAS Is Super Sleek And Has Two Attached USB-C Cables, All For $50.99 On Amazon [43% Off]

TORRAS AirVolt with two USB-C ports is 43 percent off on Amazon

Bulky powerbanks with a ton of juice bring a decent level of utility to the table, but carrying them is an encumbrance, whether it is in your hand or shoved in your pocket. Also, imagine the weight when you have to attach a cable to it while connected to the phone or tablet? Thankfully, the TORRAS AirVolt solves both of these complaints by offering a sleek alternative with a 10,000mAh capacity, meaning that it has sufficient juice to deliver multiple full charges. Best of all, you get two attached braided USB-C cables, all for the price of $50.00 after a […]

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iPhone 18 Pro Max Is Proof That Apple No Longer Believes Thicker Devices Are Aesthetically Unattractive, As Long As There Are Benefits

Apple to make the iPhone 18 Pro Max thicker, but you'll find out why that's not a terrible decision

The era of thinner iPhones was finally put to rest when Apple introduced the iPhone 17 Pro Max, its thickest flagship to date. While some might conclude that the Cupertino firm has lost its design ‘mojo’ with this release, the flagship also sports the largest battery for any of the company’s releases, with the iPhone 18 Pro Max said to take it up a notch in both dimensions and internal specifications. A comparison between Apple’s latest and upcoming flagships shows that thicker devices are in fashion thanks to the advantages that they bring. New dimensions comparison shows Apple is focused […]

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AMD Has Stuffed Ample Cores And Cache In Its Ryzen 9 9950X3D To Tackle Gaming & Multi-Core Workloads; Best Of All, This CPU is Now $125 Off On Amazon

AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU is now $125 off on Amazon

The success of AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D eventually materialized the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, offering more cores and cache for those who can get the more demanding work finished in the least amount of time and can pay for the privilege of owning one of the best gaming desktop CPUs on the market. Fortunately, today isn’t the day when you’ll be forced to fork over a premium because Amazon has slashed $125 from the total, meaning that you can grab every Ryzen 9 9950X3D for just $573.99 for a limited time. With a combined 128MB of total L3 cache, the Ryzen 9 […]

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Smartphone Makers Have A Viable Solution To Survive The DRAM Crisis; Sacrificing High-End Camera Sensors Without Downgrading Image Quality

Smartphone manufacturers are looking to cut down on high-end camera during the DRAM shortage

The Android smartphone market is littered with manufacturers to the point where they need to invest millions in discerning features and ‘over the top’ marketing to generate sales. Even after that, the margins often feel like it isn’t worth the effort. To make matters worse, the ongoing DRAM shortage has forced all companies to introduce price hikes, which will consequently make their devices more expensive and lower consumer interest. Fortunately, a tipster reveals that, after closer inspection, a lot of these companies feel that the demand for high-end camera sensors is declining, and since these parts are more expensive than slightly […]

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Apple’s Unified Memory Design Popularized Its MacBooks, But Research Firm Believes A Key Decision Will Take It To The Number 3 Spot

Apple's unified memory architecture and one decision could make it the 3rd biggest notebook maker in the world

The introduction of the unified memory architecture changed the course of the MacBook’s future forever, and while other chipmakers are playing ‘catch-up,’ Apple continues to race ahead of the competition, taking advantage of the current memory crisis by refusing to charge a premium for its products. With this new design, the Cupertino firm is expected to jump several positions in the notebook market, reaching the number three spot by beating Dell. However, a research firm believes that one key decision from Apple enabled the latter to reach new heights, and that was the MacBook Neo release. The lower priced notebook market was […]

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A Mac mini Thief Was Just Waiting To Be Caught After His Sheer Stupidity Left Incriminating Evidence On A Marketplace Listing

Mac mini thief gets caught in the dumbest of fashions

A base Mac mini was ordered by an Apple customer in the middle of March, and given that these compact machines were already scarce to begin with, it was estimated to reach the owner within four weeks. Unfortunately, bad luck can find anyone at a terrible place and time; the person expecting the Mac mini was disappointed to find that FedEx didn’t leave the product at the door but instead in a public area, where it was waiting to be picked up. However, while the thief was swift in depriving a customer of one of the most difficult computers to […]

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Qualcomm’s “Tier-Based Approach” Is Hurting Its Windows Notebook Market Position, As Company Must Target Adoption Instead Of Margins

Qualcomm should change its tier-based approach for Snapdragon laptop chipsets

A trio of next-generation chipsets for laptops has begun flooding the market, with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme being the company’s top-end version of this generation, followed by the slightly slower Snapdragon X2 Elite and lastly, the Snapdragon X2 Plus. With the SoCs tailor-made to take on Apple’s M-series, the San Diego firm has several options for its partners, but that’s where the problem lies. A discussion on Reddit talks about how Qualcomm’s tier-based approach is hurting its position and how it should only focus on the high-end market before trickling its way down to the less expensive brackets. The current […]

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