In this issue

Google has started selling a long-delayed budget smartphone boasting the same high-quality camera and several other features available in fancier Pixel models that cost hundreds of dollars more. The Pixel 4a unveiled this week will be available Aug. 20 after months of delay caused by supply problems triggered by the pandemic.

SAMSUNG'S NEW PHONES TEST CONSUMER DEMAND FOR PRICEY GADGETS

Samsung aims to lift its sinking smartphone sales with three new models that will test consumer willingness to buy high-priced gadgets during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

2 mins

NINTENDO PROFIT ZOOMS AS VIRUS HAS HOMEBODIES PLAYING GAMES

Nintendo Co.’s profit multiplied more than sixfold in April-June as people stuck at home during the pandemic turned to playing video games.

1 min

WEST VIRGINIA: WIFI HOTSPOTS TO ALLOW VIRTUAL SCHOOL OPTIONS

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced that WiFi hotspots will be set up around the state to give students the option to take virtual classes when schools are scheduled to reopen in September.

1 min

DISNEY 3Q REVENUE DROPS 42%, MISSING EXPECTATIONS

Walt Disney Co. reported that its net income fell dramatically in the three-month period that ended in June when it most of its theme parks were shuttered and theatrical movie releases were postponed.

2 mins

GOOGLE UNVEILS BUDGET PIXEL PHONE AS PANDEMIC CURBS SPENDING

Google has started selling a long-delayed budget smartphone boasting the same highquality camera and several other features available in fancier Pixel models that cost hundreds of dollars more.

2 mins

HUAWEI: A GENUINE COMPETITOR TO APPLE AND GOOGLE

Now considered the poster child of China’s technology sector, Huawei has defied the odds in recent years amidst growing pressure from political leaders in the US and Europe.

6 mins

COVID-19 RESHAPES AND REDUCES BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPENDING

For Michelle Lynn England, back-to-school shopping always meant heading to Target and the local mall with her two girls and dropping about $500 on each of them for trendy outfits.

3 mins

FACEBOOK LAUNCHES A NEW TIKTOK CLONE, INSTAGRAM REELS

Facebook’s Instagram is launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok — Instagram Reels.

1 min

AMAZON CLOSER TO LAUNCHING SATELLITES, UPPING INTERNET REACH

Amazon.com is one step closer to space.

1 min

GOOGLE BUYS $450M STAKE IN ADT TO GIVE NEST A NEW PERCH

Google is paying $450 million for a nearly 7% stake in longtime home and business security provider ADT Inc., a deal that will open new opportunities for one of the internet’s most powerful companies to extend the reach of its Nest cameras and voice-activated voice assistant.

2 mins

PLUG IT IN: ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING STATION NUMBERS ARE RISING

When the electric car revolution arrives, will there be enough places to plugin?

3 mins

GERMAN LASER TECH COMPANY SAYS GOV'T BLOCKS EXPORTS TO CHINA

A German company that specializes in laser communication says it is pulling out of uncompleted deals in China after the German government barred it from delivering hardware to the country.

1 min

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