Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) to launch soon, suggest leaked press renders - The Indian Express
Update 11/19: Sources tell Recode that Apple purposely limited the LTE capability of the iPhone 7 on Verizon in order to make the handset similar across carriers.
If you're looking for the fastest phone on Verizon, you may want to steer clear of the iPhone 7. According to researchers at Twin Prime Inc and Cellular Insights, Apple may be throttling its flagship phone on that network.
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The researchers shared their results with Bloomberg, reporting that the Galaxy S7 was twice as fast as the iPhone 7 on Verizon after collecting data from more than 100,000 phones that downloaded a large image. This huge delta exists despite the fact that the iPhone 7 and Galaxy S7 use the same advanced Qualcomm X12 modem.
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Why would Apple possibly throttle its own phone? Perhaps to make the device's performance more consistent across carriers. The iPhone 7 for AT&T uses a slower Intel LTE modem that's capable of 450 megabits per second speeds, while the X12 modem on the Verizon model has a theoretical max of 600 Mbps.
Apple didn't deny that it might be throttling its own phone, telling Bloomberg only that the "iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus meets or exceeds all of Apple's wireless performance standards." The spokesperson added that "there is no discernible difference in the wireless performance of any of the models."
That may well be true, but it's important to note that Apple is comparing only iPhones to iPhones across networks and not handsets from other manufacturers.
In a follow-up story, sources told Recode that Apple did in fact throttle the Qualcomm modem on the Verizon iPhone 7 in order keep the different versions of the phone "as similar as possible." Apple has another motive: to realize the cost savings of having two chip suppliers.
Recode went on to say that it would be difficult to know how well the iPhone 7 would perform if the Qualcomm modem was used to its full potential because one doesn't exist. But the Galaxy S7's much better performance on the same network seems like a pretty good clue.
A phone's 4G LTE throughput is only one aspect of a its performance. The overall speed, camera quality and battery life are all important. But consumers should be able to get the most out of Verizon's network, especially given that its plans tend to cost more than that of the competition.
See also : The Best iOS Apps You're Not Using (But Should Be) 
Apple Reportedly Throttling Verizon iPhone 7 (Update: Confirmed) - Yahoo News
Just don't buy anything for a week. The deals are coming!
Do. Not. Buy. A new PlayStation 4 Slim console until Black Friday. Even if your old console is broken and busted, we cannot overstate enough how you really need to wait it out for a week. You can do it! Just about every major electronics chain as well as some unexpected outlets (like Kohl's) will have deals on various PlayStation 4 Slim console bundles, most around $50 off.
Unfortunately, we haven't yet been able to locate any Black Friday deals on the upgraded PS4 Pro or PlayStation VR (our top choice for VR gaming), but that doesn't mean there won't be any last-minute surprises. Basically our advice is don't buy any kind of electronics for another week. But as you start putting this year's holiday gift list together, let this roundup of hot PlayStation deals be a good starting point.
(Don't worry, Xbox fans. We didn't forget about you.)
Best BuyThese deals are available from Thanksgiving Day through Saturday. You can find more Best Buy Black Friday deals here.
WalmartSee more Walmart Black Friday deals here.
GameStopThese deals are available Thanksgiving Day through Sunday, Nov. 27.
TargetTarget stores will open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day local time, but deals will be offered online thoughout the day. Some deals may be available beginning on Nov. 23. Check out more Target Black Friday deals here.
BJ's Wholesale Costco Sam's ClubThese deals are available Black Friday through Sunday, Nov. 27.
Toys 'R' USSales start at 9 p.m. online on Wednesday; deals are available in store starting at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
Kohl'sDeals are ready beginning November 21 and will run through Black Friday.
The Best PlayStation 4 Black Friday Deals - PC Magazine
The last few months have been full of surprises, and not just in the political world.
Microsoft and Apple, the PC market's two long-running rivals, are going head to head this Fall with a pair of impressive new laptops targeted at power-hungry pro users.
Microsoft's Surface Book, which launched last year, got a big power boost this year. Meanwhile, the MacBook Pro got its first major redesign in about four years.
Each laptop packs new features sure to please its constituents. But after taking a close look at the two machines and putting them through their paces, the non-partisan Business Insider was forced to acknowledge that Microsoft, a newcomer to the hardware game, came out on top.
Here's why:
View As: One Page Slides What is the MacBook Pro?
Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Apple's new MacBook Pro has been completely redesigned. It's now about as thin and light as the MacBook Air, but it has a lot more power under the hood. It also has Apple's high-resolution Retina display.
But the key feature on the MacBook Pro is the new Touch Bar, which replaces the traditional physical function keys with a row of digital keys that change depending on the app you're using.
The MacBook Pro comes in two sizes: 13-inch or 15-inch. There's also a 13-inch model without the Touch Bar, but we're only going to focus on the Touch Bar models for this comparison.
What is the Surface Book? Melia Robinson/Business Insider The Surface Book is the result of Microsoft's quest to build what it calls the "ultimate laptop."
To that end, the Surface Book sports a lot of processing power, a big, beautiful touchscreen display, and the Surface Pen stylus for notetaking and sketching.
For extra computing power, you can kick it up a notch: Certain models of the Surface Book include a dedicated graphics processing unit, or GPU, great for gaming or creative work. And just recently, Microsoft introduced the Surface Book with Performance Base, a premium edition with even more juice under the hood.
But the Surface Book's most crowd-pleasing feature is the ability for the screen to actually detach and become a fully-functional tablet in its own right.
Price Hollis Johnson/Business Insider MacBook Pro: The 13-inch model starts at $1,799. The 15-inch model starts at $1,999. But you'll likely spend more than that when you upgrade the RAM, processor, or storage.
Surface Book: The most basic Surface Book model starts at $1,499, and gets you the detachable screen and the Surface Pen stylus. The Surface Book with dedicated graphics in the base starts at $1,899, and the top-of-the-line Performance Base models start at $2,400. You'll have to shell out extra for more storage or RAM.
Winner: Surface Book. Although the MacBook Pro is cheaper, you get more features and power, like a dedicated graphics processor, for your money with the Surface Book. (Keep reading for more details.)
Screen Melia Robinson/Business Insider MacBook Pro: The high-resolution Retina display is just a standard screen. It doesn't have touch controls and won't work with a stylus.
However, the MacBook Pro does have a touchscreen on the keyboard. The new Touch Bar replaces the standard physical function keys and changes depending on the app you're using. It's also fully customizable, so you can choose shortcuts to what you use the most.
But the Touch Bar isn't as robust as a full touchscreen. For example, when editing photos using the Touch Bar, the images are so tiny it's tough to see them. The Touch Bar is really just a new way to access function keys.
Surface Book: The Surface Book sports a bright, vibrant touchscreen. That means you can scroll web pages by swiping down on them, or switch apps by poking their icon on the taskbar, or whatever else you feel comfortable doing by touch.
Plus, the included Surface Pen stylus makes it easy to sketch and take notes right on your screen, either in the preloaded Microsoft OneNote or a handful of other apps.
The one weird caveat with the Surface Book's screen is its 3:2 aspect ratio. That means that Word documents and photos appear on the screen in the same proportions they'd appear on the printed page. As a result, you'll sometimes see black bars on the sides when, for example, watching movies filmed for more standard screen ratios.
Winner: Surface Book. Both computer have gorgeous, high-resolution screens, but the touchscreen and pen input on the Surface Book allow you to get more accomplished. The MacBook Pro's Touch bar, while innovative, feels limited by comparison.
Operating system Melia Robinson/Business Insider MacBook Pro: The MacBook Pro runs macOS Sierra, the latest version of Apple's operating system for Macs. If you already use Apple services like iCloud, iMessage, or Siri, then macOS is a great way to seamlessly tie all your Apple devices together.
Surface Book: The Surface Book is the showcase device for Windows 10, and highlights a lot of its best features, including touch. While it can't boast Apple's tight integration with the iPhone, you can use Microsoft's Cortana virtual assistant to send and receive texts from a paired-up Android phone. Plus, Windows PCs are still the best place to play video games.
Winner: Tie. This one comes down to personal preference. Both macOS Sierra and Windows 10 are great operating systems. The biggest advantage Windows has is gaming.
Power Melia Robinson/Business Insider MacBook Pro There are several processor, RAM, and storage options for the MacBook Pro. For simplicity's sake, we're only going to list the starting specs and the max specs. In some cases, there will be in-between options. You can browse all MacBook Pro the specs here.
Processor
The 13-inch model starts with a 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor. You can upgrade that to a 3.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i7.
The 15-inch model starts with a 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor. You can max that out to a 2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i7.
Memory
The 13-inch model starts with 8GB of RAM. You can upgrade that to 16GB.
The 15-inch model only has 16GB of RAM.
Storage
The 13-inch model starts with 256GB of storage. You can upgrade that up to 1TB.
The 15-inch model starts with 256GB of storage. You can upgrade that up to 2TB.
Graphics
The 13-inch model has an Intel Iris Graphics 550 card.
The 15-inch model has a Radeon Pro 455 card with 2GB of memory. You can upgrade that to a Radeon Pro 460 with 4GB of memory.
Battery life
Apple says the MacBook Pro can get up to 10 hours of battery life, but in our tests it didn't get more than eight hours.
Surface BookLike the MacBook Pro, the Surface Book comes in a variety of configurations that you can browse here, though they all sport the same 13.5-inch screen. These are the starting specs, and the max specs with the premium Performance Base model.
Processor
The basic model holds an Intel i5 processor. At the highest end, the Surface Book with Performance Base hosts an Intel Core i7.
Memory
All models of Surface Book let you choose between 8GB and 16GB of RAM.
Storage
The core model of Surface Book starts at 128GB of hard drive space; the Performance Base models start at 256GB. In all cases, you can max it out at 1TB.
Graphics
The basic Surface Book unit has an integrated Intel HD graphics card, not vastly better than most other laptops. The versions with the dedicated graphics unit rock a custom Nvidia GeForce graphics card. Surface Book with Performance Base, the highest-end models, run a more powerful NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M with 2GB of GDDR5 memory.
Battery life
The Surface Book actually sports two batteries: One in the tablet portion, and one in the keyboard base.
Microsoft claims that the base Surface Book gets 12 hours of battery life while playing video, while the heavier-duty battery in the Performance Base model gets 16 hours. In our own tests, it was closer to 7 to 8 hours on the core Surface Book and 8 to 10 with the Performance Base, depending on usage and settings.
Winner: Surface Book. This one is close, but we'll give the edge to the Surface Book because its extra graphics power, especially on the Perfomance Base, is killer if you're doing heavy-duty gaming or creative work.
Ports Hollis Johnson/Business Insider MacBook Pro: There's only one type of port on the MacBook Pro: Thunderbolt 3. This port is used for everything: charging the computer, connecting accessories, and video output. It's also compatible with the new USB-C standard.
That's a big problem if you want to connect older accessories to the MacBook Pro. You'll have to buy adapters, dongles, or new cables for everything. After a lot of customer complaints, Apple decided to temporarily slash prices on USB-C accessories to ease the transition to the new port.
But the MacBook Pro still lacks a lot of ports professional users love. There no SD card reader. No HDMI. No Ethernet. No standard USB. However, it does have a standard headphone jack.
Surface Book: The Surface Book boasts a relative plethora of ports. It has an SD card reader, two USB ports, a mini-HDMI connector, and, of course, a headphone jack.
As a nice little bonus, the Surface Book's charger itself has an additional USB port that can be used to charge a device — though since that port is for power only, you can't use it to, say, sync a phone.
Microsoft's generosity here may have a long-term drawback, though. As new standards like USB-C, championed by Apple and Google, start to pick up steam, the current models of Surface Book may be left behind.
Winner: Surface Book. Although few doubt USB-C is the future, the reality is that many professionals still need legacy ports like those found on the Surface Book.
Which one should you buy? Melia Robinson/Business Insider That really depends. A lot of pro users who need a lot of power and ports for video editing, coding, and more, have raised a lot of valid complaints about the MacBook Pro. As we wrote in our review, the MacBook Pro is more of a "prosumer" device. It's a great computer for most people, but power users may find it lacking.
The Surface Book is designed as a powerful little productivity machine. It's about as good as it gets for Windows PCs, but there are definitely cheaper options for Microsoft fans. Still, the Surface Book packs enough oomph into a little package to make it an attractive alternative for Apple fans, and a great computer for just about anybody.
Bottom line:
Pro users and gamers will get more out of the Surface Book. It blows the MacBook away in just about every category. But there's also something to be said for the legendary build quality and sleekness of Apple's MacBooks, and for the refined MacOS Sierra. If you love Apple and don't mind dealing with the new Thunderbolt/USB-C ports, you won't be disappointed with the MacBook Pro.
Microsoft's Surface Book beats the new MacBook Pro — here's why - Business Insider
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Apple is reportedly asking its manufacturing partners to investigate moving iPhone production to the United States, according to the Japanese newspaper Nikkei. According to the report, sources claim that Apple has approached Foxconn and Pegatron, the two manufacturing companies that are largely responsible for assembling iPhones. Foxconn is apparently exploring the possibility, while Pegatron has elected to decline due to cost concerns.
According to the Nikkei, Apple made the request to explore moving manufacturing to its partners in June, prior to President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the recent election. But despite that, this report has to be considered in light of Trump's comments regarding Apple earlier this year. Trump has repeatedly suggested that Apple move its manufacturing back to the US. His most recent comments were made in January at a talk at Liberty University where Trump said, "We're gonna get Apple to start building their damn computers and things in this country, instead of in other countries."
Moving iPhone production overseas would likely be a pricey endeavor, with Nikkei sources claiming that it would increase production costs by nearly 50 percent, which makes sense given that the vast majority of Apple's part suppliers are already located in Asia. Motorola also tried to move smartphone manufacturing to America, but the experiment ended in 2014 when Motorola closed the factory due to costs. Apple has made some efforts in bringing hardware production back to America in the past — most notably, the Mac Pro in 2013, when the company invested over $100 million dollars to jumpstart production — but relocating iPhone manufacturing to the United States would be a move of a vastly different scale.
Apple is reportedly trying to move iPhone manufacturing to the US - The Verge
No caveats, no equivocations: Now is the time. This is the holiday where you finally buy that PlayStation 4 or Xbox One you've been thinking about!
"But aren't these consoles nearly three years old now?" Yes, friend, they are. And that's precisely why now is the right time to buy one.
This is how the video game console market usually works:
We are at the perfect point in that cycle where console prices have come down dramatically, the hardware has been minorly revised to work optimally, and game developers are putting out their best work.
More directly: We're at the perfect point in the game console cycle where you can buy a system knowing you'll get years of use out of it. Here's why.
View As: One Page SlidesNow is the perfect time to buy a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One - Business Insider
The 15-inch MacBook Pro has been torn to bits. Image: iFixit 
By Stan Schroeder2016-11-18 14:46:00 UTC That didn't take long: Days after iFixit tore down the 13-inch version of Apple's new, Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro, the 15-inch variant got the same treatment.
Unsurprisingly, the 15-inch MacBook Pro is pretty much a bigger version of its little brother. And it's similarly tough to repair. It scored a one on iFixit Repairability Score, meaning pretty much no one except professionals should ever open this thing. With the processor, RAM and flash memory soldered onto the logic board, and the battery glued to the case, there's very few things a user can replace on her own.
That said, the teardown reveals some interesting details about the biggest, thinnest, newest MacBook Pro.
For example, just look at this comparison between the Pro's force feedback-equipped trackpad and an iPad mini 4. It's huge!
Behold, the 15-inch MacBook Pro's trackpad. Almost as big as an iPad mini 4.
Image: iFixit
Also interesting are Apple's brand new fans (photo on top), which come in pairs on the Touch Bar MacBook Pro and keep the device cool. Apple says the fans' asymmetric new blades have better performance than regular ones and produce less noise.
For the full teardown, go here.