Simon Misrani

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com wins antitrust lawsuit against Alibaba, which was ordered by a Beijing court to pay US$141 million in damages

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The Beijing High People’s Court on Friday ruled that Alibaba, owner of the South China Morning Post, “abused its market dominance” and conducted the monopolistic tactic known as “ picking one from two”, which caused damage to JD.com’s business, according to a statement released on the same day by the Beijing-based online retailer. JD.com hailed … Read more

Flash Deal Gets You a Dell XPS 13 at Its Black Friday Price

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Digital Trends With 2023 about to close, you still have the chance to get the popular Dell XPS 13 at the price that it was going for during Black Friday. In one of the most attractive laptop deals for the end of the year, Dell is selling the Dell XPS 13 for just $599, following … Read more

How to clear cache in Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari, and Edge

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Do you clear your browser cache regularly? If not, you should. Your browser cache is responsible for storing the data of previously viewed websites. While the purpose behind the cache is for quicker loading times of the sites you frequent, it can work against you over time. Not only can it slow down your browser, … Read more

Apple underperformed mega-cap peers in 2023 due to revenue slide

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Apple CEO Tim Cook stands next to a new Apple Vision Pro headset displayed during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California, June 5, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple’s stock rallied in 2023, but its performance was outshined by all of its mega-cap tech peers, as the company suffered four straight quarters … Read more

Apple supplier Luxshare to take control of key iPhone plant in eastern China via US$300 million deal with Taiwan’s Pegatron

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Apple’s key Chinese manufacturing partner Luxshare Precision Industry Co is set to gain control of an iPhone assembly site run by a Taiwanese rival, as the US tech giant fosters ties with mainland China-based suppliers to improve relations with Beijing. Luxshare is set to buy a 62.5 per cent stake in Pegatron Corp’s unit in … Read more

The Best After-Christmas Gaming Laptop Deals We’ve Found

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Jacob Roach / Digital Trends You got some Christmas cash. You game. 2023 has been a blowout year for gaming with Baldur’s Gate, Starfield (sorta), and a plethora of other fun games. Conclusion? You need one of the best gaming laptops. But you’re also thrifty and shopping on a Christmas-card budget, so you need to … Read more

Apple Mac Studio vs. Windows desktops: not a simple choice

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While Windows desktops offer fantastic alternatives to the Mac mini and Mac Pro, the Mac Studio continues to sit in its own unique sphere. Part compact PC and part powerhouse, it’s the kind of device that’s only possible thanks to the massive success of Apple Silicon. When it comes down to it, that means nothing … Read more

Ether rallies 6% in catch-up trade as investors position for January

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A representation of cryptocurrency Ethereum is placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken on June 16, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The price of ether jumped on Wednesday as investors moved into the cryptocurrency ahead of key upside catalysts expected in January. Ether was last higher by 6%, according to Coin Metrics. Solana’s … Read more

Chinese e-commerce firms JD.com and Alibaba’s Taobao roll out ‘refund only’ policy to shoppers, heating up rivalry with budget retailer Pinduoduo

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Cutthroat competition in China’s vast e-commerce sector is poised to escalate, as leading shopping platforms JD.com and Alibaba Group Holding’s Taobao offer a “refund only” policy so consumers can keep the goods they had bought but complained about – matching an option that budget online retailer Pinduoduo has had in place since 2021. JD.com on … Read more

How to use WhatsApp Web

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As one of the most popular messaging services on the planet, there’s a good chance you’ve already heard of WhatsApp. From its humble beginnings in 2009 — two years before Apple introduced iMessage — to its acquisition by Facebook (now Meta) in 2014, WhatsApp has become the dominant messaging platform around the globe. In recent years, it’s … Read more