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iPhones and other Apple products are correlated to greater wealth, according to a new paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research. “Across all years in our data, no individual brand is as predictive of being high-income as owning an Apple iPhone in 2016,” according to economists Marianne Bertrand and … Read More
Samsung, the largest maker of Android mobile devices, is unlocking the FM Chip in new smartphone models in the United States and Canada. Many cell phones already include hardware that makes them able to receive free FM radio signals. Now manufacturers such as Samsung are unlocking the chip, which will … Read More
Something to add to your every-day carry: a TravelCard ($40). We featured it back March when it was fundraising on Kickstarter, and I’m happy to say it’s every bit as great as I hoped. Here’s an essential truth about Smartphones: it’s always handy to have more juice. That’s why I … Read More
Ahh, there’s nothing like the smell of 8-bit zombies at three in the morning! Death Road to Canada puts you in charge of up to five survivors of the zombie apocalypse, each with their own strengths, weaknesses, and quirks that’ll help or hinder you on your way to Canada, zombie-free, … Read More
There’s a new app that measures how high you can throw you phone without dropping it and shattering it to pieces. The “Send Me to Heaven” App was made public by Norwegian developer CarrotPop, according to TIME. It’s unknown whether the name comes from the idea of throwing your phone … Read More
