Smartphones have reached their peak, so what could possibly be next? Smartphones aren’t perfect, but we’ve reached a point of diminishing returns. So we can’t help but wonder what’s next, whether it’s AI or something different entirely.

Withings ScanWatch 2 review: A good-looking ‘smartwatch’ and not much else This attractive hybrid smartwatch offers reliable health data and decent sleep and fitness tools, along with notifications and excellent battery life.

Astell&Kern’s AK UW100MKII earbuds are an unbelievable value in India, but there’s a caveat Astell&Kern’s AK UW100MKII earbuds are now in India, and they’re an amazing deal. So should you actually buy these?

TikTok shuts down in US, says Trump will try to ‘reinstate’ the app TikTok is officially shutting down for U.S. users tonight, but there’s a shred of hope it could make a speedy comeback.

Google Discover for ecom I posted earlier but the mods banned it (perhaps because I added a link to the Reuters article that predicted the trend, so no links in this one!) Someone responded “Google Discover shows blog posts from news outlets and web stories. From my previous experience, many educational sites have their traffic spike from Web Stories (even for small ind…

Coinbase, Binance Plan to List Donald Trump’s Official TRUMP Token After Its Phenomenal Debut The official memecoin of the 47th United States president will be listed on most major crypto exchanges, even though the fan token faced trouble getting listed.

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Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in U.S. Apple and Google have removed TikTok from their respective app stores as U.S. operations shut down.

Online store in japan looking to become supplier I have set up a very small ecommerce website based in japan. For now, im specialising in selling character goods. Id like to be able to find stores in europe / US to work with as a supplier. Can anybody give insight on how i can search for this type of thing? submitted by /u/Few_Roof6311

eBay Banning New Seller Accounts Without Reason And You Can’t Even Talk to a Human Is anyone else dealing with eBay’s ridiculous system banning new seller accounts for no reason? I tried setting up my store, followed all the steps, and out of nowhere, my account gets permanently suspended. Their message said it was because of “activity putting the community at risk,” but I’ve done nothing wrong. I haven’t even made a single sa…

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Apple Removes TikTok From App Store on iPhones and iPads in the U.S. Apple tonight removed TikTok from the App Store in the U.S., meaning that the app can no longer be freshly installed on iPhones and iPads there. In other countries, the app remains available on the App Store and is fully functional. iPhone and iPad users in the U.S. who already installed TikTok can no longer use the app either as of tonight, as…

Apple Updates TestFlight to Block Access to TikTok Beta in U.S. Apple tonight updated its beta testing app TestFlight, seemingly to block U.S. users from accessing the TikTok beta on the iPhone and other devices. The update adds this fine print to the app, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris:Apple may use the IP address of your internet connection to approximate your location in order to determi…

TikTok will be ‘temporarily unavailable’ in the US starting tonight Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTikTok is officially going dark in the United States now that a federal ban on the app is set to go into effect on January 19th. Around 9PM ET, the app began notifying people in the US, including Verge staffers, with a message that said the ban would “make our services temporarily unavailable.” The…

TikTok is down in the US Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTikTok has gone dark in the US now that the ban-or-divest law passed last year is taking effect. The app has been removed from both Apple and Google’s app stores, it’s unavailable on the web, and users who open the app are blocked from viewing videos. The shutdown has the astonishing effect of removi…

TikTok ban: all the news on the app’s shutdown in the US Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTikTok shut down US access on January 18th, just before the law banning it took effect. Read the full story at The Verge.

Marvel Snap is banned, just like TikTok Marvel Snap is unavailable due to the ban on ByteDance apps. | Screenshot: Marvel SnapThe divest-or-ban law aimed at TikTok is also taking down other ByteDance-linked apps, including the popular card game Marvel Snap. The app suddenly cut off access Saturday night, seemingly without warning, surprising gamers who weren’t aware of its connection …

What to do if not working? I find it hard to relax and rest on days that I wasn’t supposed to be working. I worked pretty much everyday the past 3 years and since it’s lunar new year, our suppliers are closing for a break, I thought I should just stop working for a bit too. I tried playing games, working out etc, nothing gives me joy. What do you all to do switch off and …

If shipping cost and no way to estimate shipping is one of the biggest reasons for abandoned carts why do so many places still not use a cart with a way to estimate shipping? We all know that shipping costs are wicked now and somehow the buyer ends up paying them either directly or in the item price so why do so many shops still require people to go all the way through the checkout just to find out that shipping is $25 on a 2 ounce item. I hate this myself and research shows many others do too. Shipping rates as earl…

Genshin Impact’s developer to pay $20 million fine to settle FTC charges Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere has to change the way it does loot boxes. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The VergeThe Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday that Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere has agreed to a $20 million settlement and several restrictions on how it sells its loot boxes and manages children’s personal data. Accord…