Samsung and Google announced a new partnership today that will allow easier setup for Matter-enabled devices on both Samsung SmartThings and Google Home systems. At the Samsung Developer Conference held in San Fransisco, the Korean tech giant said that it will update its SmartThings app in the coming months so that users can onboard Matter-enabled devices even if they are set up in Google’s ecosystem and vice versa. For the uninitiated, Matter is an Internet of… Source link
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The Google Watch Is Here. But You’d Better Love Android.
It’s 2022, and Google finally has a response to the Apple Watch. It’s the Pixel Watch, which is essentially a Fitbit designed to work only with Android phones and seemingly a direct counterattack to Apple’s wearable that works only with iPhones. The only losers in the ongoing feud between Apple and Google, however, are us. Nearly a decade ago, Fitbit was a widely adored brand that made fitness-tracking bracelets and tiny pedometers for counting steps. One of its selling points was that… Source link
Read More »Google first Pixel Watch with Fitbit review: Too little, too late
Google Pixel Watch. Sofia Pitt Three years after acquiring Fitbit, Alphabet is selling its first Google-branded watch with the fitness-tracking technology. It’s called Pixel Watch, and consumers can find it on store shelves starting Thursday. I’ve been testing Google’s new Pixel products for the past several days. In addition to the Pixel Watch, there are the new phones, the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, which go on sale at the same time. Most of the Pixel 7 phone upgrades are minor when compared with the… Source link
Read More »Google Pixel Watch Review: Fitbit’s Best-Looking Watch Yet
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Read More »What Dimon’s ‘Easy 20%’ Drop in the S&P 500 From Here Looks Like
(Bloomberg) — JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s boss Jamie Dimon says the US stock market could suffer another “easy 20%” drop, which would push the benchmark index below 3,000 — a level it hasn’t seen since the depths of the coronavirus pandemic. Most Read from Bloomberg So what would another slide of that magnitude actually look like and which stocks would get hit hardest? For one thing, it would be painful for investors, with technology and so-called growth shares likely taking the brunt of… Source link
Read More »I’m 63, Have No Retirement Savings and Will Rely on Social Security. How Do I Begin Saving? Is It Too Late to Start Investing ‘This Late in the Game’?
I’m 63 and have zero retirement, just Social Security benefits. How can I begin saving? And where can I begin investing this late in the game? -Rita Saving for retirement is certainly easier and has a greater impact on you the earlier you begin, which you seem to understand. The longer you wait, the less time you have to put aside money. Additionally, the compounding effects from interest, dividends and growth have less time to work for you. Regardless of how late you start, however, I don’t… Source link
Read More »Saudi Aramco — the world’s largest oil producer — just issued a dire warning over ‘extremely low’ capacity. Here are 3 stocks for protection
‘The world should be worried’: Saudi Aramco — the world’s largest oil producer — just issued a dire warning over ‘extremely low’ capacity. Here are 3 stocks for protection The global oil market remains tight according to Saudi Aramco, the largest oil producer in the world. And that does not bode well for a world that still relies heavily on fossil fuels. “Today there is spare capacity that is extremely low,” Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser says at a conference in London. “If China… Source link
Read More »Stocks Churn in Choppy Session, Treasuries Steady: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — US stocks swung between gains and losses as markets digested upbeat corporate news and data on producer prices that will keep pressure on the Federal Reserve to tighten policy. Treasuries held steady, while UK markets were roiled once again by policy concerns. Most Read from Bloomberg The S&P 500 fluctuated as the benchmark attempted to stage a comeback after a five-day losing streak. Consumer staples and health care topped the leaderboard with gains in PepsiCo Inc. and Moderna… Source link
Read More »The Suns’ curious handling of Jae Crowder creates more questions than answers
Once opening lineups have been introduced this preseason, you can find the Phoenix Suns’ players bunched at their side of the court. A group of larger-than-life bowling pins, joyfully rattling and ramming against each other, all bouncing off the hardwood. Never mind the team is up for sale, following the expose of Robert Sarver’s long-rumored behaviors. Never mind that debut defeat at the hands of the … Adelaide 36ers? The giggliest Sun might even be the tallest, starting center Deandre… Source link
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