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Thank you for trying mediatech, I would rather buy yesterdays snapdragon SD chips over any high end mediatek stuff.

At $499, it's on the same level as the Google Pixel 6a.

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kevinmcmurtrie, 19 Aug 2022So... You think the downward trend to 128 and 256 GB of storage is a good thing? Give me 1+ T... moreIt's all about first world, buying flagships every year.And yes, when s6 got released, I didn't miss the micro sd, It had 128 gb version, and the base version was upped to 32gb ( and boy 32gb was something like >256gb back then), yet it still got a massive backlash. Maybe if we had 512gb or 1tb base version on flagship, people would be more forgiving on the removal of micro sd. But guess what, we are "haters"

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DMX, 19 Aug 2022do you know that the sd slots will never come back? they only live crying like little girls, b... moreSo... You think the downward trend to 128 and 256 GB of storage is a good thing? Give me 1+ TB of onboard storage and I won't miss the microSd slot.

It's weird that people want 200M pixel sensors in between a tiny lens and tiny storage. Ask for more storage or clean sounding music playback quality and they laugh like you're being unreasonable. It's the pinnacle of marketing nonsense.

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Then you have no choice. Find another phone, or pay higher to get what you want/need. I hope you can find one. Im sorry but truth hurts sometimes

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ALPHABOY17, 19 Aug 2022It's funny that only 1st world is relevant. It's like yeah, 8 B people on this plane... moreOf the mentioned 8 billion only a few hundred million make the large sales numbers and mainly make profit. That's what manufacturers go for. The few hundred pay development, new features, powerful chipsets, large storages... Selling phones in Africa, India, South America... that does not bring much profit. You sell little, profits are low due to low prices of phones... Even in China the profits are barely to survive.

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Anonymous, 18 Aug 2022Nokia XR20 has headphone jack and card slot.And its quite underrated too!!! Plus no gimmicks (except for the tall display but that's what every brand is doing )

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DMX, 19 Aug 2022this is for people from the first world, not for people who live in a cave even like youIt's funny that only 1st world is relevant. It's like yeah, 8 B people on this planet are from 1st world countries, aren't they?

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DMX, 19 Aug 2022this is for people from the first world, not for people who live in a cave even like youQuestion isn't answered bud. Give me a carrier in the US that provides free cloud storage. Go ahead. I'm waiting to be enlightened not by planned obsolescence by leaving out the microSD card slot when this thing doesn't even have an option for higher internal storage.

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KondriX, 18 Aug 2022Do you know that having an SD card doesn't stop you from using cloud? But it's there... moredo you know that the sd slots will never come back? they only live crying like little girls, because there is sony that still includes that ahh but what they want is everything for 300 dollars, if they want a headphone jack and sd port they have to go through the box and unpack 1700 which costs an xperia if not, go back to 2010 lol

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Dometalican, 19 Aug 2022Wait, what carrier offers cloud storage for free? Please enlighten me because I don't fee... morethis is for people from the first world, not for people who live in a cave even like you

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AlienKiss, 19 Aug 2022Clearly you're not a technical person. People aren't asking necessarily for more sto... moreI only see dinosaurs like you ask for that, I see most of them very well with 256gb and 512

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eXultia, 19 Aug 2022No charger no buy.There is no price range.

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Apart from how generic this phone looks, it must be the lightest of its class because of having 170g of weight with that pocketbook size

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Still lack lots of features, there are free phones which have 3.5mm jack and micro sd. This is just for a relatively small segment of customer who can live with limited storage.

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"You need to supply your own charger, though, there is only a USB-C cable in the box."

There is moto g62 with jack and micro sd, yet no one cared to even call these as positives.

We don't even deserve a cable in the box, let alone a charger brick.

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CONSPIRACY, 18 Aug 2022I do not have WiFi,and there's a lot like myself who have mobile data only,so your answer... moreBut that's not the problem of the manufacturer, is it? In the USA and in Europe almost every household has wifi, it is in restaurants, cafeterias, even on petrol stations... And the manufacturers simply build their devices according to the largest group of customers...

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Anonymous, 19 Aug 2022That's not an edge, it's a flat display. Bring back the real edgeYou brought it back with your comment

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DMX, 18 Aug 2022Especially in the United States hahaha who in the United States needs an SD card? where they h... moreClearly you're not a technical person. People aren't asking necessarily for more storage space, they're asking for a second hard drive.Has the swappable microSSD for smartphones been invented and I didn't find out??!Go back to school and let the tech people say what they want. Better yet, go buy an iPhone.My 1TB Sandrisk Extreme Pro says hi.Mic drop Ditch !

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The Motorola Edge (2022) is the first phone with Dimensity 1050, packs a 6.6" 144Hz OLED display - comments - GSMArena.com

Five storage suppliers have been ranked in the top 5000 list of North Americas fastest-growing companies: OwnBackup, Panzura, Komprise, SingleStore and OpenDrives.

Update. Panzura added to the list, 18 Aug 2022.

The Inc. 5000 is an annual report published by the Inc. business magazine and the 2022 edition ranked companies by revenue growth between 2018 to 2021. Inc. explains that the minimum revenue required for its list inclusion in 2018 is $100,000 and the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. Top-ranked BlockFi, a financial services business, achieved spectacular 245,616 percent revenue growth in the period. SnapNurse in second place grew at 146,319 percent. Third-ranked CDL 1000 attained 56,135 percent growth. The numbers decrease rapidly as we go down the ranks.

These are highly respectable numbers.

Panzura said it was growing at four times the rate of its nearest competitors within the survey period. CEO Jill Stelfox said: Joining the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America is an honor. Our mission to provide every CIO with rock-solid security, complete visibility, and the advanced ability to put their data to work drives us each day.

Kumar Goswami, CEO and co-founder of Komprise, said he was incredibly humbled in a statement, and: Our rapid growth over the past few years speaks to real enterprise pains in managing data growth and discovering a frictionless, safe path to the cloud. Were excited to help our customers on the next stage of unstructured data management maturity by enabling automated workflows to move the right unstructured data into cloud AI/ML and other big data tools.

The lists overall median growth rate was 230 percent, but the median of the top 500 companies was 2,144 percent up from 1,820 percent for the 2021 list.

The Worldwide Insurance Network came in at 5,000 with 80 percent growth. Can we conclude that storage vendors that were not included in the Ince 5000 were excluded because they had less than 80 percent revenue growth from 2018 to 2021?

Inc, states: To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be US-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies as of December 31, 2021.

There is also a need to apply to Inc. for consideration as a listed business. Heres what Inc said about applying for the 2021 list: The application process is also simple: Input your contact information and a few company details, submit your revenue numbers, and finalize your payment. Once weve received your application, well ask you to verify your 2017 and 2020 revenue figures. Youll learn whether you made this years list by the end of July.

The application fee for the 2023 list is $195 not that much, but think about this: Ince made $975,000 just from the 5,000 successful applicants. If there were 5,000 unsuccessful applicants then it made $975,000 from them as well. (Ed Perhaps Blocks & Files should run an annual top 1,000 storage company growth ranking report. We could make hundreds of thousands of dream on.)

Our takeway is that companies in the list nominated themselves and paid Inc a small fee. Thus the Ince 5000 does not review all companies in the USA and rate their growth. We could conclude that storage companies not on the list simply did not bother applying rather than that they failed to pass the bar to get into the top 5000. Thats why we dont see companies like Weka and HYCU and many, many more in the list.

Bootnote

The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue ofInc.magazine, which will be available on August 23.

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Storage suppliers make the top 5000 US fastest-growing companies list Blocks and Files - Blocks and Files

A SimpliSafe spokeswoman, Amy Nagy, said: In our privacy policy we do reserve the right to share customer videos with law enforcement in times of extreme emergencies. Having this in our privacy policy does not change our practice of not sharing this data with law enforcement unless required to do so by law, or with user consent in most cases.

Googles policies similarly allow it to share video with law enforcement where there is user consent or a legal order, while D-Links and TP-Links policies will do so under legal orders. (Their documentation doesnt mention user consent.)

Nobody is telling Amazon, Google, Eufy, and others that theyre required to share user video with law enforcement, said Anna Bonesteel, strategic response manager for the privacy advocacy group Fight for the Future. The federal law cited by Google states that companies may disclose customer records without permission. It doesnt say they must.

But these companies are giving up private video to the police anywaywithout a warrant, without permission, and without notification," she added. Amazon Ring created the market for these every-household surveillance devices, so they arguably deserve the most blame for establishing industry-standard policies that circumvent our individual rights.

Greg Nojeim, senior counsel at the Center for Democracy and Technology, said the emergency exception outlined by ECPA isnt necessarily a bad thing, because there are noncriminal emergencies that could benefit from these disclosures.

Asked to describe a real-life scenario where these disclosures can be helpful, Nojeim said to imagine its 2 am and an elderly grandmother has wandered off. Her daughter calls the police, who want to check the homes security cameras to know when she might have left and which direction she headed. Theres no suspicion of crime, so it is not possible to get a warrant, and the camera account owner, the daughters husband, is out of town and cant be reached. In this case, the police would contact the camera maker, describe the emergency, and get disclosure of the footage under the emergency exception.

The trick is for providers to get it right and make sure the emergency exception in ECPA isnt being abused by law enforcement and used to circumvent the warrant requirements, Nojeim said.

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It's Not Just Ring. Google, SimpliSafe, and Others Could Share Video Footage With Police Without Consent. - Consumer Reports

Today, the education industry is growing rapidly in terms of both student enrollment and job opportunities. Recent statistics show that the global education market will be worth $2.19 trillion by 2021, with projected annual growth rates of 5% for the next five years. The demand for well-educated workers is increasing across all industries.

As such, several companies have begun utilising technology to streamline processes and improve customer experiences related to education. Whether you're currently working in this field or looking to break into it, here are some ways that technology is improving the education sector as a whole:

Employee and Student Wellbeing

Health and wellbeing are becoming increasingly important issues in the workplace. In this line, many companies are now implementing programs to help increase productivity, reduce stress, and improve employee relationships. An example of this is the implementation of mindfulness programs, which have been shown to reduce employee burnout by an average of 43% while increasing productivity by 25%. Utilising school wellbeing software can help you improve staff and student wellbeing in real-time by collecting data regularly, allowing you to act upon the feedback.

Virtual and Augmented Reality for Education

VR and AR have been used in education for several years, with many institutions adopting the technologies for use in reception age classes and higher education settings. It has been shown that VR and AR are practical teaching tools, with most users reporting positive experiences. In addition, VR and AR have been shown to improve user retention rates, particularly among visual learners. Moreover, VR and AR are also ideal for students with disabilities, as they allow for novel experiences that may otherwise be unavailable to these individuals.

Cloud Storage

Cloud storage has proven to be a valuable tool in various industries. With this in mind, it's not surprising to see it being used in the education sector. Cloud storage can store digital content, like videos and documents, in a centralised location. This makes it easier for users to access these files across different devices while protecting against data loss. Cloud storage allows users to share and easily access files, regardless of location. In addition, cloud storage can help improve collaboration among employees and learners by facilitating easy access to shared files. This can be particularly useful in education, where students often work in groups.

Collaboration Tools

Collaboration tools allow employees to easily communicate and work together across different locations and time zones. Several tools are commonly used in the education industry. Some of these tools include:

AI-Based E-Learning Platforms

As technology advances, many companies are beginning to implement AI-based e-learning platforms. These platforms allow users to create and manage online courses using AI, making it easier for organisations to manage their educational content. AI-based e-learning platforms can also be used to facilitate online courses.

This makes it easier for companies to provide online courses to learners while increasing the overall quality of these courses. AI-based e-learning platforms can be particularly beneficial to education. This is because they allow educators to create more engaging content while providing learners with a personalised experience.

Conclusion

The education industry is increasing, and all institutions are adopting new technologies. This has led to various benefits for students, educators, and employers. Technology is revolutionising the education sector from improving employee and student wellbeing to enhancing the quality and accessibility of educational content.

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Utilising Technology To Help Improve The Education Industry - MinuteHack