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PayPal now wants to become a bank in the US. The company has submitted the required applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish PayPal Bank, which would be a Utah-based chartered industrial loan company.
PayPal says this would strengthen its business and improve its efficiency, enabling it to "better support small business growth and economic opportunities across the US". Aside from providing small business loans, PayPal Bank wo
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After confirming that the Honor Win series will debut in China this month, the company has now set an official launch date. Honor has also shared the complete design of both models. Honor will unveil the Win and Win RT gaming-focused phones in China on December 26. Both smartphones are already available for pre-order via Honor’s online store in the country. Honor Win and Win RT in Black The company... Read more ›
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China buys Russian oil and gas at steep discounts while supplying Moscow with machinery and electronics as Western sanctions tighten. Read more ›
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Kyrgyzstan is making a bold play for the digital future and they’ve not gone halfway doing it. With the launch of USDKG, a $50 million gold-backed stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, the Central Asian nation is signaling that it’s ready to become a serious contender in global commerce. A hybrid approach to stability So, ... Read more ›
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An intriguing new rumor today confirms that there will be an iPhone Air 2 (even though it may only arrive in spring 2027), and it will add a second camera. This was first rumored last month, and it's nice to get a 'confirmation' of sorts (as much as any rumor can count as that). While today's report doesn't mention what the second camera will be, the rumor from November did... Read more ›
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If you want to understand how the US government works today, you should study President Donald Trump’s attempt to pardon a woman named Tina Peters last week. Peters is a former Colorado election clerk and a die-hard believer in the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. In 2021, Peters committed a series of […] Read more ›
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Honor has officially confirmed that its new Win series of smartphones will debut in China later this month, but hasn’t revealed an exact launch date. The lineup is being positioned as a gaming-focused series. The Honor Win series is now open for pre-orders in China. A newly released teaser also offers a glimpse of the rear design, revealing a large rectangular camera module with an illuminated “Win” logo at one... Read more ›
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The Honor Magic8 Pro is continuing its global rollout after debuting in Malaysia last month. Honor’s flagship is now available in Dubai and across the GCC. Interested customers can pre-order the Magic8 Pro starting today from Honor’s online store and other online retailers across the UAE. The phone is available in 12GB/512GB and 16GB/1TB variants. Those who pre-order the phone will also receive free gifts worth AED 2,299 ($815) that... Read more ›
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The answer to the question “what charger should I use for my phone?” used to be simple – the right charger came in the box. That hasn’t been true for a while now, at least not for most phones in most regions. Now you are expected to go out and buy your own charger. But which one? The main problem is that the U in USB is a lie –... Read more ›
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Despite not being officially announced, the Honor X8d is now listed in Kyrgyzstan. It currently shows as out of stock, but that will undoubtedly change soon. Unfortunately this means we can't tell you the price, but we do have the specs along with the official images you can see below. So, the Honor X8d comes in blue, grey, and black with a 6.77-inch 1080x2392 AMOLED touchscreen, the Snapdragon 6s 4G... Read more ›
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After launching the Galaxy A07 4G in August, Samsung is now gearing up to introduce the Galaxy A07 5G. The upcoming 5G variant has now surfaced on Geekbench, revealing some of its key specifications. The phone is listed on Geekbench with the model number SM-A076B, which is said to belong to the Galaxy A07 5G. It is seen to be running Android 16 and has 4GB of RAM. As per... Read more ›
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Rumors about the Xiaomi 17 Ultra’s launch point to an early announcement on December 26, and well-known tipster Digital Chat Station has now leaked all of the devices that are expected to launch alongside Xiaomi’s top-tier flagship. As per the latest rumor, Xiaomi will announce its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5- powered Xiaomi 17 Ultra alongside two Redmi midrange offerings, which are most likely the Redmi Turbo 5 and Turbo... Read more ›
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When vivo and iQOO announced that OriginOS 6 based on Android 16 will be launched globally, ending the OriginOS / FuntouchOS divide, the brands also revealed a rollout timeline for existing devices. That, however, was misleading. For example, the iQOO 12 from 2023 was slated to get the OriginOS 6 update in mid-November. And it did in fact arrive then, but it wasn't the stable build - instead, it was... Read more ›
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Every so often, an interesting product idea comes along that could be useful if executed right. This one is an iPhone case, called the Selfix, from the brand Dockcase. The case is designed for the iPhone 17 Pro series and adds a secondary display to the back. The Selfix case offers a circular 1.6-inch AMOLED touch display at the back with a 480 x 480-pixel resolution. The rear display’s primary... Read more ›
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ZTE has introduced a new tablet in Europe, specifically in the Polish market for now - but it might spread to other countries as well soon. Meet the ZTE Pad X1102N. It comes with an 11-inch 1920x1200 LCD touchscreen with a 90Hz refresh rate, a 13 MP rear camera, a 5 MP front camera, and a 7,670 mAh battery with support for 21W wired charging. That battery size is anything... Read more ›
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The Samsung Galaxy S26 series is expected to feature built-in magnets for Qi2 support, instead of just relying on magnetic cases like the S25 series. That’s the latest unofficial information, anyway. The new phones will still need magnetic cases, though. Samsung will sell a number of first-party magnetic cases, most of which are available for all models, according to WinFuture. However, at least one case (the carbon one) will not... Read more ›
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