Freehold NJ Chick-fil-A ready to open
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Chick-fil-A will open its new Route 9 restaurant on Thursday, another step in the popular chicken chain’s expansion at the Jersey Shore. The restaurant, located in the new Elton Plaza shopping center, will be open from 8…
Nayib Bukele keeps pushing Bitcoin in El Salvador, with mixed results
SAN SALVADOR — Four months into El Salvador’s experiment as the first and only country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal currency, the International Monetary Fund had seen enough. Drop Bitcoin now, its board of directors warned in January, saying…
OnwardMobility shuts down, officially kills planned 5G BlackBerry
Earlier this month, reports detailed the alleged death of OnwardMobility’s 5G BlackBerry smartphone. There were a few possible causes for the phone’s demise, including that BlackBerry pulled its licensing agreement with OnwardMobility. However,…
FBI Warns About ‘SIM Swapping’ That Steals Millions From Victims: Warning Signs, 5 Ways to Avoid Scam
The FBI is warning the public about a sudden spike of phone scam cases this February. Smartphone users are advised to practice extra caution against SIM swapping schemes. For reference, the phone scam and SIM-swapping complaints recorded between January…
Consumers earned over $3 billion in trade-ins last year
Assurant released its 2021 Annual Trade-in and Upgrade Industry Trends report, and the results are intriguing. Through smartphone trade-in and upgrade programs, consumers earned over $3 billion in 2021. This amount is up by nearly $1 billion from 2020.…
TikTok Is Reportedly An ‘Essential’ App For Some Samsung Installs
Samsung smartphone users are given TikTok as a pre-installed app with “essential” status for some reason, which means users can’t uninstall it. It’s 2022, and yet, Samsung phone users still find themselves dealing with the menace of…
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Phones Have Already Started Arriving For Early Buyers
It looks like Samsung Galaxy S22 pre-orders are shipping early after all, with some customers posting unboxing photos and a complaint about lag. There is now solid evidence that more than a few Samsung Galaxy S22 orders are arriving early for those that…
OnePlus Now Official Smartphone of The Boston Marathon
Published: Feb. 22, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST|Updated: 8 hours ago With the impending launch of its next premium Android flagship device, the 10 Pro, OnePlus will serve as a key sponsor of the 2022 Boston Marathon NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/…
Today in FinTech: SoFi Snaps Up Technisys
In today’s FinTech news, SoFi expands its banking services, while U.K. FinTech CEOs ask to overhaul regulations. London embedded finance startup Weavr raised funds, while the London Stock Exchange Group acquired an all-in-one trading management solutions…
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, Microchip Technology and NXP Semiconductors
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – February 22, 2022 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets.…