The One Samsung Folds Under Pressure

On this week's episode - the war between Amazon and Google (appears to be) over. Also, Samsung's latest phone could be folding under the pressure according to reviews. 

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This week's Five Favorites 

1. Siri Shortcuts, Screen Time, and other iOS features coming to the Mac with 10.15 [9to5mac story by Guilherme Rambo]

2. Smart speakers to top tablet use by 2021, forecast says  [Mobile Marketer story by Robert Williams]

3. The 8 most important details we already know about PlayStation 5, Sony's next-generation video game console
[Business Insider story by Ben Gilbert]

4. Google and Amazon end their ridiculous streaming video spat [Engadget story by Nathan Ingraham]

5. Hot Topic: Some reviewers say their $2,000 Samsung Galaxy Fold foldable smartphones are breaking after just two days of use [Business Insider story by Antonio Villas-Boas]

DISHonorable Mention(s)

NYC subway denies using ‘real-time face recognition screens’ in Times Square [Verge story by Adi Robertson]

Honorable Mention:

Instagram hides Like counts in leaked design prototype [Techcrunch story by Josh Constine]

Social of the Week 

https://twitter.com/benandjerrys/status/1119623424622645249

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

Martin Lieberman

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