Your 2018 iPhone may be slower than Android phones

That's because Apple's upcoming iPhones will use only Intel modems, Qualcomm inferred, and that could mean slower network speeds.
Apple has been using Intel 4G chips for some models of the iPhone and Qualcomm chips for others. Apple appears to be making some big changes to the chips in its upcoming iPhones -- and that could mean your next iPhone downloads data slower than rival Android devices.
Qualcomm, a major supplier of 4G chips for smartphones, on Wednesday said it doesn't expect to supply modems for any upcoming iPhones.
"We believe Apple intends to solely use our competitor's modems rather than our modems in its next iPhone release," Qualcomm financial chief George Davis said during an earnings call with analysts.
Cristiano Amon, the head of Qualcomm's chip business, noted that it doesn't mean Qualcomm has lost Apple's business forever, but it's out for now.
"This is a very dynamic industry," he said during the earnings call. "If the opportunity presents itself, I think we will be a supplier of Apple."
Apple and Qualcomm have been fighting over patents since the beginning of 2017. Qualcomm previously supplied all modems for iPhones, but Apple now uses 4G chips from Intel in about half of its phones -- particularly those running on AT&T and T-Mobile networks. The move gave Apple more leverage in its battle with Qualcomm, but it has been criticized for hurting consumers by limiting their network speeds.
Qualcomm didn't say which company will supply modems for the next iPhone, but it's believed to be Intel.
Apple's apparent move to source its chips from one supplier could have big implications for your next iPhone. Going back to one chip provider could make it tougher for Apple to keep up with demand for its upcoming iPhones, which means you may have to wait even longer to get your hands on a new device. And speed tests have shown Qualcomm-powered smartphones are capable of faster network speeds than the devices running on Intel processors.

How can You Get a Free PDF of Any Book?

Love to read? Then you'll love these places to find free books. Most importantly, you can get access to millions of books you need, for free. However, some people only want to download the PDF format to read the book. Good news is that even some books are not available in PDF format, here’s a powerful ebook converter software—EpuborUltimate to help you convert to PDF.

1. Read Print--Read Print is a free online library where you can find thousands of free books online to read, from classics to science fiction to Shakespeare.

2. ManyBooks--ManyBooks is one of the best resources for free books in a variety of download formats that you can possibly find on the Web. 

3. The Literature Network--The Literature Network is organized alphabetically by author. Click on any author's name, and you'll see a biography, related links and articles, quizzes, and forums. 

4. Librivox--Librivox.org is a dream come true for audiobook lovers. All the books here are absolutely free, which is good news for those of us who have had to pony up ridiculously high fees for substandard audiobooks. 
5. Authorama--Authorama.com features a nice selection of books written in HTML and XHTML, which basically means that they are in easily readable format. 

6. Scribd--Scribd offers a fascination collection of all kinds of reading materials: presentations, textbooks, popular reading, and much more, all organized by topic. 
7. International Digital Children'sLibrary--Browse through a wide selection of high quality children's literature here. 
8. PlanetPDF--A small collection of classic novels all in PDF format.
9. DailyLit--Read books online by daily email and RSS feed.
10. Wikibooks--Wikibooks is a Wikimedia community for creating a free library of educational textbooks that anyone can edit.
11. Dwalin--Free novels in text format.
12.  Project Gutenberg--Free ebooks from producers.
13. Adobe Free eBooks--n Adobe’s Free eBooks area, you can download, unlock, and read electronic books on your personal computer or reading device.
14. Alive & Free--A page of links to some recent books from living authors available free online.
15. Franklin--Thousands of free titles in text and HTML file formats.
16.  PDFbooks--This new site offers around 4,700 downloadable public domain e-books.
17.  FreeeBook Miners--Free eBooks for your education, research or amusement.
18.  Planet eBook--Free classic literature to download and share.
19. e-Library--Plenty of free ebooks available for download.
20. BookBoon--Provides free ebooks for students and travelers in PDF format. No registration is required.

If the book downloaded from the above sites are not in PDF format, you can use Epubor Ultimate to convert the book to PDF. 

Epubor Ultimate can not only decrypt DRMed ebooks purchased from mainstream ebook stores like Amazon/Google Play Book/Kobo/Nook, etc, it can also convert DRM free books to PDF/Epub/Mobi/AZW3/TXT...

What's Amazon Prime Day?

Prime Day has officially started! Here's everything you need to know, including our picks for the best deals.

First launched back in 2015, Prime Day has become one of the biggest sales of the year, with major markdowns on everything from electronics to fitness gear to smart home gadgets. The exact details of Prime Day change from year to year. This year, the sale is going to be on July 16. But you don't have to wait until then to save: Pre-sales will be announced a few days before the actual event.

How to find the best Amazon Prime Day deals?

The first thing you need to do is make sure you're an Amazon Prime member; all Prime Day sales are exclusive to members. You can sign up for a 30-day free trial during your first month of Prime, and it's then $119 a year. If you're not already a member, trust me, it's worth every penny: you get access to tons of freebies (music, videos, e-books, and audio streaming services), as well as free 2-day shipping on qualifying items.

Nearly all Amazon devices are on sale!

Echo speakers, Fire tablets, Fire TV streamers, Kindle readers, Ring smart doorbells. With just a few exceptions, the full range of Amazon devices is on sale, likely at the best prices you'll see between now and Black Friday. 

The full list of Amazon Devices on sale

Amazon Prime Day Sale

What are you waiting for?  Add the best deal to your cart ASAP!

Why should You Back up Audible Books?

Audible Audiobooks distributed by Audible.com are DRMed AA/AAX files which can be only played on Audible itself, or on specific apps authorized by your Audible account. Even though you have purchased the Audible books, it doesn‘t mean they are totally owned by you. Due to the DRM protection, you only have the right to listen to the purchased book, but you can’t have the Audible books at your disposal. For example, first and foremost, AA and AAX are not the common audio format, like MP3. So it‘s very inconvenient to play Audible AA/AAX books on mainstream MP3 player or other music apps; Second, you can’t share your Audible books to your best friends directly or without any limitations; Third, if someday Audible website no long exist, so will your Audible books. Why not back up Audible books in case something bad or unexpected happened? In my opinion, it‘s very necessary to back up Audible books in order to take full control of your paid content.

How to Back up Audible Books?

The prerequisite of backing up Audible books is to get rid of the DRM protection. While the most useful to do that is Epubor Audible Converter which can decrypted AA/AAX books as well as convert AA/AAX to MP3 losslessly with the fastest speed. What's more, it's the cheapest Audible DRM Removal software that can get the best result comparing to other similar software. You can follow the below steps to back up Audible books.

Step 1, download Epubor Audible Converter to your computer.

Tips: The trial version software can allow you to download the first 3 minutes of the decrypted book. If you are a license user, you need to input the billing email or order number to register it first, then you will get the full content.

Step 2, drag and drop Audible books to the main window to convert AA/AAX to MP3.

If your Audible book is an AA file, then you will get a MP3 file after the successful decryption. Because AA file is actually an encrypted MP3 file. But if your Audible book is an AAX file, then you will get a M4B file after the successful decryption. Because AAX file is actually an encrypted M4B file. Next you need to click Convert to MP3 to get decrypted MP3 file.

Tips: Epubor Audible Converter can only accept AA/AAX format, so don‘t try to drag and drop the decrypted M4B file to Epubor Audible Converter. When converting AAX to MP3, all you need to is add the AAX to Epubor Audible Converter, then click Convert to MP3 after the successful decryption.

As you can see, it's so easy to remove DRM and convert AA/AAX to MP3 using Epubor Audible Converter to back up Audible books. Now you can make the full use of your converted Audible books.

Amazon Reveals Top 20 Picks for the Best Books of 2018

In mid-June, Amazon has released its annual list of the best books of the year so far.

All year, Amazon.com's editorial team reads with an eye for the Best Books of the Month. They scour reviews and book news for early tips on what readers have loved, swap books amongst ourselves, and fan out to tear through as many books as possible. Then they face off in a monthly Best Books selection meeting to champion the books they think will resonate most with readers. Next they look through the best books published between January and June before casting ballots for the Best Books of the Year So Far. The titles that made their Best of the Month lists are considered, but they also look at books they might have missed through their Best of the Month selection process.

You can browse Top20 picks for the best books of the year so far here.

Amazon.com's editorial team have great passion for uniting readers of all ages and tastes with their next favorite reads, helping their customers find terrific gifts for booklovers, and drawing more attention to the best books by exceptional authors of all stripes.

If there’s a book which attracts your interest in that list, why not purchase it? Fortunately for you, if you want to decrypted your purchased book and share it with your friends or family members, you can use Epubor Ultimate to remove DRM from your books and take full control of your books.