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It is no secret that companies such as Facebook and Google collect data on users in order to create ads that are catered towards a user’s preference. While it is no secret, Facebook’s recent data privacy scandal shone more light on exactly how much data the social network and advertisers have of users.

So much so that writer and developer Oli Frost decided that hey, if Facebook is making money off his data, why shouldn’t he as well., right? Frost then decided to export his data using Facebook’s data export tool and put up his information on eBay where he basically auctioned off his information.

Speaking to Gizmodo, Frost said, “I joined Facebook ten years ago and just found out I’ve been selling me data for free all this time. Why shouldn’t I get some of the cash?” However the money he would have made from the sale was not for profit and he was planning on donating it to the EFF.

Unfortunately for Frost, eBay did not look upon his auction too kindly and removed it. According to the message that he was sent, “Some of your listings haven’t followed our Mailing List and Personal Information policy. Your listing is selling an account for Facebook, which is not permitted as most social networking companies have limitations in their terms of service that restrict the artificial boosting of another member’s following or popularity, or the sale of accounts with established followings.”

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Apple’s HomePods is probably one of the most expensive smart speakers in the market today, but that’s not surprising considering that Apple products are usually priced at a premium. Unfortunately it seems that its price could be one of the reasons why not many are adopting the speakers as much as Apple would like.

This has led to rumors that Apple could launch a cheaper set of HomePods in the near future. Those rumors are now backed up by analyst Gene Munster who claims (via 9to5Mac) that Apple will launch a set of Beats-branded speakers at WWDC 2018 that will come with Siri integrated into them.

This echoes an earlier report which suggests that Apple could launch a Beats-branded HomePod, although there are some differences in the reports where the first one suggested a price of $199, while Munster’s report claims that it will be around $250. Also what’s notable is that these might not necessarily be designed to look like the HomePods, and could instead be a set of Beats speakers that comes with Siri.

According to Munster, this won’t “compromise” the HomePod’s $350 offering, meaning that customers who want HomePods will still have HomePods, but those who like the Beats brand will also have that option too. In any case take it with a grain of salt for now, but with WWDC 2018 coming up soon, we guess we’ll have our answers in the next couple of weeks.

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Several years ago, OnePlus launched the OnePlus X which by all accounts was a mid-range handset, at least compared to the OnePlus 2 at that time. Many expected OnePlus to continue churning out similar phones to the OnePlus X, but in 2016 the company confirmed that they were done.

The company would instead choose to focus only on its flagship phones which was an interesting choice given that many Android OEMs tend to release multiple handsets. However if you were hoping to see the company return to more budget offerings, you could be in for a wait because according to OnePlus CEO Pete Lau, they will be sticking to their current strategy for the foreseeable future, or at least until 2021 at the earliest.

The reason behind this is due to cost efficiency, where as it stands OnePlus is still a relatively small company compared to the likes of Apple or Samsung, which means that churning out multiple phones runs the risk of them spreading themselves too thin. Instead OnePlus will focus on its flagship phones and will attempt to shift any/all remaining stock ahead of the next release.

They are also avoiding having old handsets be sold alongside its new ones, as they found that demand for that wasn’t high enough to warrant them to continue making its older phones along with its newer ones.

No Mid-Range OnePlus Smartphones Until At Least 2021 , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.