Amazon’s decision to go after lower-income customers with a discounted Prime membership has puzzled some industry experts, but it could turn out to be a brilliant strategy. Amazon’s decision to go after lower-income customers with a discounted Prime membership has puzzled some industry experts, but it could turn out to be a brilliant... >>>
With both Google and Apple taking steps to introduce ad blocking features to their browsers, the tech giants are not only addressing the current concerns of users but also potentially changing the way the web works. With both Google and Apple taking steps to introduce ad blocking features to their browsers, the tech giants are... >>>
For the multiple times Apple executives mentioned “machine learning” at the company’s developers conference Monday, they also emphasized an older theme that could be more important: Unified software. For the multiple times Apple executives mentioned “machine learning” at the company’s developers conference Monday, they also emphasized an older theme that could be more important: Unified... >>>
After a successful launch of its Spectacles device in the US, Snapchat is now offering the camera-enabled glasses for sale in Europe where customers can buy them from bright yellow vending machines, known as Snapbots. After a successful launch of its Spectacles device in the US, Snapchat is now offering the camera-enabled glasses for sale... >>>
In an interview today with Bloomberg TV, Apple CEO Tim Cook said customers will be “blown away” by the experience of the HomePod. In an interview today with Bloomberg TV, Apple CEO Tim Cook said customers will be “blown away” by the experience of the... >>>
Pull your gaze from Nintendo’s bedazzling Switch for a moment and consider Sony’s now widespread PlayStation 4. Console sales have in general outperformed the most buoyant analyst and pundit prognostications. Not merely because of Nintendo’s overnight dark horse, or its scarce as hen’s teeth NES Classic. Sony’s PlayStation 4 is having some belt-notching moments of... >>>
Shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc. passed $1,000 six days after Amazon.com Inc. crossed the same threshold, showing the sustained investor confidence that tech giants can outmatch older companies. Shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc. passed $1,000 six days after Amazon.com Inc. crossed the same threshold, showing the sustained investor confidence that tech giants can... >>>
Just a fifth (20%) of news readers in the UK are confident that the news they consume is real and a full 70% want social media companies to take more responsibility about the growing fake news phenomenon. Just a fifth (20%) of news readers in the UK are confident that the news they consume is... >>>
Anything Uber can do, Waymo — Alphabet’s self-driving car company that was spun off from Google — can apparently do too. BuzzFeed News reports that Waymo is testing its own autonomous truck technology, a year after Uber purchased trucking startup Otto and kicked off its own self-driving semi venture. Anything Uber can do, Waymo —... >>>
Even if you had been allowed to kick the tires as the world’s largest airplane was rolled out for the first time Wednesday, it might have taken you a while. Even if you had been allowed to kick the tires as the world’s largest airplane was rolled out for the first time Wednesday, it might... >>>
Walmart’s newest tactic in its fight against online giant Amazon: enlisting its employees to deliver online orders on their way home from work. Walmart’s newest tactic in its fight against online giant Amazon: enlisting its employees to deliver online orders on their way home from... >>>
Marketers are turning their attention to Generation Z, as 16-19 year olds become a significant consumer force in their own right across many categories, but this mobile-first generation retains affection for traditional media, research shows. Marketers are turning their attention to Generation Z, as 16-19 year olds become a significant consumer force in their own... >>>
Facebook hasn’t lost the war against Google for publishers’ content, but it looks like it’s losing one fight. Facebook hasn’t lost the war against Google for publishers’ content, but it looks like it’s losing one... >>>
Computex Taipei, a long-running trade show that’s typically rife with bleeding-edge PC technology, is about begin. To kick off the “Day 0” festivities, ASUS announced a bevy of new systems and mobile devices, including the upcoming ZenBook Flip S (model UX370UA), which is being touted as the world’s thinnest 2-in-1 convertible. Computex Taipei, a long-running... >>>
British Airways (BA) said it would take steps to ensure there was no repeat of a computer system failure that stranded 75,000 passengers over a holiday weekend and turned into a public relations disaster. British Airways (BA) said it would take steps to ensure there was no repeat of a computer system failure that stranded... >>>
Smartphones can now be found in a record 80% of US households, representing 6% growth on last year, a new survey has found. Smartphones can now be found in a record 80% of US households, representing 6% growth on last year, a new survey has... >>>
Nintendo is ramping up its production order of Switch consoles ahead of the increased demand expected during the 2017 holiday shopping season, reports the Financial Times. Nintendo is ramping up its production order of Switch consoles ahead of the increased demand expected during the 2017 holiday shopping season, reports the Financial... >>>