Car maker Peugeot has announced that its portfolio would soon have a full-electric version of its new-generation 208 hatchback and some of its smaller cars would be made more upscale by the addition of newer technology and materials that one can usually find in the more costly high end cars made by the company such…
Intel sees 5G as not just about faster internet speeds for smartphones. It sees this as an opportunity to play a significant role in the 4th industrial revolution. On Monday, Intel Corp, the world’s second biggest chip maker by revenue, announced new partnerships and chips. Although Intel got into the wireless data business with the…
Unlike smartphones which recognize faces, LG’s offering can scan the vein structure of a user’s hands in 3D. In a first, South Korea’s LG Electronics has unveiled a 5G smartphone featuring a dual screen, underscoring new design efforts by the company to revive flagging sales. Both screens work independent to each other on the LG…
Augmented Reality technology has the potential to improve the efficiency of businesses ranging from users at a factory floor to doctors and those at a farm. In its second push at Augmented Reality, Microsoft unveiled the latest edition of its HoloLens augmented reality headset with promises that it provides a more immersive augmented reality experience…
According to the outgoing CEO of the largest U.S. auto dealer chain, the actions of Tesla CEO Elon Musk are “almost unethical”. AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson said in a television interview that the recent comment by Musk where he expressed optimism that Tesla would be able to acquire or possess all the features necessary for…
Two of the largest global auto companies BMW and Daimler have joined hands to forge a mobility partnership which would be worth one billion euro or $1.13 billion. The basis or the foundation of this development was laid by the two companies back in March of 2018 when the companies have jointly announced that they…
While Apple’s market share in China have shrunk significantly, those of domestic smartphone makers including most notably Huawei, have expanded. Chinese consumers view those using iPhones as traitors. While Apple’s iPhones may be cost effective, unless it targets the core issue of nationalism, it would be surprising if it were to make any significant headway.…
Israel’s first unmanned moon lander’s Beresheet was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at about 8:45 p.m. EST (0145 GMT Friday). In a significant development for Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the firm’s Falcon 9 rocket launched off successfully on Thursday night from Florida carrying Israel’s first lunar lander. The development is likely to make Israel…
Economic growth could be hampered by the continuance of the acrimonious trade war between the two largest economies of the world into current year, warned Danish shipping group and one of the largest shipping companies in the world Moller-Maersk as it announced its financial performance for the fourth-quarter wherein the earnings were in line with…
Keeping the eventuality of a no deal Brexit, Barclays announced a provision of £150 million. The company said that the amount had been apportioned for “anticipated economic uncertainty” related to Brexit. This was stated by the bank as it announced a profit of £3.5 billion for 2018 which was virtually the same as the previous…
