The chat devices fits snugly into Facebook’s focus towards private messaging by encryption of conversations on more of its messaging services. In the autumn of 2019, Facebook Inc plans to release new versions of its Portal video chatting devices, said Andrew Bosworth, Facebook’s vice president of AR/VR, in an interview at the Code Conference in…
Clearly U.S. sanctions against the company are having their intended effect. On Tuesday, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd stated its goal of becoming the world’s biggest smartphone maker by the end of 2019’s fourth quarter will take some more time to achieve. “We would have become the largest in the fourth quarter (of this year) but…
In the wake of the recent blacklisting of the Chinese tech company Huawei Technologies Co Ltd by the United States, employees of some of the biggest tech companies of the world have been asked by their respective companies not to discuss anything about technology and technical standards employees from Huawei, claimed a report published by…
The global travel company Thomas Cook that is undergoing a restructuring program because of financial issues that it faces currently is in negotiations with the Chinese conglomerate Fosun International with the divesting its tour operator business as the company looks to offload some of its business to generate money. After media reports about the negotiations…
The new console will sport 120Mhz refresh rates, will include an SSD and an AMD chip. Expect to snag one during the 2020 holiday shopping season. Microsoft has unveiled its next-gen Xbox console, called “Project Scarlett” which will hit the stores during the 2020 holiday season. In the Xbox E3 conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft…
Given that 5G is a core technology which will lay the foundation for a smarter, more advanced economy, the costs in delaying the rollout of a Chinese 5G is cheap in comparison to the absolute loss of privacy, freedom and freewill to a totalitarian regime. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, many…
Tech companies are increasing going up the value chain for automakers. This partnership is the latest example of this strategic tie-up. In a development that marks the latest collaboration between Silicon Valley and automakers, Aurora, a self-driving car software startup stated it will be partnering with Fiat Chrysler to build autonomous platforms for commercial vehicles.…
The 700 MHz and the 2.1 GHz bands have been auction in Norway. In a first step towards the introduction of 5G services in Norway, Ice, Telia and Telenor have won spectrum in the auction of the 700 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands which ended on June 5 2019. The 700 MHz band can be…
Samsung’s Chinese rivals have increased their respective market share at Samsung’s expense. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd stated it plans on pruning the production of its smartphones in China following a fall in market share. Domestic Chinese rivals have squeezed its share in China to less than 1%. The plan to reduce the output…
The latest visit of the United States president Donald Trump to the United Kingdom swathe White House renting a fleet of Mercedes E-Class limousines form JP Ward & Sons which is an Irish funeral services home, according ot a report published in The Guardian newspaper. The rent for the vehicles for the two day visit…
