Setting a precedence that can be followed in other parts of the world, a UK employment court has ruled in a landmark case which could affect tens of thousands of workers in the gig economy that Uber drivers are not self-employed and should be paid the “national living wage”. Driver in the U.K. for Uber…
Given its specs, Lenovo’s next smartphone is going to be mid-tiered. Tentative launch date – December 2016. Although Lenovo has yet to provide an official date for its next Moto handset, leaks have suggested specifications at what is about to come. According to a grainy render of Lenovo’s Moto M, Lenovo’s next smartphone will feature…
As Apple Inc seeks to revitalize a product line that co-founder Steve Jobs once said would be rendered redundant by the iPad, it unveiled new Mac computers. Presented in a press conference at Apple’s Cupertino, California, headquarters were overhauled MacBook Pro laptops and a new computer monitor. Customers often spend more on films, music and…
After having made a debut in the world of smartphone business just six years ago, sitting only behind industry stalwarts Apple and Samsung in terms of global sales is Chinese tech company Huawei. It expects that both the smartphone market and its position in the market would be very different by its tenth year in the…
After the acquisition, which is set to close by the end of this month, Verizon will absorb Vessel’s cliental and shutdown the service. Today, Verizon disclosed that it has acquired Vessel, a startup created by former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar. Vessel is a subscription service which provides short-form videos. Acquired may not be the correct…
They will gel perfectly with Apple’s latest MacBook Pros. If you are caught up by Apple’s new offerings, including the MacBook Pro but you require more screen real estate than just 15” of Retina Display, do checkout what LG has to offer. LG’s 21.5” UltraFine 4K and 27” UltraFine 5K monitors could be the ideal…
According to people familiar with the matter, in its planned initial public offering, Snapchat will seek to raise as much as $4 billion. Asking not to be identified as the details aren’t public, the sources said that the IPO could value Snapchat at about $25 billion to $35 billion. They said that the size of…
As the technology giant Apple Inc. touted the potential of new growth markets, its chief executive Tim Cook said that Apple’s iPhone sales in India grew by more than 50 percent in the company’s fiscal year. However, analysts said that it won’t be easy for the company to crack the world’s largest democracy. As iPhone…
Fossil seems to have figured that out. The world’s 4th biggest watch manufacturer, responsible for nearly 5% of global timepiece sales, has launched a series of traditional analog watches equipped with an activity tracker, automatic time setting, and vibration notification, ahead of the holiday sales season. In an era of smartwatches, when a company launches…
Rather than spread itself thin on a wide variety of genetic tests, the company took the more strategic decision to focus on its core existing business. Taking a more pragmatic view, the team at 23andMe has dialed back some of its grandiose plans for DNA analysis. As confirmed by co-founder Anne Wojcicki to BuzzFeed, the company…
