Although the ruling should provide smartphone makers the ability to develop phones based on Amazon’s Fire OS, Google limits the adoption of such forks, as termed in the industry, through its licensing model. Essentially, the ruling is not likely to significantly change Google’s licensing model and the revenues derived from it. With the European Union’s…
Citi’s digital gamble will have to be weighed against customer preferences of wanting to walk into a brick-and-mortar branch and interact with an actual human being regarding their investments. The bank is short on deposits and is betting on its tech know-how to bridge the deposit gap with its peers. Citigroup Inc, part of the…
Amazon.com’s updated mobile app allows customers to browse, purchase and have their items delivered to their home country. Online shopping is now just a tap away! In a move that ups the ante against its peers, Amazon.com, the world’s biggest online retailer, has launched an international shopping feature that will enable customers across the world…
These systemic changes with potentially long term benefits, include the opening of a AI research center in an undisclosed location. On Wednesday, in a development of strategic longterm effect, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd disclosed it would be opening an artificial intelligence (AI) research center, as well as strengthen an executive role which will look for…
With Apple acquiring Israeli-based RealFace, a company which specialises in deep learning based, face authentication technology, it would not be surprising if the next i-device moves away from fingerprint-based authentication to facial recognition. Turns out that the rumours surrounding Apple exploring facial recognition tech for signing-in on its device might after all have some merit.…
Motorola Moto Z’s modular design holds the potential to be the next smart thing for the mobile platform. A widespread acceptance could hammer down mod prices. Motorola’s Moto Z was the tool of choice for the company’s latest hackathon in San Francisco. Nerds and geeky entrepreneurs swooped down on the event to take a crack…
The 5G standard has yet to be defined and 5G handsets are yet to hit the market. In a significant boost to connectivity, AT&T has disclosed that it will be launching its ultra-high speed 5G wireless services in Austin and Indianapolis, sometime this year. Although, the technology is in its infancy, AT&T is confident enough…
Its cloud phone Robin will continue to get updates through February 2018. In these last couple of years, Razer has been quite active in the mergers & acquisition scene: the company has acquired THX and Ouya and is now vying to purchase Nextbit. Unfortunately, despite this spate of rampant acquisitions, Razer’s Robin, the “cloud phone”…
Qualcomm’s first 10 nanometer CPU, the 835 is 27% faster, 30% smaller and uses 40% less power than its predecessor. According to a leaked blog post, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processor is likely to be something rather special. Qualcomm has strategically revealed it at CES. Given the rapidly changing landscape in the mobile world, of which…
Be prepared for discounts of upto 50% on digital downloads, which range from e-books, music, games, comics, movies, videos, etc Although many have termed Amazon’s Prime Day as an excuse to clear out slow-moving products, it however, clearly is a huge success. Amazon, the world’s largest internet retailer, is now aiming to repeat that success…
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