Amazon up ahead of Prime Day, new service hits Best Buy Amazon up ahead of Prime Day, new service hits Best Buy:- Amazon.com (AMZN.O) shares rose on Monday ahead of the world’s largest online retailer’s own version of Black Friday, while its new service to help set up ‘smart homes’ […]
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Snap shares fall below $17 IPO price for first time Snap shares fall below $17 IPO price for first time:- Snap Inc (SNAP.N) shares slipped below their initial public offering price of $17 for the first time on Monday, signaling waning investor confidence in the social media company’s growth potential […]
Tech companies wage war on disease-carrying mosquitoes American technology companies are bringing automation and robotics to the age-old task of battling mosquitoes in a bid to halt the spread of Zika and other mosquito-borne maladies worldwide. Firms including Microsoft Corp and California life sciences company Verily are forming partnerships with […]
New iPhone Leak Reveals Apple’s Brave Design Decision “Maybe the next one?” It’s a line tech upgraders often say when a new smartphone release doesn’t fulfil all their wishes. But new information suggests it might actually be better to skip Apple AAPL +0.99%’s 2017 iPhones altogether… Asian media giant Nikkei […]
Smart home gadget ends a violent dispute by calling police Smart home gadget ends a violent dispute by calling police:- Inadvertent smart speaker commands aren’t always bad. New Mexico police report that a smart home device (incorrectly labeled at first as a Google Home) intervened in a domestic violence incident […]
Apple reportedly prepping a mirror-like finish for the iPhone 8 It’s been a busy weekend for iPhone 8 rumors: right off the back of news that the wireless charging tech Apple wants to put in its next handsets might not be ready by September, we’ve got speculation that a special […]
Google Home Breaks Up Domestic Dispute By Calling the Police We’re gradually learning that smart home devices can be quite valuable for police. Following a recent case in which Amazon handed over data from its Echo device to police investigating a murder, a Google Home called the police when a […]
U.S. Energy Department helping power firms defend against cyber attacks U.S. Energy Department helping power firms defend against cyber attacks:- The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it is helping U.S. firms defend against a hacking campaign that targeted power companies including at least one nuclear plant, saying the […]
Trump backtracks on cyber unit with Russia after harsh criticism U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday backtracked on his push for a cyber security unit with Russia, tweeting that he did not think it could happen, hours after his proposal was harshly criticized by Republicans who said Moscow could not […]
Tencent to launch mega-hit game in U.S., EU amid regulatory chill in China Tencent to launch mega-hit game in U.S., EU amid regulatory chill in China:- Chinese gaming giant Tencent Holdings Ltd will launch its mega-hit smartphone game “Honour of Kings” in the EU and United States this year, a […]
