By Chuck Martin The wearables business can be tough. Microsoft got into the fitness tracker business back in 2014 with its wrist-worn Band fitness tracker. […]
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Physical Dash Buttons Discontinued By Amazon As Alexa Takes Over
By Chuck Martin The Amazon Dash buttons that facilitated one-touch ordering are falling by the wayside. The little plastic buttons that consumers could tap to […]
Continue reading190 Being Laid Off From Apple Self-Driving Car Division
By Chuck Martin Apple is laying off 190 employees from its self-driving car division known as Project Titan. The layoffs were detailed in a letter […]
Continue readingLyft Files For IPO; Lost $911 Million Last Year
By Chuck Martin Beating Uber to the punch, ride-hailing service Lyft has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. […]
Continue readingApple Dominates As Smartwatch Shipments Rise 56%
By Chuck Martin Smartwatches are a hot commodity and Apple is reaping the benefits. Smartphone shipments globally grew a whopping 56% to reach a record […]
Continue readingDaimler, BMW Team To Develop Self-Driving Technologies
By Chuck Martin BMW Group and Daimler AG have agreed to work together to develop next-generation technologies for automated driving. The German carmakers signed a […]
Continue readingAutonmous Delivery Robot Unveiled by FedEx
By Chuck Martin FedEx is launching an autonomous delivery device for retailers to make same-day and last-mile deliveries to customers. The FedEx SameDay Bot is […]
Continue readingPackages Travel With Augmented Reality Video Messages Attached
By Chuck Martin Augmented reality is now getting added to packages being shipped. European delivery company Hermes has introduced technology that allows the sender of […]
Continue readingHand Veins Used to Unlock LG Phone
By Chuck Martin Moving beyond fingerprints and facial identification to unlock a phone, LG has introduced a smartphone that uses the palm of a hand […]
Continue readingWindows IoT For Smart Devices Launches
By Chuck Martin Microsoft is launching Windows Server IoT 2019, an operating system for compact, low-power devices and servers. The system is targeted to small-footprint, […]
Continue readingIoT Connections Heading to 25 Billion As 5G Becomes Reality
By Chuck Martin It won’t be happening overnight, but 5G is finally starting to roll out along with a massive rise in the number of […]
Continue readingShipments of Smart Speakers Increase 125%
By Chuck Martin Smart speaker shipments totaled 78 million devices globally last year, an increase of 125% from the previous year, according to a new […]
Continue readingMay Launch Set for Sprint 5G Network
Chuck Martin Sprint is launching its 5G network with commercial service expected to start in May, the company said at MWC. Service is slated to […]
Continue reading$2,000 Foldable Phones Arriving Before Demand
By Chuck Martin Foldable phones are arriving, but a new forecast suggests they may evolve before becoming a mass market device. Fewer than 2 million […]
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