By Chuck Martin Streaming and conference call platforms remain front and center in usage during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Tech Tracker from […]
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Disney Resort Opens With Green QR Code Checks In Shanghai
By Chuck Martin Shanghai Disney Resort has resumed partial operations, with guests required to provide their green Shanghai QR Code, indicating they have been cleared […]
Continue readingAlphabet Company Launches Internet Connectivity Balloons
By Chuck Martin Loon, an Alphabet company, received approval to operate its internet balloons in the stratosphere above Kenya. Airborne balloons are being dispatched and […]
Continue readingUber Cuts 3,000 Jobs, Closing 45 Offices
By Chuck Martin In response to the business impact of the global pandemic, Uber is reducing its workforce by 3,000 and closing or consolidating 45 […]
Continue readingTech Spending Dropping 3%, Professional Services Growing 2% Due To COVID-19
By Chuck Martin Worldwide tech spending is projected to decline 3% due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new forecast by […]
Continue readingBMW, Mercedes, Porsche Infotainment Systems Rated Least Distracting
By Chuck Martin In a rating of 20 in-car infotainment and air-con systems conducted by car-buying platform What Car, BMW’s iDrive system was ranked as […]
Continue readingApple Stores Reopening, With Face Masks, Temperature Checks
By Chuck Martin Apple is reopening its stores, but with new in-store health and safety measures. The company already opened 100 stores globally as it […]
Continue readingSmartphone Users In Top 50 States Spend More Time On Wi-Fi
By Chuck Martin Smartphone users in all of the top 50 cities in the U.S. are spending more time at home on Wi-Fi, according to […]
Continue readingAmazon’s Alexa Learns Long-Form Speaking Style
By Chuck Martin Amazon is adding three new Alexa speaking capabilities, including a long-form speaking style. The Long-Form Speaking Style can be used by developers […]
Continue readingDespite Pandemic, 31% Still Plan Tech Product Purchases: CTA
By Chuck Martin Despite the global pandemic, plenty of consumers still plan to plunk down some dollars for smart devices over the next 12 months. […]
Continue readingOnline Commerce Startup Raises $600 Million
By Chuck Martin Despite the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, payments startup Stripe just raised an additional $600 million in new capital. Stripe now […]
Continue readingFord Tests Buzzing Social-Distance Wearables
By Chuck Martin To help in the social distancing of auto workers, Ford is testing wearable wrist devices that buzz when workers get too close […]
Continue readingDigital Commerce Spending To Drop 14% This Year
By Chuck Martin Worldwide spending on digital commerce is estimated to fall by 14% this year, according to a new study by Juniper Research. Driven […]
Continue readingWaymo Raises $3 Billion For Self-Driving Cars
By Chuck Martin While self-driving cars are not expected to be a mass-market item anytime soon, that doesn’t mean that all funding heading that way […]
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