Stamp evolved from media relationships Google already has for another one of its products, called AMP, which is meant to help load articles faster. Snapchat is under pressure as it works to prove that its photo- and video-sharing application serves up something unique to users.
Equipped with LTE chips, at least some new Apple Watch models, planned for release by the end of the year, will be able to conduct many tasks without an iPhone in range. For example, a user would be able to download new songs and use apps and leave their smartphone at home.
Turing is just the latest company to try selling a luxury smartphone. The Appassionato, which means “enthusiast” in Italian, is the latest effort from closely held Turing, which based in Los Angeles and designed and built the phone at a former Nokia factory in Finland.
Tesla has completed its first solar roof installations, the company reported Wednesday as part of a second-quarter earnings report. The first solar roof customers are Tesla employees, as it hopes to work out any kinks in the sales and installation process before taking it to a wider public audience.
Since 1996, India’s attack submarine fleet has dwindled to 13 diesel-electric vessels from 21 as the navy failed to replace retired boats. The entire fleet -- a mixture of Russian-origin Kilo class vessels and German HDW submarines -- is at least 20 years old.
The three Bitcoin wallets that are linked to the WannaCry malware, which hit hundreds of thousands of networks using Microsoft Corp's operating system in 150 countries, were emptied out earlier this morning, analysts have confirmed.
Self-taught computer-security researcher Marcus Hutchins credited with stopping a devastating cyberattack that crippled British hospitals in May was arrested on charges that he created malware used to hack banking systems in Canada and Europe, the US said.
Uber asked a US judge to order Alphabet’s chief executive officer to submit to another two hours of questioning, after the Google co-founder spent four hours giving testimony last month. Page is considered an “important witness” for Uber’s defense against allegations it stole technology central to the development of autonomous vehicles by Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, Waymo.
Instagram, through its Stories feature, now attracts users of the app for longer than Snapchat. The new statistics are bad news for rival Snapchat, which last reported 166 million users for its overall app, while Instagram has over 700 million users.
Facebook is working on a video chat device for the home - the first major hardware product from its experimental Building 8 lab. Featuring a laptop-sized touchscreen, the device represents a new product category and could be announced as soon as next spring’s F8 developer conference.
Fitbit exceeded analysts' expectations for the 3rd quarter ending July 1. The future expansion in the wearable device market will take place with the introduction of the smartwatch, where it is expected to compete with more advaced products of Xiaomi and the Apple Watch.
Apple Inc. soared to a record after giving a revenue forecast that highlighted resilient demand for the iPhone ahead of the launch of its new models and the growing significance of the company’s supporting businesses.
The company sold just more than 41 million iPhones in the quarter ended July 1, a 1.6 percent increase from a year earlier and generally in line with analysts’ estimates. Fiscal third-quarter revenue rose 7.2 percent to $45.4 billion compared with the average projection of $44.9 billion.
US game companies might learn a thing or two from Tencent Holdings Ltd. when it comes to bringing out the women. Honour of Kings now boasts the highest proportion of female players for a hard-core or battle-arena title, genres still dominated by males.
Apple Inc. and Google have removed over 300 so-called binary trading applications from their online stores after intervention by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, according to an ASIC statement on Tuesday said.
SoftBank has been an enthusiastic supporter of e-commerce in developing markets. The company’s investment in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. started with $20 million in 2000. Its stake in the Chinese company is now worth more than $100 billion.
Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd, has added $12.1 billion to his wealth this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as shares of his refining-to-telecom company surged to a record.
Alphabet Inc's secretive X skunk works has another idea that could save the world. The code named Malta, involves vats of salt and antifreeze. The research lab, which hatched Google's driverless car almost a decade ago, is developing a system for storing renewable energy that would otherwise be wasted.
Huawei which in 2016 declared it will someday surpass both Apple and Samsung Electronics Co. in market share, is shooting for shipments of 140 million to 150 million units in 2017, up marginally from 139 million in 2016. It plans to challenge iPhone 8 with the new Huawei Mate 10.
Western Digital Corp. said it will move forward with arbitration to get a say over Toshiba Corp.’s sale of its chip unit after the Japanese company agreed to provide notice before closing. The companies announced Friday they’d reached an agreement providing for two weeks’ advance notice.
A photo of your shiny new car on Instagram or the Facebook post about your chic holiday cottage may lead India’s taxman to your door. Starting next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government will begin amassing a warehouse of virtual information.
Three hundred ten. That’s the electric range of a $44,000 version of Tesla’s Model 3, unveiled in its final form. It’s a jaw-dropping new benchmark for cheap range in an electric car, and it’s just one of several surprises Tesla had in store as it handed over the keys to the first 30 customers.
Apple Inc. likes to say it supports 2 million US jobs. Plans by the company’s main manufacturing partner for a $10 billion factory in Wisconsin will add at least 10,000 more, helping Apple fend off the threat of import tariffs on its most important product, the iPhone.
After years of being outsold by the iPhone, the venerable iPod has taken a big step toward eventual oblivion. Apple Inc. said it was discontinuing two of the cheapest iPod models. The nano and shuffle have been removed from the Apple online store and will vanish from retail locations as well.
Bezos owns about 17 percent of Seattle-based Amazon, which has surged 40 percent this year through Wednesday, helping to add $24.5 billion to his net worth. He started 2017 as the world’s fourth-wealthiest person and has since surpassed Buffett and Amancio Ortega.
