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In a recent article, we discussed Spotify’s success in hitting 50 million paid subscribers, and the things the company is doing to increase average revenue per user via its new Spotify Hi-Fi service. In this piece, we’ll look at their rate of growth and see if there’s enough space for Spotify to grow stronger on…
With messaging apps taking over the world of social media, creating a global standard for messaging is becoming more critical by the day. Rich Communications Services, or RCS, is one such standard that is being adopted by carriers worldwide, and we should see it rolling out to consumers over the next year or so. In…
Snapchat has been the inspiration for many of the things Facebook has been doing of late. Facebook first brought the Stories functionality into Instagram after it saw the success Snapchat was enjoying. It then made the camera the focal point of Facebook so people could share their moments more easily. In addition, they refreshed the look…
Earlier this week Google announced that owners of Google Home will be able to use Google Assistant to do voice shopping from participating retailers on Google Express. Amazon first launched voice shopping with Amazon Alexa on Amazon Echo devices at the start of the holiday season last year, and even had a blowout Alexa-only voice…
Released last Friday, the LEGO Batman Movie has already found a friend in AI. As part of an entertaining addition to Siri’s capabilities, the voice assistant will respond to “Hey, Computer” with repartee of its own, such as “Hello, sir. I’ve heated up your lobster thermidor in the microwave” and more. Siri plays a role…
It’s back! Or, at least, it might be back. Alongside three smartphones, the extremely popular Nokia 3310 could be the fourth phone showcased by HMD Global, the company that has exclusive rights to sell phones under the Nokia brand name. The Nokia 6 has already been launched, albeit only in China, but it will be…
Goolg Pixel and its bigger sibling Google Pixel XL shot out of the gates in October 2016 and quickly gained tremendous “share of mind” with smartphone buyers all over the world. It’s had its problems, for sure, but nothing insurmountable that can possibly stop Google from doing a repeat. And that’s what the Google Pixel…
BeatsX Earphones are finally available. After months of expectations and delays, Apple has finally launched the product on its site with a 1-day shipping time. That’s for the black and white options; the blue and gray models currently show 7-10 business days. Better than AirPods, as some say, the BeatsX earphones are quite different in…
Renowned AR/VR tech evangelist and blogger Robert Scoble has doubled down on the rumor that Apple Inc. is planning to announce an AR headset sometime in the middle of 2017. We could see the company partner with lens maker Carl Zeiss to create digital smart glasses and ship them out sometime after that, most likely in…
It seems both Google (via Chrome OS) and Microsoft (via Windows 10 CSHELL) are working on two independent projects that have identical names and very similar objectives. It’s called Andromeda, and both the software giant and the search giant are crossing paths in the race to eliminate the great divide between desktop environments and smartphone operating…
Earlier this month research firm IDC reported on the state of the global smartphone market share by vendor for Q4 2016, and the results are very interesting for several reasons. International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker – Q4 2016 iCharts Q4 is a crucial quarter for the smartphone industry, especially in…
Avid jailbreakers will already know that the iOS 10.1 – iOS 10.1.1 Yalu jailbreak from Luca Todesco has been getting support for more iPhone and iPad devices over the past few weeks. About a week ago, that jailbreak was extended as an iOS 10.2 jailbreak, again, courtesy Todesco and Marco Grassi. It’s also being called the yalu102,…
Gaming hardware maker Razer Inc. has recently patented a technology that will allow a single OLED display to be embedded in a keyboard right beneath transparent keys. The company also intends to use this technology on a later mouse model. The tech isn’t particularly new, but it’s not the same as what the Optimus Maximus keyboard…
The ongoing Apple-Qualcomm dispute highlights a gaping hole in Apple’s wireless IP portfolio, while also underlining Nokia’s strengths mobile IP. Nokia currently has over 90,000 individual patents covering a wide range of mobile technologies. Qualcomm has 30,000 that are considered “essential intellectual property.” It’s not that Apple doesn’t have its fair share of patents, but most…
While it’s generally known that Microsoft continues to support the Windows 10 Mobile operating system with regular updates, Windows Phone as a unit is pretty much a terminally ill patient. At the Q2-2017 earnings call yesterday, Microsoft CFO Amy Hood noted that Phone revenue had dropped 81% over the prior period. These are the remnants…
