Technology News from the World's Most Influential Companies
Google has been very active in the artificial intelligence space. From Google Glasses to smart cars to AlphaGo, the search engine juggernaut is exploring many ways to integrate technology into our daily lives. The company is now developing “smart” fabrics that can be used as a digital interface to link to your smartphone or any…
This June, Apple opened up its Siri Software Development Kit (SDK) to third-party applications, meaning Apple’s famous virtual assistant can now be integrated with other applications that aren’t Apple’s. A recently leaked translation request from WhatsApp reveals that plans could soon be afoot to integrate Siri with WhatsApp. WhatsApp is the world’s largest messaging application…
A few days ago we reported that BMW’s i3 and i8 were available for immediate purchase. The company has recently announced that it has successfully been able to upgrade the range on the i3 with no visible change in dimensions. Partnering with Samsung SDI on the new car, BMW has been able to increase battery capacity…
The battle for artificial intelligence bots just went up several notches as Apple’s Siri launched the beta version of iPhone’s virtual assistant Siri for their Mac products earlier this month. Obviously, the most relevant comparison people are making is with Cortana, Microsoft’s own virtual assistant that runs on Windows PCs. Though Siri is new to desktops…
Shortly after Apple announced at the WWDC that they would take Apple Pay to the web, tech major IBM and e-commerce portal Shopify have confirmed that they will be integrating the payment option into sites under their influence. IBM’s WebSphere and Commerce Cloud client base of over 12,000 will be offered the Apple Pay integration,…
Apple Inc.’s passion for green technology is well known. Last week, the Cupertino-based iPhone maker turned more than a few heads with its floating of Apple Energy LLC, a new company dedicated to generating and distributing clean energy generated at its solar farms. The same week, Apple also decided that it was going to use…
News is out that Apple has recently floated a new company called Apple Energy LLC to sell off its excess clean energy. Didn’t know Apple was into energy? You’re not alone. You may have heard, however, that Apple is generating clean energy to power its global data centers, and this initiative can be viewed as…
In a recent article published on bbc.com, tech reporter Zoe Kleinman tells of an Australian mother who used Siri on her iPhone 6 to phone emergency services when her year-old child stopped breathing. The incident happened in March, but when the woman approached Apple with a first-hand report of the incident, it caught the attention…
Apple Inc’s billion-dollar investment in Chinese ride-sharing company Didi Chuxing, is huge – not in terms of the dollar value, which stands as the second biggest investment by Apple after the company bought Beats Electronics for $3 billion, but in terms of setting the future path for Apple. Apple today is not the same as…
India has ruled that Apple cannot set up stores in the country unless they sell locally-sourced goods. The ruling reaffirms a rule obliging foreign retailers to sell at least 30 percent locally-sourced goods if it wishes to open stores in the country, according to a senior government official. Apple wants to expand its retail presence…
Microsoft announced today another step in their retreat from the mobile phone business by cutting another 1,850 jobs in their phone operations at Nokia. Most of the jobs being eliminated affect employees in Finland, where Nokia’s base of operations is located. Microsoft purchased Nokia’s phone operations in 2014, but has had trouble competing in the smartphone…
Apple has announced that its latest operating system version is expected to be in June as a full upgrade, rather than the update that El Capitan (10.11) was in relation to Yosemite (10.10). According to various rumors, a new feature will enable users to be able to unlock their computers with their fingerprint without Apple…
Amazon’s latest and greatest e-reader, the Kindle Oasis, has just been announced, but reviewers are complaining about the price. It seems that even though Kindles have historically settled around $50 to $100, the new Oasis costs almost $300. Now Amazon offers four separate Kindle models: Kindle, Paperwhite, Voyage, and now Oasis. All of them, with…
