Ikea’s smart home investments to date have been smart but scattered – now the Swedish home goods brand says it’s going to amp up its smart home bets with a brand new dedicated business unit. The company’s smart home endeavors began in 2012, and focused on wireless charging and smart lighting. It’s iterated in both
Month: August 2019
Ajit Pai has long signaled that he would approve a T-Mobile/ class=”crunchbase-link” href=”https://crunchbase.com/organization/sprint-nextel” target=”_blank” data-type=”organization” data-entity=”sprint-nextel”>Sprint merger, but today the FCC Chairman made it official. In spite of widespread opposition suggesting that the combining of the country’s third and fourth largest carriers would reduce competition in the marketplace, Pai takes the stance that such a
Silicon Valley season 6 has a release date – October 27. HBO shared a teaser trailer for the final season, where we see Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch), the CEO of Pied Paper, flounder through a Zuckerberg-style Congressional committee hearing on the security of user data, while the rest of his company look on in trepidation.
Apple’s next Apple Watch revision could include new materials for the case, including titanium and ceramic. That’s according to new assets pulled form the latest watchOS beta release, as uncovered by Brazilian site iHelp.br (via 9to5Mac). The new screens discovered in the beta show graphics used to pair the Apple Watch during setup, and list “Titanium
Good on Motorola for keeping it interesting. At the end of the day, I’m not sure how large a market there is for a budget “action camera” phone, but in a world of samey electronics, at least the Lenovo-owned brand continues to shade in interesting corners. Honestly, I’m surprised more phones didn’t attempt to position
Democratic US Senator Gary Peters on Thursday asked Facebook Inc’s chief to answer questions about his April 2018 congressional testimony in light of reports that Facebook captured audio from users and sent it to a vendor to be analyzed and transcribed. “I asked you specifically if Facebook uses audio obtained from mobile devices to enrich personal
People generally use LinkedIn to search for a new job. The social media site has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the best places to go to find a new job. However, you don’t need to be actively searching for a new job to get some use out of LinkedIn. And in this article
Google has introduced a revamped Socratic app after acquiring it last year. The app is now powered by Google AI, offering tonnes of new features, and resources to help high school and university students. The new Socratic by Google app is now live on the App Store for iOS users, and is said to be
Redmi 8, Xiaomi’s next affordable smartphone, has supposedly made an appearance on the website of Chinese regulator TENAA ahead of any official announcement. The TENAA listing is for a Xiaomi phone with model number M1908C3IC. It showcases the design of the handset that is believed to debut as the Redmi 8 in the coming future.
US President Donald Trump said he was having dinner on Friday with Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook of Apple, a company the president has criticised for not manufacturing more of its products in the United States. “Having dinner tonight with Tim Cook of Apple. They will be spending vast sums of money in the US
Micro-blogging platform Twitter is testing a new feature to filter spam and abusive messages from your Direct Message (DM) inbox. “Unwanted messages aren’t fun. So we’re testing a filter in your DM requests to keep those out of sight, out of mind,” Twitter Support posted on Friday. Currently, Twitter allows users to set their DM
As people strive ever harder to minutely quantify every action they do, the sensors that monitor those actions are growing lighter and less invasive. Two prototype sensors from crosstown rivals Stanford and Berkeley stick right to the skin and provide a wealth of physiological data. Stanford’s stretchy wireless “BodyNet” isn’t just flexible in order to
It’s true, you’ve got the Galaxy Note to thank for your big phone. When the device hit the scene at IFA 2011, large screens were still a punchline. That same year, Steve Jobs famously joked about phones with screens larger than four inches, telling a crowd of reporters, “nobody’s going to buy that.” In 2019,
Today’s premium ultraportable laptops don’t have to cut too many corners in order to be super thin and super light. Recent generations of low-power processors don’t require a lot of cooling, and more efficient hardware and software allows for decent battery life even with physically smaller batteries. The relatively tiny USB Type-C Port has also
Misfit has added a new smartwatch to its portfolio – the Misfit Vapor X. The new Misfit smartwatch, which is claimed to be the lightest smartwatch offered by the Fossil-owned company, is made out of aluminium alloy with a matte finish and comes with a redesigned strap called Sport Strap+. The Misfit Vapor X packs
Need for Speed Heat has officially been revealed, and if you’ve been yearning for a return to the street racing spirit, the latest instalment in EA’s hit franchise is right up the alley. The game’s cinematic trailer was definitely exciting, but the gameplay details and mechanics are yet to be showcased. But that will change
Earlier today, Oppo confirmed that the Oppo Reno 2 series smartphones will be launched in India on August 28. As per Oppo’s official press invite, one of the Reno 2 series smartphones – expected to be called the Oppo Reno 2 – is tipped to come equipped with quad rear cameras and the shark-fin elevating
Each month millions of Indians are coming online for the first time, making India the last great growth market for internet companies worldwide. But winning them presents its own challenges. These users, most of whom live in small cities and villages in India, can’t speak English. Their interests and needs are different from those of
Apple has created 2.4 million jobs across all the 50 US states so far, four times the number of American jobs attributable to the company eight years ago. The Cupertino-headquartered company is on pace to directly contribute $350 billion (roughly Rs. 25 lakh crores) to the US economy by 2023, announced in January 2018, Apple
China’s online users turned their patriotic wrath Wednesday on major domestic phone maker Huawei for not toeing Beijing’s line when referring to Taiwan and Hong Kong. The Chinese government is very sensitive about anything it perceives as portraying semi-autonomous Hong Kong and Macau or the self-ruled democratic island of Taiwan – which it views as
The new Soundboks is impressive. It has everything: a sturdy housing, Bluetooth, large battery, XLR-inputs, and several methods to connect multiple Soundboks. Indoor or out, the new Soundboks sounds great. The Soundboks isn’t shy. It’s an extrovert. This speaker will stand tall among strangers and be the loudest in the room. It doesn’t try to
Two major U.S. carriers, AT&T and T-Mobile, announced this morning a plan to team up to protect their respective customer bases from the scourge of scam robocalls. The two companies will today begin to roll out new cross-network call authentication technology based on the SHAKEN/STIR standards — a sort of universal caller ID system designed
Most people who have an income are required to file income tax return aka ITR. Filing income tax returns in India is a fairly simple process for many people. You can file ITR online for free easily via the Income Tax Department’s official website or third-party IT return filing websites as well. The deadline for
Since all but exiting the smartphone market in India, Sony has increased its focus on two particularly important segments for the Japanese company in the country — home entertainment and audio. Sony remains among the most popular brands in India for televisions, with a strong brand identity, effective offline dealer network, and a reputation for
Instagram is adding an option for users to report posts they think are false, the company announced on Thursday, as the Facebook-owned photo-sharing site tries to stem misinformation and other abuses on its platform. Posting false information is not banned on any of Facebook’s suite of social media services, but the company is taking steps to
Facebook has unleashed its Spark AR platform onto the public, opening it up to Instagram users. Spark AR gives you all the tools you’re need to create and upload augmented reality filters on Instagram. However, you’ll still need to provide the skills. At F8 2019, Facebook announced that it would soon be allowing Instagram users
2019 iPhone models’ launch is inching closer, and an internal iOS 13 asset suggests that the Apple launch event will be held on September 10 next month. This was spotted in the seventh trial iOS 13 version released for developers, and an image in the system files seems to suggest this. Last year, the Apple
HMD Global’s Nokia mobile brand has been one of the best performers in the Android space when it comes to software support for its devices. The company has most of its devices on the Android One software programme, and has used the benefits of the program to quickly and reliably roll out software updates for
Microsoft has admitted that third-party contractors listen to your voice conversations on Skype and virtual assistant Cortana. The revelation came after Motherboard found contractors were listening to audio from both services, including sensitive and personal conversations of Microsoft customers. “We realised, based on questions raised recently, that we could do a better job specifying that
When someone says “robotic exoskeleton,” the power loaders from Aliens are what come to mind for most people (or at least me), but the real things will be much different: softer, smarter, and used for much more ordinary tasks. The latest such exo from Harvard is so low-profile you could wear it around the house.
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