Alexa, Does My Bum Look Big in This?
Our Informal Poll Reveals Mixed Reactions to Amazon's Smart Camera Last week Amazon announced the latest addition to its portfolio of Echo voice-enabled products.
View ArticleOrange's Future of Mobile Retail
New Paris Outlet Focuses on Engagement, Exploration and Fun I was recently given a guided tour of Orange's new concept store, which has opened in the fashionable Opera district of Paris.
View ArticleDeepMap Plans to Teach Cars to Drive
Autonomous Vehicle Fever Inspires Another Start-Up Recent years have seen a series of collaborations between the automotive and technology industries.
View ArticleShould Your Subscribers Build Your Network?
Sprint's Magic Box Is Like a Shared Extension Cord for Its 4G Network Many hands make for light work.
View ArticleShow and Tell from Amazon
Amazon Gives Echo a Face with Show Yesterday Amazon opened a new front in the battle for control of your home.
View ArticleAugmented Reality Smartglasses Expected to Shine in Logistics
After a Slow Start, Smartglasses Could Be Poised for Success Given the unfortunate demise of the Google Glass Explorer program, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the augmented reality (AR)...
View ArticleTurning a New Page
Vodafone Puts an End to Its Paging Service Here is a case of reverse critical mass.
View ArticleBattle for Living Room Intensifies in US
Frenzy of Streaming Services Shows No Sign of Slowing On my recent trip to the US I couldn't help but notice the overwhelming array of online services for consumers to choose from.
View ArticleA Grand Vision
Will the $1,000 Smartphone Become the Norm? Head over to Apple's US online store and start piecing together an iPhone. Select the Plus variant of the device with 256GB of on-board storage and you're on...
View ArticleThumbs Up for AT&T's DirecTV Now
Our Review of DirecTV Now Highlights Potential for Voice Search After a rocky start, AT&T's online video service DirecTV Now is beginning to make some inroads.
View ArticleXiaomi Plans Bricks-and-Mortar Expansion
Launches Its First Physical Retail Store in India Last week, Xiaomi launched its first physical retail store in India and the company has outlined plans to open 100 such stores in India during the next...
View ArticleConfirmed Success
Adidas Creates an App to Cut the Line for Sneakers For athletic clothing companies, one of the most effective marketing tools is high-profile, but highly limited, releases of shoes and other...
View ArticleGoogle Invests in Broadband Infrastructure in Africa
CSquared Project Builds Out Shared Fibre Networks CSquared is a Google subsidiary that aims to provide wholesale, operator-agnostic Internet infrastructure to underserved regions of the world.
View ArticleContent Goes Borderless in the EU
Digital Single Market Strategy to Go into Effect in 2018 In an effort to create a large, fluid market across the EU, the European Commission has been a long-time proponent of a Digital Single Market...
View ArticleBlockbusted
E-Commerce Is Still a Minority of US Retail Sales The US Census Bureau recently published its quarterly report on US e-commerce sales.
View ArticleSoftBank's Vision Fund Nears Its Goal
Technology Development Set to Receive a Shot in the Arm This week's announcement by SoftBank that it has raised $93 billion of its planned $100 billion Vision Fund is breathtaking, but also unsurprising.
View ArticleEight-Cylinder Silicon
As Cars Become Computing Devices, Automakers Race to Adjust This is a cross-over story. The hard steel of the automotive industry is being shaped by software and silicon, at an increasing pace.
View ArticleIntrigue in the Med
Vodafone Malta Consolidation Creates Potential Duopoly At first glance, this week's announcement of further consolidation in Vodafone's international portfolio appears to be fairly minor news.
View ArticleThe LeEco Lesson
LeEco's US Entry and Exit Is One for the Business Books In early 2015, we wrote about a company then called LeTV. The Chinese company, which produced content and made smartphones among other products,...
View ArticleA 4G Free-for-All
Vodafone India Counters Jio with a Daily Deal Reliance Jio is a newcomer to the Indian mobile market, but the operator has had a most amazing first year.
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