Microsoft's Deal for GitHub Reflects Its Evolution
Acquisition Boosts Its Artificial Intelligence and IoT Ambitions On Monday, Microsoft confirmed rumours that it has agreed to acquire GitHub, the popular coding collaboration and hosting site, for $7.5...
View ArticleBlackBerry Mobile Debuts Key2 Phone
Second Version of a Smartphone with a Physical Keyboard TCL Communication today unveiled the BlackBerry-branded Key2 smartphone at an event in New York.
View ArticleA New Olympic Goal
Japan Unveils Its Strategy for Self-Driving Cars On Monday, in a move that could offer a big boost to the commercialisation of autonomous driving, the Japanese government announced its intention to get...
View ArticleIn Search of the Long Tail
Hopeful Device Makers Look for a Niche in the Smartphone Market On 4 June, at the Computex 2018 event in Taiwan, Asus sub-brand, Republic of Gamers, unveiled a new Android smartphone aimed specifically...
View ArticleSmart Scooters in India
Start-Ups Hope to Disrupt the Electric Two-Wheeler Market The Indian government has been pushing for a fully electric scooter fleet by 2030, as it aims to address alarming pollution levels and cut the...
View ArticleSupercomputer Leapfrog
The US Regains the International Supercomputer Pole Position Last week, the US Department of Energy unveiled a supercomputer called Summit at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
View ArticleVertical Reality
US Court Approves AT&T and Time Warner Deal On Tuesday, a US federal judge approved the work-in-progress merger between AT&T and Time Warner.
View ArticleOrange's Grand Slam Success
Operator Shows Off Its Technical Prowess at French Open Orange has been a partner of the Roland-Garros tennis championship in France for 17 years.
View ArticleDeutsche Telekom Debuts a Data Marketplace
The Initiative Offers a Realistic Approach to Data Sharing At Hannover Messe in April 2018, Deutsche Telekom announced its Telekom Data Intelligence Hub, a cloud portal for sharing data sets that also...
View ArticleThe Value of Smartphones
Accurate Pricing of Second-Hand Devices Is Key to Leasing CCS Insight has developed a new pricing database that covers the second-hand smartphone market and tracks residual values of flagship devices...
View ArticleRobots to the Rescue
Airbus Employs Robots to Speed Up Its Production Rate For years, industrial robots have been used in production operations, making processes more efficient.
View ArticleMicrosoft Targets Amazon's Sweet Spot
Its New Technology Could Allow Retailers to Build Checkout-Free Stores There's no doubt that the modern-day retail experience is evolving. Customers are crossing their digital and physical shopping...
View Article5G Can Stand Alone
Standalone 5G Specifications Approved by 3GPP Not long ago, 5G seemed like it was only a vision.
View ArticleReframing the Debate on 5G Use Cases
Industry Focus on "Killer" Applications Misses the Bigger Picture With 5G on the cusp of the first network launches, there's no shortage of attention on the thorny subject of use cases for the technology.
View ArticleSmartphones to Replace Car Keys
Car Connectivity Consortium Releases Digital Key Specification Several high-end car-makers already support digital car key services, allowing drivers to use their smartphones as advanced car keys, but...
View ArticleAI, Integration and Digital Transformation Drive Salesforce Strategy
Analyst Event Highlights European Growth On 20 June, Salesforce held its analyst summit for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in London. It shared its perspective on the company's European...
View ArticleTo Serve and Protect
Europe Votes for Tougher Internet Copyright Laws Last Wednesday, a European Parliament committee voted in favour of tougher European copyright laws.
View ArticleC-V2X Nets Its First US Deployment
Development Is a Milestone in the Roll-Out of Intelligent Transport Systems Cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology, which is based on the 3GPP standard that enables communication between...
View ArticleRace to the Edge
Edge Computing Gets a Big Boost from Hewlett Packard Enterprise For years, data has been increasingly centralised, first at the data-centre level and more recently in the cloud.
View Article8K Kick-Off
Intelsat and Globo Partner to Make 8K a Reality Like the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup offers a fantastic stage to show off new technologies, given its international scale.
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