Hottest IoT applications for 2018
IoT is going to expand on its current strengths in the coming year, broadening its presence in the industrial, energy and transportation sectors and continuing to see growing usage in fields like healthcare and retail. Rohit Mehra,
Android phones ‘betray’ user location to Google
A majority of Android smartphones collect location data and send it back to Google, even when location services are switched off. News website Quartz reported Android phones gathered information about nearby mobile phone masts and shared those
Tesla unveils first electric truck
Tesla has unveiled its first electric articulated lorry, designed to challenge diesel trucks as king of the road. The long-anticipated Tesla Semi has a range of 500 miles on a single charge. Tesla says the vehicle - known
Mastercard Seeks Patent for Instant Blockchain Payments Processing
New patent filings from Mastercard show how the credit card giant is looking at blockchain as a possible means for easing payment settlement times. In a patent application released last week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Xiaomi fastest growing in global smartphone shipments
With global smartphone shipments reaching a record 400 million units in the third quarter this year, the top 10 players have captured 75 percent of the market, leaving just a quarter for the remaining over 600
Skype’s new mobile design comes to Windows and Mac
Microsoft has been testing its mobile interface changes in desktop versions of its apps recently. The software is now rolling out these changes to Mac and Windows users today. A radical redesign of Skype on mobile launched
App maker Kakao begins beta testing new cryptocurrency exchange
South Korean fintech firm Dunamu, operator of the securities trading app Kakao Stock, has opened up its planned cryptocurrency exchange to users for beta testing. Set up in partnership with the U.S.-based exchange Bittrex and currently in
7 hot IT career trends and 7 going cold
The growing IT skills gap and demand for data pros and hybrid roles are disrupting the traditional IT career path. The following heat map of career trends with help you cash in and avoid dead ends. There’s
Facebook buys weeks-old app for teens
An app that encourages teens to be nice to each other has been acquired by Facebook for an undisclosed fee. The app - called tbh, meaning "to be honest" - is just nine weeks old, but had
Microsoft finally admits Windows Phone is dead
No more new features, no more hardware -- the head of Microsoft's Windows division says Windows 10 Mobile will no longer be "a focus" for the company. Bill Gates has given up his Windows phone. HP is