What to expect from Sony at the MWC19
Noor Imtiaz On Monday, Sony officially announced the date and time for their event at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in a new teaser on Twitter. Encouraging customers to “Embrace a new perspective,”…
Oppo has unveiled 10x zoom camera prior to MWC 2019
Oppo released a teaser in mid-January that confirmed a 10x zoom camera. Following up on that announcement, Oppo held an event on Saturday, just before MWC 2019, revealing lossless zoom…
Samsung announces four new Galaxy phones before MWC ’19
The new year has truly begun Samsung now that they’ve announced the release of four new Galaxy phones. Last week’s Galaxy Unpacked event celebrated ten years of that Samsung Galaxy…
Everything Samsung announced at Galaxy Unpacked ’19
Samsung celebrated the ten-year anniversary of its Galaxy line by going all out on their Galaxy Unpacked event. Other than the Galaxy S10 range that headlined the event, Samsung released other…
Huawei founder defiant amidst U.S. accusations
On Monday, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei appeared in his first internationally broadcast interview since the highly controversial arrest of his daughter and Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. Mr. Ren was defiant…
Child abuse images being traded on encrypted apps
Security experts told BBC Radio 4’s “File on 4” program that pedophiles are using encrypted apps, such as Telegram and Discord, to trade child abuse photos on the dark web. Investigators have…
Tech scene in New York faces a blow as Amazon backs out
Amazon announced on Thursday that they have canceled their big plans to build a second headquarters in New York. This sudden move took both Amazon’s allies and opponents by surprise.…
Facebook bans pages that spread Russian-backed videos targeting American millennials
On Friday, Facebook suspended several pages that published viral “news” videos viewed by millions that failed to disclose their Russian affiliations. After years of failing to suspend or close accounts potentially…
Apple bought PullString: The AI for voice apps
On Friday, a report by Axios revealed that Apple has purchased the AI company PullString. When PullString (also known as ToyTalk) started in 2011, its main focus was on creating…
Autonomous Vehicles: The Future of Transportation
Autonomous vehicles are no longer simply the future of transportation; smart cars capable of driving themselves are already here. The real challenge is their integration into the everyday fabric of…
Drone shuts down Dubai International Airport
On Friday morning, a drone sighting forced authorities to ground flights to and from the Dubai International Airport. The halt remained in effect for half an hour. Between 10:13 to 10:45…
Instagram users lose followers due to bug
Several Instagram users woke up on Wednesday to see a follower count much smaller than the day before. Users initially believed Instagram had deliberately shut down dummy accounts, but Instagram…
Twitter CEO makes drastic statements in latest interview
Kara Swisher from Recode interviewed Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday and got some surprising responses to her questions. Several of Dorsey’s statements from the online interview, which took place…
Twitter shares quarterly earnings and loss in active users
Twitter reported on Thursday that its monthly active users had fallen from 326 million in the third quarter to 321 million. In its earnings report, the company also revealed that it…
Facebook faces a strict ruling in Germany
In Germany, a ruling on Thursday has declared that Facebook abused its dominance in the social media market. A German antitrust watchdog had been investigating Facebook for apparent violations of…
