Many social networks have been dipping their toes into the e-commerce market with Buy buttons in recent months, but if this year’s holiday season is any indication, consumers aren’t all that interested. Facebook and Twitter have been leading the charge in merging e-commerce and social media, but neither of them have done much more than test… Continue reading Facebook and Twitter’s e-commerce ventures aren’t very successful
Month: November 2015
This startup wants to turn your food scraps into something useful
It’s embarrassing how much food we throw out every day, and even though some of us may feel guilty when we think about it, that’s still not enough to motivate us to change our habits, but there may be a simple solution. An Israeli startup by the name of HomeBiogas has developed a system that can not only… Continue reading This startup wants to turn your food scraps into something useful
Microsoft has launched its next billion-dollar business
This morning, Microsoft launched what it considers to be the “next billion dollar business for cloud and enterprise.” Known as PowerApps, this set of applications allows developers to build custom native apps that can run on multiple platforms, all without having to write a single line of code. PowerApps will be especially appealing to businesses, as… Continue reading Microsoft has launched its next billion-dollar business
BlackBerry is exiting Pakistan rather than give up user data
In response to the demands from Pakistan’s Telecommunications Authority that it grant the government access to backdoors in its encrypted services, BlackBerry has decided to exit the Pakistani market. The company announced as much on its official blog this morning, stating that the government’s demands were not about public safety, something BlackBerry claims it’s more than willing… Continue reading BlackBerry is exiting Pakistan rather than give up user data
The Galaxy S7 got a record-breaking score in these leaked benchmarks
Though nothing has been officially announced, numerous leaks and rumors over the past month or so have indicated that Samsung will be launching the Galaxy S7 much earlier than expected, and some recently leaked AnTuTu benchmarks indicate that the device will be released very soon. The benchmarks are for a version of the Galaxy S7 that’s powered by… Continue reading The Galaxy S7 got a record-breaking score in these leaked benchmarks
Renders of Microsoft and Nokia’s canceled tablet have been leaked
Now that Windows-powered tablets have actually become desirable products, it’s sad to hear that Microsoft and Nokia were working on a tablet together at some point, which went by the codename Mercury, but ended up scrapping the device for unknown reasons. The Nokia N1 showed us that the Finnish company is just as good at designing… Continue reading Renders of Microsoft and Nokia’s canceled tablet have been leaked
Apple may unveil some redesigned MacBook Airs at WWDC 2016
We still have a few months to go before Apple’s next Worldwide Developers Conference, but we’re already starting to see rumors about what the company intends to unveil at the event. According to Taiwanese publication Economic Daily News, some redesigned MacBook Airs will be one of the biggest unveilings at the event, which will naturally be thinner than their… Continue reading Apple may unveil some redesigned MacBook Airs at WWDC 2016
Watch Amazon demonstrate its delivery drones in this new video
Proving that its delivery drone idea was more than just a promotional stunt, Amazon has released a video in which it actually demonstrates one of its drones. Jeremy Clarkson, the former face of Top Gear, described the many ways that a drone-based delivery service would benefit consumers, and highlighted the new perks of the drone’s… Continue reading Watch Amazon demonstrate its delivery drones in this new video
The virtual reality market will be worth $15 billion by the end of 2017
Everyone knows that virtual reality is the future of entertainment, but we still have a few years before the technology really starts to pick up, so what will the virtual reality market be like in the meantime? Well, according to Superdata, which specializes in analyzing the gaming industry, there will be somewhere around 70 million virtual… Continue reading The virtual reality market will be worth $15 billion by the end of 2017
Lenovo and Razer have formed a PC gaming partnership
The largest PC manufacturer in the world has joined forces with one of the biggest names in the PC gaming industry to create a new series of gaming hardware. Lenovo and Razer announced the partnership last week, which has given birth to the new Razer Edition series of gaming devices. All of the devices are based on Lenovo’s… Continue reading Lenovo and Razer have formed a PC gaming partnership