China’s smartphone market is no longer growing after it witnessed its first annual decline in shipments during 2017, according to new figures released today. The writing was on the wall with a market decline first noted in Q2 but this is th... Annual smartphone shipments in China declined for the first time ...This entry was posted in Asia China huawei Mobile Xiaomi and tagged apple on January 25, 2018 by Jon Russell
It’s no secret that Facebook is big on both AR and VR, both for entertainment and communication purposes. And new research suggests it is working on AR applications that could not just modify or replace your face, but your entire body. Read... Research into full-body tracking at Facebook hints at broader AR/VR ...This entry was posted in augmented reality Computer Vision Gadgets Mobile TC Virtual reality and tagged facebook on January 25, 2018 by Devin Coldewey
It’s no secret that Facebook is big on both AR and VR, both for entertainment and communication purposes. And new research suggests it is working on AR applications that could not just modify or replace your face, but your entire body. Read... Research into full-body tracking at Facebook hints at broader AR/VR ...This entry was posted in augmented reality Computer Vision Gadgets Mobile TC Virtual reality and tagged facebook on January 25, 2018 by Devin Coldewey
French startup Blade, the company behind Shadow, is launching its cloud gaming service in the U.K. Just like in the U.S., the company is starting with a pre-sale before accepting all customers. For a flat monthly fee, you can rent a gaming PC in ... Shadow launches its cloud computer for gamers in the UKThis entry was posted in Europe France Newsletter Gadgets Gaming Startups TC on January 25, 2018 by Romain Dillet
People like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the game where you basically re-enact a version of Battle Royale with you as one of the contestants in the human survival game. It had huge success in alpha prior to its full launch on PC, and now ... PUBG takes the Chicken Dinner with 4 million players on ...This entry was posted in Gadgets Gaming Microsoft TC xbox on January 25, 2018 by Darrell Etherington
Smartphone adoption in emerging markets just delivered the highest number of app downloads Google Play has ever seen in a quarter. According to today’s report from App Annie, Google Play app downloads topped 19 billion in Q4 2017, a new rec... Google Play hit record 19 billion+ downloads in Q4 2017, ...This entry was posted in App Annie app stores app-store Apps Google Play iOS App Store Mobile on January 25, 2018 by Sarah Perez
As AppleInsider first spotted, the first beta of iOS 11.3 includes a subtle change. iBooks is now called Books. And Mark Gurman thinks it could be the sign that there will be bigger changes with Apple’s ebook reading app. According to Bloom... Apple could be redesigning the iBooks appThis entry was posted in Apps Gadgets Mobile TC and tagged apple on January 25, 2018 by Romain Dillet
No-commission stock trading app Robinhood will let you buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum without any added transaction fees starting in February, compared to Coinbase’s 1.5 to 4 percent fees in the US. And as of today Robinhood will let all... Robinhood adds zero-fee cryptocurrency trading and trackingThis entry was posted in Apps Bitcoin Finance Mobile Robinhood Social Startups TC on January 25, 2018 by Josh Constine
Social media giants have once again been singled out for a high profile public spanking over social responsibility and illegal online content in Europe. Read More Telegram and social media giants spanked in UK PM’s Davos ...This entry was posted in Europe Government hate speech Social TC Telegram and tagged social media on January 25, 2018 by Natasha Lomas
There are always some fun TV and tech deals before the Big Game, and we've got them right here! Best Super Bowl TV Deals, Gear, and Party Gadgets for ...This entry was posted in Gear on January 25, 2018 by Jeffrey Van Camp