Apple is withholding payments to contract manufacturers that are owed to Qualcomm until the legal dispute between the two companies is resolved. As a result, Qualcomm has slashed its current-quarter profit and revenue forecasts. The company has lowered its revenue guidance to a range of $4.8 billion to $5.6 billion for the fiscal third quarter from $5.3 billion to $6.1 billion.
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Uber is bringing major changes to its privacy controls that will allow users to easily manage their data. With the latest update, the Uber app will get a dedicated “Privacy Setting” menu where users can easily control how the company collects information about them. Continue reading “Uber improves privacy controls for better data management”
Google and Facebook have been confirmed as victims of a $100 million phishing attack that was first reported in March, according to a latest report from Fortune.
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Google has updated its support page that gives out details about Android updates for its flagships. Pixel and Pixel XL will receive Android updates till October 2018, as per the support page. Meanwhile, security updates are promised to rollout until October 2019. Google had announced Pixel devices in October last year. Continue reading “Google Pixel, Pixel XL to get Android updates till October 2018”
Alphabet has announced financial results for Q1 2017. The company has reported $24.75 billion in revenue, up 22% YoY while it garnered $5.42 billion in net income, up 29%. Continue reading “Alphabet reports $24.75 billion in revenue, $5.42B in net income in Q1 2017”
Apple is working on a P2P money transfer service similar to Venmo, according to a report from Recode. Venmo is PayPal’s digital wallet that allows users to transfer funds out of their Venmo account, bank account or debit card. Continue reading “Apple is reportedly working on a P2P money transfer service”
Acer has announced Predator Triton 700 and Predator Helios gaming notebooks at it’s next@acer global press conference. The Predator Triton 700 notebook sports a 15.6-inch FHD IPS display and has a thin design with 18.9 mm (.74 inch), 2.6kg (5.7 pound) aluminum chassis . Continue reading “Acer Predator Triton 700 and Predator Helios 300 gaming notebooks announced”
Acer has announced a new fitness themed smartwatch dubbed as Leap Ware that can monitor your heart rate, stamina, stress / fatigue levels and exposure to UV rays. Continue reading “Acer Leap Ware fitness smartwatch with heart rate sensor announced for $139”
Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 347.4 million smartphones worldwide in the first quarter of 2017 (1Q17), as per the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. In light of what might seem like a slowing market, consumers continue to show demand for smartphones and OEM flagship hype seems strong as ever.
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Nintendo’s classic game Super Mario Run is available on Android and iOS and since some time it has already seen huge number of downloads. Now, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima has revealed during a financial earnings call that Super Mario downloads is nearing 150 million download mark across Android and iOS. Continue reading “Super Mario Run inches closer to 150 million downloads”
Uber has shared invite for an event on May 2nd where it is set to launch UberEats food delivery service. The company had announced at the beginning of this year that it will soon launch UberEats in India.
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Google Trips is getting a major update with bunch of new features that will make your next vacation better. Launched in September last year, the travel planning app will now keep hotel, flight and other reservations in one tab and let you share any of it with the tap of a button. Anyone you share with will receive an email with all the reservation details, and see them in the app too. Continue reading “Google Trips gets new features for better vacation planning”
Twitter has announced financial earnings for Q1 2017. The micro blogging platform reported $548 million in revenues, a drop of 8 percent from the same period a year ago. Twitter added 9 million monthly active users over the quarter which is 7 million more than expected.
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Amazon has introduced a new device dubbed as Echo Look that comes with a voice controlled camera. Powered by Alexa, Echo Look will use the camera that helps catalog your outfits and rates your look based on “machine learning algorithms with advice from fashion specialists.” Continue reading “Amazon Echo Look is a voice-controlled camera that will advise you on your outfits”
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has proposed to reverse the net neutrality rules that prohibits Internet service providers from blocking or discriminating against web sites and online content. Continue reading “FCC Chairman proposes to reverse net neutrality”
