Identity fraud is a huge problem faced by not just individuals, but by businesses and governments worldwide. According to the Insurance Information Institute, McAfee and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimated global losses from cybercrime to be between US$375 billion and US$575 billion. These figures indicate the ...
Read More »Google is reportedly investing $875M in LG Display to give the Pixel a curved screen
Here’s a fresh rumor that is all kinds of interesting. Press in South Korea are reporting that Google is in talks to invest one trillion KRW ($875 million) in LG Display, one of the world’s most prominent producer of screens for smartphones and tablets, in a move to give its Pixel smartphones some ...
Read More »Volkswagen Invests USD180 Million In Chinese Voice Search Company
Volkswagen Invests USD180 Million In Chinese Voice Search Company – ChinaTechNews.com Chinese-language mobile voice search engine provider Mobvoi announced a deal with Volkswagen Group, and the two parties will set up a joint venture to explore the vehicle artificial intelligence sector. Volkswagen will invest USD180 million in Mobvoi. This makes ...
Read More »Food fight: To beat China fakes, NZ and Australian produce firms raid tech larder
AS China’s middle class develops its taste for imported food and drink, fresh produce suppliers in New Zealand and Australia are topping up nature’s bounty with anti-counterfeiting technology in a bid to protect their growing business from fakes. Suppliers of goods from fruit to wine and lamb are teaming up ...
Read More »Twitter launches a ‘lite’ mobile web app that’s optimized for emerging markets
Twitter has taken the wraps off a new data-optimized version of its service that it hopes will be a hit among emerging. It’s called Twitter Lite and, unlike similar ‘Lite’ apps from Facebook and others, it is browser-based — living at mobile.twitter.com. It is essentially a data-optimized version of the regular ...
Read More »Didi Chuxing Launches Female Career Development Plan In China
On the heels of its American partner Uber ensconced in controversy of its treatment of women, Chinese ride-share company Didi Chuxing is focusing on more opportunities for its female employees. Jointly initiated by Didi Chuxing’s chief executive officer Cheng Wei and president Liu Qing, the company announced the launch ...
Read More »Court ruling strikes first blow to Samsung on patent infringement case
Huawei filed lawsuits against Samsung in May in courts in China and the United States, claiming infringements of smartphone patents. Source: Shutterstock A CHINESE court has ordered Samsung Electronics’s mainland subsidiaries to pay CNY80 million (US$11.6 million) to Huawei Technologies for patent infringement, the China firm’s first victory against Samsung ...
Read More »Samsung is back in business as it forecasts 50% profit jump
Samsung is back in business. Fresh from its highest profit jump in three years and the successful launch of its new flagship Galaxy S8, the Korean company is now forecasting a big jump in profits for its upcoming Q1 2017 financials. The company is predicting profits for the quarter will come in around 9.9 ...
Read More »China’s Baidu Enhances DuerOS Smart Chip
Chinese search engine company Baidu launched its digital assistant-focused DuerOS earlier this year, and now is building out its team for its DuerOS smart chip. The newly-unveiled DuerOS smart chip provides one-stop intelligent voice interactive solutions focusing on cost, performance, and ease of use. According to Zhu Kaihua, chief ...
Read More »Google Maps for iOS gets ‘Timeline’ feature to help you recall everywhere you’ve been
[ad_1] Why it matters to you Your Timeline could be a fun way to remind yourself of where you went on a trip and what you did across any given time period. Timeline for Google Maps has finally landed for iOS. The feature, which launched two years ago for Android ...
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