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Выручка Apple по итогам второго квартала 2016 финансового года составила $50,6 млн, в то время как компания прогнозировала доход на уровне $52 млн, говорится в отчётности корпорации. За аналогичный период 2015 финансового года выручка составила $58 млн. Таким образом, выручка корпорации, как и предсказывали аналитики, упала впервые за 13 лет.... →

eBay surpassed first quarter earnings expectations when it reported after the bell on Tuesday. Shares ticked up 5% following the announcement. The e-commerce giant brought in $2.1 billion in revenue, when analysts were expecting $2.08 billion. The company also posted an adjusted 47 cents per share, when Wall Street was forecasting 45 cents. eBay also reported quarterly gross merchandise… Read More... →

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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web...... →

Twitter reported its Q1 earnings today, and they’re not great. On the back of 310 monthly active users, the company reported revenues of $595 million, with Q1 GAAP diluted earnings per share of ($0.12) and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.15. This is a big miss on revenues but a beat on EPS. Analysts’ expectations for non-GAAP EPS averaged out at $0.10, while the average… Read More... →

SpaceX confirmed to TechCrunch that their next launch is scheduled for May 4th at 1:22 am EST with a two-hour launch window. The company is expected to couple the launch with another rocket landing attempt on a drone ship out at sea. It was less than three weeks ago that SpaceX made their first successful rocket recovery on a drone ship. Landing from the chase plane… Read More... →

The FBI plans not disclose to Apple the method it used to access an iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino shooter, or submit it for an internal government review, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The FBI announced in March that it had purchased a hacking tool from a third party that enabled it to access data on an iPhone used by Syed Farook. Farook and his wife killed 14 people… Read More... →

So you’re a techie and a foodie. You’re having dinner and your phone buzzes to let you know you can pay for the meal you’re enjoying right from an app. It’s then you realize there’s something going on in restaurant tech. Read More... →

Частный инвестор и сооснователь фонда Phystech Ventures Ольга Маслихова инвестировала в сервис доставки вина VINEBOX. Об этом Firrma рассказала Маслихова. Сумма сделки не раскрывается. В сервис вложились также ряд иностранных бизнес-ангелов. VINEBOX – premium-wine сервис, предлагающий ежемесячную доставку дорогого вина в небольших объемах. Членам клуба VINEBOX привозят три емкости с вином (каждая объемом 10 мл) из европейских виноделен, подобранных собственной командой сомелье. Ольга Маслихова назвала сегме... →

Remember when a California regulatory agency tried to shut down carpooling services like UberPOOL and Lyft Line throughout the state? Well, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Two years after its initial threats, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has decided that the services are legal and can continue to operate. However, the CPUC has ordered Uber and Lyft to provide specifics… Read More... →

Today’s VR headsets are marvels of miniaturization. And, as iFixit’s teardowns show, both the Oculus Rift and HTC’s Vive are also remarkably user-friendly when it comes to repair and customization. Read More... →

ToyTalk, the startup that mashed together Barbie and the Internet of Things and let your kids chat away with Thomas the Tank Engine for hours on end, is cashing out on the bot craze with a slight realignment of philosophy — and a new name. The company developed a whole toolset — called PullString — to enable writers to create narratives for children’s toys. Read More... →

HTC is devoting more and more resources to virtual reality as it looks to outrun its mobile demons and catch the VR wave before everyone else. Today at a press conference in China, HTC announced that it will be devoting $100 million to a new virtual reality accelerator program for developers called Vive X, VR Focus reports. Applications are live now over on HTC’s site. The accelerator… Read More... →

Android Wear smartwatches come in many shapes and sizes — their watch bands, however, do not. Every manufacturer has their own set, and some have different bands for different watches. To add to the complexity, some users end up going the DIY route, with varying levels of success. That’s where Mode (branded as “MODE”) comes in. It’s Google’s new standard,… Read More... →

Пользователи фотосервиса Instagram 26 апреля обратили внимание на некоторые изменения в интерфейсе приложения. Логотип, имена пользователей и названия геолокаций сменили цвет с тёмно-синего на чёрный.... →

Can the latest app from Starbucks become the next Kimoji? Nah, probably not. But the company this week has released its first consumer-facing app that’s solely focused on entertainment, as opposed to its core business of selling food and drink. Yes, that’s right. Starbucks has its own emoji keyboard app now, so you can more easily text friends pictures of Frappuccinos, coffees,… Read More... →

Бывший генеральный продюсер Game Insight Леонид Сиротин совместно с редакцией рубрики «Рынок игр» подвёл итоги конкурса на лучшее описание деятельности продюсера.... →

Some of the biggest names in tech and corporate America, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, have teamed up with governors and educators to ask Congress to provide $250 million in federal funding to school districts in order to give every single K-12 student in the nation an opportunity to learn how to code.… Read More... →

По результатам отборочных туров и финала российская LC↯BC обошла 873 другие команды из США, Китая, Германии и других стран... →

Microsoft announced this morning the launch of Skype for Business for Mac Preview  – the business-focused version of Skype’s communications services aimed at a commercial client base. I.T. administrators and individuals can sign up to test the new desktop software, which introduces features like Outlook integration, additional security, and calls that allow for up to 250 people… Read More... →