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WeChat, the Uber popular Chinese message app with more than 500 million active users, is taking a leaf out of the Skype playbook after it launched an international telephone calling service. Read More... →

Google приглашает принять участие в бета-тестировании нового функционала в Search Console, связанного с AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages). «Если вы уже внедрили AMP на сайте или работаете над этим вопросом и хотите поделиться с нами своим мнением по поводу нового функционала в Search Console, вы можете подать заявку на участие в бета-тесте: http://g.co/SearchConsoleTester. Больше информации об AMP доступно по ссылке: http://ampproject.org», - сообщил представитель компании Джон Мюллер (John Mueller) в Google+... →

Microsoft’s Cortana quietly snuck onto to Android in a meaningful this week in a small but telling move that you probably missed unless you own a OnePlus One smartphone. Read More... →

Twitter запустил новый формат рекламы – Conversational Ads. Он представляет собой объявления с функцией опроса и призван побудить пользователей взаимодействовать с контентом брендов и делиться им с друзьями. В Conversational Ads компании могут разместить один вопрос с двумя вариантами ответа. Помимо опроса в объявление можно добавить пользовательские хэштеги, CTA-кнопки и элементы rich media. Все эти включения призваны повысить привлекательность рекламы этого формата для пользователей и привлечь перепосты.... →

Volkswagen’s brand new CEO Matthias Muller quickly got the emissions fiasco apologies out of the way on stage at CES on Tuesday and then unveiled two connected and all-electric concept cars of the future, the e-Golf Touch and the much-anticipated Budd-e microbus. Muller stepped into the CEO position shortly after Martin Winterkorn resigned in fall 2015, amidst a revelation the German… Read More... →

(By Yimou Lee and Ritsuko Ando for Reuters) — Huawei Technologies Co has become the first Chinese handset vendor to ship more than 100 million smartphones annually, defying a market slowdown to challenge leaders such as Samsung Electronics Co and Apple Inc. The Shenzhen-based company said on Wednesday its smartphone shipments rose 44 percent annually […]... →

Following Line’s move back in August to redesign its mobile chat app with a focus on low-cost calling, Tencent has now added the ability to call mobile phones and landlines from within the WeChat app. Its new calling service is being branded WeChat Out — Line calls its service Line Out. Hmmm. The feature is […]... →

I couldn’t help but roll my eyes when I read that Twitter’s first hardware investment was a Beats competitor called Muzik. “Fantastic,” I thought. “Mankind has been patiently awaiting headphones that can tweet.” It seemed wrongheaded. It seemed like a cash grab that came too late. It seemed like another swing-and-a-miss from Twitter, which has made several […]... →

Every single product that Intel ships will be conflict-free, the chipmaker’s chief executive, Brian Krzanich, said today at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. And Intel will be making this plainly visible to consumers. “You can look for the conflict-free symbol in all of our products” starting in the second quarter of this […]... →

REVIEW: The founder of Sugr, the wireless speaker from China that hit a $60,000 Kickstarter goal in January 2015, has told VentureBeat that the product was designed as a homage to the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, as well as iOS. The comments come as Sugr launches for sale globally at $229 after successfully shipping units to Kickstarter backers in […]... →

M won’t be the only artificial intelligence on Facebook Messenger. Facebook has given some developers access to an unannounced Chat SDK that allows them to build interactive experiences and “bots” in Messenger for shopping, booking travel, and more, sources with direct knowledge of the SDK confirm. The Chat SDK allows developers to create bots that users can send text messages… Read More... →

Brian Krzanich, chief executive of Intel, made some big commitments to improve diversity at Intel and the tech industry a year ago. Today, he updated everyone on Intel’s progress. On top of that, he announced a new initiative to combat online harassment, a problem that he said “affects all of us” during his keynote speech […]... →

Intel showed off a robot built with Ninebot and Segway in Las Vegas today. But it was a different kind of robot, as it serves as a kind of hoverboard. You can ride it around the house or down the street. When you get off, the robot does its own thing. It can move around […]... →

When Chris Comparato joined his former colleagues at Toast, a service that includes a point-of-sale tool for restaurants, raising new financing to continue scaling the company was near the top of the list. And so it happened. Today, the company said it had raised $30 million in a round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with Google Ventures participating. The company says it has more than… Read More... →

Intel showed off a bunch of new partnerships at its keynote at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas tonight, and one of them should have runners excited. New Balance, a trusted running shoe maker, is now working with Intel to launch a smartwatch exclusively for runners. New Balance chief executive Rob DeMartini […]... →

Intel showed off a cool new drone that is able to detect obstacles and get around them on its own. The Yunnec Typhoon H with Intel RealSense technology will be available this year, and it will help athletes take better selfies and action videos than you thought were possible. The drone has retractable landing gear, […]... →

Avegant is showcasing its new product at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Originally backed by Kickstarter, the startup is releasing its Glyph media player that doubles as a headset. Equipped with 3D capabilities, the wearable device can connect to a computer or smartphone via an HDMI connector, displaying movies and the Internet on a private viewing screen. When turned to… Read More... →

Computing devices are getting smaller by the day, and today at CES in Las Vegas Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich announced more details about one of its big (little?) efforts in the space. Curie, Intel’s button-sized wearable hardware module that was first unveiled a year ago, will begin shipping this quarter and will cost less than $10. Amidst flashy demonstrations involving BMX and… Read More... →

In a live demo, Intel demonstrated what it could do by equipping BMX stunt riders with tracking sensors and analytics software. During the keynote speech by Intel CEO Brian Krzanich at the 2016 International CES (the big tech trade show in Las Vegas), the riders rode across the stage. On a screen, you could see […]... →

Securifi just announced the Almond 3, a brand new touchscreen wireless router that wants to become the central part of your smart home. The Almond 3 will be released in the coming months for $120. Read More... →