These days, it seems everyone and their moms are sporting a fitness tracker, but new analysis from the Acquity Group suggests that smart home devices, like thermostats, fridges, and security systems, will see the biggest gains in US consumer adoption in coming years.
In a bid to stay relevant, luxury watch maker Tag Heuer has revealed plans to take on Apple and others with its own smartwatch investments, which will include deals with partners and potential acquisitions. But the brand wasn’t so keen on the smartwatch concept just a few months ago, criticizing the Apple Watch as lacking the timelessness and prestige of luxury goods.
Since the US government stopped AT&T from buying rival T-Mobile—a move that would have cemented AT&T as the largest wireless company in the US, and reduced the number of nationwide operators to three from four—the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary has kept the industry on its toes.
Tech investors will remember 2014 as the year of Alibaba, and indeed it’s been the best year for IPOs in general since 2000, according to data from Bloomberg.
A new study released by online commenting platform Disqus has found that people make a conscious decision to use pseudonyms depending on the topic.
Fast-growing startups Uber and Airbnb have turned idle drivers and apartment owners into on-demand chauffeurs and hoteliers. Now a new company wants to apply the peer-to-peer “sharing economy” formula to the age-old courier industry.
Instagram said today that it has 300 million monthly active users, which is 100 million more than it had three quarters ago. With this surge in growth, the photo-sharing app’s user base is now bigger than the 284 million Twitter reported in October for its third-quarter average.
Square said today that it hit a new milestone on Dec. 5, processing $100 million in transactions. Collectively, its merchants represent the 13th-largest retailer by annual sales, according to the payments company.
Thirsty for more Marsala, Pantone’s color of the year for 2015?
It’s been two and a half years since Apple refreshed its set-top box, first released in 2007. In that time, Apple TV has languished while Roku continued expanding its content library and new players entered this space.
Back in October, Google debuted a new email app called Inbox with features—such as the ability to snooze messages—designed to accommodate how people use email today. Though it generated plenty of buzz, it’s far from complete.
Intel and Italian eyewear maker Luxottica are teaming up to invest in hi-tech smart glasses.
Video game company Valve opened up a beta feature today that will let users on its Steam gaming platform broadcast and watch live game play.
Given Yahoo’s enormous user base and the resources being poured into its webmail product, you’d think Yahoo Mail was winning users over left and right. Instead, over the last 11 days, they’ve been frustrated over delays caused by a cut undersea cable.
