Devices
HCL Technologies Launches iCE.X to Bring Intelligent IoT Device Management to Telecom, Media Services Providers (MESA)
HCL Technologies announced the launch of iCE.X, an intelligent, scalable and secure IoT device management platform for consumer premises equipment, small cells, gateways, sensors a... More
Smart Speaker Usage ‘Now Reaches 13% of Internet Users’ in Developed Markets (Netimperative)
More than 13% of internet users surveyed across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States had access to a smart speaker in their ho... More
Western Digital’s UFS 3.0 EFD Empowers 5G Mobility (MESA)
Western Digital is enriching smartphone users’ mobile experience in the 5G era with a new embedded flash drive (EFD) that provides the speed and capacity necessary to maximize th... More
5G is Bringing Home the Benefits of Edge Computing (Verdict)
Recent initiatives by large service providers, including Verizon, AT&T and Deutsche Telekom, illustrate the importance that is being attributed to edge computing as an essential co... More
5G Points the Way to Life Beyond the Smartphone (ZDNet)
One of the initial selling points for 5G — for consumers at least — is that it will give them the smartphone experience they've always been promised, but never really had. All ... More
The Business Case for Hybrid LTE Solutions in the Connected Home CPE Environment (MESA)
The rise of 5G, and new consumer demand dynamics are causing network service providers (NSPs) around the world to implement flexible solutions that improve broadband performance wh... More
Spotify’s Quest to Become the King of Podcasts (Engadget)
Spotify's purchases of Anchor and Gimlet Media hint at the battleground podcasting is becoming. Advertisers are desperate to get their product in front of those ears, and so have b... More
Facebook Was Late to Mobile – Now, Mobile is its Future (Wired)
Mobile advertising not only makes up the overwhelming majority of Facebook's ad revenue but company executives are gesturing more and more towards Stories and messaging services as... More
Report: Smart Speaker Adoption in U.S. Reaches 66M Units, with Amazon Leading (Tech Crunch)
Smart speakers had a good holiday. Amazon already said its Echo Dot outsold all other items on its site this holiday season, which hinted toward the sizable growth for the voice-po... More
Is Big Tech Ready to Spawn a Netflix for Video Gamers? (Los Angeles Times)
Major companies such as Microsoft and Verizon are exploring how to replace game downloads with Internet-based game services, hoping to do for video gaming what Netflix and Spotify ... More
Why This Year’s Matchup Might be the Last 4G Super Bowl in History (Tech Republic)
This year's Super Bowl LIII showdown between the Rams and Patriots could be the last 4G Super Bowl in history. Large sporting events such as the Super Bowl are one of the first are... More
4K TV Sales to Advance in 2019 as Prices Fall (HD Guru)
According to a WitsView global television shipment study, approximately 219 million television units shipped world wide during 2018, up 4.1% from a year ago. The market for 4K Ultr... More
Mobile Gaming Jumps 5% (Twice)
The number of mobile gamers has grown 5 percent since last year, according to a new study. Tablet gamers, meanwhile, play only a few times a week, which NPD said is consistent with... More
7% Plan to Buy a TV for Super Bowl (Twice)
Consumers plan to spend some $14.8 billion on Super Bowl-related fare for next month’s Big Game, including food, beverages, team apparel and TVs. According to an annual survey by... More
Will the iPod Return in 2019? (TechCrunch)
2019 could mark a sort of return for the final iteration of the beloved music device — which, toward the end more closely resembled a cellular-free iPhone than any of its predece... More
Giving Voice to Verbal Interface (Twice)
In the three short years since Amazon launched Echo speakers, sales have exceeded 42 million units, creating a new smart speaker category that by September 2018 had clocked up over... More
Smart TV Control Driving AI Deployment (Rapid TV News)
A full 43% of US broadband households that own or plan to purchase a smart TV or streaming-media player consider voice control to be an important feature for their next purchase.... More
Salesforce Looks to Drive the Mobile Future (CRN)
Salesforce sees mobile devices as the enterprise platform of the future and is looking to empower partners delivering mobile application development capabilities. "If the last deca... More
Philips Latest OLEDs Combine Dolby Vision, Atmos, HDR10+ Smarts (Tech Radar)
The company has given us a sneak peek at its latest OLED range, revealing the OLED 804 and OLED 854 displays. The 4K screens will be offering not just the full range of Dolby TV te... More
NHL Teams Up with SAP, Apple to Build Coaching App (ZDNet)
National Hockey League coaches will soon have new data-driven resources at their fingertips during games, thanks to the NHL's partnership with SAP and Apple. The league announced T... More