Microsoft reported results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2019, beating analyst expectations across the board. Revenue was up 19 percent to $29.1 billion and net income jumped 36 percent to $8.8 billion, as the company continues to capitalize on its very successful cloud business. Commercial cloud revenue reached $8.5 billion for the three months ended […]
The Countries Best Prepared for Autonomous Vehicles
A few years ago, the concept of a driverless car was more than likely the realm of a science-fiction movie. Today, however, it’s a reality with autonomous vehicles clocking up thousands of miles on public roads in several different countries. In China, Daimler has been granted a license to test its self-driving cars on Beijing’s public roads […]
Top Cybercrimes in the U.S.
Cybercriminals are capitalizing on the massive amount of people who order things on the internet. According to the IC3, the Internet Crime Complaint Center, the top reported cybercrime in the U.S. was the non-payment or delivery of a good ordered over the internet. This type of cybercrime affected more than 84,000 people in 2017 alone. Trailing in […]
Can Digital Technology Make the World a Better Place?
Tech companies, be it idealistic start-ups or well-established billion-dollar empires, often have lofty aspirations. Countless app makers, device manufacturers and internet companies set out to connect the planet, help people live happier, healthier, more fulfilled lives and ultimately, to quote the great Michael Jackson, heal the world and make it a better place. But can […]
Fitbit’s Uphill Task to Conquer Indian Wearables Market
The second quarter of 2018 was the biggest quarter for the wearables market in India. The overall market grew by over 66 percent year over year (YOY). In the second quarter alone, more than one million units of wearables were shipped, according to IDC data. This immense growth can be attributed to the precautionary measures taken by […]
Smart Home Technology Poised for Blockbuster Growth
Among the devices Google announced at its big hardware event on Tuesday was the Google Home Hub, a Google Assistant device that resembles Amazon’s Echo Show by adding a screen to create what is essentially a smart speaker on steroids. As its name suggests, the Google Home Hub is supposed to be at the center […]
Favorite Smartphones Around the World
Counterpoint Research has revealed the smartphones with the largest market share in selected countries around the world. The picture differs greatly across some of the countries shown here. The iPhone 8 is top of the list in the U.S. (8 percent) and Japan (15 percent) while Samsung’s budget handset the Galaxy J3 is the most popular in the […]
The Electric Vehicle Battery Market’s Enormous Potential
According to new forecasts by BIS Research, the size of the global electric vehicle battery market is set for incredible growth over the next 8 years. In 2016 it was worth $14.99 billion and by 2026 it is forecast to reach $93.94 billion – a CAGR of 20.1 percent. According to the source, “this growth is […]
Android’s Rise to Smartphone Dominance
Ten years ago, on September 23, 2008, the T-Mobile G1 made its debut, marking the birth hour of Android. More than a year after Apple had released the first iPhone, Android’s debut wasn’t as spectacular and, as opposed to the iPhone, the first Android device still had a physical keyboard. But Google’s open approach to […]
The Global Wearables Market Is All About the Wrist
In the wake of the smartphone and tablet boom, many experts predicted wearable devices to be the next big thing in consumer technology. And to a certain degree they were right: global smartwatch shipments more than tripled since 2015 and fitness tracking armbands are as popular as they are affordable. However, speaking of a wearables […]