This week was big in terms of mobile news. The tech world was buzzing with anticipation for the IFA show in Berlin (which is now done, mobile-wise) and there were a few big announcements in store. Right off the bat Xiaomi launched its Pocophone F1 to the global market and subsequently sold more than 68…
NEWSBYTE Vodafone’s Australian operation is to become the majority stakeholder in a new telecommunications giant, TPG Telecom Limited. The A$15 billion ($11 billion) merger with one of the country’s largest internet providers, TPG, was announced today. Combining the two companies will create a mobile, fixed-line, and broadband provider with the scale to rival Telstra and…
There’s no lack of creative innovators, makers and technical entrepreneurs throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, and that’s why we’re bringing Startup Battlefield Africa 2018 — our world-renowned startup pitch competition — to Lagos, Nigeria on December 11. We want to give every innovative early-stage startup in the region the chance to compete, which is why we’re extending the…
I know software engineers. Like, really know them. I’m the sister of one, the spouse of another and the proud daughter of a third. I’m also a veteran B2B marketer with almost a decade of experience marketing to IT and security folks and another five years in MarTech. Does all this qualify me for my…
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Amazon’s Alexa is quickly becoming one of the world’s most popular digital assistants. At IFA Berlin, Amazon’s Daniel Rausch took to the stage to share some facts about the company’s digital assistant. Perhaps most impressive is the growth the A.I. has seen over the course of this year. At the beginning of 2018, Alexa was on…
No ratings yet. What do you do when you want to buy something? If you are like most people, you probably read product reviews to compare different options and choose the best one. The logic is simple: people trust buyers more than the seller because he is an interested person. And if so, the best…
It’s no secret that Apple sells a lot of devices each year so even if the company says there’s an issue affecting a small percentage of the devices, we might be talking hundreds of thousands of handsets, or even millions. However, this time around, the acknowledged issue concerning the iPhone 8 might not really be…
The idea of Robotics as a Service, which sees companies pay a subscription fee for robots rather than buying them upfront, is gaining ground in manufacturing and logistics, as Jessica Twentyman reports. Why buy a robot when you could simply pay for it by monthly subscription, based on the results it delivers on your factory…
Yesterday, as part of some of its newest programming for startup founders, the startup incubator Y Combinator posted a new interview with its widely revered founder Paul Graham. The apparent idea was for Graham to share some deep thoughts about startups with fellow founder and current YC partner Geoff Ralston, though the two spend much of…
