Amazon India and Walmart’s Flipkart, two of the largest e-commerce businesses in India, have pledged to curb the usage of single-use plastic in their packaging in the country as they move to help New Delhi fight its ongoing battle with environmental pollution. Amazon said on Wednesday it will replace all single-use plastic in its packaging…
Nordic Semiconductor release cellular IoT prototyping platform for asset tracking apps Nordic Semiconductor has released a cellular IoT prototyping platform that enables instant connectivity, both cellular and GNSS worldwide. The firm said the package will allow IoT platform designers to start with a “whole design”, so they are not required to build hardware from scratch, and save time and money. The platform…
Later this week, the world’s leading manufacturers will take to the stage at IFA 2019 to showcase their latest innovations. Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s show.
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A Tesla Model S was in Autopilot mode — the company’s advanced driver assistance system — when it crashed into a fire truck in Southern California last year, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. Reuters was the first to report on the contents of the public documents. A…
If you opened Google Calendar sometime in the last few weeks only to find your schedule filled with things like “WIN A FREE iPHONE!” or “CHEAP RAYBANS HERE”, you’re by no means the only one. Spammers have found a way to trick Google Calendar into adding these things to your calendar without you doing anything.…
Educational guitar maker Loog returned to Kickstarter this week, some eight years after it first hitting the crowdfunding site. This fourth campaign from the company features a trio of instruments aimed at helping accelerating the learning process. There are three models, each aimed at a different age group: the Loog Mini (ages 3+), Loog Pro…
Crypto means risk. To UK company Elliptic it also means business. The startup has just closed a $23M Series B to step up growth for a crypto risk-management play that involves selling tech and services to help others navigate the choppy darks of cryptocurrencies. The round was led by financial services and asset management firm…
I’ve long had a soft spot for Kobo for a few reasons. First is the simple fact that the company (now part of Rakuten) was one of the last few competing with Amazon in the e-reader market. Second is features like Pocket integration. Third is the device’s openness to file formats like ePub that don’t…
Vodafone and IBM have won a contract with UK based transport company National Express to upgrade its IT infrastructure, and prepare it for the “next wave of transformation” with 5G, artificial intelligence, edge computing, and software defined networking. Vodafone and IBM signed a $550 million collaboration agreement in January to target the connectivity, multi-cloud and…
Smartphones have evolved to be an essential means of communication and for those on the go, smartwatches make for a powerful complement. In our digital age, smart innovations are readily accessible, but between our smartphones and tablets, paying a premium for a smartwatch can be a bit much for most of us. Don’t let the price…
