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Relaxnews New data from Kantar Worldpanel shows that for the first time in almost two years well-heeled Chinese consumers are looking beyond Apple for a premium phone or phablet. “For the first time since August 2014, iOS share did not grow in urban China in the three months ending February,” said Tamsin Timpson, strategic insight director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech ...

Relaxnews Unlike when Google Glass was first unleashed on the world, the hype surrounding virtual reality and headsets from the likes of Oculus and HTC is clearly not misplaced. According to the latest data from research firm Strategy Analytics, revenues generated from headset sales alone are expected to generate some US$895 million before the end of 2016. However, the cutting-edge ...

Relaxnews Home media company Roku is all set to launch its new Streaming Stick later in April. It’s both smaller and eight times as powerful than its predecessor with a new private listening feature. Private listening means that the Roku Streaming Stick can send audio to a nearby iOS or Android device via the Roku Mobile App. Plug in a ...

Bloomberg Popular online bulletin board Pinterest began pushing “pins” sponsored by advertisers into countries outside the United States, starting with Britain. San Francisco-based Pinterest introduced “Sponsored Pins” about 18 months ago, making money by letting brands or companies pay to display advertising in the form of posts “pinned” to virtual bulletin boards at the service. “We are now pushing into ...

AFP Facebook has ramped up its challenge to Twitter-owned Periscope with upgrades to the social network’s live video broadcasting feature. People using the Live streaming feature at Facebook will be able to “broadcast: to groups at the social network or in scheduled “events.” Scheduled events can even be used for online question-and-answer sessions. “We hope this new ability to both ...

Bloomberg In its 40 years of existence, Apple, which is celebrating its anniversary this week, has revolutionised the history of the personal computer by widening the public’s access to computing and excelling at innovation. Here’s a selection of 10 iconic Apple computers. 1976: the Apple I. This was the very first computer put on sale by the Californian company. Less ...

Emirates Business BAE Systems unveiled some of the biggest threats to businesses by profiling six prominent types of cybercriminals, exposing how they cause harm to companies around the globe, and providing some practical ways that companies can defend against them. Threat intelligence experts at BAE Systems have revealed ‘The Unusual Suspects’, built on research that demonstrates the motivations and methods ...

Relaxnews Windows 10 is now in use in 270 million devices, the tech giant said, hailing a strong debut for the multiplatform operating system launched last year. “Windows 10 is off to an amazing start,” said chief executive Satya Nadella as he opened the Microsoft Build developers conference in San Francisco, saying the figures represent the fastest ever adoption of ...

Relaxnews Mobile photo and video sharing service Instagram announced that users can now share videos of up to 60 seconds. The longer video capability on Instagram began coming out for some users on March 29 and will be available to anyone on Instagram in the coming months. For iOS users, Instagram will also be bringing back the option to make ...

Bloomberg Google unveiled a new landline telephone service aimed at helping consumers stay connected in the Internet cloud. The new Fiber Phone service will be made available to a few US markets and later expanded to other cities where Google offers high-speed Internet. The new service adds a few high-tech features to the landline, such as transcribing voice mails and ...