For a year and a half now, Google’s semi-official strategy for messaging apps has been a three-legged stool: Allo for consumer chat, Hangouts for corporate chat, and good ol’ SMS for texting (with RCS in the future). None of those strategies were ever really going to challenge the players...
It's official. Microsoft's annual Build developer conference is in Seattle again this year, and will go head-to-head with Google's I/O developer show.
Microsoft's first major conference of 2018 -- its Build 2018 developers conference -- will be back in Seattle this year, from May 7 to May 9.
Microsoft held Build...
Starting in July, any site that's not protected with encryption will show as "not secure." Too bad for politicians who want to be able to crack encryption.
Eight years ago, it was an aggressive move when Google started pushing its popular Gmail service over an encrypted connection by default. Four...
Snapchat today has launched two new features, allowing users to create custom filters and lenses. With the new customizable AR content, Snapchat is looking to increase user engagement and will also be creating more revenue as the new features start at $10.
Snapchat launched its Lens Studio at the end...
The most remarkable thing about Waymo v. Uber is that so many of the people following the lawsuit are essentially rooting for Google to crush a smaller firm with a lawsuit. It’s a tale as old as time: a maverick upstart galls a bigger, more established competitor, and the...
The newest Norinco-powered exoskeleton can carry about 100 pounds of gear, ammunition and supplies. It would improve the combat capability and self sufficiency of Chinese infantry
Norinco, China's state-owned manufacturer of armored vehicles and heavy ground munitions, has debuted its second-generation military exoskeleton, a body brace designed to help infantry...
Google is looking into developing a game streaming service that would allow it to stream software to a compatible Chromecast device or yet-to-be-released home console, according to a report today from The Information. The new service is codenamed “Yeti,” and it would be comparable to game streaming services like...
Ever wondered how long it would take to get to Mars?
With Elon Musk's successful launch of the world's most powerful rocket – SpaceX's Falcon Heavy – on February 6, humans journeying to Mars looks increasingly likely.
The problem is that there's an immense distance between Earth and Mars, which means...
Every day there are new accomplishments with robots that are making them quickly become humanity's partners in life. Robby the delivery robot can deliver food groceries and packages premiered at CES 2018. Sofia the humanoid robot recently became a Saudi Arabian citizen. There is even a robot drummer who...
OneDrive for Business is free for up to three years for customers with existing contracts at competing services
Microsoft is trying to court business customers of competing cloud services by offering its own products for free in a new promotion starting today. The deal, which remains active until June 30th...
