Google denies merger of Chrome into Android
Google has dampened rumours that it is planning on folding parts of the Chrome operating system into Android.
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Twitter cuts 8% of global workforce
Twitter is cutting more than 300 jobs, or roughly 8% of the company’s global workforce, as reinstalled CEO Jack Dorsey looks to boost the social netowrk’s fortunes after nearly a decade of financial losses.
USA Today puts emojis into print headlines :-\
In a bid to pre-empt Facebook’s upcoming ‘Reactions’, USA Today has started inserting emojis into its newspaper- but readers are giving it the thumbs down.
‘YouTube Red’: The new name for Google’s paid music video service?
YouTube could be about to rebrand its paid-for music video service under the name ‘YouTube Red’, according to a new report.
Weakest August in 15 years for online retail sales
UK online retail sales were up just 5% year-on-year (YoY) last month and down 6% on July, marking the weakest performing August in 15 years, according to new research.
Ecommerce trends: Has mobile penetration plateaued?
The percentage of online sales completed through mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) may have reached a plateau, according to new research.
‘Egg’ batteries give new life expectancy to future smartphones
Aluminium could give a big boost to capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries. The mobile internet and smartphones have long been challenged by battery-life. The big problem are the electrodes in rechargeable batteries. They need to expand (during charging) and then shrink as the power is used. This leads to irreversible damage that shortens the … [Read more…]
Indian ecommerce trends: Mobile shoppers increasingly use apps
The number of Indian smartphone shopping app users has jumped to 54% in May 15, from just 21% a year ago, according to new data.
Windows 10 goes live: Start button returns as Internet Explorer scrapped
Microsoft has finally Windows 10, the latest edition of its market leading operating system complete with a brand new web browser called ‘Edge’.
Wearables: Brits changing attitudes to smartwatches
Then behaviour of smartwatch users is evolving, indicating a divergence in the role of a smartwatch vs. a smartphone, according to new research.