Good on ZTE for managing to squeezing some press at every turn for its Project CSX offering. At the very least, the whole undertaking has been one of the more interesting approaches a major smartphone maker has taken over the past year, appealing to the internet hive mind for ideas every step along the way. […]
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Garmin makes a multisport watch for (slightly) smaller wrists
Garmin never heads to a CES without a whole bunch of different products in two. Along with a whole bunch of in-car GPS devices (yes, people still make and buy in-car GPS devices), the navigation-turned-wearable maker is expanding its fitness focused offerings with the addition of a trio of new Fenix multisport watches—the Fenix 5, […]
5 Big Predictions for Artificial Intelligence in 2017
Expect to see better language understanding and an AI boom in China, among other things. Go to Source Author: TechReview Powered by WPeMatico
Look out for Ultrahaptics haptic feedback in new cars this year
Since Ultrahaptics was founded in 2013, the company has showed off a string of better and better technical demos. Which has been fun, but obviously where the rubber really hits the road (pun most emphatically intended) is when the products start showing up in the real world. 2017 may just prove to be the year […]
Meizu is the latest Chinese smartphone firm to sign a licensing deal with Qualcomm
Qualcomm was hit by a near $1 billion fine for violating China’s antitrust regulations in 2015. That was rock bottom — and another example of a U.S. tech firm coming unstuck in China — but the chip-maker spent 2016 steadily sewing up licensing agreements, the latest being a deal with Meizu announced on December 31. […]
Dropbox Could Have One of 2017’s Most Interesting IPOs
The company became a valuable tech “unicorn” by offering free cloud storage to hundreds of millions of people. Can Dropbox find a way to last by cashing in on corporate users? Go to Source Author: TechReview Powered by WPeMatico
Museums, startups and accelerators… oh, my!
Startup accelerators have become an integral part of helping early-stage companies build, fund and bring to market new products and ideas. Recently, we’ve seen museums look to the models of accelerators, incubators and coworking spaces to bring together entrepreneurs, hackers and cultural practitioners in hopes of driving innovation and generating new ideas. Is this a […]
Tesla begins rolling out much-anticipated Autopilot update for its newest cars
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has bold plans for self-driving cars in 2017, and his company took a step towards that goal after it began rolling out a much-anticipated Autopilot update to owners of its newer vehicles. Read More Go to Source Author: Jon Russell Powered by WPeMatico
10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2016: Where Are They Now?
Find out how new ideas like reusable rockets, immune engineering, and Tesla’s Autopilot have progressed. Go to Source Author: TechReview Powered by WPeMatico
Technology trends changing the world as we look ahead
There’s an age old saying that humans tend to overestimate what can be accomplished in one day, but underestimate what can be accomplished in one year. As 2016 comes to a close, it is a good time to zoom out the lens, and get reflective on what has happened this year, and predictive about what […]