Cliffhanger endings where television audiences are left holding their breath for the next episode may never be the same again. A new generation of social media-driven dramas are giving viewers the power to decide whether…
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Pricey high-tech features define new smartphone wars
The front lines of the battle for smartphone dominance over the coming years have grown clearer after Chinese technology firm Huawei presented an AI-powered phone designed to go head-to-head with Samsung and Apple. Features needed…
Futuristic solar-powered Dutch family car hailed ‘the future’
A futuristic Dutch family car that not only uses the sun as power but supplies energy back to the grid was hailed as “the future” Sunday as the World Solar Challenge wrapped up. The innovative…
Twitter banks on sport fans’ passion
Twitter is exploring new ways to engage sports fans, tapping into their passion as it fights its corner in the cutthroat world of social media. Theo Luke, Twitter’s sports partnership director for Europe and the…
New Google Pixel smartphone debut expected October 4
Google on Thursday fired off invitations to an October 4 event at which the US tech giant is expected to field a second-generation Pixel as its new champion in the competitive smartphone market. The internet…
Pinterest growth quickens with international appeal
Pinterest on Thursday announced it has topped 200 million monthly users as growth at the online bulletin board picks up speed, especially outside the United States. “When we launched Pinterest in 2010, we were floored…
Robot ‘conductor’ steals the show from Italy’s top tenor
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s voice soars to the rafters of the Tuscan theatre, but all eyes are on the orchestral conductor beside him — a robot with an apparent penchant for Verdi. The concert in…
Apple unveils iPhone X, with no ‘home’ button
Apple on Tuesday rolled out its much-anticipated iPhone X, a redesigned product of glass and stainless steel with an edge-to-edge display that Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook called “the biggest leap forward since the original…
‘Angry Birds’ owners to go public after movie success
Finland’s Rovio, creator of the hugely popular smartphone game Angry Birds, said Tuesday it was planning to float shares on the Helsinki stock exchange after the success of its comedy film and products. Its majority…
WhatsApp unveils plan to make money from businesses
WhatsApp said Tuesday that it is testing potentially money-making ways to be used by businesses to communicate with customers. A business version of Facebook-owned messaging application WhatsApp will be free to use at the outset,…