Czech inventor gives snow chains a modern makeover Czech inventor gives snow chains a modern makeover:- After struggling one night to get chains on his tyres on a snowy mountain, Czech businessman Petr Gross decided he needed to come up with something that did the job better. So over the […]

Tech firm creates Trump monitor for stock markets Just in time for his inauguration, London-based fintech firm Trading.co.uk is launching an app that will generate trading alerts for shares based on comments made on social media by Donald Trump. Keeping one eye on the U.S. President-elect’s personal Twitter feed has […]

Samsung Electronics to supply Exynos processors for Audi vehicles Samsung Electronics to supply Exynos processors for Audi vehicles:- Tech giant Samsung Electronics CO Ltd said on Wednesday it will start supplying Volkswagen’s Audi with Exynos processors for the carmaker’s infotainment systems, expanding its chip sales for the auto business. Samsung […]

U.S. antitrust agency sues Qualcomm over patent licensing U.S. antitrust agency sues Qualcomm over patent licensing:- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday, accusing the company of using “anticompetitive” tactics to maintain its monopoly on a key semiconductor used in mobile phones. The FTC, […]

Mark Zuckerberg dismisses VR allegations Mark Zuckerberg dismisses VR allegations:- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appeared in court on Tuesday – suited, booted and apparently unfazed by accusations his company stole innovative virtual reality technology. A day’s worth of questioning in the Dallas courtroom yielded few surprises, other than confirmation that […]

This is how much we spent on apps last year We spent a whole lot of time — and money — using apps in 2016. The market research company App Annie just surveyed the app landscape, and says we spent 900 billion hours using apps. That’s 150 billion more than […]