Mobile users are willing to pay more for in-app features than mobile apps
Mobile users are more likely to spend more on in-app purchases than pay outright for a mobile app, according to a new online survey by Gartner.
Google, Levi's team on connected denim jacket that controls your phone from your sleeve
Google and Levi's unveiled Friday at Google's I/O conference a connected Levi's denim jacket that will enable users to answer phone calls, control music, access naviation and other actions by touch the jacket's sleeve.
Microsoft is working on an answer to Google Assistant called 'Bing Concierge Bot'
Microsoft is working on a "Bing Concierge Bot," a digital assistant similar to the newly announced Google Assistant, according to a job posting flagged by Mary Jo Foley with ZDNet.
Potentially useful Smart Connector rumored to be missing from iPhone 7
If you were looking forward to Apple's new Smart Connector feature on the iPhone 7, prepare to be disappointed.
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A tale of 2 troubled mobile phone units
This has been a tough week for high-tech giants who spent billions of dollars to buy their way into the mobile handset market.
Intel to aquire Itseez, a startup providing computer vision tech for IoT applications
Chip behemoth Intel has agreed to acquire Itseez, a San Francisco-based startup that is developing computer vision and machine learning technology for self-driving cars and other Internet of Things applications, for an undisclosed consideration.
Sensors will fuel growth of AI spending in manufacturing, says Tractica
Training and calibration of sensors in Internet of Things systems is expected to drive enterprise pending on artificial intelligence software in the manufacturing sector, which Tractica forecasts will increase from $13.5 million last year to over $1 billion by 2024.
MobileIron unveils conference space reservation app Rooms, hints at shift away from email reliance
MobileIron announced Thursday the availability of its first productivity app Rooms, which hopes to eliminate any annoyances caused by the conference room booking process. FierceMobileIT spoke with MobileIron's director of product management, David Barkovic, on how the app is a shift away from the email-dominated enterprise of the past.
Microsoft to cut another 1,850 jobs at Nokia unit, takes $950M impairment charge
Microsoft said Wednesday that it plans to cut another 1,850 jobs at its troubled Nokia phone making unit and take an impairment and restructuring charge of $950 million.
Aftermarket mobile accessories revenue to top $110B in 2021, says ABI
The aftermarket mobile accessories market is forecast by ABI Research to top $110 billion in revenue by 2021, with Bluetooth headsets for smartphones growing the fastest.
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On Thursday the jury in Oracle's $9.3 billion copyright lawsuit against Google unanimously found that Google was in the right when it used Java technology in its Android operating system. Privacy advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation lauded the jury's decision.
Microsoft and Facebook are teaming up to build what could be the most powerful transatlantic fiber optic cable yet, The Next Web said, all in an effort to make the web more reliable for everyone.
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