Online Holiday Sales To Hit Record $83 Billion, Mobile To Drive Majority Of...
Some big-name brick-and-mortar retailers have made the decision to stay closed on Thanksgiving Day, but that decision – nor all those Facebook pledges to not shop on the holiday – will make much of an...
View ArticleGoogle Open-Sources The Machine Learning Tech Behind Google Photos Search,...
Google says today it’s making the machine learning technology that powers a number of its products, including Google Photos search, speech recognition in the Google app, and the newly launched “Smart...
View ArticleGoogle Voice Search Gets Smarter, Now Understands Complex Questions And Their...
If voice-based assistants are to become the primary way we interact with our devices now and in the future, then Google has just upped the ante in the battle between its own voice search functionality...
View ArticleFour Reasons Why Google Is Bringing Google Plus Back to Life
Five years ago, the “Urs-quake” struck: A memo from Google SVP Urs Hölzle went out detailing how Google risked being left beyond on social, prompting the creation of Google Plus. Years, many millions...
View ArticleDeath to the Download: Google Rolls Out New Way to Stream Apps From Search
Mobile apps can be the bane of Google — isolated spaces where the search engine does not mediate. But Google, being Google, finds a way. The search giant’s effort here advanced on two fronts Wednesday,...
View ArticleFollowing The Launch Of Its Ad-Free Tier, Hulu Breaks Into The Top 10 Apps By...
Following a number of big moves to attract subscribers and grow its revenue, including a deal with Epix films and the introduction of a commercial-free paid tier to its service, streaming service Hulu...
View ArticleNBCU’s Comedy Subscription Service For Cord Cutters, SeeSo, Goes Live
SeeSo, NBCUniversal’s oddly named subscription service aimed at cord cutters, is now live. The ad-free streaming service is solely focused on comedies, pulling together well-known titles and fan...
View ArticlePeel Turns Your Apple Watch Into A Universal Remote Control
Does it make sense to use your Apple Watch as a remote control for your media devices? Smart remote maker Peel thinks so, having just launched a universal remote control application for the Apple Watch...
View ArticleAdobe Announces New Data-Sharing Effort for Cross-Device Ad Targeting
Adobe unveiled a new push for cross-device targeting today at its Adobe Summit. Amit Ahuja, the general manager of data management for Adobe Marketing, explained the product to me beforehand, and he...
View ArticleEmail is Dying Among Mobile’s Youngest Users
In case there was any doubt that messaging apps were the future of communication in the mobile-first era, a new study released this morning puts some solid numbers behind their traction – and their...
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