Tech News update Robocalls annually scam one in 10 Americans, to a loss of $9.5 billion Oct 9, 2019 Computerized auto dialers deliver pre-recorded phone calls with 60 billion expected in 2019 alone. Here’s how to handle robocalls. 5 ways to block…
Designing Cryptocurrency thefts, scams hit US$1.7 billion in 2018 Jan 30, 2019 NEW YORK: Cryptocurrencies stolen from exchanges and scammed from investors surged more than 400% in 2018 to around US$1.7 billion, according to a…
Designing NPD: U.S. game sales hit a record $43.4 billion in 2018 Jan 23, 2019 The U.S. game industry made $43.4 billion in 2018, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Not only is this up 17 percent from 2017’s…
Tech Industry Client Tech Business May Attain $398 Billion Jan 7, 2019 In accordance with the report, shopper spending on music and video streaming companies will method $26 billion in income throughout 2019.…
Tech and Gadget YouTube game videos were viewed for 50 billion hours in 2018 Dec 9, 2018 YouTube Gaming has become a huge part of internet culture in recent years, and that was visible at The Game Awards this week Every day, more than 200…
Tech and Gadget iPhone assembler Foxconn cutting $3 billion from costs ahead of “difficult 2019” | Tech Industry Nov 22, 2018 Why it matters: It appears that weak demand for Apple’s latest iPhones is continuing to affect its suppliers and assemblers. According to an…
Social Media One billion 3D views and counting | Social Media Nov 20, 2018 Last week Sketchfab, the 3D content hub, shared an exciting milestone — the company has just crossed 1 billion cumulative pageviews. Taken with…
Artificial intelligence BlackBerry is buying Cylance for $1.4 billion to continue its push into cybersecurity | Artificial… Nov 17, 2018 BlackBerry was best known for keyboard-totting smartphones, but their demise in recent years has seen the Canadia firm pivot towards enterprise…
Tech and Gadget Assessing IBM’s $34 billion Red Hat acquisition | Tech Industry Oct 30, 2018 As you look at the $34 billion IBM-Red Hat deal announced yesterday, if you follow the enterprise closely, it seems like a good move, at least on its…
Tech and Gadget 1.5 billion Windows devices: More than iOS but lagging Android | Industry Oct 30, 2018 Microsoft has once again asserted that 1.5 billion PCs around the world run on Windows. It posts the figure in its newly updated Microsoft by the…