Month: July 2021
The summer Intel fell behind
In the summer of 2020 Intel seemed poised for triumph. Then it all went wrong. “To put it briefly: Intel blew it,” explains Glenn O’Donnell, a research director at Forrester Research. Intel was forced to announce to the world that it’d be delaying its next major manufacturing milestone for its…
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Homebase raises $70M for a team management platform aimed at SMBs and their hourly workers
Small and medium enterprises have become a big opportunity in the world of B2B technology in the last several years, and today a startup that’s building tools aimed at helping them manage their teams of workers is announcing some funding that underscores the state of that market. Homebase, which provides…
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What chip shortage? Now might actually be a great time to buy a new PC for work Office
Sales of computers have continued to grow in spite of widespread worries surrounding component shortages across the world, new figures have shown. The latest PC shipment figures from IDC claim that the market in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region saw a growth of 6.5% in the second…
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Google is kicking ‘sugar dating’ apps out of the Play Store
“Sugar dating” apps will not be allowed on the Android Play Store from September 1st, Google has announced as part of a series of policy changes for the platform. The change, which was first reported by Android Police, specifically prohibits apps relating to “compensated sexual relationships.” Other changes coming to…
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 21 is canceled, but the Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 might fill that void Xiaomi Mi MIx 3
While the Samsung Galaxy Note 21 is canceled, something the company has essentially confirmed, another late-2021 flagship might take its space as a top-end phablet – that’s the Xiaomi Mi Mix 4. Popular leaker Digital Chat Station, posting on social media platform Weibo, has shared some specs of the Mi…
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iOS 15 to cut some surprising Siri features that aren’t made by Apple WWDC 2021 screenshot
Siri in the forthcoming iOS 15 update is going to be smarter overall, but Apple, for unknown reasons, will also downscale some of the voice assistant’s capabilities. Specifically, a number of Siri third-party app integrations are on the chopping block in areas that include ride-hailing, car control, and to-do lists.…
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