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Apple Reportedly Prepping Thinner and Foldable iPhones to Boost Growth
Apple // December 15, 2024

After years of smaller updates, Apple is reportedly thinking big by thinking thin. The tech giant plans to debut a new iPhone next year that will be thinner than current models, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Dec. 15), citing sources familiar with the...

Google Introduces Android Operating System for Extended Reality Devices
Wearables // December 12, 2024

Google has introduced a new Android operating system built for extended reality (XR) devices like headsets and glasses. The new Android XR was created in collaboration with Samsung and will first launch on headsets code named Project Moohan and built by Samsung, Google said in a Thursday...

Cooperating AI Agents Could Redefine How Consumers Shop and Sell
artificial intelligence // December 02, 2024

A new venture aiming to connect AI services across platforms could transform everyday commerce by letting virtual shopping agents compare prices, schedule deliveries and handle customer service across multiple retailers and websites. The vision of /dev/agents, which just landed $56 million in funding at a $500...

Apple Loses to Android as Smartphone Market Recovers
Apple // November 27, 2024

New research shows the smartphone market recovering in 2024 following two years of sharp declines. However, Apple’s iPhone played just a small part in that recovery compared to rival Android phones, data released Tuesday (Nov. 26) by IDC shows. Global smartphone shipments for the year...

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Cooperating AI Agents Could Redefine How Consumers Shop and Sell

December 02, 2024
A new venture aiming to connect AI services across platforms could transform everyday commerce by letting virtual shopping agents compare prices, schedule deliveries and handle customer service across multiple retailers and websites. The vision of /dev/agents, which just landed $56 million in funding at a $500 million valuation, points to a future where artificial intelligence (AI) […]

Worldpay: ‘Future-Proofing’ The POS

April 17, 2018
The next big thing is not often easy to spot. Sometimes, the thing that everyone sees coming fails to actually show up. Need proof? Check out the PYMNTS/InfoScout mobile wallet...

Samsung Takes The #1 Smartphone Spot — As The Apple Machine Spins Up

August 10, 2017
A year can make a big difference to a corporate storyline. This time last year, battery issues in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 created a series of unfortunate problems that resulted...

PayPal And Android Pay Team Up To Take On Digital Payments

April 18, 2017
“How can you compete?” That was the big question that PayPal’s COO Bill Ready told Karen Webster he was asked multiple times a week two years ago when PayPal was...

Quick Reads
1X Acquires Kind Humanoid to Accelerate Development of Humanoid Robots

January 27, 2025
Humanoid robotics firm 1X has acquired robotics startup Kind Humanoid, saying the move unites two teams who aim to advance humanoid technology. Both firms believe that these robots need to be developed while “living and learning among us” and that the development of the robots will create “an abundance of labor,” they said in a […]

Apple Reportedly Prepping Thinner and Foldable iPhones to Boost Growth

December 15, 2024
After years of smaller updates, Apple is reportedly thinking big by thinking thin. The tech giant plans to debut a new iPhone next year that will be thinner than current...

Google Introduces Android Operating System for Extended Reality Devices

December 12, 2024
Google has introduced a new Android operating system built for extended reality (XR) devices like headsets and glasses. The new Android XR was created in collaboration with Samsung and will first launch...

Apple Loses to Android as Smartphone Market Recovers

November 27, 2024
New research shows the smartphone market recovering in 2024 following two years of sharp declines. However, Apple’s iPhone played just a small part in that recovery compared to rival Android...