UnionPay mobile payment transaction volume grows as Chinese tourists celebrate the Spring Festival
Today is the fifth day of the Chinese Spring Festival holiday, and the Chinese New Year has become a global tourism peak season with more and more Chinese tourists celebrating the festival abroad. According to the data from China Tourism Academy, as many as 6.5 million Chinese people travel abroad this Spring Festival, and global merchants are endeavoring to improve the experience of Chinese touri...[Read More]
Amazon Leads Home Voice Control Assessment but Limited Language Support Allowing Competitors to Challenge
Amazon created a market with its innovative Alexa platform, but it faces fierce and growing competition from powerful rivals and start-ups alike. In a competitive study of smart home voice control platforms, ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, finds that Alexa currently leads the market. This is due mostly...[Read More]
The world’s first AR + blockchain live-action game The Rose to be rolled out online
Baofeng Nova Co., Ltd., the world’s first professional blockchain-based infrastructure service provider, will launch The Rose worldwide on the eve of Valentine’s Day as the perfect gift that anyone can give to their significant other or object of their affection. The Rose is the first AR + blockchain live-action game. By searching and downloading The Rose, players will ra...[Read More]
Focusing on 5G End-to-End Solutions, ZTE Establishes Industry Leadership on Eve of 5G Commercialization
ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, was early in identifying the opportunities opened by 5G and on developing a 5G strategy, as commercial deployments of 5th generation mobile networks, more widely known as 5G, approaches. With a focus on 5G end-to-end solutions, the company has pulled out all ...[Read More]
“What now Alexa?”
Alexa had a very good Christmas, with the app reaching number 1 as the most downloaded on Christmas Day. Devices with Amazon Alexa became very popular gifts to give over Christmas, with the voice assistant used by many devices including Lightwave smart home lighting dimmers, electrical sockets and heating controls. Although Amazon doesn’t release its sales figures, it has been said there have been...[Read More]
How to keep your children safe online for Safer Internet Day
Mobile Phones Direct launch Parental Safety series for Safer Internet Day Mobile Phones Direct launches their definitive guide to parental controls encompassing ‘How to’ guides as well as app recommendations from leading experts. The succession of articles puts control in parents’ hands by sharing specialist tips, tricks and guidance. Safer Internet Day 2018 will be celebrated globally on T...[Read More]
Top 25 things we miss but no longer do due to technology
Making mix tapes, printing photographs and sending love letters are among the tasks replaced by technology which we miss doing, a study has found. The poll of 2,000 adults revealed a string of once-everyday tasks which have been replaced by the rise of technology, Wi Fi and smart phones. Carrying a portable CD player, owning an encyclopedia and being able to remember ph...[Read More]
The fastest way to download videos
Film fanatics need the fastest way to download videos. Let’s face it; the keenest movie fan is not willing to watch time tick by waiting for a movie download. The average feature film is at least ninety minutes long and many people are keen to download more than one video at a time. It’s fine for those who have time to sit and watch their computer screen but not great for folks with busy lives. So...[Read More]
Born-again Text Messaging System Set to Take on Mobile Apps
Leading telecommunications firm Esendex accepted on to Google’s Early Access Program to develop text messaging for the 21st century Google is leading the way in the development of a new generation of mobile technology so advanced that most companies won’t need mobile apps – and it’s all based on old-fashioned text messaging. Leading telecommunications company ...[Read More]
NBN Review: An Honest Look at Australia’s New Fibre Optic Cable-Based Internet
There is no doubt that the Internet has become a part of life in many places around the world, including Australia. There are more connected devices in the country than ever before, and this number is expected to rise. This is part of the reason why Australia decided to move forward and introduce the National Broadband Network or NBN for short. The move is costing the people of the country ...[Read More]
Microgaming Are Set To Release A Wave Of New Games
We may barely be two weeks into 2018 but already top slots development company Microgaming are promising and hinting at a number of big releases this year. Members of affiliated gaming companies such as the ever popular All Jackpots mobile casino will be able to enjoy these slots the moment they are released, but let’s cut to the chase – what can we expect to be served? Some det...[Read More]
Intel Announced as Headline Sponsor For 2018 ESL Premiership
Currys PC World to join Intel as PC Partner furthering commitment to UK esports ESL, the world’s largest esports company, today announced Intel as the official headline sponsor of the ESL Premiership, the UK’s national esports league, for 2018. As part of the sponsorship, Intel is collaborating with Currys PC World to highlight its best-in-class processors in gaming machines sold by ...[Read More]