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China’s Baidu says its answer to Alexa is now on 200M devices
A Chinese voice assistant has been rapidly gaining ground in recent months. DuerOS, Baidu’s answer to Amazon’s Alexa, reached over…
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The top smartphone trends to watch in 2019
This was a bad year for the smartphone. For the first time, its seemingly unstoppable growth began to slow. Things…
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Dirac Bass promises to boost low tones in smartphones and portable speakers
Dirac Research wants to boost the bass levels of your next smartphone’s speakers without increasing their heft. The Swedish company today took…
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Virtual reality gaming and the pursuit of “flow state”
Maggie Lane Contributor Maggie Lane is a writer and producer of virtual reality experiences and covers the industry for various…
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Bright spots in the VR market
Virtual Reality is in a public relations slump. Two years ago the public’s expectations for virtual reality’s potential was at…
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Tencent e-wallet is following Alibaba to Hong Kong subways
China’s payments giants have taken their battle to Hong Kong. Less than a week after Ant Financial announced adding QR…
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The best smartphones for the AI enthusiast
Black Friday — the U.S.’s single-biggest shopping day — is nearly upon us, and that’s great news if you’re in…
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Xiaomi gobbles up selfie phone brand Meitu as revenue jumps 49%
Xiaomi is diversifying into a new range of phones as the Chinese smartphone maker announced impressive growth with its latest financials.…
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