The explosion-implosion of Samsung’s premier Galaxy Note7 line may boost sales of Apple’s iPhone, analysts said today, but the Cupertino, Calif. company is unlikely to publicly gloat over its rival’s troubles or leverage them to push its own smartphone. “Of course Apple will benefit,” said Bob O’Donnell, chief analyst at Technalysis Research. “But I don’t… Read More Samsung’s Note7 calamity cracks open a door for Apple

Big focus placed on new artificial intelligence capabilities Google on Tuesday launched several products under the mantra of “Made by Google,” including two Pixel smartphones that natively run a new Google Assistant built on recent advances in artificial intelligence to improve personalized, voice-capable searches. Most of the new products had been hinted at for weeks.… Read More Google launches Pixel smartphones, VR and home devices

Oakley’s Radar Pace smart glasses have a voice-activated coaching system, thanks to technology from Intel For wearables to succeed, many people believe technology should be inconspicuous, not popping out and making a fashion statement of its own. Google Glass may have gotten it wrong, and Oakley and Intel may have done it right with the new… Read More Oakley and Intel pack a fitness coach into new pair of smart glasses

iPhone 7 Plus now not just about bigger screen, but also about multiple cameras Apple executives, including CEO Tim Cook, today rolled out the company’s latest smartphones, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, as well as the company’s next-generation smartwatch. At the same venue used 12 months ago to launch the iPhone 6S — San… Read More Apple takes iPhone to 7, Watch to 2, headphone jack to 0

The firm expects to have its first advanced driver assistance system products available for sale by 2019 Volvo Cars today announced a partnership with Swedish-American vehicle safety systems supplier Autoliv Inc. to form a new jointly-owned company to develop autonomous driving software. The planned company, which has yet to be named, will have its headquarters… Read More Volvo, Autoliv to form self-driving car software company

2013’s iPhone 5S accounts for 17%, making it the third-most popular model. A third of the iPhones now in use are three or more years old, an app analytics vendor said a day before Apple unveils the new iPhone 7. According to Boston-based Localytics, 32% of all iPhones used in August were models that debuted… Read More On eve of iPhone 7, a third of iPhones are 3+ years old

German carmaker Daimler (DAIGn.DE) plans to roll out at least six, and possibly as many as nine, electric car models as part of its push to compete with Tesla (TSLA.O) and Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) Audi, a person familiar with Daimler’s plans told Reuters. The maker of Mercedes-Benz cars remains on track to unveil a new electric… Read More Daimler plans at least six electric car models: source

IDC says buyers are waiting for iPhone 7 Growth in smartphones will only reach 1.6% for all of 2016, mainly because of sales declines in developed markets like the U.S., Japan and Western Europe, IDC predicted Thursday. The analyst firm also said that iPhone shipments for the entire year will decline by 12% globally compared… Read More Smartphone growth remains flat, with iPhones down 12% this year

In-vehicle processors will need teraflops of processing power to support autonomous features As autonomous driving technology allows vehicles to become more independent of their human drivers, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) will not be able to rely on today’s distributed processors and smart sensors, according to a new report. The report, from ABI Research, forecasts… Read More Why distributed networks and smart sensors won’t survive in self-driving cars