Lyft will add a temporary fuel surcharge to fares amid rising gas prices. The company says the surcharge will go to drivers, but it's unclear if it will apply to electric vehicles. Uber also announced a temporary surcharge as gas prices have spiked in part due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The iPhone SE is nearly identical to the 2020 model, at least on the outside. This year's version packs an A15 Bionic chip and a 5G radio, promising a serious speed boost. Apple is also touting longer battery life and improved durability on this year's model. The new model will set you back a modest $429.
Cloud security firm Netskope introduces its first-ever global partner program. The program will replace multiple reseller-focused regional programs. It will be tailored to systems integrators, service providers and MSSPs. The service delivery specialization will formalize efforts to ensure the company’s technology gets delivered consistently across the globe.
Samsung has sent an invitation to a virtual event on Thursday, March 17, 2022, which could herald the arrival of a number of new mid-range smartphones. The company has already launched a lot of smartphones in the past three months, including the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, and the Galaxy S22 lineup.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS companies around the world have pinned a lot of their hopes on 5G. So far, they’re still just hoping. These companies have spent hundreds of billions of dollars on new equipment, software and wireless licenses to clear a path for the fifth generation of cellular technology. Government policy makers have encouraged such spending, hoping that access to the most up-to-date networks will nurture high-tech industries that depend on them.
A virtual reality world where users interact, game and experience things as they would not in the real world. Decentraland is one of the leading metaverse platforms powered by the blockchain. The metaverse thesis has exploded in popularity over the past 12 months.
SpaceX has created a new rocket system called Starship. The vehicle will be able to carry 100 metric tons of cargo and crew into space per launch. It is composed of two components: a booster and a second-stage spacecraft. The rocket system is nearly 400 feet tall, almost 100 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty.
Instagram is letting Live creators assign moderators to their streams. Moderators will have the ability to report comments, remove viewers, and turn off comments for a specific viewer. Moderation has become a much-needed feature on other livestreaming platforms like Twitch and YouTube.
China is racing ahead in building the infrastructure of 5G networks, but it is inside factories, coal mines, shipyards and warehouses where the technology is really taking off. The country is widely seen as being out front in the deployment of localized, high-powered 5G networks in sprawling industrial sites, which aim to use the technology to help automate labor-intensive or dangerous industrial processes, and hopefully boost productivity.
Ming-Chi Kuo predicts the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max will have a new A16 chip. The standard iPhone 14 and 14 Max will be left with the A15 chip that comes in all models of the iPhone 13. The iPhone 14 Max is expected to have a 6.7-inch display, which would be the first time a Pro-size display is available in a cheaper, non-Pro phone.
TikTok is nearing a deal for Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) to store its U.S. users' information without its Chinese parent ByteDance having access to it, hoping to address U.S. regulatory concerns over data integrity on the popular short video app, people familiar with the matter said.
In South Korea, consumers and businesses are diving into the 5G-enabled future as 5G networks are more widely available and speedier than anywhere in the world, with 5G linked technologies including self-driving cars and digital factories already arriving in the country. The autonomous cars have a "safety driver" on board, who mans the wheel when cars pull over to pick up and drop off passengers, and in designated children's safety zones.
South Korea is the world's first country to roll out commercial 5G networks and currently has the highest proportion of the population using 5G, compared to 21% in China and 16.5% in the U.S. As of 2021, South Korea ranked No. 1 in 5G download speeds, four times faster than Taiwan and 10 times faster in the US.
5G networks will play a key role in ushering the world into the Metaverse, investing billions of dollars and rolling out new products catering to this emerging digital world. The network will be essential to handle the exponential surge of data traffic as it will host a variety of content and more users.