by Asmawisham | Apr 20, 2017 | Technology
French telecom company Orange is launching a bank this Summer in France. Orange CEO Stéphane Richard listed some of the features behind Orange Bank this morning at a press conference. And let’s just say that it doesn’t sound as groundbreaking as the company...
by Asmawisham | Apr 20, 2017 | Technology
Amazon on Wednesday made the AI and voice-recognition software that powers the company’s Alexa virtual assistant available to all its cloud-computing customers.Called Amazon Lex, the service will allow developers to make chat bot applications using Alexa’s...
by Asmawisham | Apr 20, 2017 | Technology
Flying car company AeroMobil revealed its new model today, and is set to start taking pre-orders for the limited first edition run of the hybrid vehicle. The company had promised to offer a commercially available flying car in 2017, and this somewhat makes good on...
by Asmawisham | Apr 20, 2017 | Technology
Amazon isn’t in Southeast Asia yet — the e-commerce giant pushed back plans to enter early this year — but that isn’t stopping future rival Lazada teaming up with a range of companies to offer an Amazon Prime-style membership package in advance of the U.S. e-commerce...
by Asmawisham | Apr 20, 2017 | Technology
HTC has confirmed rumors that its upcoming new smartphone — the U — will be squeezable. That doesn’t mean the Taiwanese firm is about to ship a rubber device. Rather, the phone’s metal frame will include embedded sensors that enable its owner to control settings and...
by Asmawisham | Apr 20, 2017 | Technology
Another day, another deal to widen the reach of Ant Financial, the fintech-focused Alibaba affiliate.This week, Ant Financial announced that it is picking up HelloPay, the payments firm attached to Lazada, which Alibaba bought a major share in for $1 billion last...