Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Turn up the volume with our Apple Byte sweeps! – CNET

Two lucky winners will take home the coveted smart speaker that lets Siri help you around your connected house. This sweepstake ends Feb. 25, 2018.
Source: CNET

Alibaba invests another $1.3 billion into its offline retail strategy

 Alibaba has furthered its physical retail footprint after it invested another billion dollars into projects to develop its so-called “new retail” strategy which combines online and offline. The Chinese firm, the dominant e-commerce player in its country, gobbled up a 15 percent stake in Beijing Easyhome Furnishing for RMB 5.45 billion, or around $867 million, and pumped $486… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

'BBC Dad' returns for Olympics, but no gate-crashing kids? – CNET

Professor Robert Kelly went viral when his kids crashed his live interview, and social media wants to see more of them.
Source: CNET

Chamillionaire is a presentation genius, has a new app

 You probably know Chamillionaire from the song “Ridin,’” but did you know the Grammy Award winner is also a successful startup investor? He has had several favorable outcomes, including Cruise, which sold to General Motors and Maker Studios, which was bought by Disney. Now he’s trying his hand at a startup of his own. If you’re a Chamillionaire superfan, you may already… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Cyberattack hits Winter Olympics during the opening ceremony – CNET

The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics’ internal servers crashed in the attack, as did public Wi-Fi. Officials confirmed the attack, but won’t identify the perp.
Source: CNET

Instagram is testing screenshot alerts for stories

 Instagram is testing a feature that will show users when someone else takes a screenshot of their story. Users included in the test are getting a warning that the next time they take a screenshot of a friend’s story the friend will be able to see it, as shown below: Good bye freedom to screenshot IG stories. Thank you, Instagram for the warning. pic.twitter.com/y0pEaVR0Jq —… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Chinese tech giant Alibaba joins Coke, Visa as a major Olympic sponsor

At the World Economic Forum this week in Davos, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Alibaba Group announced the formation of a long-term partnership that will last through 2028

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Source: Digital trends

‘Fortnight’ overtakes ‘PUBG’ record with 3.4 million players at one time

The stylish Battle Royale shooter Fortnite just posted some impressive numbers, but the milestone was marred by multiple problems including repeated server crashes, which Epic Games is now struggling to address.

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Source: Digital trends

Cook your own Valentine's Day dinner with these kitchen gadgets – CNET

Impress your boo with a little help from these small cooking appliances.
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Apple celebrates Chinese New Year with teary iPhone X ad – CNET

Commentary: It’s the story of a woman who works as a conductor on a train and rarely sees her son at the New Year. It’s been a big viral hit in China.
Source: CNET