2020 is coming and with it the next smartphone generation. What developments and trends can we expect next year?The first trends for 2020 smartphones are emerging. With its Snapdragon 865, Qualcomm has announced the SoC that will fire most high-end devices in 2020. The processor will be the first from the manufacturer to have a 5G modem set aside, which means that all … [Read more...] about More pixels, more Hertz and what else? We expect these Android smartphone trends in 2020
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Why the Iranian government is following Instagrammer
Four Instagram stars were arrested earlier this year. What that means for the young protest in Iran.A young woman shuffles across the floor with her new sneakers, tank top and platinum blonde hair to electronic music. It is not clear whether she is dancing on a roof or in a courtyard. After a few seconds, she holds a poster in the camera: a poster by Iranian President … [Read more...] about Why the Iranian government is following Instagrammer
Facebook is said to have deliberately induced children to spend money in online games
Minors unintentionally spent a lot of money in online games - Facebook even enforced this practice, as was revealed in a lawsuit.Facebook is said to have systematically persuaded minors to spend money on online games for years, and their parents subsequently refused to refund them to generate more profit. In individual cases, this involves several hundred or even … [Read more...] about Facebook is said to have deliberately induced children to spend money in online games
Putin allegedly still uses Windows XP
Many employees know this: the operating system, in many cases Windows, is significantly older on the company computer than on the private network. And sometimes a version of Windows is so old that Microsoft has already stopped supporting it.Vladimir Putin is obviously in this situation too. As the Russian news portal Open Media reports, the Russian president is … [Read more...] about Putin allegedly still uses Windows XP
Facebook for Autocrats
Facebook is tough on disinformation, its bosses in Silicon Valley say. Sounds good, but it's not quite right: the social network is still the best tool for political manipulation. We reveal the four most essential tricks for right-wing and would-be autocrats.Online advertising: who is Donald Trump's ads? Public domain-like released by unsplash.com … [Read more...] about Facebook for Autocrats
No more excuses: Use App Shop and Retargeting to raise new sales potential
Can companies use apps shops to increase their conversions and polish their ecommerce status? These approaches help further.Mobile commerce is currently the fastest growing form of e-commerce. This development is directly related to the massive increase in in-app shopping. Already 87 per cent of mobile users spend their time with apps. So why do many marketers … [Read more...] about No more excuses: Use App Shop and Retargeting to raise new sales potential
Chalk and blackboard instead of computer in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is the tech mecca of the world. But right at the centre of digital progress, some parents favour old-school classrooms and schools with little computer use for their offspring.With colourful pieces of chalk, girls and boys crowd in front of the big blackboard in a school in the California town of Mountain View. Human and apes skulls, partly yellowish … [Read more...] about Chalk and blackboard instead of computer in Silicon Valley
3 Irrefutable Arguments as to why Amazon will use large-scale Drones
Amazon has requested permission to fly for its parcel drones in the United States. Three arguments suggest that soon the whole swarms will populate the sky.Amazon's official application to the US Air Traffic Control Authority (FAA) for a drone permit to fly out of sight of a pilot marks the start of the drone era. Over 122,000 commercial drone pilots and over 200,000 … [Read more...] about 3 Irrefutable Arguments as to why Amazon will use large-scale Drones
Fortnite: From video game to social mass phenomenon
Fortnite is not only a massive success for the gaming industry. It also raises the question of whether a video game with a range as high as Twitter does not define a new digital space. What challenges arise from this?When a New York couple celebrated their wedding on September 2018, the present photographer captures a scene on the dance floor: four boys, just teenagers, … [Read more...] about Fortnite: From video game to social mass phenomenon
Five Errors About Libra
Facebook causes a stir with a digital currency. Net money should be global, stable - and save the poor. Even experts fall on the slogans of the group.It sounded so easy, what Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg announced earlier this year as a vision: transfer money? This should be as easy as sending a photo in the future. Simply pay the music subscription with a click, … [Read more...] about Five Errors About Libra
