Tech Market

LinkedIn Becomes Locked Out in Russia

LinkedIn’s network just got a little smaller following a blocking order by a court that ruled that the social network had violated a law on data storage. Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor ordered ISP’s to block LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) after a Moscow court upheld an earlier ruling that LinkedIn breached Russian privacy laws. Some ISP’s have already cut access to the site, ... Read More »

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING STATISTICS Important to Small Businesses

We’ve collected these social media marketing statistics for small businesses from a variety of sources. Last updated: December 4, 2016 NOTE: to discover how many users each social network has, see our Social Media Statistics 2016 post. GENERAL SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING STATISTICS: 6 percent of small businesses report using social media to promote their businesses and among them, Facebook is ... Read More »

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Launch, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Review, and Other Top Stories of the Week

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi launched the Redmi 4, Redmi 4 Prime, and Redmi 4A Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is out, and it’s derivative, but fun Samsung launched a flip-phone that’ll likely cost you a crazy amount If you’ve missed out on the news from the world of tech this week, we’ve got you covered. We have all the major highlights together ... Read More »

Lenovo Yoga 900 Review

HIGHLIGHTS The Yoga 900’s special hinge lets it transform into a tablet App performance, display and ergonomics are very good The Lenovo Yoga 900 costs Rs. 1,23,690 Hybrid laptops or 2-in-1s can be incredibly fun and versatile devices, if done right. Lenovo has had its fair share of success with the Yoga series, mostly due to the fact that it ... Read More »

Demonetisation: Sales Down 25-30 Percent, Says Micromax

Consumer sales have seen a 25-30 percent hit in past few weeks due to twin impact of demonetisation and seasonal slowdown post Diwali, country’s third largest handset maker Micromax said today. While online sales suffered due to cash crunch in the aftermath of demonetisation, the company’s supply chain saw a 15-18 percent decline in sales in the last few weeks. ... Read More »

Meet HMD Global, the Team Bringing Nokia Phones Back

Meet HMD Global, the Team Bringing Nokia Phones Back HIGHLIGHTS HMD Global has licensed the Nokia brand for mobile devices The first Nokia-branded Android phones will release in first half of 2017 Upcoming Android phones made “in tight collaboration with Google” It’s not often that the fate of a 150 year old brand rests on the shoulders of a company ... Read More »

Meet the Wireless Charging Pioneers: Energous WattUp, Ossia Cota, and More

HIGHLIGHTS Wireless charging of today still requires plugging in a power-mat There are already implementations of true wireless charging It’ll be possible to charge gadgets as seamlessly as connecting to Wi-Fi True wireless charging has remained a pipe dream for many years, ever since we first saw companies work on this magical technology. Wireless charging that’s available on products like ... Read More »

Trump Tech Summit Sees Silicon Valley Elite Meet With President-Elect

Trump Tech Summit Sees Silicon Valley Elite Meet With President-Elect HIGHLIGHTS Donald Trump met major tech executives at the Trump Tech Summit Trump ascertained them that he’s an ally to all their companies The summit was aimed at increasing jobs and trade in the US President-elect Donald Trump and some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful executives met at his Manhattan ... Read More »

The First LG Laptops Are on Their Way to the U.S. Market

LG, the Korean electronics giant known for its smartphones, appliances and tablets is bringing its first laptops to the U.S. market. The company announced the release of the Gram series of laptops in a press release recently. The machines, named Gram to highlight their light weight, are available in 13-inch and 14-inch models. The 13-inch model has 128GB of storage, ... Read More »

Small Business Tech Market

In-Stat MDR has a study showing that the U.S. small business market will spend over $170 billion on information technology in 2004, an increase of more than 5% compared to expenditures in 2003. According to In-Stat MDR: “Although individual firms’ IT budgets are relatively small, customers in this market represent a tremendous opportunity for IT providers. Telecom, applications and LAN ... Read More »