Michael Simon, staff writer for PC World, discusses Apple's 11.3 iOS announcement, as well as the HomePod which is now available for pre-order. He also explores what China's first ever annual decline in phone shipments could mean.
Simon says iOS 11.3 will finally allow users to check the health of their batteries, a growing issue for customers. The iOS 11.3 will also offer new Animojis. Apple says the update is due out this spring.
Simon also discusses Apple's new HomePod, now available for pre-order. While the company has a loyal following of people who will definitely purchase the product, he doesn't see most people paying $349 when Amazon's Echo is just $99. Concerning China's decline in phone shipments, Simon says Americans will always buy new phones for new features, but China is a different market and Apple will need to learn how to adjust.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
Amazon says it will extend its ban on police use of its face-recognition technology beyond the one-year pause it announced last year.
China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time in the latest step forward for its ambitious space program.
U.S. telecom giant AT&T Inc. is combining its WarnerMedia operations with Discovery Inc.
Cheddar explains why some European countries are building new bicycle superhighways and how it'll transform their transportation landscape.
A once-ambitious Facebook-backed digital currency project — formerly known as Libra, now called Diem — is shifting operations from Switzerland to the U.S.
Electric car maker Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin as a payment. That's according to a tweet Wednesday from CEO Elon Musk, who cited environmental concerns surrounding the cryptocurrency.
Mattio Communications CEO and founder Rosie Mattio talks about why Clubhouse has taken off among cannabis industry insiders.
The Florida city's appeal to outside companies isn't limited to the world of crypto, but to tech writ large.
With the pandemic shifting consumer behavior even more online, this year’s NewsFront virtual festivities marked changing habits that are here to stay.
