Aluminium could give a big boost to capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries. The mobile internet and smartphones have long been challenged by battery-life. The big problem are the electrodes in rechargeable batteries. They need to expand (during charging) and then shrink as the power is used. This leads to irreversible damage that shortens the … [Read more…]
A new feature from Pinterest moves them further in to the mobile commerce space competing with the likes of Amazon and Etsy. Pinterest and their ecommerce partner, Shopify, have introduced ‘buyable pins’. These allow a visitor to buy a product while viewing an image on the Pinterest iOS app. A ‘buy it’ button appears next … [Read more…]
Facebook has launched a new Pages Messaging feature that lets companies connect with customers via its messenger service. Pages Messaging will, for example, let firms respond to a complaint on its Wall by messaging the customer privately. A comment shows a note that the company responded privately so that other Page visitors know that the … [Read more…]
Uber could be running losses of several million dollars each quarter as the taxi app invests heavily in growth, according to a news report. Blog Gawker published a story on Wednesday claiming that claimed to “prove Uber is a money loser.” Quoting leaked financial documents from the company. They show operating losses of more than … [Read more…]
Facebook has unveiled Aquila, a drone that the social network hopes will deliver internet to the masses- along with the extra ad dollars that come with it.
The number of Indian smartphone shopping app users has jumped to 54% in May 15, from just 21% a year ago, according to new data.
EE has introduced a new Euro Pass for travellers, giving 4GEE Extra customers a bundle of data, texts and calls while on the continent for £3 a day.
Instagram has switched on its advertising API (application programming interface), letting mobile marketers buy ads and planning their marketing on the social networking app in a more automated way.
Uber has gained another $1bn in funding and been valued at close to $51bn, making the taxi app the world’s most valuable startup and reaching the mark faster than Facebook.
Facebook has rolled out a new live event feed that serves as a single destination for viewing curated public posts, photos, and videos published from the music festival.