Alexander Supertramp / Shutterstock.com Voice search and use of voice commands on mobile devices is on the rise. However, there’s still some embarrassment or reluctance to use it, according to a new survey of more than 900 US smartphone owners from Stone Temple Consulting. The survey found that people were …
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The app industry is continuing to grow, according to a new year-end analysis from app intelligence firm App Annie, out today, which found that app downloads, time spent in apps and revenue grew across the board over the course of 2016. Worldwide downloads were up 15 percent year-over-year, time spent in apps was …
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DoubleDutch, a startup providing mobile apps and analytics for events and conferences is downsizing again. The company has just announced another round of layoffs, affecting roughly 40 percent its workforce, TechCrunch learned and DoubleDutch confirmed. Around 70 positions were eliminated, including those in senior leadership roles. DoubleDutch’s CFO, CCO, VP of …
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Not a week goes by and it seems like we hear more bad news about Silicon Valley’s darling turned cautionary tale Theranos. The latest bit is a whopping 155 layoffs at the company today. The one drop blood test company once worth $9 billion took a quite the tumble from …
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While a $331,200 nest egg in a 401(k) plan over 15 years is impressive, it is not the norm. Last year, the median retirement plan balance for workers age 45 to 54 was just $43,700, according to an analysis by the Vanguard Group. However, longer time on the job does …
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The Urban Institute’s study, which used Census data, found a wide gap between Hispanics and whites when it comes to wealth at ages 65 and over. In 2012, whites in that age group had median inflation-adjusted household wealth of $280,200, compared with $84,600 for U.S.-born Latinos and $30,900 for foreign-born …
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CyanogenMod has been a big name in the Android modding community since the early days of the platform, but Cyanogen Inc. only appeared a few years ago. This commercial entity was founded by Steve “Cyanogen” Kondik and CEO Kirt McMaster in 2013 to create a licensed version of CyanogenMod for …
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Update (10/20/2016): Amazon has reached out to Extremetech with the following statement: “Amazon has zero tolerance for the sale of counterfeits on our site. We work closely with manufacturers and brands, and pursue wrongdoers aggressively.” Amazon has a reputation for delivering quality goods at low prices, but a new lawsuit …
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Samsung has announced that it will allocate 50 percent of its free cash flow for 2016 and 2017 to its shareholders. It also announced that it will increase the total dividends in 2016 by 30 percent when compared to 2015. Under the roadmap, which builds on the shareholder return program …
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On Friday, Samsung loudly confirmed its plans to push a software update that would kill U.S.-based Note 7s’ ability to charge — effectively rendering them useless when not plugged directly into a power source. It was a more decisive follow up to an earlier update that wouldn’t allow the phone …
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