Mobile

Industry giants are aiming to spark consumer interest amid a smartphone sales slowdown.

With the global smartphone market set to stay flat or even shrink after meager growth of one percent last year, vendors are focusing on features designed to encourage young consumers to ditch their old phones earlier than they would have previously.

The average rental price is reportedly about $200 per night, more than twice the cost of standard accommodations.

Snap shares fell more than 8% in trading, one day after Jenner, 20, tweeted that she has stopped using Snapchat, the company’s core platform.

The California-based company, which is best known for its eponymous digital streaming platform, brought in revenue of $188.3 million in its fourth fiscal quarter of 2017, topping Wall Street’s projection of $182.5 million.

The standard version of the service, which allows subscribers to stream every NFL game, will cost $293.94 for the 2018 NFL season, according to DirecTV’s website.

The New York-based digital agency 360i published a study that found Google Home to be more effective than Amazon Alexa in responding to thousands of questions in different categories.

The international sanctions could bar Olympic organizers and sponsors from providing North Korean athletes with certain perks that hundreds of other Olympians will receive.

The attack of the “travel zombies” – vacation goers who can’t take their eyes off their screens – may even be taking a toll on the travel industry.

The tech giant considers offering rebates for consumers who paid the full $79 price for new batteries.

Disappointing iPhone sales and a build up in Apple Inc's inventory would continue to pressure radio frequency (RF) chipmakers such as Skyworks Solutions Inc and Qorvo Inc, brokerage Morgan Stanley said on Monday.

This year the total outlay is expected to hit $15.3 billion, according to the National Retail Federation.

The Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO is onto her next venture.

Snap Inc said it is launching a new feature on Snapchat on Tuesday, allowing users to share public stories with friends and family who aren't on the app.