After over a month of negotiations, TikTok has chosen a US company to partner with: Oracle, a California-based cloud computing giant. On Sunday Microsoft, long tapped to purchase the ByteDance-owned app, announced its bid had been rejected by the Beijing-based company. ByteDance instead selected Oracle to be its "technology partner" in the US, a person familiar with the situation said on Sunday evening. The proposed deal is expected to ...
If you're in the market for a new tablet, it's easy to automatically opt for Apple's iPad (including the iPad Mini and iPad Air) and to overlook the Android tablet option, especially as fewer and fewer manufacturers are making them these days. While that may seem unfair, there are several Android tablets on the market that are doing their best to rival the Apple iPad. While some might question the sanity of an Android tablet buyer in ...
Huawei said that it would open up its operating system, Harmony OS 2.0, to third-party hardware manufacturers, including rivals, on Thursday. This is part of an effort to bolster its number of users and potentially take market share from Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems. "The milestone we're marking is that we're supporting Huawei devices from Harmony OS ...
Google wants to make your next hotel stay that much more comfortable. It's partnered with a few hotels to put its flagship smart display -- the Nest Hub -- into individual rooms with an experience tailored for the guest. In the hotel, you'll have access to the usual voice commands. For example, you can play music, check the weather and browse ...
A new report claims that 48 percent of all gaming happens on PCs, with a whopping 3.1B gamers worldwide across all platforms, consoles, and mobile devices. What’s interesting here is how the data breaks down across region and in terms of gaming spend. The data here is from DFC Intelligence, via PCGamesN, and suggests that the PC-versus-console framing for ...