Mozilla has announced the last version of Firefox OS on smartphones will be version 2.6 and it will stop supporting the operating system in May. Two months ago a Senior Vice President (SVP) revealed that the web-centered OS platform designed for manufacturing budget devices in developing countries would stop being available on mobile phones.
Samsung's first ad-blocking app has been pulled from the Google Play Store for its violation of developer guidelines, just days after it zoomed to the top of the charts. Rocketship Apps' Android plugin named Adblock Fast works in Samsung's mobile web browser after the smartphone maker just allowed third-party developers to add content-blocking to the Samsung Internet app pre-installed on Android handsets.
Microsoft is about to purchase SwiftKey for around $250 million, with the acquisition plan happen within the first week of February.
Uber has just rolled out a new company logo, mobile app icon, and brand reboot that reflect CEO Travis Kalanick, but can be tweaked in the 65 countries the company does business in. The ride-sharing company's co-founder's personal preferences were key in the new design that replaces black, silver, and blue hues with a less aggressive palette that will be easier to adjust with festive colors during the holiday season.
Google is planning carefully to take over its program for making Nexus” smartphones, following a business model set out by Apple and the iPhone
Apple's new ad campaign features snapshots taken by iPhone 6s and 6s Plus smartphones as an update of the original version that spotlighted the iPhone 6 model. The "Shot on iPhone 6s" campaign features a group of amateur and pro photographers' still images collected from various social networks including Facebook-owned Instagram.
Apple is reportedly shipping more than 20 million units of new MacBooks this 2016, consisting of three screen size configurations and the release dates of which are spread out in the year. The last to come out is the rumored 15-inch MacBook that a new report said will begin mass production in the third quarter of the year.
Google is testing a new home phone service for Google Fiber subscribers that will provide them with one phone number for all devices they use. It would also offer various Google Voice services including call screening, voicemails sent as emails to their inboxes, and spam filtering.
Facebook's CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg has become the sixth wealthiest person in the world, passing oil tycoons Charles and David Koch. The social network's co-founder launched "Thefacebook" as a teenager at Harvard University, and now has a net worth of $47.5 billion after his big fortune rose $6 billion due to trading of the public company's stocks on January 28, Thursday.
Tesla Motors announced on January 29, Friday that CEO and co-founder Elon Musk increased his stake in the electric car company by $100 million. Musk spent about $50 million in cash to cover the cost of the price of the exercise and related taxes to show his stalwart faith the company's stocks will rise. The move will give the company a boost as it speeds up production for the Model X crossover SUV and plans to introduce the Model 3 sedan in March.
