January 26, 2018
Subscriptions Are On The Rise, But Features Lag Behind

It’s hard to imagine typing a document or planning a budget without using a Microsoft Office product. The nearly ubiquitous software used to only be sold off the shelf at...

January 22, 2018
Is Cryptocurrency The Key To Shoppable Movie Content?

No one likes watching ads, and many will go to great lengths to avoid them, including subscription services, time-shifted viewing and pop-up blockers, to name but a few. That’s a big problem for a...

January 18, 2018
Facebook Lands Amex’s Chenault For Its Board

Facebook has appointed Kenneth Chenault, exiting American Express chief executive officer, to its board of directors. In a Facebook post, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the world’s biggest social media network, said...

January 18, 2018
Consumer Sessions On Shopping Apps Increase By 54 Percent

When Nordstrom launched Reserve Online & Try In Store in 2016, the retailer sought to provide more smartphone experiences to their customers. Through the program, busy shoppers could choose items...

January 16, 2018
Alexa Is The New Virtual Roommate

An increasing number of consumers are getting a roommate, and her name is Alexa. She’s smart, and she’s also learning. Between 2017 and the beginning of 2018, the number of...

January 11, 2018
US: DoJ’s antitrust case against AT&T/ TW sets sights on...

A according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal the antitrust fight over AT&T’s US$85 billion takeover of Time Warner will focus heavily on the small screen, with much...

January 10, 2018
Facebook Readying Video Chat Device Dubbed Portal

Facebook is gearing up to enter the hardware market with Portal, its video chat device aimed at Amazon’s Echo. Citing people familiar with the matter, Cheddar reported that the device,...

January 09, 2018
Bringing The Video Store Back In The Age Of Netflix

Seeing a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse is a unique cinematic experience — which is saying something, given that movies are a fairly stereotyped affair. Customers go to the theater,...

January 08, 2018
US: Google, Microsoft, and Amazon join Net Neutrality offense

The lobbying group representing major internet players like Amazon, Netflix, and Google said it plans to join the legal battle over the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) move last month to...