Google Is Developing Its Own Uber Competitor
The app-based transportation network and taxi company, Uber, faces an ever-growing flow of competitors. But out of the already powerful and well-funded rivals, Uber is now facing one of its biggest investors, Google.
Google kept innovating, but somehow there is a limit where it can't do things alone. Google that is sitting on the top of the search engine industry doesn't want to lose its throne in terms of its collaborated personal assistant. For that Google Now is allowing third-party apps to populate its 'cards'.
Social media is interesting. As interesting as it gets, it can be frustrating from time to time. Finding kid-friendly contents on social media can be all work and no play. But Vine, the six-second video sharing app, has launched a standalone version dedicated for children, calling it Vine Kids.
When Facebook said it was focusing on its approach in mobile, it was serious from the first initial step. It was in 2014 when Facebook started really focusing on mobile, and they outcome came out better than expected.
In November 2014, the 140-character microblogging platform Twitter mentioned that it will be delivering some new features. On January 27th, 2015, Twitter is bringing two of those features to public: group messaging and mobile video experience.
The Cupertino-based tech company Apple has reported its financial results for its fiscal 2015 first-quarter in January 27th, 2015. The company posted a record revenue of $74.6 billion and record quarterly net profit of $18 billion, or $3.06 per diluted share.
Facebook is used by more than many people all over the world. Since most of its users are accessing the service from mobile devices, more complaints are coming from low-end smartphone users that are mostly located in emerging countries.
Facebook's News Feed is the most populated area on the social network. In the feature, various posts from friends, families, as well as advertisements are put in a manner where users can scroll to read what they like.
As the social giant Facebook continues to grow, it aims to tap into more market in emerging countries where mobile is the main medium of internet connection.