Each Friday, PhocusWire dissects and debates an industry trend or new development covered by PhocusWire that week. The New York Times once called Ian Schrager “the Steve Jobs of the hospitality industry.” Meaning, the Studio 54 founder and pione... Read more
Nintendo is bringing three classic video games from its beloved Mario franchise to the Nintendo Switch, looking to capitalize on the momentum for gaming during the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the holidays. In a presentation to mark the 35th an... Read more
Walmart and Microsoft might seem like an unlikely partnership to acquire TikTok’s U.S. assets, but until very recently the retailer had other plans. Before teaming up with Microsoft in recent days, Walmart was part of a consortium put together b... Read more
President Donald Trump said U.S. enterprise software giant Oracle is “a great company” when asked if if it would be a good buyer for TikTok. His endorsement for Oracle, co-founded by billionaire Larry Ellison, comes after reports that the Califo... Read more
Figuring out how existing technology is going to shape the future of the market is imperative in improving your decision-making skills during the development process of an eCommerce Mobile App. Advice from an eCommerce mobile app development com... Read more
Students cheat more in online courses — right? Most professors certainly think so. Sixty percent of the nearly 2,000 respondents to Inside Higher Ed‘s 2019 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology last fall said they believed academ... Read more
Britain is set to phase out Huawei equipment from its 5G mobile networks this year, the U.K. press reported over the weekend. If so, it marks a major U-turn in the government’s position on the Chinese telecommunications giant. The government is... Read more
How smart is your home? If it’s anything like mine, it’s a heck of a lot smarter than it was 10 or even five years ago. That’s because our homes are now stocked with intelligent devices, like smart thermostats, smart speakers, and smart lightbul... Read more
A major plan that will form part of China’s global technology push has been dubbed as hype and will face a number of challenges, a technology industry body. China Standards 2035 is an ambitious 15-year blueprint that Beijing is expected to relea... Read more
Technology giant Amazon has banned the police from using its controversial facial recognition software for a year. It comes after civil rights advocates raised concerns about potential racial bias in surveillance technology. This week IBM also s... Read more
