This convenience store is operated entirely via your smartphone, no cashier needed

It's a foregone conclusion that robots will continue to replace humans in the job field but did you ever expect your employment could be replaced by a smartphone? That's exactly what's taking place at Sweden's first unstaffed convenience store as customers can drop in, buy their goods and be on their way without any human...

Google publishes “Best of 2015” list for Android apps and games

Google has released its annual “Best of” list comprised of the top Android apps and games of 2015. The search giant has also compiled the top-selling albums, books, movies and television shows as well as its personal favorites in several of those categories. If you’re new to Android (or simply looking for something to keep...

Microsoft makes Office free for all devices 10.1 inches and under

Clearly defining the business and consumer markets has been a key strategy of Microsoft’s freemium approach to Office. The company is taking it a step further now as any device with a screen size of 10.1 inches or less is considered a mobile device which means Office’s core editing and viewing features will come free...

The app industry now generates more revenue than Hollywood

  Apple turned in another banner year in 2014 in terms of both hardware and software sales. But it wasn’t just the Cupertino-based company that was bringing home the bacon as App Store developers collectively raked in more than $10 billion in revenue last year. To put that into perspective, developers earned more than Hollywood...

Mobile technology produced $3.3 trillion in revenue last year alone

As a society, we’re enamored with our mobile devices. They've changed the way we live, work, learn, travel, shop and stay connected and have led to an explosion in technological innovation and economic growth unmatched even by the industrial revolution. A new report commissioned by Qualcomm from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) aims to quantify...