
Firefox gives up on connected devices
Lays off 50 people and lays down
Big Cheeses at the Mozzarella Foundation have given up on connected devices and have eliminated the team connected to bring the browser to the internet of things.

Epic games boss slams Windows 10 Cloud plans
Calls it Crush Steam Edition
Epic Games founder has slammed Microsoft over its rumoured move to build a version of Windows 10 that can only install apps from the Windows Store.

Voice assistants are a priority in smartphone launches
This year, several smartphone manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung Electronics, Huawei, LG and Xiaomi are expected to introduce new devices that feature better AI-based assistants in an effort to increase overall market share, according to industry reports.

Google about to give Raspberry PI a brain
And a few machine learning tools
The Raspberry PI will get AI programming later this year thanks to a cunning Google plan to bring artificial intelligence and machine learning tools the board later this year.

Google may sell off its satellite imaging division
Planet Labs is a potential fit
According to the latest reports from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, there is an effort underway by Alphabet Inc. to slash some of its long-term projects and R&D divisions, including Google’s own satellite imaging unit.

Android Wear 2.0 update may arrive on February 9th
Along with two new LG flagship smartwatches
Google’s software platform for wearables may be receiving its first major update on February 9th, according to the latest information from at least one known reliable Twitter source who does his job fairly well.

Chrome cops some FLAC
In a good way
Google has begun adding FLAC support to Chrome, and it should be rolling out to the great unwashed very soon.

The bezel will be a celeb death this year
Living on the edge
This year we will see the end of the bezel, or at least phones with very slim ones.

Google brings Tango augmented reality to museums
Just pick up a Lenovo Phab 2 Pro at front desk
Google’s augmented reality platform, Tango, is set to appear in museums later this year for visitors to interact with a variety of exhibitions and cultural artifacts using their smartphones, according to the company’s latest blog post.

Apple to invent AR glasses
It is going be a game-changer
The super-cool and innovative tech power house Apple is rumoured to have come up with some game-changing glasses which superimpose information and pictures onto reality.