Alibaba already sells millions of televisions every year to Chinese consumers. Now it wants to sell them stuff to watch as well—the company is launching a movie streaming service for its set-top box customers in two months.
Monday, June 15, 2015
Alibaba is launching TBO, a movie streaming business for China
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Jack Ma, sparking America's next gold rush?
Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
"Made in China" was practically the catchphrase of the 1990s.
Shops overflowed with Chinese-made products, from clothing to Christmas toys to lightbulbs and sports equipment, all snapped up by America's middle class. China, for better or worse, was "the workshop of the world," and the U.S. its voracious consumer.
Friday, June 5, 2015
Facebook Lite Review: stripped for the next billion users
This week Facebook launches Facebook Lite, a version of their social networking app made for low-speed data networks around the world. This app is aimed at nations with little or severely limited data on smartphone, pushing the line between functionality and operability. This app isn't made for everyone - it's made for those that want to connect in remote areas, and don't mind giving up a few flourishes in an app to do so. Facebook Lite functions very similar to the standard Facebook app - can it keep up?
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Doctors Seek Test for Deploying New Life-Extending Cancer Drugs
Dr. Jedd D. Wolchok, chief of the melanoma and immunotherapeutics service at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New drugs that boost the immune system’s ability to fight tumors may be one of the greatest medical advances in years, cancer doctors say, pulling some patients from death’s door and keeping them in remission for years.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Google Seeks To Make Phones Smarter With Android M
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Google’s updated Android mobile software seeks to make the smartphone smarter, while keeping the search titan relevant in a world where people rely on apps on the go.
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