Twitter posted a new record during the United States Election Day. With Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton edging each other out to be the next president, Twitter came on top by toppling itsrecord. By 9 p.m. Eastern Time, Twitter had more than 35 million election-related tweets, toppling its own record of 31 million tweets during the 2012 election.
With Samsung's recent blunder involving the Galaxy Note 7, one smartphone manufacturer is capitalizing on this mistake. Chinese smartphone giant OnePlus is poised to assert its presence in the smartphone industry. Chipmaker Qualcomm has confirmed that a new OnePlus-branded phone is on its way and it is running on the former's Snapdragon 821 chipset.
The tech community was abuzz when Xiaomi officially announced the bezel-less flagship smartphone Mi MIX. As a testament to this, the phone was sold out in just 10 seconds when Xiaomi fielded it on a flash sale for the first time. Recently, Xiaomi held another flash sale, this time the Mi MIX was sold out in just 30 seconds.
Prominent chipmaker Intel is currently working on a new type of technology that will help speed up the data transfer between silicon chips. This new technology has the potential of accelerating data transfers on cloud data center while cutting down on energy usage at the same time.
AMD has announced that the new Radeon Pro WX video cards, based on the Polaris architecture, will soon hit the market. These new series of video cards are slated to replace the FirePro brand.
Facebook is looking to revamp its data centers as the social networking site gears up for increasing demand for bandwidth. The company has introduced a new variant of networking switch called Backpack, which allows for faster data transfer speed.
GoPro has announced a total recall of its newly released Karma drones. The company is reported to have sold 2,500 units of the device so far. GoPro stated that it has discovered that in a small number of cases, the drone may lose power during operation. The drone was released for sale in the U.S. and Europe on October 23.
Lenovo has finally launched its latest Phab series smartphone - the Phab 2 Plus - in India.
Zopo Mobiles on Tuesday announced the launch of its newest color series smartphone in India. The 4G-enabled Zopo flagship device is priced at Rs 10,790 (approx. $162) in the country.
Facebook is going ahead with its mission to connect people across the world by offering global internet connectivity. The company also aims to make virtual reality available to everyone. According to the company's chief technology officer, Facebook's third core aim is to develop artificial intelligence technology.
