Forget the Versa, Fitbit’s New Ace Could Be Its Future
The Versa has been described as the smartwatch Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) should have released when it launched the doomed Ionic. Functional, sleek, and smaller, the Versa should overcome the few flaws it does possess to receive much greater acceptance than its predecessor. Yet focusing on the Versa could cause someone to miss the big picture. […]
Why Geron Corporation Stock Is Up Big Again Today
What happened Shares of clinical-stage biotech Geron Corp. (NASDAQ: GERN) rose by as much as 19.3% today on nearly six times the average daily volume. What’s driving this double-digit move and massive surge in volume? Geron’s stock has been on fire ever since the company reported its fourth-quarter earnings last Friday. The headline item was […]
Adidas Is Still Crushing Under Armour in North America
Adidas (NASDAQOTH: ADDYY) has been a thorn in Under Armour’s (NYSE: UA) (NYSE: UAA) side over the past several years. The German athletic footwear and apparel maker, once considered an also-ran in the saturated market, staged a remarkable comeback with a five-year turnaround plan it launched in 2015. That plan called for faster production and […]
Amazon Could Use Whole Foods to Deliver More Than Groceries
Building out dozens of new fulfillment centers every year is already pretty expensive for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). If Amazon intends to expand Whole Foods Market, it’ll represent yet another source of capital expenditure growth for Amazon. But the grocery store chain could provide a way to reduce the net cost of expanding its distribution footprint. […]
Everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Concerned the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are a little too small for your hands? Want a smartphone that borders on the comically large? The Galaxy Note range is for you, and the Galaxy Note 9 is likely to be the next model released. The phone isn’t official yet, but there is plenty of […]
Tidal now streams music to both Amazon Fire TV and Android Auto
When last we heard in December, Norwegian publication Dagens Næringsliv reported that music streaming service Tidal had enough cash to last about six months. But the company is evidently still around and has more to announce: Tidal now has a new app for Amazon’s Fire TV products and is compatible with Android Auto. Both are […]
Snapchat’s new feature is aiming to turn Snap Map into a next-gen newsfeed
Snapchat may still be getting a lot of heat for their redesign, but the company is continuing to devote resources to build out Snap Map, the map-based feature it introduced last year. A new feature called Map Explore will let you thumb through Snap Map updates in a more methodical way, so that you can […]
IBM’s blockchain-ready CPU is smaller than a grain of salt, costs just 10 cents
Pictured: 64 tiny motherboards for the CPUs, and in the left corner two tiny CPUs attached to the motherboards. IBM IBM kicked off its Think 2018 conference today with a bombshell announcement: It has made the world’s smallest computer, and it’s designed from the ground up to work with the blockchain. The computer itself is […]
Black Panther actress imparts inspirational message to Calgary youth
Janeshia Adams-Ginyard plays a member of the Dora Milaje in the Marvel Comics film Much like the character she plays in the blockbuster movie Black Panther, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard knows about staying strong in the face of adversity. The Los Angeles-based actress plays a member of the Dora Milaje in the Marvel Comics film that has […]
Nova Scotia welcomed record number of tourists last year
Boost due to marketing, Canada 150 celebrations, economic conditions Nova Scotia welcomed 2.43 million tourists in 2017, a record number that’s up nine per cent over the year before. “It really has been perfect conditions for tourism growth in Nova Scotia,” said Anna Moran, manager of research, planning and decision support for Tourism Nova Scotia. […]