A look at HoloLens' development, as Microsoft spurned an early lead in AR to cede ground to Meta and others; one executive blames a lack of money and people
Problems plagued development of its HoloLens augmented reality headset; ‘we had the opportunity to own this market’ Tweets: @joepwilliams31 , @jeffhorwitz , @aatilley , and @ericbellmanwsj Tweets: Jos...
DoorDash and Uber Eats are moving beyond food, focusing on groceries and alcohol, as users cut spending due to high inflation and a potential economic downturn
Delivery apps look to move beyond food as they face high inflation, a potential economic downturn — Grubhub CEO on the Postpandemic Future of Food Delivery Tweets: @preetika_rana , @jerrycap , @eric...
As Microsoft closes LinkedIn in China, its other services, such as Office 365, Azure, Bing, and Teams, remain; China represents <2% of Microsoft's global sales
all while navigating rising geopolitical obstacles. @aatilley @lizalinwsj https://www.wsj.com/... Jonathan Cheng / @jchengwsj : @aatilley @lizalinwsj For Big Tech, “if you went into China hoping to se...
Millions of first-time internet consumers are getting online with ~$25 “smart feature phones”, popularized by Indian telecom Reliance Jio and powered by KaiOS
First-time internet consumers are connecting to the web on a new breed of device costing about $25 Tweets: @ericbellmanwsj Tweets: Eric Bellman / @ericbellmanwsj : It's tech with training wheels. @ne...
The rise of mobile video in India is requiring YouTube and others to innovate to better serve Indian users, who average 40+ hours/month of video from data plans
Explosion of video is transforming India's media landscape, and companies are scrambling to feed demand Tweets: @jwangark , @shadmashaikh , @abhishekn , @ericbellmanwsj , @safimichael , @lavsmohan , @...
How Amazon is opening tiny stores, adding local language descriptions, and accepting cash payments to target the 800M people living outside India's big cities
some were calling it the ping-pong paddle—it added pop-up descriptions and recommendations in Hindi. http://www.wsj.com/... http://twitter.com/... Shannon Mattern / @shannonmattern : As Amazon targets...
How Amazon is opening tiny stores, adding local language descriptors, and accepting cash payments to target the 800M people living outside India's big cities
The retailer is targeting hundreds of millions of new online shoppers in India's countryside by adding Hindi and videos … Tweets: @bethblackshire , @wsj , @oraunak , @wsj , @ericbellmanwsj , and @saji...
In India, Amazon and Walmart have a formidable rival, the small “kiranas” that offer instant delivery, interest-free credit, and other personalized services
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Tech firms rethink products, expecting the next billion internet users to prefer voice, video, and images to text given lower literacy rates in developing areas
Eric Bellman / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @wsjindia , @tarabluesky , @sub8u , @caro_milanesi , @mhbergen , @wsj , @cpearl42 , @wsjbusiness , @philizzo , @ericbellmanwsj , and @natbullard Tweets: W...
Failed tech projects that target developing markets show the limits of high-tech solutions when necessary infrastructure and institutions are absent
Eric Bellman / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @tjdimacali , @jagsparbha , @umarsaif , @meghabird and @wharman Tweets: TJ Dimacali / @tjdimacali : “A website to report corrupt public officials will not...