Billion-Dollar Mobile Tech Companies Taking the Lead

Digi-Capital analyst Tim Merel recently released a 500-plus-page report on the state of mobile Internet investment, and the results may surprise even the savviest tech industry observers. According to Merel, there are more than 20 billion-dollar mobile Internet companies, with several of them posting mind-boggling growth rates. “Mobile Internet first mover advantage is more extreme […]
Samsung Adding Iris Scanners to Future Phones

With smartphone manufacturers racing to become the first to introduce biometric security to their devices, Samsung recently tipped its hand by revealing that the company is actively researching iris-scanning technologies. Implemented in a smartphone, iris scanners would ensure that nobody but the registered user would be able to access the phone’s contents. With users becoming […]