Author: dsellers

Taxi sector to lead self-driving market

New findings from Juniper Research (www.juniperresearch.com) reveal that the annual production of self-driving cars will reach 14.5 million in 2025, up significantly from only a few thousands in 2020, to give a global installed base of more than 22 million consumer vehicles by 2025.

The new research found that the market adoption of AV (Autonomous Vehicle) technology is set to accelerate over the next few years, driven by:

° Increasingly stringent vehicle safety specifications;

° Environmental pressures;
° Rapid technological developments.

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Have a great Thanksgiving

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Our staff members will be joining their families for the holidays. Which means that MacTech.com and MacNews.com will be closed Thursday and will be running a limited schedule on Friday. Have a great holiday.

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24U Software releases 24U Phone Companion 2.1

24U Software (http://www.24usoftware.com/) has released 24U Phone Companion 2.1, an update to their cross-platform telephony integration for FileMaker Pro.

It’s a plug-in allowing FileMaker solutions to interact directly with supported telephone switches. Version 2.1 adds full support for 64-bit architecture of FileMaker Pro 14 and FileMaker Pro 15. This new version of the plug-in now correctly handles phone numbers beginning with zero and includes other minor improvements.

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Study: women prefer to shop in store, men online

Indix (www.indix.com), a cloud catalog company that provides structured product information via Data-as-a-Service, has released a new data report titled, “A Look Into Consumer Shopping Behavior.” This study on the trends taking place both online and in-store provides brands and retailers insights into how factors like price, discovery, and availability influence whether or not a purchase is made.

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