Facebook is a powerful phone book, but it long ago opted against building a phone. There were good reasons not to build a phone. One, the risk of failure was high — at the time, Windows Phone was sputtering, and the iOS/Android duopoly looked increasingly impenetrable. Two, it would have put Facebook in direct competition with Google and Apple, risking an ugly conflict with the two biggest platforms on which the company depends.
But in search of new growth, Facebook ultimately came back around to the idea of building its own hardware — and, in a way, back to the phone. First came the Oculus acquisition, which turned Facebook into a manufacturer of virtual-reality gear. And today comes Portal, a video phone that runs on Facebook...
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Catch all the live updates from Day 3 of the first Test between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai on the Cricketnext blog!
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Catch all the live updates from Day 3 of the first Test between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai on the Cricketnext blog!
Sri Lanka haven't had the best of times in the 50-over format in recent months. They lost a home series against South Africa 3-2 and were then ousted in the first round of the 2018 Asia Cup after losses against Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Mumbai are set to benefit from the presence of Rohit Sharma in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, as India’s limited-overs vice-captain has made himself available for the knock-out games of the tournament.
When Brian Lara was at his hard-hitting best, he was hard to stop. Bangladesh found this out the hard way on this day 19 years ago, when the swashbuckling batsman slammed a ton in just 45 balls.
