The interactive table and touch screen employ LF RFID technology to allow users to place a pair of glasses on a pedestal and view content about them, such as videos and images.

The Austin CityUp program will include a Bluetooth Low Energy-based system from Connecthings, a European company that aims to bring location-based intelligence to app users in North American cities.

HMD Global unveiled the flagship Nokia 8 smartphone, which it claims delivers no fewer than three world firsts to Android devices in terms of imaging and sound quality.

Ericsson played down a press report stating it plans to lay off around 25,000 employees outside Sweden, while separately announcing it is taking legal action against smartphone maker Wiko in Germany for patent infringements.

Chinese internet giant Tencent posted its fastest revenue growth in seven years in Q2 and a record profit of CNY18.2 billion ($2.7 billion) thanks to robust increases from its gaming division and mobile messaging platform.