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Less than a week after FAA said it was thinking about banning the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from flights, three Australian airlines announced that it would ban passengers from using or charging Note 7 smartphones during flights. The announcement comes a we… Continue reading Australian Airlines Ban Use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phones After Battery Fires
An anonymous reader shares a Bloomberg report:Google is buying software development toolmaker Apigee for $625 million, the latest move by the search giant to bulk up its cloud-based offerings for businesses. Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to pay $17.40 a share in cash, San Jose, California-based Apigee said in a statement Thursday. That’s a 6.5 percent premium to Apigee’s closing price Wednesday. The companies expect the deal to be completed by the end of the year. Apigee sells a platform that aids companies in managing their APIs, which are programming tools that help developers build software that talks to each other and shares information without revealing the underlying code. APIs have become an integral part of cloud software development, allowing one application to pull data and use services from multiple other programs. “The addition of Apigee’s API solutions to Google cloud will accelerate our customers’ move to supporting their businesses with high quality digital interactions,â Diane Greene, senior vice president of Google’s cloud business, said in a blog post, referring to application program interface products.
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Microsoft plans to launch at least one Surface all-in-one PC next month, reports ZDNet. The company has been testing 21-inch, 24-inch, and 27-inch models for quite some time, but it is unclear which variant it plans to launch at its event in October. Z… Continue reading Microsoft To Launch At Least One Surface All-In-One PC Next Month
An anonymous reader writes: The Raspberry Pi has sold 10 million units — continuing its success as the most popular British computer ever. The computer, about the same size as a credit card, was first released in 2012 and is widely used as an educatio… Continue reading Raspberry Pi Passes 10M Sales Mark
Starting today, Canada’s top telecom companies will have to answer to the government for “skinny” TV packages — more popularly known as “ripoff” by Canadians. Motherboard reports: In 2015, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissio… Continue reading Canadian Telecoms Will Try to Justify Their ‘Ripoff’ TV Plans Today
Two big giants in the cloud storage race are joining hands. Box, which leads enterprise content platform, on Wednesday announced a partnership with Google. The companies say they will collaborate on several initiatives to transform work in the cloud, i… Continue reading Google Teams Up With Cloud Company Box To Sell More Google Apps For Work
Sony isn’t done with the PlayStation 4. The company today revealed the PS4 Slim, a thinner version of its latest console that’s been lurking around the rumor mill for months now. The Slim lands on September 15th for $300. The PS4 Slim features all the … Continue reading Sony Announces Two New Versions of PlayStation 4: One Slimmer, Other More Powerful
A Dutchman died on Wednesday after his Tesla collided with a tree, according to local authorities, and it took firefighters hours to remove his body from the vehicle due to fears they could be electrocuted. Reuters reports: The cause of the crash on a … Continue reading Dutchman Dies in Tesla Crash; Firefighters Feared Electrocution
Apple on Wednesday unveiled its new flagship smartphones: the iPhone 7, and the iPhone 7 Plus. Both the iPhones look similar to the last year’s iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, but offer a range of new features. Chief among those features are water and du… Continue reading Apple Launches the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus; Feature Water-Resistance, Lack Headphone Jack
An anonymous reader shares a Bloomberg report: Snapchat Inc. is ending its daily local stories for cities feature, which pulled together video of everyday activities — concerts, cute puppies in the park — shot by users in locales such as New York. In… Continue reading Snapchat Cuts Local Stories Curators in Strategy Shift for Live