VMware Drops Out Of Joint Venture With EMC
Dec 15, 2015 06:47 am UTC| Business Technology
Dell Incannounced in October that it has signed an agreement under which it, along with partners Silver Lake and MSD Partners, will acquire EMC Corporation, while maintaining VMware, of which EMC is a majority owner, as a...
Reddit's Android Beta App Launch Likely In A Month Or Two
Dec 15, 2015 06:44 am UTC| Technology
Online community Reddit is inviting redditors to test the beta version of its Android app. Interested users need to sign up before 18th December. As many of you know, the team here has been working hard to bring our...
Samsung Appeals Apple Patent Case To US Supreme Court
Dec 15, 2015 05:21 am UTC| Technology
The South Korean tech giant Samsung on Monday filed an appeal to the US Supreme Court hoping to upend the ruling that found it liable for infringing patents on Apples iPhone and was ordered to pay $930 million, The Wall...
What's the real risk from consumer drones this holiday season?
Dec 15, 2015 00:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
This holiday season, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is estimating that over one million small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUASs) drones, to the rest of us will be sold to consumers. But as hordes of novice pilots...
Mozilla Stops Offering Firefox OS For Smartphones; To Focus On IoT
Dec 14, 2015 11:36 am UTC| Technology
Mozilla confirmed last week that it will stop offering Firefox OS smartphones through carrier channels. Senior Vice President of Mozilla Foundations Connected Devices, Mr. Ari Jaaksi tweeted that they will continue...
Google Simplifies Taking Screenshots With Now On Tap Update
Dec 14, 2015 11:33 am UTC| Technology
Google last week started rolling out a new update to the Google search app for Android that enables Marshmallow users to take screenshots using Now on Tap, Engadget reported. The feature greatly simplifies taking...
Spaceplanes vs reusable rockets – which will win?
Dec 14, 2015 10:58 am UTC| Technology Business
Launching satellites, spacecraft and people into space is expensive because we only use our launch vehicles once. After delivering their payloads into orbit, our rockets either burn up in the atmosphere or crash into the...
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