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Google Flights update uses machine learning to predict potential flight delays
Google LLC is updating its Flights app with two features to help travelers better cope with some of the frustrations of travel. The first feature rolling out to Google Flights will use the company’s machine learning algorithms to predict potential flight delays. Google has always been able to pull in data from airlines and alert ...
Microsoft updates OneDrive for iOS with support for drag-and-drop, Files app and more
Microsoft Corp. updated its cloud storage service Tuesday to make it work more efficiently on iPhones and iPads. The updated version of OneDrive now includes support for the Files app and other iOS 11 features, as well as a host of new features. Microsoft’s Edge browser for iPad is also apparently being developed and tested. ...
Exploring Cisco’s push to become a software-led business at Cisco Live Barcelona
How is Cisco Systems Inc. coming along in its efforts to become a software-led business? Looking to answer this and other questions, SiliconANGLE is at Cisco Live, currently underway in Barcelona, Spain, with exclusive commentary and interviews from our roving news desk, theCUBE. (* Disclosure below.) Cisco’s stock is at a record high at the ...
Reports: Apple halves iPhone X production, won’t launch revamped iPhone SE this year
Despite all the hype for Apple Inc.’s 10th-anniversary iPhone, it seems consumers don’t love it as much as the company had hoped. A report emerged last week from renowned KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claiming the tech giant was planning to cease production of its flagship iPhone X model. Today, a new report from Nikkei, which didn’t ...
Google rolls out Chrome 64 web browser with new ad-blocking features
Google LLC is making web browsing slightly less annoying for users with a host of new features. Google Thursday released the latest version of Chrome to all Windows, Mac and Linux machines. Chrome 64 comes with a stronger pop-up blocker, 53 security fixes and specifically fixes for the potential Spectre processor-based attacks. The company starting ...
Samsung confirms launch of Galaxy S9 on Feb. 25 in Barcelona
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has officially announced today that its latest flagship will be unveiled on Feb. 25. The date isn’t much of a surprise, considering the company’s announcement earlier this month that the Galaxy S9 would be unveiled at Mobile World Congress, which kicks off in Barcelona, Spain on Feb. 26. As is customary ...
Amazon Go, the company’s automated grocery store, opens its doors Monday
Amazon.com Inc.’s first checkout-free store will open its doors Monday after nearly a year of delays. The company introduced the 1,800-square-foot store at the end of 2016, with a planned launch date of early 2017. The concept store that promises no lines and no checkout has faced nearly a year of technical delays and until ...
WhatsApp starts roll-out of dedicated business app
WhatsApp officially launched its Business app on Android Thursday in select markets, including the United States. The messaging platform, which is owned by Facebook Inc., announced the app in September. It’s designed to help small-business owners better communicate with their customers. Currently only available on Android, the app is rolling out in Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, ...
Facebook’s new ‘Watch Party’ lets Group users watch videos together
Following Facebook Inc.’s announcement last week around its push to drive more “meaningful social interactions,” the company has announced a test version of “Watch Party.” The new feature will allow Facebook Groups to watch the same video simultaneously, while the dedicated text comment section will allow further interaction. The new feature will create a “shared ...
CES 2018
LG and JBL unveil smart display speakers with Google Assistant integration
It’s been the battle of the digital assistants at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, with Alexa and Google Assistant dominating the event. Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa was the big hit at last year’s event, but this year it had competition from Google LLC The tech giant doesn’t normally make an appearance at CES, but with Google’s ...