Chinese smartphone maker and leading unicorn Xiaomi, Inc. may be expanding its horizons into the laptop market, according to a report published Wednesday. Bloomberg Business quotes “people with direct knowledge of the matter,” stating that Xiaomi’s notebook may go on sale in the first quarter of 2106 and will compete with such premium computers as ...

The newest member of Apple’s iPad family may be coming sooner than expected with a report claiming that the iPad Pro may be revealed September 9 at an Apple launch event along with the new iPhone and Apple TV. According to 9to5Mac, which is usually pretty spot on with these things, the reveal of the iPad ...

Notorious hacking group Lizard Squad is back in the news with reports that they managed to take down a United Kingdom law enforcement site. Described by some as a hack, the group appears to have launched a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) attack against the website of the National Crime Authority (NCA), the U.K.’s ...

In a move likely to be rejoiced by anyone who has ever used their smartphone to access a website, Google has announced that it’s cracking down on companies who use full-screen overlay app install interstitial ads on their sites. The move will see Google kick sites who use this form of advertising where it hurts ...

Quote-to-Cash cloud software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm Apttus, Inc. has raised $108 million Series C in a round that included Iconiq Capital, K1 Capital, KIA and Salesforce Ventures. According to reports the new round was raised on a valuation of more than $1 billion, giving the company unicorn status for the first time. Founded in 2006, Apttus ...

Google has stepped forward Tuesday in its evolution as a brand to great new territory with a “brave” new logo that kicks off Google’s past and encapsulates a new beginning for a company that wishes to do amazingly new things in the decades ahead. LOL, just joking. Google has instead simply changed the font for ...

The United States Government may  get tougher on Chinese companies that benefit from State sponsored cyber-espionage, with the Administration said to be planning to announce unprecedented sanctions. According to reports, what form the sanctions will take has yet to be decided, but “a final call is expected soon—perhaps even within the next two weeks,” according ...

British financial services company Barclays Bank PLC is jumping on the Bitcoin bandwagon with news that it will start facilitating Bitcoin payments. According to The Sunday Times (paywall) Barclays has a announced that it will start supporting the use of Bitcoin for payments to charities as an alternative way for those non-profits to raise funds. ...

The 4th generation of Apple, Inc.’s Apple TV will be getting a price hike along with a serious boost under the hood, a report claimed over the weekend. 9to5Mac claims that the new Apple TV will retail for “below $200” before further noting that it will go on sale for either $149 or $199, significantly ...

Square is no longer hip if you’re a keen Instagram user with the Facebook, Inc. division announcing Thursday long overdue support for uploading photos in more standard photography shapes. While not doing anything as extreme as going into odd shapes, the app maker did formally announce that users will be able to upload pictures via ...