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It’s happening: Report claims Google will merge ChromeOS into Android
A long-rumored merger may finally be happening with a report Thursday that Google is looking to merge its Android and ChromeOS operating systems. The Wall Street Journal quotes the proverbial “people familiar with the matter” as saying that ChromeOS will be folded into Android as the latter has become by far the more dominant operating ...
Microsoft and Consensys sign deal for Ethereum Blockchain implementation on Azure
Microsoft has signed a deal with Consensys (Consensus Systems, Inc.) to develop new Ethereum Blockchain-as-a-service products and new tools for its cloud-based service platform Azure. The Ethereum based service will officially be launched at the Ethereum developer conference, DΞVCON1, in London on 10th November, and will include the flagship offerings of BlockAppsStrato, a toolkit for building ...
Report finds porn and ransomware dominate mobile malware infections in 2015
Enterprise security provider Blue Coat Systems, Inc. has released its 2015 State of Mobile Malware report and if you’re in the security business, let alone and end user, it makes for some disturbing reading. The core finding of the annual report found that mobile malware is more vicious than ever as mobile devices are becoming ...
Free webhosting provider 000webhost hacked, 13.5m accounts now offered on the Darkweb
A hack of a free web hosting provider has seen millions of user account details offered on the Darkweb. The hack of 000Webhost, a Lithuanian provider, was discovered by independent security researcher Troy Hunt, best known for running the service Have I been pwned?, who was contacted by an anonymous source who claimed to have ...
OTT play: Cisco has acquired cloud streaming platform startup 1 Mainstream
Cisco Systems, Inc. has acquired Cupertino, CA-based over-the-top (OTT) cloud streaming platform startup 1 Mainstream, Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2012, 1 Mainstream offers an automated platform for distribution of linear and on-demand content to connected devices such as digital televisions, game consoles, tablets and streaming devices. The company aims to eliminate obstacles ...
Survey finds decision makers see value in IoT enterprise deployments while accepting challenges ahead
A new survey of leading executives by machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) Aeris Communications, Inc. has found that many see the value in IoT enterprise deployments, while still noting that there are significant challenges ahead. The survey polled 200 decision makers in the United States and 100 in the United Kingdom (IT managers, ...
Bitcoin & Blockchain incubator Digital Currency Group raises capital from Mastercard & others
Bitcoin and Blockchain incubator Digital Currency Group, Inc. (DCG) has raised an undisclosed amount of capital in a round that included Bain Capital Ventures, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), CME Ventures, FirstMark Capital, MasterCard, New York Life, Novel TMT, Oak HC/FT, RRE Ventures, Solon Mack Capital, and Transamerica Ventures. Founded this year, DCG builds, ...
Sports data tech firm Sportradar raises $44m in a round that includes Michael Jordan
Sports data tech firm Sportradar AG has raised $44 million in venture capital in a round led by Revolution Growth that included Michael Jordan (yes, that Michael Jordan) and Mark Cuban. Founded in 2003, Sportradar claims to be the world’s leading supplier of sports and betting-related data. The company offers a service that tracks data ...
Apple books record Q4 profit of $11.1b off the back of the iPhone’s growth in China
Apple continues to ride the wave of the growing middle class in China with the tech giant posting a new record quarterly profit. Revenue for Apple’s fourth quarter came in at $51.5 billion with a net profit of $11.1 billion, up from revenue of $42.1 billion and a net profit of $8.5 billion for the ...
Bitfinex and Blade Payments deal delivers Bitcoin debit card with no exchange requirement
Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex (iFinex, Inc.) has announced a new partnership with Blade Payments (Blade Data Ltd.) to provide real-time debit cards to Bitfinex customers. The cards will support payments through Bitcoin by allowing the use of the card without preloading a fiat currency and can be used at any time in what the company describes ...