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Microsoft will drop support for several iterations of its Internet Explorer browser from Tuesday next week. On January 12, Microsoft will introduce a new policy on browser support, which means that most older version of IE will not be updated anymore. It’s …
Microsoft & Rambus team up to build quantum computing memory
Semiconductor and IP technology vendor Rambus Inc. has revealed it’s collaborating with Microsoft Research to explore future memory requirements for quantum computing. The company announced the new partnership just before the holidays, saying that its “promising but largely untested” technologies are slowly …
Snapchat said to be developing an API for advertising
Snapchat Inc. is reported to be holding discussions with various advertising agencies about building an API for its popular messenger app. If it did so, it would be the first time Snapchat has moved into ad tech, according to Digiday, which first …
Bidders bide their time as Dell’s Perot Systems goes up for auction
Dell Inc.’s announcement that it wants to auction off Perot Systems, its healthcare IT consulting business, has led to a frenzy of speculation regarding prospective buyers, with at least four companies said to be interested. Dell let it be known late last year it …
Diane Greene took $148.6M from Google and donated it all to charity
Google’s new parent company Alphabet Inc. revealed today that it paid a whopping $380.2 million to acquire Bebop Technologies, the startup most recently led by its new cloud boss and ex-Vmware Inc. founder Diane Greene. Out of that deal, Green raked in …
Intel snaps up drone maker Ascending Technologies
Intel just can’t get enough of drones lately. Following on from last year’s $60 million investment in Hong Kong-based Yuneec International, the chip maker now says it’s going to acquire Germany’s Ascending Technologies GmbH for an undisclosed sum. Ascending Technologies builds a …
Microsoft claims Windows 10 growth is faster than any previous version
Microsoft reckons Windows 10 is getting off to a flying start, and is now installed on upwards of 200 million devices. The boast comes just after Internet analytics firm Net Applications posted data showing Windows 10 is now the fourth-most popular operating …
Sizing up the public cloud: Microsoft bets on the hybrid horse
One of a series of articles analyzing the strategies the largest public cloud vendors are using to court enterprise customers. Previous installments looked at Amazon Web Services, IBM, Google and Oracle. While many cite Amazon Web Services’ early start as one of the main …
Windows 10 is rapidly gaining on Windows XP
Microsoft will be quietly pleased to learn that Windows 10 is inching closer to surpassing the venerable Windows XP operating system in terms of desktop market share. End of year stats from Internet analytics firm Net Applications reveal that Windows 10 has …
Yahoo looks to sell off Santa Clara development site amid ongoing restructuring efforts
Yahoo! Inc. has wrapped up a difficult year by announcing it’s looking to sell a 48.6-acre development site in Santa Clara it’s owned for several years. The Silicon Valley Business Journal reports that the site, located near Levi’s Stadium, has been owned …