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eBay snaps up AI-powered Expertmaker to clean up its messy listings

By Mike Wheatley May 6, 2016

eBay has a problem: Its website is just too damn messy, and its search capabilities aren’t powerful enough. As a result, users are forced to wade through pages and pages of listings to find…

Apple taps into SAP for more enterprise clout

By Mike Wheatley May 6, 2016

Apple is looking to further its involvement in the enterprise via a new partnership with German IT giant SAP SE. The partnership will see the two firms create native apps for the iPhone and…

Now you can binge-watch Netflix on your smartphone: Here’s how

By Collen Kriel May 6, 2016

Watching your favorite Netflix (Netflix, Inc.) shows on your Android or iOS device is definitely handy, but it can have a huge impact on your data usage if you are not on an unlimited…

This is very cool: A Microsoft Windows Phone that senses what action you’re about to take

By James Farrell May 6, 2016

“The evolution of mobile touch may still be in its infancy, with many possibilities unbounded by the thought-land of the touchscreen yet to explore.” This is the moon-landing-esque conclusion Microsoft comes to after demonstrating…

Alibaba claims AliCloud is “one of the largest cloud providers in the world”

By Mike Wheatley May 6, 2016

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s cloud computing arm AliCloud is doing very nicely in its bid to become the AWS of Asia, reporting stunning growth of 138 percent in 2016 that saw it pull in…

Windows 10 passes 300m users, will no longer be free as of July 29

By Duncan Riley May 6, 2016

Microsoft Corp. announced that its Windows 10 operating system had been installed on 300 million machines Thursday, an achievement that surpassed the install rate of Windows 7 by six months. Chief Executive Officer Satya…

Tableau beats estimates, says pricing will be more aggressive

By Paul Gillin May 5, 2016

Investors might not have liked what they saw in Tableau Software Inc.’s first-quarter earnings results, but customers should have reasons to cheer. The business intelligence powerhouse beat quarterly earnings estimates with break-even results, compared…