Native Docker app lands on Windows & Mac
Being a native application, Docker containers have always been dead easy to get up and running on Linux systems. But that wasn’t the case for Windows and OS X users, until today. Now, Docker…
Microsoft wants to finance Yahoo’s takeover to the tune of $1Bn
Yahoo Inc.’s proposed sale has been a long, drawn out affair, but fresh funds from Microsoft may help to accelerate things. According to a report in Re/Code, Microsoft executives are said to be meeting…
How to sync PDFs using iCloud for iBooks in iOS 9.3
By Collen Kriel
Apple on Monday released iOS 9.3, the latest iteration of its mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Along with the new Night Shift feature, password protected notes, and other new features,…
Snapchat buys comic and emoji maker Bitstrips for $100m
By Duncan Riley
Messaging app maker Snapchat, Inc. has acquired online comic and emoji making firm Bitstrips, Inc. for $100 million. Fortune reports that the deal included a mix of cash and stock. Founded in 2007, Bitstrips…
Did iOS 9.3 update brick your iPhone, iPad? Here’s how to fix it (maybe)
By Collen Kriel
Mere days after Apple released the latest iteration of iOS, users reported that the iOS 9.3 update bricked their iPad 2, with devices failing to activate after the update was completed. Initially attributed to…
Report: Google is building an Amazon Echo rival without involving a dysfunctional Nest
By Duncan Riley
Google is building a competitor to Amazon.com, Inc.’s Echo smart speaker, according to a report Thursday from The Information. Amazon’s Echo, a smart speaker powered by artificial intelligence that is able to answer questions,…
Microsoft’s A.I teen-bot goes from sex-slave to white supremacist to conspiracy theorist after interacting with the populace
We learned recently how Microsoft’s new artificial intelligence (A.I.) bot for teens, named Tay, could be outspoken when it comes to flirtation, but now the bot has gone one step too far. So far,…
Can Oracle become the number one cloud provider? | #CloudWorld
In the midst of Oracle’s historic third shift, Shawn Price, senior VP of Oracle Cloud at Oracle, detailed the buyer’s journey at CloudWorld. Price remarked about the smooth trajectory of the company’s business model, which…
Sony launches new company to bring PlayStation games to smartphones
By Eric David
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc (soon to be Sony Interactive Entertainment) has announced the creation of ForwardWorks Corp, a new company whose purpose will be to develop PlayStation titles for iOS and Android. In a…
Behind the firewall: Making cloud services invisible | #CloudWorld
The Oracle Cloud Machine brings public cloud services behind the firewall for on-prem security. Nirav Mehta, VP of product management at Oracle, joined John Furrier and Dave Vellante, cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, at Oracle CloudWorld…