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What you missed in Cloud: Boxes and containers
The past week saw the biggest names in the cloud return to the headlines with a series of landmark developments extending the reach of the on-demand model to new frontiers. Box Inc. led the…
BlackBerry reveals cross-platform ‘BlackBerry Experience Suite’, expands Samsung partnership
By Collen Kriel
BlackBerry Ltd. announced yesterday that it is expanding its cross-platform software strategy. Scheduled for availability later this year, the “BlackBerry Experience Suite” will deliver the company’s security, productivity and communication tools to smartphones and…
Report: Microsoft in talks to acquire social news reader Prismatic for $30 million
By Duncan Riley
Microsoft Corp. is said to be in talks to acquire social news reader Prismatic (Woven Inc.) for a figure said to be $30 million. According to the report, Microsoft may not be alone in taking interest,…
The Samsung Galaxy S6 offers a killer mobile payments service, leaves Apple for dead
By Duncan Riley
Samsung Co. Ltd’s launch of the Galaxy S6 Sunday shipped with one feature that is a killer in the mobile payments spaces and leaves Apple Inc. for dead, and that’s a service Samsung has…
Bye bye plastic, hello Gorilla Glass: Samsung launches its new flagship Galaxy S6
By Duncan Riley
Samsung Co. Ltd. launched its new flagship smart phone the Galaxy S6 Sunday and as rumored the phone comes in two versions: a standard S6 and the S6 Edge, with the Edge supporting edges…
HTC joins Valve to make leap from smartphones into virtual reality with ‘Vive’
By Kyt Dotson
The mobile phone company HTC Corporation just announced a partnership with video game distribution company Valve Corporation to create a virtual reality headset called the “Vive.” Consumer information for the device is available at…
Apple-IBM partnership is more than a simple hardware distribution deal
By Collen Kriel
The past week saw IBM host its annual cloud and mobile conference, InterConnect, in Las Vegas while the company’s CEO, Ginni Rometty delivered the annual investor briefing to Wall Street. Both events reaffirmed that…
Esports events drive players to “feel more enthusiasm” and spend more money, says study
By Eric David
Esports events might not be big earners in and of themselves – quite the opposite, actually – but the buzz surrounding the tournaments and the player engagement they generate has enormous benefits for game makers, according…
Sony offers “deepest apologies” after deleting list of anniversary PS4 winners
By Eric David
Sony Computer Entertainment unveiled a special twentieth anniversary edition of the PlayStation 4 console back in December, and the gray plastic video game system generated a lot of demand due to its limited quantity. Sony…
Leonard Nimoy, influencer of the Star Trek generation as Spock, dies at 83
By Kyt Dotson
Today Leonard Nimoy, the actor best known for his portrayal of Spock on Star Trek, died at age 83. He leaves behind a legacy of a science fiction generation and a swell of fans…