Samsung has announced their buy-out of startup SmartThings, showing their ambitions to enter into the home controller market. The price tag on the purchase is speculated to be at $200 million, a rather large sum for a small company of only 55 people. Alex Hawkinson will continue to act as […]
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New Edward Snowden interview discusses life after whistleblowing
“Most Wanted Man In The World” Edward Snowden sat down with Wired journalist James Bamford to discuss the impact of his whistleblowing, and what life is like now that he has been exiled from the United States. While a number of whistleblowers have become famous for their acts (such as […]
Microsoft is laying off 18,000 workers and will end Android experiment
Microsoft has followed up their email on the new productivity focus of the company with a far more alarming set of messages from Satya Nadella and Stephen Elop. It looks like a lot of people will be losing their jobs. Just a few months after taking up Nokia and beginning […]
Phone Unlocking Bill passes US Senate
The US Senate has passed a bill that makes it legal for smartphone owners to unlock their phones to use on different networks, regardless of carrier approval. It has been a controversial practice for some time. Phone unlocking in the past had to be done by carrier approval, something that […]
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks ambition in new email
Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella has released a new email to the employees at the company. In it, he talks about bold ambition, and the role it plays in the direction of the company. According to the email, the earnings for the past sales quarter will be release on July 22. […]
Google plans to expand Shopping Express, take on Amazon
Sources inside Google have claimed that $500 million has been allocated to Shopping Express to expand the service nationwide within the US. Though they haven’t confirmed the figure, Google has confirmed the plan. Amazon is the go-to for pretty much any online shopping. With their Prime service, they managed to […]
Google get cheeky in “Right To Be Forgotten” law response
The Right To Be Forgotten law enacted by the European Union was not happily received by Google. However, the company is complying…a lot. When your site is removed from Google, it pretty much banishes you into obscurity. Any content not indexed by the site, unless otherwise placed on an onion […]
