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Following the launch of rebranded SkyDrive cloud service OneDrive yesterday, Microsoft is presenting their second rebrand in as many days with Office Online. The company seems to be turning their sights to greater cloud computing integration and co-authoring with their two latest announcements. Office Web Apps and Office.com have now […]
In nearly simultaneous announcements on their respective blogs, it has been confirmed that Facebook is acquiring WhatsApp in a combined cash and stock share deal equaling an incredible $16 billion. WhatsApp is a popular mobile messaging service that has grown to over 450 million users since its creation five years […]
Microsoft has officially announced the relaunch of their cloud computing service, OneDrive, which would give all current and future users to access all files from a single course, OneDrive.com. This is an unsurprising piece of news. New CEO Satya Nadella was once the head of the cloud operations, and so […]
Once again, cables leaked by Edward Snowden have shown the activities of the US’s NSA and the UK’s GCHQ . This time, they have revealed that the agency was both monitoring and putting covert pressure tactics on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the staff of Wikileaks and their supporters in an […]
Japanese company Rakuten announced this morning the acquisition of app-maker Viber, in a $900 million deal that could show the beginning of their foray into messaging and call apps. Rakuten is the biggest online retailer in Japan, akin to Amazon within the western world. Viber is, likewise, one of the […]
In a surprise announcement this morning, Comcast has announced that they will be acquiring Time Warner in a merger that would combine the country’s two biggest cable companies. The deal, which follows the two companies already dominant forces on their respective areas of the nation, was made based entirely on […]
Microsoft is reportedly considering allowing Android apps to function on their Windows Phone OS in a serious departure from their usual business model. In the past, Microsoft has been steadfastly isolationist when it comes to their software and third party app permissions. A fact that has led to a pretty […]
