Apple is preparing to launch a voicemail service that will use Siri to transcribe your messages
Apple employees are testing a voicemail service that uses Siri to answer your calls and transcribe voicemail messages. Apple's iCloud service will then send you the text of the transcribed voicemail ...
Nokia sells HERE mapping business to Audi, BMW, and Mercedes for $3.07B
Nokia Sells HERE Mapping Business To Group Of European Car Makers For $3.07B — Nokia has announced that it has sold its HERE mapping business to a consortium of automobile makers for $3.07 billion, ...
IDC: Tablet sales fell 7% YoY to 44.7M units in Q2, but Lenovo, LG, and Huawei grew, pushing Samsung's and Apple's market share down to 41% from 45% last year
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China to impose export controls on advanced drones and supercomputers from August 15th
China Restricts Exports of Drones, Supercomputers — China is curbing its exports of advanced drones and supercomputers, in the country's latest move to tighten control over technologies linked to na...
Canalys and Counterpoint Research: Xiaomi tops China's smartphone market again in Q2 with 15.9% of the market, followed by Huawei and Apple
Xiaomi Regains Top Spot In China's Smartphone Market, Ahead Of Huawei And Apple — Xiaomi regained its crown as the top smartphone firm in China during Q2 2015 …
Symantec: Anthem was a secondary target for hacking group Black Vine, which primarily targeted aerospace, energy, military, and technology industries
Group that hacked Anthem shared weaponized 0-days with rival attackers — History's biggest healthcare breach was just another hack for Black Vine gang.
Sony launches Xperia M5 and C5 Ultra Android smartphones, with focus on perfect selfies
Sony has announced two new Android smartphones - the selfie-obesessed Xperia M5 and Xperia C5 Ultra - that will go on sale around the world in mid-August. — The better-equipped of the two devices …
Microsoft acquires FantasySalesTeam, a gamification platform to incentivize sales teams
Microsoft has acquired Incent Games, the company behind FantasySalesTeam, a gamification platform designed to help incentivize sales teams. — The computing giant says that it will soon offer …
Chinese Airbnb rival Tujia raises $300M led by All-Stars Investment at over a $1B valuation
China's Airbnb Valued at More Than $1 Billion After Funding — Residential buildings stand in Beijing, China. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg — Tujia.com has raised $300 million …
AT&T announces its first wireless phone and DirecTV bundle, available August 10 for $200
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Easily accessible dark web marketplaces list stolen identities from $1, to $450 for a premium identity with a high credit score
Here's what your stolen identity goes for on the internet's black market — The going rate for a stolen identity is about twenty bucks.
Federal courts start to recognize the possibility of ongoing harm to data breach victims, fueling class-action lawsuits
Federal Court's data breach decision shows new tilt toward victims, class-action lawsuits — Federal courts beginning to recognize possibility of on-going harm …
Microsoft Edge review: Windows finally has a good browser
For two decades, the default web browsing experience in Windows has been Internet Explorer. Over the years, Microsoft's home-built browser became bloated, insecure, confusing to use, and just plain h...
In trade dispute over orthodontic devices, appeals court will consider whether the ITC can stop digital transmissions that infringe on intellectual property
Imports of Digital Goods Face Test — Court to decide if ITC has power to halt digital transmissions in trade dispute over orthodontic devices Tweets: @dangillmor Tweets: Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor : ...
Developer preview of Amazon's Alexa Voice Service now available, allowing manufacturers and hobbyists to integrate Alexa tech into their own devices
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Inside the failure of Google+, a very expensive attempt to unseat Facebook
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India's Snapdeal, an Amazon Competitor, Raises $500 Million From Alibaba, Foxconn and SoftBank
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People's Bank of China publishes draft regulation, says Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, others can't lock users into their payment services, exclude rivals
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Zenefits, growing rapidly, promises to manage employee benefits but leaves some uninsured due to software glitches and human errors
William Alden / BuzzFeed : Tweets: @mattrosoff Tweets: Matt Rosoff / @mattrosoff : Sucks for these customers, but I wonder if other similar platforms have any bugs. Nahh. Health insurance is EZ! http...
Light Raises $25 Million To Put DSLR-Quality Camera In Your Next Smartphone
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