Dell to Buy EMC in Deal Worth About $67 Billion
Dell Inc. agreed to buy EMC Corp. for about $67 billion in the largest technology acquisition ever, creating a corporate-computing giant that will use a wider product lineup to woo customers as demand...
Acer launches Windows 10-optimized convertible tablet, an all-in-one laptop, and a 5.5-inch smartphone
Acer unveils its first wave of Windows 10 devices — The Taiwanese tech company has shown off three new Windows 10 devices — a convertible tablet, an all-in-one laptop and a 5.5-inch smartphone.
Qualcomm Sells Its Vuforia Augmented Reality Business to PTC for $65 Million
Qualcomm said Monday that it has sold its Vuforia augmented reality platform for $65 million, but the buyer isn't one of the big names in tech. — Instead, the buyer is PTC, a Needham, Mass.-based In...
AngelList to announce $400M early-stage fund raised from Chinese private equity firm CSC Group
Coming Soon From China: a $400 Million Bonanza for U.S. Startups — Naval Ravikant is attempting to do to early-stage venture capital what technology firms have done to every other industry: disrupt ...
Google SVP for search: More than half of Google searches worldwide now happen on mobile, more than 100B links within apps indexed
Worldwide, More Than Half Of Google's Searches Happen On Mobile — Earlier this year, Google announced that for the first time, it was seeing more search activity on mobile than desktop.
Symphony Secures $100M From Google And Other Investors
Symphony, the secure cloud-based communications platform, announced today that it has received a $100 million round from a list of investors that includes Google, Inc. — Google's part in the investm...
China issues draft regulations for car-hailing services, requires car registration as taxi service, labor contracts with drivers, passenger insurance, more
China Tightens Oversight of Private Car-Hailing Services — Draft rules would boost costs and impose taxi-like regulations …
Defendants Should Have the Right to Inspect the Software Code Used to Convict Them
Secret code is everywhere—in elevators, airplanes, medical devices. By refusing to publish the source code for software, companies make it impossible for third parties to inspect, even when that code...
Chromecast Audio review: the audio streamer to beat thanks to its easy setup, great sound, support for all popular music services except Apple and Amazon Music
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VMware reports preliminary Q3 sales of $1.67B, drops 10% following the announcement of Dell-EMC deal
VMware Reports Q3 Sales Of $1.67B, Stock Drops After Dell Offers $67B For EMC — Alongside the not-unexpected news that Dell would acquire EMC in a record $67.1 billion deal …
Google OnHub Rooted, Turns Out To Be A Chromebook In Router's Clothing
Google hasn't said much about how its new OnHub router works—it's a mysterious black box (blue cylinder, technically) with inactive radios and updatable firmware. The modders from Exploitee.rs have g...
Sources: Eric Schmidt-backed startup, The Groundwork, has become a major tech vendor to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign
The stealthy, Eric Schmidt-backed startup that's working to put Hillary Clinton in the White House — An under-the-radar startup funded by billionaire Eric Schmidt …
HP and SanDisk partner on a new breed of storage chips, predict a 1000X speed increase over flash memory
Hewlett-Packard, SanDisk Join Forces on New-Breed Memory Chips — Companies predict their forthcoming chips will be 1,000 times faster than flash memory
Amazon Fire HD 10 review: great way to take advantage of Prime perks, but tablets with a better screen available in price range
Amazon Fire HD 10 review: A cheap, big-screen conduit to Amazon's digital content — A cheap, big-screen conduit to Amazon's digital content
In-depth look at how EU's Safe Harbor invalidation affects US companies, and three primary alternatives they can use to comply with EU data protection laws
European Court of Justice Invalidates U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement — Negotiated under the European Commission's Data Protection Directive …
Teardown confirms improved heat dissipation system in new Chromecasts
iFixit's teardown of the 2015 Chromecast (above) and the new Chromecast Audio (below). Hello, thermal paste! (credit: iFixit) — Exactly how much stuff can Google cram into the tiny hockey puck that...
After EU Safe Harbor ruling, Amazon, Salesforce, Microsoft, Google, others use Model Clauses for compliance, but these contract changes are cumbersome for many
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