European Parliament rejects amendments protecting net neutrality
The EU has rejected legal amendments that would firmly protect the concept of net neutrality in Europe. The European Parliament voted in favor of the new regulation which proponents says establish an...
Net neutrality: EU votes in favour of Internet fast lanes and slow lanes
MEPs confused by false claims, tired of the arguments, keen to conclude the file. — The European Parliament has passed the flawed flawed compromise text on net neutrality without including any of th...
Sources: Wal-Mart applied for FAA permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup, and checking warehouse inventories
Exclusive: Wal-Mart seeks to test drones for home delivery, pickup — Wal-Mart Stores Inc applied Monday to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones …
HTC says $399 price for One A9 is a pre-sale promotion; the phone will cost $499 starting November 7 in the US
The HTC One A9 will be more expensive in the U.S. starting Nov. 7 — Smartphone manufacturer says its regional sales teams can set their own prices; U.S. price will go up by $100
Facebook bolsters Notifications tab on mobile with birthday, events reminders, location based news, weather updates, nearby movie, restaurant info, more
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Chase announces new QR-based digital wallet service Chase Pay, available mid-2016
Chase Announces Chase Pay, Its Own Digital Wallet — Add Chase to the list of banks creating their own digital wallets to challenge those from Apple, Samsung and Google.
Verizon debuts the Motorola Droid Turbo 2 with a 5.4-inch “shatterproof” screen, 48-hour battery, available October 29, starting at $26/month for the 32GB model
Verizon unveils the Motorola Droid Turbo 2 with a 5.4-inch ‘shatterproof’ screen — Ready for another new Android phone this season?
Cisco to Buy Network-Security Firm Lancope for $453 Million
Acquisition is the latest move by networking giant to boost its security business — Cisco Systems Inc. agreed to buy privately held network security company Lancope Inc. for about $453 million, the ...
How the Apple TV's storage technologies like app thinning and on-demand resources work, and how they impact app developers
Apple TV is a radical rethinking of your relationship with the hardware and games you own — This week, for the first time since it debuted in 2007, the Apple TV will welcome native games.
T-Mobile adds 2.3M customers in Q3, but revenue of $7.8B trails some analyst expectations
T-Mobile Adds 2.3 Million Customers, but Revenue and Earnings Trail Expectations — T-Mobile on Tuesday reported that it gained 2.3 million customers in the third quarter and turned a profit …
Siri is not providing answers to music chart related queries from people who are not subscribed to Apple Music
Siri is refusing to answer certain questions from people who aren't Apple Music subscribers — Apple Music listeners are starting to end their three-month free trials — and Siri has begun to play har...
Cisco announces intent to buy IoT real-time data analytics startup ParStream
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Alibaba Beats Expectations As Revenue Increases 32% To $3.5B In Q2 2015
Alibaba's latest Q2 2015 earnings have dropped and the company, which was expected to have a difficult quarter, has beaten expectations with $3.488 billion in revenue and adjusted earnings per share o...
TalkTalk hack: Police arrest teenager (15) in Northern Ireland
“At the address, a 15-year-old boy was arrested … London Evening Standard : TalkTalk data ‘theft’: Boy, 15, arrested in Northern Ireland Andy Weir / Neowin : Police arrest 15-year-old boy in connectio...
Skype, Spotify, and others create European Tech Alliance lobbying group to influence policy-making
European tech companies create new EU lobbying group, headed by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström — Today sees the launch of the European Tech Alliance, which aims …
Analysis of the $67B Dell-EMC deal and the broader implications for the tech industry
Making Sense of Dell + EMC + VMware — Dell recently announced an agreement to acquire EMC [NYSE: EMC] — and with it, control of VMware [NYSE: VMW] — in a deal valued at $67 billion at the time of th...
Facebook offers more reasons for users to remain within its app with Notifications update
Facebook wants to be the only thing you look at on your phone — Facebook has gradually been adding information to its “notifications” tab to make it much more than just a place to check …
MasterCard to bring payment capabilities to smart rings, car keys, other smart tech products and supported gadgets in 2016
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge :
Google's “RankBrain” AI system is used for a “very large fraction” of queries and is now the third most important signal in the search ranking algorithm
Jack Clark / Bloomberg Business :
Kangaroo is a phablet-sized $99 desktop PC running Windows 10 on Intel Z8500 SOC, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage, expandable via microSD card
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat :
Lyft begins ride service to Las Vegas' McCarran Airport
Andrew Krok / CNET :
Airbnb testing handcrafted trips to San Francisco that include accommodation, airport transfers, one meal/day, and excursions, for a flat fee
Owen Williams / The Next Web :
Microsoft Opens Flagship Store on Fifth Avenue
Keiko Morris / Wall Street Journal :
Square updates S-1 with Q3 numbers: $322M revenue, up 46% YoY, $54M loss, $30M in new funding with no ratchet; Vinod Khosla steps down from board
Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal :
Intel acquires cognitive computing software startup Saffron
Stacey Higginbotham / Fortune :
Keith Alexander's IronNet raises $32.5M in a Series A led by Trident Capital Cybersecurity, with KPCB participating
Danny Yadron / Wall Street Journal :
NYC-based Karhoo, an app that lets you hail taxis from multiple taxi services, raises $250M ahead of its January 2016 launch in London, New York, and Singapore
Murad Ahmed / Financial Times :
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