Sources: Google folding Chrome OS into Android, plans to release a single, combined OS by 2017
Alphabet's Google to Fold Chrome Operating System Into Android — Move is a sign of the growing dominance of mobile computing — Alphabet Inc. 's Google plans to fold its Chrome operating system …
Sources: Google will work with partners next year to build laptops running Android, will retain Chrome OS as an option for Chromebooks
Why Google Tapped Android Over Chrome as Its Marquee OS — Android is a big deal for Google. It is Google's portal for the smartphone market, where it maintains a global dominance.
Microsoft clarifies Windows 10 rollout: OS will be pushed as a “Recommended Update” for Windows 7 & 8 next year, but users can choose when to upgrade, roll back
Microsoft more clearly articulates next phase of its Windows 10 upgrade rollout plans
Apple's secrecy and reluctance to publish research on AI hurt its ability to hire best researchers, some say
Apple's Deep Learning Curve — The company's secrecy is hurting its AI software development. — In the world of artificial intelligence, one of the year's biggest coming …
Tor releases beta version of Tor Messenger, its OTR-encrypted, cross-platform chat program, on Linux, Windows and OS X
Tor Messenger Beta: Chat over Tor, Easily — Today we are releasing a new, beta version of Tor Messenger, based on Instantbird, an instant messaging client developed in the Mozilla community.
New Windows 10 PC test build offers media casting from Edge to any Miracast and DLNA enabled device
New Windows 10 PC test build adds media casting support — Microsoft has added media casting from its Edge browser to the latest Windows 10 test build for PCs, Build 10576.
Nexus 6P teardown reveals square fingerprint reader and very poor repairability
Report: T-Mobile's Uncarrier 10 plan to offer customers unlimited high speed data for watching select streaming video services like Netflix, HBO
Rumor Mill: T-Mobile's ‘Uncarrier 10’ plan to let customers stream Netflix, HBO without chewing through data
Google, Amazon and Wal-Mart join FAA drone task force
The group faces a Nov. 20 deadline and is accepting public comments — Google, Amazon and Wal-Mart have joined the government's task force charged with figuring out a registration and identification ...
LinkedIn Q3 earnings beat expectations with $780M in revenue, stock up more than 11%
LinkedIn Earnings Beat Expectations With $780M In Revenue, Stock Jumps 9% — LinkedIn handily beat analyst expectations today with revenue of $780 million and earnings of 78 cents per share.
Microsoft adds Skype voice and video integration to Office Online, launches Chrome extension
The new Office—October feature update — Welcome to our first new Office update post in which we share the features we are delivering to our Office customers across Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Off...
SteelSeries Nimbus wireless controller available as $50 add-on when buying Apple TV
Game On! Apple TV gets Game Controllers — If you plan on getting into multiplayer games with the new Apple TV you just ordered, or aren't into using the included remote as a game controller …
Google Keep on Android now lets users draw in notes
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SEC approves Title III equity crowdfunding rules that will go into effect next year
It's official: Your grandma can soon invest in startups — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday morning voted 3-1 to approve equity crowdfunding rules, a scant three years after its origi...
Sergey Brin says each Alphabet business can decide which countries it wants to operate in, including China
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Slack launches user groups, a way to send notifications to groups of people, hits 1.7M DAUs and 470K paid users, up from June's 1.1M DAUs and 300K paid users
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Australian court holds Google is responsible for linking to defamatory websites
Tucked inside the Communications Decency Act … Jeremy Malcolm / Electronic Frontier Foundation : Liability Hammer Comes Down on Google, But Hits Users See also Mediagazer
Flywheel announces TaxiOS, a driver-facing smartphone app that replaces taxi fare meters, payment, navigation, and dispatch systems, now in pilot program
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Jessica Verrilli returns to Twitter as senior director of corporate development and strategy after leaving for Google Ventures five months ago
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Upthere emerges from stealth and launches two services in beta that let you save photos and documents directly to the cloud, eliminating need for syncing
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