Galaxy S7 water resistance confirmed from Samsung video, website
The Galaxy S7 has been well-documented ahead of the official debut on February 21st. We know what the specs are thanks to Evan Blass (evleaks) and that there will be two devices, the S7 and S7 edge.
Apple Pay to go live in China on Feb 18
Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) Apple Pay mobile payment system will be available in China from Feb. 18 for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) (601398.SS)(1398.HK) customers, bank representatives...
The end of MixRadio as LINE quietly kills off music streaming service
After a whirlwind ride through many owners the latest one - LINE - has just posted a late-night press release noting that the company is shuttering the doors on the popular music streaming service Mix...
Samsung starts pushing Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to its devices, beginning with Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge today
Samsung starts Android Marshmallow update with Galaxy S6 today — Samsung is pushing the latest version of Google's Android operating system to its mobile devices from February 15th.
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center's network down for more than a week after ransomware attack; hackers demand $3.6M
Ransomware takes Hollywood hospital offline, $3.6M demanded by attackers — Network has been offline fore more than a week, $3.6 million demanded as ransom
Mattel's ThingMaker, a 3D-printer and app enabling kids to make toys, is available for pre-order on Amazon for $299, will ship this fall
Mattel Is Using 3D Printing to Resurrect An Old Hit — Mattel kicked off New York Toy Fair with a big announcement: the world's largest toy maker …
Vaio owner says it aims to strike three-way merger deal with the PC units of Toshiba and Fujitsu by March's end, focusing on Japan market at first
Vaio Near Deal With Toshiba, Fujitsu to Form Japan PC Giant — Sony's PC spinoff aims to strike a merger deal by March's end
LG details its Stylus 2 smartphone: 5.7 inch display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 1.5GB RAM, 13 MP rear camera, 8 MP front camera, will be unveiled at MWC 2016
ALL NEW LG STYLUS 2 TO MAKE FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE AT MWC 2016 — Enhanced Stylus Pen Offers Easy Note Taking and Drawing Experience
Apple Uses Dr. Dre Video, Other TV Production as Apple Music Marketing
Wait a minute: After years of anticipation, Apple finally made its entry into the TV business, and the rest of the world ... shrugged? — Well, yes. But also, no. — Because it's interesting — but ...
Wikimedia's Knowledge Engine, a $2.4M research project to build a transparent search engine, received a $250K grant from the Knight Foundation in September
How software designers are grappling with creating a computer voice that people like, which is as much an art as it is a science
Creating a Computer Voice That People Like — When computers speak, how human should they sound? — This was a question that a team of six IBM linguists …
Hulu's universal Windows 10 app features live tiles and Cortana
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Palantir acquires Kimono Labs, will shutter data collection service on February 29
Kimono Labs has been acquired by Palantir in a move that will see the team behind the data collection service absorbed into the secretive data analytics platform. As a result of the deal …
Giphy closes $55M Series C at a $300M post-money valuation led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, though the service is not yet monetizing
Giphy Closes $55 Million Series C At A $300 Million Post-Money Valuation — Giphy, the Google of GIFs, has closed a $55 million Series C funding round at a valuation of $300 million post-money.
Profile of now-defunct Willow Garage, and how it influenced modern robotics
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Web.com to acquire SMB digital marketing firm Yodle for $342M
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How Facebook and Google dominate digital advertising, and why other tech companies struggle
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