60 Tbps FASTER cable, linking US West Coast with Japan, and backed by Google and several telecom companies, begins service
A new undersea internet cable funded in part by Google and connecting Japan with the US is slated to go online starting June 30th.
1TB Surface Book & Surface Pro 4 available in 10 new markets starting today including Australia, New Zealand, China, UK, and more EU countries
Even more people can get their hands on the most powerful versions of Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 — Ever since Surface Book …
Walmart's Amazon Prime rival, ShippingPass, a $49/year service offering two-day shipping at no extra cost, opens to all US customers with a 30-day free trial
Looking to better compete with Amazon Prime, retailer also adding products to site — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is stepping up its battle …
Samsung launches unlocked Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in the U.S. for $670 and $770
Samsung has announced that unlocked versions of its Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge devices are now available in the U.S. — The duo of flagship phones have been available through all major carriers in the U.S...
Google Project Zero researchers uncover severe vulnerabilities in 25 Symantec and Norton products, exposing millions of users; patches issued
If you use a Symantec or Norton product, now would be a good time to update. — Much of the product line from security firm Symantec contains …
Qualcomm optimizes Snapdragon processors for Google's Tango AR platform
By offloading work to other chips, Augmented Reality only takes up 10% of the CPU. — Google's Project Tango, an augmented reality project that packs a smartphone with 3D vision sensors, is finally o...
Microsoft's Windows 10: Anniversary Update to hit August 2; 350 million devices and counting
Microsoft will release Windows 10 on August 2 across the more than 350 million active devices where it is now running, and on other coming new PCs, phones and more.
AMD's Radeon RX 480 graphics card offers solid VR and 1440p gaming performance starting at $200
Instead of trying to build the biggest and most powerful video card on the market, AMD aimed at the low end for the Radeon RX 480. But that doesn't make it any less exciting …
Olympics in VR: NBC to Present 85 Hours of Virtual-Reality Content on Samsung Devices
NBC is leaning into virtual reality — the hot tech flavor of the moment — with plans to pump out some 85 hours of VR programming for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
Amazon expands AWS Simple Notification Service feature to 200 countries outside the US, updates admin controls for more flexibility
Public cloud market leader Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced a bunch of updates for the Simple Notification Service (SNS) service that automatically sends SMS messages to phones.
HTC spins its Vive VR unit into a wholly owned subsidiary of the company; focus will be on investment, growing the VR ecosystem
HTC has decided to take its most valuable asset, the Vive VR headset and the budding ecosystem developing around it, and turn it into a separate business.
Google Capital invests $46.35M in public company Care.com, making it the single biggest shareholder
SAN FRANCISCO — In its three years of existence, Google Capital has been known for its investments in privately held start-ups like SurveyMonkey and Credit Karma.
SEC filings confirm Kleiner Perkins has raised two new funds totaling $1.4B
So much for losing its mojo. — Despite twists and turns in recent years that have sometimes rivaled those of a telenovela, and even with its most famous member, John Doerr, no longer a general partn...
Facebook implements News Feed ranking changes favoring friends and family over publishers, lists the “cores values” underlying this move
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Wi-Fi Alliance starts certifying routers for “Wave 2” features of 802.11ac specification including MU-MIMO support, 160MHz channels, more
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica :
Uber to track driver behavior like speeding and abrupt braking, to give feedback to improve safety
here's the plan
Amazon to offer Prime members discounts on Motorola Moto G and BLU R1 HI in exchange for the ability to pre-install Amazon apps and put ads on lock screens
With Ads Jared DiPane / iMore : Amazon Prime Day makes its triumphant return on July 12 Kris Carlon / Android Authority : The BLU R1 HD redefines what you can get for under $100 Kat Hall / The Registe...
Facebook wins Belgian court appeal over storing non-user data, will resume showing its pages to logged out users in the country
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HTC Vive forms VR Venture Capital Alliance, which lists 28 VC firms as members, including Sequoia Capital and Matrix Partners, with $10B in “deployable capital”
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Sources: Airbnb planning $500M-$1B round from major investors plus a sale of about $200M in employee shares in effort to delay IPO past 2017
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Box launches Shuttle to help companies move large amounts of legacy files into the cloud with software and consulting help
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