Seeking to replace microSD with a faster successor, Samsung announces world's first removable UFS memory cards, but no devices support them yet
What comes after microSD cards for removable storage? Samsung has the answer: UFS. The company announced today the world's first removable UFS …
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Fails Consumer Reports Water-Resistance Test
The phone is supposed to survive 30 minutes in 5 feet of water. In our testing, it didn't. — Commercials for the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge showed hip-hop's Lil Wayne pouring Champagne over the phone a...
Although Pokémon Go's sudden success is driven by nostalgia, Pokémon's mechanics are uniquely suited for augmented reality
Basically everyone is Pokémon Go-ing according to Twitter, and I'm sure basic resources like power and water will soon start to shut down because key staff are out chasing Pikachu.
‘Pokémon Go’ international rollout will be ‘paused’ as players overload the system
People love “Pokémon Go,” the new smash-hit iPhone and Android game that lets you catch pocket monsters in real life, so much so that the strain on the servers keeps crashing it for most people.
Deleted Tweet archive PostGhost shut down after Twitter cease and desist
PostGhost was a nascent website that archived the tweets of the famous, rich, and important. The site got popular for finding and storing the deleted Tweets of politicians and even Lindsay Lohan who ...
Microsoft updates Skype Bot platform with group support, adds support for new Slack and Facebook features to Bot Framework
Microsoft is updating its Microsoft Bot and Skype Bot platforms with new capabilities, as well as additional support for Facebook and Slack bot features.
Facebook starts testing opt-in end-to-end encryption in Messenger; chats visible on one device on each end, messages can self-destruct after a pre-set time
but there's a catch Evan Selleck / iPhone Hacks : Facebook Messenger Testing Secret Conversations with End-to-End Encryption Adrian Diaconescu / Pocketnow : Facebook Messenger kicks off end-to-end enc...
Microsoft's Project Malmo platform for testing AI algorithms in Minecraft, formerly known as Project AIX, goes open source and is now available on GitHub
How can we develop artificial intelligence … Tweets: @minecraft : We already knew that Minecraft makes players smarter - but now it's being used to make AI smarter, too! http://mojang.com/...
Alibaba and Chinese automaker SAIC announce the RX5, a $22.3K connected car that uses Alibaba's Yun operating system to connect into various internet services
Alibaba has officially announced its move into the automobile space after it unveiled its first “internet car” in collaboration with SAIC …
Twitter is talking to the NBA, MLS and Turner to buy rights to more sports streams
Twitter is looking to ink more NFL-style streaming deals. — Twitter wants to stream more TV-like live video around major sporting events, so it's approaching the folks who control those rights to cu...
BT, Vodafone, and other European telcos publish “5G Manifesto” seeking lighter net neutrality regulation to encourage next generation network investment
BT, Vodafone, and chums all flex muscles, press for lighter regulation. — BRUSSELS—A coalition of nearly 20 telcos including BT …
Sellers say Amazon's counterfeit problem is getting worse after it made it easier for Chinese manufacturers to sell goods to US consumers
Four things you should know about Amazon before shopping the prime sale — Amazon has opened the doors to allow Chinese manufacturers to sell directly to consumers …
Facebook releases new statement explaining censorship policy for Live, says it only removes content if it celebrates or glorifies violence
Facebook only removes content if it celebrates or glorifies violence, not if it's only graphic or disturbing, according to a spokesperson.
Satya Nadella and other Microsoft executives discuss the company's AI plans and why it has a competitive advantage
Satya Nadella bounded into the conference room, eager to talk about intelligence. I was at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, WA, and the company's CEO was touting …
Putin signs anti-terrorism law requiring communication providers in Russia to store user calls, messages, other data for 6 months, metadata for up to 3 years
IRS examining Facebook tax liabilities related to transfer of many global assets to Ireland in 2010, seeks court order for documents firm has failed to provide
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Bain Capital Ventures Raises New, $600M Fund, First Since 2014
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National Transportation Safety Board opens investigation into fatal Tesla crash to see whether it reveals any systemic issues with driverless car technology
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Facebook Messenger's end-to-end encryption not on by default because of inability to store keys in browsers and the firm's reluctance to make big UX changes
Privacy nerds got some good and some bad news on Friday, when Facebook became the latest major company to embrace encryption … Tweets: @moxie and @csoghoian Tweets: Moxie Marlinspike / @moxie : @csogh...
News aggregation app SmartNews raises $38M Series D, led by the Development Bank of Japan, sources say at a post-money valuation of $500M-$600M
Friday, July 8 Tweets: Ingrid / @ingridlunden : News discovery via AI: SmartNews nabs $38m at $500m+ valuation http://techcrunch.com/... Approaching Flipboard in value, if not user numbers Rafat Ali /...
Inside Google and Microsoft's efforts to catch Amazon in the cloud computing services space
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Estimote adds programmable NFC chips to the next generation of its Proximity Beacons, shipping later this month
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