Microsoft launches Microsoft Teams, its Slack competitor that comes with Office 365; app integrates with all Office programs, SharePoint, PowerBI, more
At an event in New York City today, Microsoft officially launched its Microsoft Teams competitor to Slack.
Microsoft says hacking group Fancy Bear, linked to the Russian government, exploited the recently reported Windows flaw; patch coming November 8
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Tuesday that a hacking group previously linked to the Russian government is behind recent cyber attacks …
Phil Schiller says there have been more online orders for the new MacBook Pro than ever before, despite criticism from some users
In a wide-ranging interview with The Independent, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller said the company has received more online orders for the new MacBook Pro …
Apple drops prices on 512GB and 1TB SSD upgrades for older Mac lineup by up to $200
Following its “Hello Again” Mac event last week, Apple quietly dropped the prices on higher-capacity storage upgrades across its Mac lineup. 512GB and 1TB SSD build-to-order upgrade options for the M...
Microsoft Teams is available today in preview for Office 365 commercial customers in 181 countries, with general availability in Q1 2017
Today's post was written by Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president for the Office team. — Today, at an event in New York City …
Sources: Nintendo to end Wii U production this week
Nintendo will end Wii U production this Friday, multiple sources have confirmed to Eurogamer. At the last official count, as of 30th Septemb...
Mobile and tablet devices, accounting for 51.3% of internet usage worldwide, exceeded the 48.7% by desktop, for the first time in October
- Increased traffic plus Google search rankings stress importance of mobile friendly websites — San Francisco, CA and Dublin, Ireland; 1st November …
LastPass makes password management free across all of your PCs, tablets and phones
As we increasingly depend on digital tools and cloud services for work and play, the need to effectively manage the security of those resources continues to grow. Multi-factor authentication is highl...
CMRA Apple Watch camera band adds a 2MP selfie cam and an 8MP shooter for $249, preorders start now at $199, ships in spring
The downside is the CMRA costs upward of $150 and won't be shipping until spring. — In building its smartwatch, Apple designed it without a camera …
LinkedIn launches Salary, a tool that taps into user data to chart earnings across the globe, available to users in the US, UK, and Canada
The portal collects and analyzes salaries across jobs globally, which users can then access to better understand the compensation landscape of their given field.
Prime members charged Amazon.com prices at Amazon's retail stores, while nonmembers must pay list price
Cashiers at Amazon's physical bookstores now ask each customer the same question: Are you a Prime member? — That's because Amazon recently implemented a new pricing structure …
Chipmaker Broadcom to buy network gear maker Brocade for $5.5B in cash, $12.75 a share, to expand its fiber channel and storage businesses
Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) said on Wednesday it would buy network gear maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc (BRCD.O) for $5.5 billion in cash …
Updated DMCA exemptions provide legal cover to Americans who reverse engineer products or repair their own electronics, but are limited to a two-year trial run
Researchers can now probe connected devices, computers and cars for security vulnerabilities without risking a lawsuit.
Facebook unveils Gameroom, a standalone, Steam-like gaming client, says Unity 5.6 will ship with Gameroom support
At the Unite LA keynote earlier today, Facebook's Leo Olebe officially unveiled Facebook Gameroom, a Steam-like gaming client first discussed back in August.
Atlas Recall, a search engine for your digital footprint now in open beta, raises $20.7M from Microsoft, Nathan Myhrvold, and Aspect Ventures
Computers have perfect memories. So why is it so hard to find stuff on them? Probably because our own memories don't work the same way.
Amazon launches $3/month chat style reading app “Rapids” for kids, available today on Android, iOS and Amazon Fire devices
Since the beginning of smartphones, parents have been trying to get kids to put them down in favor of a book. Amazon doesn't think the two should be at odds.
Uber streamlines its app by clustering car types, making pricing and ETA clearer, and using machine learning to predict drop-off locations
But it also added a lot of clutter — by Lauren Goode and Andrew J . — Uber is rolling out a major redesign of its app today — the most significant update since 2012.
Spotify acquires Preact, a customer acquisition, service, and retention company based in San Francisco; terms of the deal not disclosed
Spotify — the music streaming service with 40 million paying subscribers — has made an acquisition that it hopes will help it hold on to them …
Turner launches FilmStruck, a streaming video service with indie, foreign, classic, and cult films, plans from $7/month but service limited to US for now
FilmStruck launch plagued on day 1 with intermittent sign-up problems Nathan McAlone / Business Insider : If you can never find any good movies on Netflix, try this new service Eve Peyser / Gizmodo : ...
Tableau Q3 revenue of $206.1M misses expectations but rises 21% YoY; stock down 13%+ after hours despite company generating its highest quarterly revenue
The first earnings report with new CEO Adam Selipsky at the helm was a mixed bag for Tableau Software, as the Seattle-based visualization …
Alibaba sales of $5.1B beat estimates as cloud revenue more than doubled, sales from the new digital media and entertainment division quadrupled
Profit also beat expectations just a week before Singles' Day — Cloud revenue more than doubled, entertainment quadrupled
Uber partners with GM's car-sharing service, Maven, for a 90-day car rental pilot program for drivers in San Francisco
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Google's Daydream VR headset is coming to stores in US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Australia on November 10, available to pre-order now
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IBM acquires Fluid's Expert Personal Shopper, a chatbot based product recommendation platform using Watson's AI to help people make purchasing decisions
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Roku TV updates to let users pause live TV delivered via OTA antennas for up to 90 minutes, listen to TV audio from smartphone, and more
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YouTube strikes deal with German royalty-collection group Gema, ending seven years of legal battles and unblocking thousands of music videos in the country
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iOS app Talkshow, which let groups have text conversations in public, will shut down on December 1, six months after launching
Michael Sippey: — Six months ago … Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed : Talkshow, A Public Messaging App, Is Shutting Down Tweets: @talkshow : Some news: we are shutting down the Talkshow app and website on...
Yelp shares jump 11% in pre-market trading after company posts surprise profit of $2.1M in Q3, up from a loss of $8.1M a year earlier
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EA reports Q2 2017 revenue of $1.1B, slightly beating estimates, as losses narrow to $38M from $140M last year; guidance for holiday quarter lower than expected
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HipChat integrates with Echo via VoiceMyBot, letting Alexa start and join in conversations, tie-in with Hipchat room notifications, more
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Square beats with Q3 revenue of $439M vs $431M expected, says it processed 35K+ business loans for about $208M, up 70% YoY
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Self-driving car startup Otonomo founded in Tel Aviv in 2015 raises $12M Series A, led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Stageone Ventures
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The new nonprofit Chan Zuckerberg Biohub $600M research center reserves right to commercialize findings, a distinction from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Stephanie M. Lee / BuzzFeed : Tweets: @dearsarah Tweets: Sarah / @dearsarah : Zuck's Biohub (unlike the Gates Foundation)will not open-source all its work. Can we stop calling it charity now?http://w...
Lenovo starts shipping Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, the first Google Tango phone, for $499
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Samsung Electronics says it's investing $1B+ by the end of June 2017 to boost system chip production at its Austin, Texas facilities to meet growing demand
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Zillow Group posts record net income of $6.8M on revenues of $224.6M, boosts revenue outlook for 2016 from $830M-$840M to $837M-$842M; stock up 4%+ after hours
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