Android Instant Apps starts initial live testing, with apps from BuzzFeed, Wish, Periscope, others
Posted by Aurash Mahbod, Software Engineer, Google Play — Android Instant Apps was previewed at Google I/O last year as a new way to run Android apps without requiring installation.
Image leaks of LG's G6 smartphone with rounded display corners, slated to be launched February 26th; source says the phone will have a headphone jack
Mobile World Congress will be missing its usual Samsung flagship star in Barcelona next month, but there's another Korean company ready to fill the void.
Sources: Samsung is hoarding Qualcomm's supply of Snapdragon 835 for Galaxy S8, forcing rivals like LG and HTC to use older Snapdragon 821 processor
A couple days ago I wrote a piece about the HTC U Ultra, wondering why HTC would release a Snapdragon 821 phone in 2017 when the rumor …
President Trump designates net neutrality opponent Ajit Pai as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
Donald Trump has elevated Ajit Pai to chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, giving control over the agency to a reliable conservative who's been opposed to pretty …
Samsung reports revenue of $45.8B in Q4 with profits growing 50% YoY to $7.93B, the highest in three years; profit from chips business grew 77% YoY to $4.25B
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Tuesday said it expects profit growth in 2017 despite challenges arising from political uncertainty …
Google for Education launches two convertible stylus-friendly Chromebooks, the Acer Chromebook Spin 11 and Asus Chromebook Flip C213, available in late spring
Schools love Chromebooks, so Google for Education has launched two new models they can choose from: the Acer Chromebook Spin 11 and the Asus Chromebook C213.
China tightens Great Firewall, declaring Chinese VPN services need prior government approval; large VPN-provider Vypr says it's “working on ways around this”
Move means all cable and VPN services need prior government approval and comes as Beijing steps up censorship before power-reshuffle party congress
Microsoft counters Chromebooks in schools with new “Intune for Education” device and app management service, and low-cost PCs starting at $189
Google has made major inroads in U.S. schools in recent years, and not just with its search engine.
FTC says that Breathometer marketing was deceptive with claims that lacked scientific evidence and orders company to offer full refunds
Consumers spent more than $5 million on Breathometer devices they were told would accurately measure their blood alcohol content, but the marketing was deceptive …
Some Uber drivers in the US are sleeping in their cars so they can drive in cities with higher fares that are far away from their home, maximizing work hours
In the 1970s, the Safeway grocery store in San Francisco's gleaming Marina neighborhood, known as the Social Safeway, was a cornerstone of the pre-Tinder dating scene.
Amazon gets first Oscar nomination for “Manchester by the Sea”, marking the first time a streaming service has been recognised in the Best Picture category
Kenneth Lonergan's drama scored a total of six noms, including lead actor, supporting actor and supporting actress.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative acquires science search engine Meta and will make its tool free in a few months, after enhancing the product
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's $45 billion philanthropy organization is making its first acquisition in order to make it easier for scientists to search …
Tumblr adds ability to personalize photos and GIFs with stickers and filters in its mobile app
Tumblr is launching new creative tools for users to personalize their photos and animated GIFs. Starting today, the Yahoo-owned company is rolling out support for stickers and color filters …
Verizon misses Q4 earnings estimate as revenue fell 5.6% to $32.3B, adds 591K net subscribers vs expected 726K
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Sources: IBM is firing thousands of US employees and sending many of the jobs overseas even as it pledges to hire 25K workers over four years
Big Blue pledged to hire 25,000 workers over four years. It wasn't long before employees were accusing the company's CEO of hypocrisy. — by
Google Voice rolls out revamped design to Android, iOS, and web, adds support for MMS photos, more
now that you're finally fixing Google Voice, could you also make it work with @ProjectFi http://support.google.com/... thanks! http://twitter.com/... Nilay Patel / @reckless : This is great but they s...
Microsoft names Kevin Scott, LinkedIn infrastructure chief, as Microsoft CTO
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Amazon offers to drop clauses from e-book contracts to settle EU antitrust probe and avoid heavy fine; publishers have a month to respond before EC decides
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Samsung infographic breaks down the flaws that caused Galaxy Note7 batteries to short circuit
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Koubei, Alibaba's online-to-offline services unit, raised $1.1B round led by Silver Lake
Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times :
Sprint buys 33% of Jay Z's TIDAL streaming music service, “will make TIDAL available” to its 45M customers; Jay Z and the artist-owners will still run TIDAL
Alibaba beats estimates as revenue rises 54% to $7.67B, raises 2017 full-year guidance for revenue growth from 48% to 54%
Insight Venture Partners invests $165M in automated software testing startup Tricentis
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
After working on health tech at Apple, Yoky Matsuoka returns to Nest as CTO to oversee long-term product roadmap
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg :
Yahoo reports Q4 revenue of $1.47B vs $1.38B expected, postpones target closing date of Verizon deal to Q2 2017
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat :
General Atlantic invests $50M in cloud app management firm Turbonomic; a source says the deal values the startup at $800M+
Alex Konrad / Forbes :
Verizon laid off 155 employees from its mobile streaming service Go90; sources say Vessel team, acquired in October, will rebuild the service
Janko Roettgers / Variety :
IBM Security to acquire risk management firm Agile 3 Solutions for an undisclosed sum and will also acquire its subcontractor Ravy Technologies
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet :
New York Times Deputy Tech Editor Quentin Hardy leaving to become the head of editorial for Google Cloud
Tess Townsend / Recode : Tweets: @digiphile , @qhardy , and @mims . See also Mediagazer Tweets: Alex Howard / @digiphile : @qhardy big, hairy, audacious goal, that. Glad you're thinking big, but I am...
Instagram founder Kevin Systrom and Head of Product Kevin Weil explain the bevy of new features launched in 2016, many of which were inspired by Snapchat
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