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Social networking giant Facebook, Inc. has begun to roll out a new “reactions” option that allows users to respond to items in their news feed with more than its traditional, and simple “like.” Under the new reactions options, users are able to …
Sad: Technorati acquired by Synacor for just $3m
Media and advertising firm Synacor, Inc. has acquired San Francisco-based advertising firm Technorati, Inc. for $3 million. Founded in 2002, Technorati was one of the early darlings of the then “Web 2.0” movement and tracked and ranked the then nascent blogging space. …
Protests held nationwide as Apple reveals DoJ demanded over a dozen phones be unlocked
Nationwide protests were held outside Apple Stores and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building in Washington D.C. Tuesday, as it was revealed that the Justice Department (DoJ) had demanded Apple unlock at least a dozen iPhones. The controversy around the issue …
Spotify to abandon own hosting infrastructure and move to Google Cloud
In a coup for Google, Inc., music streaming firm Spotify AB has announced it’s moving its service to the Google Cloud. Founded in 2006, Spotify has until now hosted its service by itself in data centers in its native Stockholm, as well …
Sony developed a Blockchain-based platform for sharing academic proficiency and progress records
Sony Corp.’s education division Sony Global Education has announced that it has developed a Blockchain-based platform for secure sharing of academic proficiency and progress records. The new, unnamed platform leverages the Blockchain to allows the distribution of these records, which are often …
Intel and AT&T working on 4G LTE enabled drones for higher, longer flights | #MWC16
AT&T, Inc. and Intel Corp. have teamed up to test technologies for drones that will allow them to communicate over the 4G LTE network. The announcement, made at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Monday, detailed that the utilization of the 4G …
Oracle acquires cloud application hypervisor provider Ravello Systems
Oracle Corporation has acquired cloud application hypervisor provider Ravello Systems, Inc. The price of the acquisition was not officially disclosed but VentureBeat put the price at $500 million. Founded in 2011, Ravello bills itself as “the industry’s first Cloud Application Hypervisor provider,” …
HTC Vive VR headset to go on sale in April for a whopping $799 | #MWC16
HTC Corp.’s entry into the virtual reality (VR) space looks to be about as successful as its attempts to sell smartphones (ie: bad), with details emerging at the weekend detailing how much its upcoming Vive VR headset will cost. According to the …
Everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge | #MWC16
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. launched its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S7, and Galaxy S7 Edge Sunday night during the Mobile World Congress, and unlike the launch of the Galaxy S6, they didn’t disappoint. Off the bat, the biggest selling points with …
Dodgy Bitcoin mining equipment outfit Butterfly Labs settles with FTC, gets a slap on the wrist
Dodgy Bitcoin mining machine operation Butterfly Labs, Inc. has settled with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that they scammed thousands of users. The FTC took the company to court back in September 2014 over claims that the ASIC Bitcoin mining gear …