Monthly Archives: May 2016
Polycom Gets Counteroffer to Mitel’s $1.96 Billion Bid
Mitel's plan to buy video conferencing vendor Polycom for $1.96 billion just got a little more complicated.In a filing with the Securities and Exchange...
Facebook to Thune: Analytics Show No Bias in Trending Topics
Facebook continues to address allegations that its editors showed political bias by keeping right-wing topics out of its Trending Topics section. On May 23,...
UK and Half of EU Member States Back Free Data Flows
By Matthew BroersmaThe United Kingdom and 13 other European Union (EU) countries have reportedly called for more flexible regulations on data transfers in order...
Comcast Business Lists Office 365 on Cloud App Marketplace
Comcast Business is now offering Microsoft Office 365 through Comcast Business Cloud Solutions, its cloud application marketplace for small and midsized businesses and formerly...
Oracle, Google Lay Out Closing Arguments in Copyright Trial
Unlike the two previous Oracle v. Google copyright infringement trials, in 2012 and 2014, trial No. 3—which deals exclusively with "fair use" of the...
IBM Applies Cloud, Watson, Research to Combat Zika Virus
IBM is applying the strength of its cloud computing platform and its extensive research organization to help combat the Zika virus.Big Blue's World Community...
Tech’s Problem Is Bias, Not Qualified Candidates: Report
The high-tech industry famously faces a shortage of qualified labor. However, according to a "Diversity in High Tech" report from the U.S. Equal Employment...
Google’s Ara Modular Smartphones to Arrive Next Year
Google's efforts to build Ara, a customizable smartphone with swappable modules for different functions, such as those that let users add a high-resolution camera...
IMAX Teams Up With Google, Starbreeze to Bring VR to Theaters
IMAX is partnering with Google and virtual-reality company Starbreeze to expand VR experiences to select IMAX theaters as well as shopping centers, tourist attractions...
Moto Previews Next-Generation Moto G Smartphone Trio
Moto will release three new Moto G model smartphones in North America, with the Moto G and Moto G Plus available soon and the...