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Intel will invest $300 million over the next five years to fund initiatives to drive workforce diversification in the tech industry. CEO Brian Krzanich announced the plan during his keynote address Jan. 6 at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, calling it part of a larger effort by the chip maker to increase the diversity of […]

Apple has made it easier to get an unlocked, SIM-free iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus by selling the phones without SIM cards for the first time. Until now buyers would have to buy a phone through T-Mobile and then replace the included SIM Card with a card from the mobile carrier of their choice. […]

Intel announced on Jan. 5 that it is launching the 14-nanometer 5th Generation Intel Core “Broadwell-U” family of processors, which will include such features as Intel’s RealSense 3D camera technology, Wireless Display offering and voice assistants. The new processors will be smaller, more energy-efficient and less expensive than their larger predecessors, which the company hopes […]

Microsoft is working to beef up its Windows Store in advance of the release of the highly anticipated Windows 10 to make it easier for developers to monetize their apps. The Windows Store is Microsoft’s take on marketplaces like Apple’s App Store and Google Play. Despite trailing them in app count and popularity, Windows Store […]

Samsung announced on Dec. 28 what it called its fastest-ever smartphone, the new Galaxy Note 4 phablet with built-in 4G LTE Advanced capabilities. The device allows users to get download speeds up to 300MBps, which is four times the speed potential of existing LTE smartphones. The latest Note 4 gets its higher speed capabilities through […]

The government of Ireland joined a growing list of Microsoft supporters as the software giant battles the U.S. government’s efforts to obtain data on overseas servers. Last summer, U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska ordered Microsoft to turn over Outlook.com emails stored on servers in Ireland to the U.S. Department of Justice. Microsoft refused, arguing that […]

Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down its SharePoint Online Public Websites service, a free Website offering for small and midsize business Office 365 customers. Starting next month, the software company will no longer accept sign-ups for the service. This is a template-driven toolset that enables SMBs to construct a public-facing Website. Features include […]

According to a Dec. 19 Reuters report, soon cars from many automakers could feature a version of Google’s Android operating system built directly into the vehicles. According to Reuters, Google could announce plans for integrating Android directly into cars when it rolls out Android M, the successor to its recently released Android 5.0 Lollipop operating […]

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that early next year Lenovo will announce two new smartphones, both of which will use not only a low-power 64-bit Atom processor but also a cellular modem chip from Intel. There are few details available about the new devices, though Intel officials believe the company’s capabilities to supply both […]

Blackberry officially released its new BlackBerry Classic smartphone Dec. 17 at a press conference in New York City. The phone, with a 3.5-inch square touch screen, also has16GB of built-in storage, an 8-megapixel rear camera and a battery that lasts up to 22 hours. But it’s an upgraded version of BlackBerry’s hallmark feature, its physical […]