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October 4, 2016 Samsung in Talks With US Watchdog After Complaints of Exploding Washing Machines
HIGHLIGHTS News comes after Samsung recalled millions of its Galaxy Note 7 devices Is “in active discussions” with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission Samsung recommended consumers use the “lower speed delicate cycle” Samsung is in discussions about “potential safety issues” concerning some of its washing machines after a class-action lawsuit complained the appliances were […]
ELECTRONICS September 25, 2016 Chromebook Shipments Overtook Mac for the First Time in the US: IDC
HIGHLIGHTS An IDC analyst claimed that Chrome OS overtook OS X in the US. PC shipments recorded a decline last month. Dell overtook HP in the US PC shipments last month. Google’s Chrome OS-powered laptops and PCs have for the first time outsold Apple’s OS X-based Mac PCs in the US. The Verge cites IDC […]
ELECTRONICS September 24, 2016 Japan’s Renesas to Buy US Chipmaker Intersil for $3.2 Billion
Japan’s Renesas Electronics will buy smaller US chipmaker Intersil for $3.2 billion (roughly Rs. 21,392 crores), the companies said Tuesday, as part of a push into the lucrative auto market. Renesas, one of the world’s biggest supplier of automotive microcontroller chips, said it would pay $22.50 a share for its rival, in an all-cash deal […]
ALL DEALS September 3, 2016 Romanian Hacker ‘Guccifer’ Sentenced to 52 Months in US Prison
Romanian Hacker ‘Guccifer’ Sentenced to 52 Months in US Prison HIGHLIGHTS Lazar breached Clinton’s private server at her home in New York He is believed to have hacked into email accounts of about 100 victims Victims include prominent political figures A Romanian hacker nicknamed “Guccifer” who helped expose the existence of a private email domain […]
ALL DEALS September 2, 2016 Twitter to Share Ad Revenue on Videos by US Users
Twitter to Share Ad Revenue on Videos by US Users HIGHLIGHTS Twitter offers revenue sharing to media and entertainment compani New program will offer video creators a 70 percent share of revenue Users would also be allowed to share their videos on other platforms Twitter Inc on Tuesday stepped up its battle to attract video […]
COMPUTERS August 7, 2016 Donald Trump Says He’ll Make Apple Manufacture Its ‘Damn’ Products in the US
If Donald Trump becomes the President of the United States, he says he will make Apple manufacture its products in the country instead of outsourcing the job to foreign countries such as China. Trump adds that he will impose a huge tariff on imports. The Republican front-runner speaking at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia on […]
COMPUTERS August 7, 2016 US Says Computers in Google Self-Driving Cars Qualify as Drivers
US vehicle safety regulators have said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google car could be considered the driver under federal law, a major step towards ultimately winning approval for autonomous vehicles on the roads. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc, of its decision in a previously […]
COMPUTERS August 2, 2016 Chromebook Shipments Overtook Mac for the First Time in the US: IDC
HIGHLIGHTS An IDC analyst claimed that Chrome OS overtook OS X in the US. PC shipments recorded a decline last month. Dell overtook HP in the US PC shipments last month. Google’s Chrome OS-powered laptops and PCs have for the first time outsold Apple’s OS X-based Mac PCs in the US. The Verge cites IDC […]
COMPUTERS July 31, 2016 US Court Rules $24.9 Billion Dell Buyout Underpriced by 22 Percent
HIGHLIGHTS Dell buyout took advantage of a dip in the company’s stock price. The added cost to the buyers from Tuesday’s ruling is about $36 million. One of the biggest losers from the Dell case may be T Rowe Price. Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners under priced their 2013 $24.9 billion buyout of Dell […]
COMPUTERS July 12, 2016 Chromebook Shipments Overtook Mac for the First Time in the US: IDC
HIGHLIGHTS An IDC analyst claimed that Chrome OS overtook OS X in the US. PC shipments recorded a decline last month. Dell overtook HP in the US PC shipments last month. Google’s Chrome OS-powered laptops and PCs have for the first time outsold Apple’s OS X-based Mac PCs in the US. The Verge cites IDC […]
ELECTRONICS July 7, 2016 Push for US Encryption Regulation Falters No matter Apple Case Spotlight
After a rampage that left 14 humans dead in San Bernardino, key US lawmakers pledged to searching for aRegulation requiring era businesses to provide Law enforcement organizations a “returned door” to encrypted communications and electronic devices, such as the iPhone used by one of the shooters. Now, most effective months later, plenty of the help […]
ELECTRONICS July 7, 2016 Early Days, however Apple Pay Struggles Outside US
HIGHLIGHTS Apple Pay has met resistance in Australia, Britain and Canada. Customers complained the use of Apple Pay turned into no longer as seamless as neighborhoodservices. Humans wouldn’t switch banks just to access one characteristic. More than 18 months after Apple Pay took america with the aid of hurricane, the cellphone giant has made only […]
