Seoul / AFP Samsung Electronics said on Monday it would buy US auto parts maker Harman International Industries for $8 billion in a bid to enter the growing market for automotive technology to produce “connected†cars. The deal, the biggest in the firm’s history, will provide a chance for the tech titan to move past the exploding Galaxy Note 7 …
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Relaxnews According to Facebook Messenger product manager Drew Moxon, The Courrier Mail reports, the feature ‘Rooms’, which was been rolled out in Australia and Canada over the weekend, is for “topic-based conversations and so people can talk with others they may not know.†Facebook first launched a standalone app called Rooms back in October 2014, but the project was …
Read More »Relaxnews Various websites specializing in Samsung news and rumors report that the manufacturer has filed a patent at the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) that could be a sign of what’s in store from the firm’s upcoming folding smartphone, a product that’s been in the pipeline for several years. The patent details an original hinge system that folds the …
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Mohammed Al-Moneer / Emirates Business An application delivery controller (ADC) refresh is a great occasion to look to the future and optimize your network for not only the applications you have in place today, but what you will have tomorrow. Odds are the box you’re replacing is out of date and more than five years old. A lot’s happened …
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Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. researchers want to give patients and doctors a new tool in the quest to find cancers earlier: web searches. Lung cancer can be detected a year prior to current methods of diagnosis in more than one-third of cases by analyzing a patient’s internet searches for symptoms and demographic data that put them at higher risk, according …
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Bloomberg Snap Inc.’s plan for selling Spectacles depends largely on hype and scarcity. The company began distributing the $130 Snapchat sunglasses, each with a built-in camera for shooting video, in a yellow pop-up vending machine. Chris Chavez @Gamercore I’ll lose my mind if they sell out of @Spectacles. @Snapchat @Snap https://t.co/CtgTxCzmsZ Twitter: Chris Chavez on Twitter The plan seems …
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Relaxnews While GoPro is still the go-to brand in the action cam market, competitor models don’t have much to envy of the historic leader. Some now even film 360-degree ultra-high-definition video. Before heading for the slopes, here’s a look at five of the best compact sports camcorders currently on the market for capturing the action. GoPro Hero5 Black The …
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Relaxnews Anyone shopping for a top-of- the-range smartphone this Christmas will be spoiled for choice, with a host of high-end models raising the game on previous generations with ramped-up performances, top-notch cameras and optimized operating systems. Note that this selection doesn’t include the Google Pixel, which is currently only out in the US, the UK, Canada, Germany and Australia. …
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Bloomberg AT&T Inc. will offer wireless subscribers the ability to stream lower-quality video to save on data charges, an industry practice that has raised concern about equal treatment of internet content. Beginning in early 2017, AT&T customers will have the option to use Stream Saver, a video-delivery setting that provides DVD-quality, 480p-screen resolution, according to a statement Friday. The …
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Bloomberg The election of Donald Trump has been stock market manna for every industry that benefits from an expanding economy but one: technology.Losses among computer and software makers mushroomed and were pronounced in the FANG block of Facebook Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Netflix Inc. and Google parent Alphabet Inc., each of which fell at least 1.9 percent. The Nasdaq 100 …
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