AFP Google has sent out invitations to an October 4 event, hinting that the Internet titan will show off a new smartphone powered by its Android mobile software. Emailed invitations revealed only the time and place for the gathering in San Francisco, the message topped by blue, red, yellow, and green dots of color. Google fired off a Twitter …

  Bloomberg Oracle Corp. unveiled new services that help customers take advantage of cloud computing, putting it more directly in competition with Amazon.com Inc. The company has announced Cloud@Customer, which puts the same hardware and software Oracle uses in its data centers in the customers’ own facilities, Executive Chairman Larry Ellison said Sunday during a presentation at Oracle OpenWorld in …

  Relaxnews Apple recently caused a stir by removing the headphones jack from its iPhone 7 and 7 Plus smartphones, a trend that could soon spread to other manufacturers and which will no doubt boost sales of Bluetooth headphones. Here are three pairs of wireless headphones promising some of the best performances in their fields. NOISE-CANCELING CAPABILITY The Bose QuietComfort …