eBay to shed enterprise business for $925 million

From CNET: As eBay gets ready to split off PayPal, it's narrowing its focus right on its marketplace.

The e-commerce company said Thursday it agreed to sell off its eBay Enterprise business -- which helps run online retail sites, including those of Ikea, Timberland and iRobot -- for $925 million...

Intel profit falls as PC sales slump continues

From ComputerWorld: Intel's revenue and profit both dropped last quarter as people held off on buying new PCs ahead of the Windows 10 launch later this year.

Revenue from Intel's Client Computing Group, which sells processors for desktops, laptops and smartphones, fell 14 percent from this time...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday waves goodbye to Windows Server 2003

From PC World: With this month’s Patch Tuesday round of security fixes, Microsoft has ended its support for the Windows Server 2003 operating system.

“For anyone who still runs Windows 2003, I hope it is where no one can access it, and they are working on a project to replace those servers,” said...

Samsung unleashes thinnest phone ever with Galaxy A8

From CNET: Samsung's latest phone is aimed at buyers who want a really slim device with still respectable features.

Now available in China, the Galaxy A8 is the company's slimmest smartphone ever, just .23 inches or 5.9 millimeters thin, and weighing in at only 5.3 ounces, or 151 grams. The phone...

eBay bids for a chance at success after PayPal split

From CNET: PayPal, which eBay purchased in 2002 for $1.5 billion, enjoys huge growth as online and mobile payments take off. Compared with eBay's marketplace sales growth of 6 percent last year, PayPal's revenue jumped 19 percent, to $7.9 billion. That faster growth means PayPal, for now a unit of...

Mozilla blocks all Flash in Firefox after third zero-day

From InfoWorld: Mozilla on Monday began blocking all versions of Adobe Flash Player from running automatically in its Firefox browser, reacting to news of even more zero-day vulnerabilities unearthed in a massive document cache pilfered from the Italian Hacking Team surveillance firm.

Computerworld...

Google to reopen Maps editing tool after closing it due to abuse

From PC World: After halting the service due to an influx of spam, Google is ready to open Map Maker again, with changes that hand much of the control back to users.

Map Maker lets people update the information in Google Maps to make it more accurate. The service will reopen in phases starting...

Samsung could unveil Galaxy S6 Edge+ in August

From CNET: August could be a busy month for Samsung based on the latest rumors over new smartphones.

The Korean mobile phone maker will announce and launch both its Galaxy S6 Edge+ and its Galaxy Note 5 big-screened smartphones next month, according to blog site SamMobile, citing information from...

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