Uber throws in the towel in battle with French taxi drivers

From ComputerWorld: Uber Technologies is suspending its UberPop service in France, after a bitter fight with taxi drivers who say the service breaks the law.

The company plans to remove access to UberPop from its mobile app in France from 8 p.m. local time Friday, it said in a blog post.

UberPop...

Sprint drops 600Kbps video-streaming limit after outcry

From InfoWorld: Sprint this week quickly reversed plans to impose a 600Kbps limit on streaming video as part of a promotion called "All-In" that charges $80 a month for unlimited talk, text and high-speed data.

The All-In plan, announced Tuesday, ironically was intended to "end consumer confusion...

Microsoft Previews Enterprise Videoconferencing Functionality For Skype

From CRN: Microsoft is expanding the enterprise capabilities of Skype for Business to make the popular video-conferencing platform a more ubiquitous tool in the workplace.

On Wednesday, the software giant initiated a tech preview of new meeting and voice-calling capabilities integrated into Office...

Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

Recently, I took a graduate-level course in Computer Science. Since Computer Science courses are not restricted to Computer Science students only, there was a range of students enrolled in that class, including people from Electrical Engineering and Physics. On the first day of class, it did not take long for me to match some individuals up with their corresponding major. For example, there was a guy that had a relatively large build, had curly...

Microsoft confirms 'waves' roll-out of Windows 10

From ComputerWorld: Microsoft today confirmed that it would roll out the free upgrades to Windows 10 later this month in several "waves," with beta testers getting first dibs on the OS.

Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education, editions available only to volume licensing customers, will be...

Cisco leaves key to all its Unified CDM systems under doormat

From PC World: Cisco Systems recently realized that its Unified Communications Domain Manager (Unified CDM) software contains a default privileged account with a static password that cannot be changed, exposing the platform to hacking by remote attackers.

The Cisco Unified CDM is part of the Cisco...

Microsoft buries hatchet with Kyocera, ending litigation

From PC World: Microsoft and Kyocera have put an end to a patent spat that began earlier this year by expanding a patent cross-licensing deal between them.

In a tersely worded, four-sentence press release Thursday, the companies said the licensing deal would enable them to use “a broader range of...

iTunes users hit stumbling blocks with arrival of Apple Music

From CNET: Apple Music offers a lot of cool features from streaming music to an online radio station. But it also seems to be creating some headaches for loyal iTunes users.

On Tuesday, Apple launched iOS 8.4, which turned on Apple Music, a new service that offers streaming music with playlists...

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