Vizio sues LeEco over failed merger

From The Verge: Vizio has filed two lawsuits against troubled Chinese electronics company LeEco over an attempted merger between the two companies that unraveled and eventually collapsed earlier this year. The US TV maker alleges that even at the time of the deal’s announcement, LeEco had already...

PayPal payment is coming to US Apple devices 'soon'

From CNET: iTunes is adding PayPal. From today, PayPal will be a payment option for iTunes customers in Canada and Mexico, with the US and other countries to follow "soon after" according to a PayPal blog post.

The advantage of using PayPal is that you don't have to give your credit card or debit...

China Will Block All VPNs by February 2018

From PC Mag: The Chinese government wants complete control over what its citizens are allowed to view on the Internet. That's why the Great Firewall exists, and why many services we enjoy in the west can't be accessed from within China. But the Great Firewall is far from perfect, and a big thorn in...

Amazon ready to deliver groceries in India

From CNET: The Amazon empire continues to expand.

On the heels of Prime Day, the retail giant has won approval in India to stock and deliver groceries, according to Reuters. The company currently offers food in the fast-growing country via partners.

The move could help Amazon compete with...

Cisco 'really excited' at Apple partnership, confirms CEO

From ComputerWorld: Apple and Cisco recently confirmed they will be working even more closely together. I caught up with two key Cisco executives to learn a little more about the two company’s plans.

At root, Cisco and Apple are opening up new opportunities that transform iOS into the key platform...

Microsoft's got a plan to get broadband to everyone in the US

From CNET: Microsoft wants to make sure even the hard-to-reach places in the US have access to speedy internet service.

The software titan plans to promote a wireless access technology called "white space," which figures to be the centerpiece of a speech given by Microsoft President and Chief...

Microsoft 365 bundles Office and Windows together for businesses

From The Verge: Microsoft is announcing Microsoft 365 today, a new way for businesses to purchase Office and Windows together. While the software giant has sold Office 365 and Windows 10 to businesses in many different ways, Microsoft 365 Enterprise combines Office 365 Enterprise, Windows 10...

Samsung heir refuses to testify at former president's corruption trial

From CNET: Five months after his arrest, Samsung heir apparent Jay Y. Lee is refusing to testify at the corruption trial of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye. He's concerned that testifying may affect his own bribery hearings, according to Bloomberg.

Arrested under a bribery charge in...

Alphabet's Dandelion Wants to Water Cool/Heat Your Home

From PC Mag: Part of the Alphabet (formerly Google) empire is the moonshot factory simply called X. X focuses on inventing and launching "moonshot" technologies to make the world a better place. The latest of those technologies just became an independent company called Dandelion.

Dandelion was an...

Subscribe to Daily Computer + Technology News, Reviews, Discussion