From InfoWorld: Microsoft appears to be building a business app store. The company put online a test version of a service called AppSource that's designed to help businesses find software that augments the Microsoft products they already use, such as Power BI and Dynamics AX.

The AppSource site was...

From CNET: If you're sick of having your view of Adele obscured by a thousand iPhones trying to film her, things are looking up. Apple has patented a system designed to force your iPhone into disabling video recording functions and it's designed for use in concert venues.

The system, The Guardian...

From PC World: The number of users infected with mobile ransomware is skyrocketing, as hackers try to expand the number of potential victims they can target.

Compared with a year ago, almost four times as many users are being attacked by mobile ransomware, security firm Kaspersky Lab said on...

From CNET: An image from a Verizon test site spotted by The Consumerist has the nation's largest wireless carrier offering a rollover-like feature that allows customers to take unused data with them to the following month. There's also a "safety mode" that removes overage fees, and some customers...

From CNET: Roku said Hitachi's US unit is joining its lineup of television makers offering internet-connected TVs with the capabilities of Roku's streaming media boxes built into the unit itself.

The companies said that they will make models in a variety of screen sizes, available in the US fall...

From PC World: Microsoft’s latest major refresh of Windows 10 will be released publicly on August 2, the company confirmed Wednesday morning.

In a blog post, Microsoft outlined the full list of new features coming with the update, including security upgrades, improvements to Cortana and features...

From CNET: If you could save a few bucks on a new phone by allowing ads on your lockscreen, would you do it?

That's the idea Amazon is pitching with a new offer to its Prime members for two unlocked budget phones. Starting Wednesday, the e-commerce giant will take early orders for the Blu R1 HD for...

From InfoWorld: TensorFlow, Google's open source library for machine learning, is now backing Apple's iOS mobile platform.

While TensorFlow already has been available for Android, version 0.9, revealed this week, accommodates both iOS and the Raspberry Pi hardware platform for the internet of...

From CNET: On Tuesday, the online retailer introduced more than 50 new Dash buttons, which are small, plastic widgets that people can click to purchase consumables like cat litter or Red Bull through Amazon. The company just a few months ago grew the number of available Dash buttons to over 100...

From PC World: Microsoft’s open source programming language push reached a new milestone Monday, with the company announcing the general availability of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core 1.0.

Those two projects are an attempt by Microsoft to make the core elements of its programming language available...