From CNET: The New York telecommunications giant is fresh off its Monday announcement that it plans to acquire Yahoo's core internet business. The deal is part of Verizon's broader strategy to transform itself into something more than just a basic phone company. Yahoo is expected to merge with...
From PC World: Apple's decision to use the FirePro professional GPU in its Mac Pro line was a signature win for AMD; otherwise, the GPU maker is getting crushed by Nvidia in the workstation market.
AMD is now pushing to become a major player in professional graphics with new GPUs in the new Radeon...
From CNET: Google has announced a new update to Nexus and Android One devices running its Android operating system. As an extension to Android's caller identification, these devices will now be able to tell you when you're receiving a call from or making a call to a suspected spam caller.
"Spam...
From InfoWorld: Verizon, which today announced its intention to purchase Yahoo for $4.8 billion, will be on the hook to Mozilla for more than $1 billion through 2019.
According to Yahoo's CEO, Marissa Mayer, Verizon may be liable for partial payments even if Mozilla cuts ties to Yahoo and seeks...
From CNET: The two companies made the announcement Monday after the months-long courtship between the troubled internet giant and the largest wireless company in the US.
Verizon will pay $4.83 billion in cash for Yahoo's core internet business, which includes iconic web brands like Yahoo Mail...
From InfoWorld: AMD emerged as a serious threat to Intel in servers more than a decade ago, but after a series of missteps and bad chips, the company's server business is hanging on by a thread.
Now, AMD is rebooting its server chip business with the upcoming Zen CPU, which will also be used in PCs...
From CNET: The nation's fourth-largest wireless carrier has long struggled to get the attention of consumers, who for years were turned off by its poor reputation for coverage and reliability. Having shored up some of those network issues, Sprint has clamoring for more attention.
It hired Verizon's...
From PC World: Cyanogen appears to be undergoing a major shakeup, according to reports from Android Police and Recode.
Citing “multiple sources,” Android Police reported Friday that the company was “in the midst of laying off a significant portion of its workforce around the world.” According to...
If you have been reading APH Networks for a while, usually, we start off a review with a story, a joke, or a narrative of some sort. Yes, there are a number of unorthodox exceptions, notably in the introductions of the QNAP TS-419P II and Tt eSPORTS Meka G-Unit reviews, but those are far and few in between. Some people may wonder why we start reviews in this manner instead of cutting to the chase, which is a fair point -- but at least we make our...
From InfoWorld: Intel's groundbreaking 3D Xpoint technology is poised to shake up computer memory and storage with its blazing fast speed and high capacity, but the chipmaker is still trying to figure out the best fits for the technology.
3D Xpoint, developed by Intel and Micron, is a new class of...
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