Oracle to buy web services provider Dyn

From CNET: Oracle said Monday it had agreed to acquire Dyn, the web services provider hit by a massive internet attack in October that left dozens of popular websites inaccessible for several hours.

The privately held New Hampshire-based company is one of the biggest internet management companies...

IBM, Intel, Google, Microsoft prep next-gen hardware for AI

From InfoWorld: Machine learning, artificial intelligence—whatever the label, it’s fast becoming a way to reinvent enterprise IT mainstays and for the companies on top to stay on top.

Consider four of the most familiar names in technology: Intel, Google, IBM, and Microsoft are investing heavily in...

New Google search tool helps you avoid crowds in real time

From CNET: Just in time for the holiday shopping frenzy, Google is rolling out a tool to let you know how crowded a business is in real-time -- so you know exactly where to avoid.

Think of it like Waze, but for pedestrians. Waze, a Google-owned crowd-sourced traffic app, warns users when there's...

Apple offers new battery for iPhone 6s phones that suddenly shut down

From PC World: Apple has said that a few iPhone 6s smartphones are unexpectedly shutting down, confirming a problem reported last week by a Chinese consumer protection group.

The company said the problem is restricted to a small number of phones within a limited serial number range that were...

Facebook's Zuckerberg speaks up about fake-news fixes

From CNET: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the social network Friday night to further address the outcry over bogus news stories appearing on the site.

In a post to his Facebook page, Zuckerberg said his company is committed to fixing the problem and outlined several possible solutions the...

LG Music Flow P5 Review (Page 1 of 4)

Whenever you buy something, there are usually several options in differing price tiers targeting different audiences. For example, you might say you are looking to buy a compact car, but this could be met by anything from a Toyota Corolla or a Honda Civic all the way to a BMW 3-series or a Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Even though they are all compact cars, with room for five passengers at most, they are obviously targeting different people with...

Apple offers to repair iPhone 6 Plus devices with 'touch disease'

From InfoWorld: Apple is offering to repair at a reduced price iPhone 6 Plus smartphones with display flickering or multitouch issues.

The problem, described in August as “touch disease” by repair guide website iFixit, is characterized by a gray, flickering bar at the top of the display and an...

Amazon offering deep discounts to Alexa shoppers

From CNET: Amazon on Friday announced its first-ever voice shopping weekend. The online retailer is offering discounts to Prime customers who order through Alexa on Amazon's Echo, Echo Dot, Amazon Tap, Fire HD tablet and Fire TV. The event starts today and runs through November 21.

Amazon will...

PlayStation Vue comes to Apple TV

From CNET: Following the addition of Android TV last month, Sony has announced that its PlayStation Vue service is now available on the fourth generation Apple TV.

People will be able to use Apple TV's Siri Remote to search and the touch-pad to navigate. Programming now available via Vue includes...

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