From CNET: Intel agreed to buy fellow chipmaker Altera for about $16.7 billion in cash, giving Intel more capabilities in its data-server and Internet of Things businesses.
Intel said Monday it will pay $54 per Altera share and expects to close the deal in six to nine months. Altera's stock has...
From CNET: Microsoft has set a release date for Windows 10 to arrive in the summer.
The software maker announced Monday that it will begin offering its newest software to power PCs and tablets as a free upgrade on July 29. Windows 10 Mobile, the company's companion software designed to power...
In May 2013, gas pump price hit the highest in five years at $1.32 CAD/L here in Calgary. The all-time high, of course, was prior to the infamous crash of 2008, which we have seen the posted price of $1.38 CAD/L. While I was forced to pay almost $70 to feed my Honda Civic at the time, I was actually able to completely avoid the $1.32 CAD/L and fill up at a "bargain basement" price of $1.27 CAD/L -- twice -- five years later. This was made...
Growing up in Calgary, Alberta, my favorite pastimes are playing street hockey in the summer, and pond hockey in the winter. When I am not outside imitating my favorite players, I love watching the sport on television. Typically, I choose two teams to cheer for in a season; one is a Stanley Cup contender, and one who is considered the underdogs. My Stanley Cup contenders has and always will be the Chicago Blackhawks, with their young talent and...
From ComputerWorld: The fact that Google launched a new photo sharing and storage service this week isn't ringing the death knell of Google+.
At least that's what Google executives are saying.
"I can commit to … Google+," said Bradley Horowitz, vice president of photos and streams, during a press...
From InfoWorld: Forging ahead with its bread-and-butter mobile platform, Google is offering a developer preview of its upcoming Android M OS, which focuses on improvements in areas ranging from app permissions to mobile payments.
With Android M, Google is focusing on six areas to improve the core...
From PC World: Acer CEO Jason Chen wants his company to be the “last PC maker standing,” he said last month, and on Friday the company continued to rain blows on its competitors with a flurry of new laptops and desktops running Windows and Chrome.
It will show the new PCs at Computex next week...
From CNET: With all the fanfare surrounding Google's new digital payments system, Android Pay, it's easy to ignore the fact that Google already launched a different payments system -- four years ago -- called Google Wallet.
That earlier service was unceremoniously snubbed during the Google I/O...
From InfoWorld: Apple reclaimed the top-rated brand value spot in Millward Brown's annual review on the back of exceptional iPhone 6 sales last year.
The Cupertino, Calif. company, which lost the No. 1 position in 2014 to Google, climbed to an estimated $247 billion in brand value, said the...
From PC World: Microsoft is cleaning house in the Windows Store, enacting policies that could see some apps removed as it tries to reduce clutter and ensure fair pricing ahead of the Windows 10 launch later this year.
The new policies, designed to make it easier for users to find quality apps, will...
© Since 2005 APH Networks Inc. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
