AT&T trials open switches for better future services

From PC World: A coast-to-coast network trial by AT&T last month, using open-source "white box" switches, pointed toward an imagined future of more reliable services that may come quicker than some people think.

The carrier ran a trial on its core network earlier this year using switches based on...

WhatsApp working on digital payment service, report says

From CNET: Facebook has been packing in new features recently, and it looks like WhatsApp is following suit.

The Facebook-owned app is working on launching a person-to-person payment service soon in India, reports The Ken, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.

As the publication points out...

As computing changes, Intel takes a fresh approach to chip design

From InfoWorld: For more than 30 years, Intel has made a name with its CPUs, which rule the PC and server markets. Chip advances have helped Intel make devices smaller, faster, and more power-efficient.

Computing is now spreading into cars, robots, drones, smart devices, and a wide range of other...

Office 365's deskless worker package expands with new features

From InfoWorld: Microsoft is adding new capabilities to one of its cheapest enterprise plans for Office 365, in a push to capture a group of users traditionally underserved by the productivity suite.

New to the Office 365 Enterprise K1 plan (the K stands for Kiosk) now includes 2GB of OneDrive for...

Intel's Cannonlake PC chip shipments may slip into next year

From InfoWorld: If you're expecting to buy laptops with Intel's next-generation Core chips code-named Cannonlake chips by the end of this year, you may be disappointed.

There's a chance that shipments of Cannonlake -- Intel's first on the 10-nanometer production process -- may slip into next year...

Microsoft to shut CodePlex open source project site

From InfoWorld: This December, Microsoft will shut down its CodePlex open source project hosting site, deferring instead to code-sharing site GitHub. The site will go read-only in October.

CodePlex was launched in 2006 when Microsoft was trying to make a name for itself in open source. But the...

Apple reportedly developing iPhone graphics chips in house

From CNET: Apple is developing its own graphics processors to be used in future versions of products including the iPhone, said one of its partners on Monday.

UK-based Imaginations Technologies currently makes the graphics chips used in the iPhone, but said in a statement that Apple will cease to...

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