IBM's new $1B acquisition will help Watson 'see'

From InfoWorld: IBM plans to buy Merge Healthcare in a $1 billion deal that promises to bring new image-focused capabilities to its Watson Health platform.

Under the terms of the acquisition, which was announced Thursday and is expected to close later this year, Merge shareholders will receive $7...

Amazon cuts cost of running Oracle's database in its cloud

From PC World: Amazon Web Services now lets companies run Oracle’s database for about 3 cents per hour, while at the same time adding more options for enterprises that want to move high performance workloads to the cloud.

The offering that makes this possible is Amazon RDS (Relational Database...

IBM launches new services to help enterprises embrace Macs

From InfoWorld: IBM's year-long partnership with Apple took a new turn on Wednesday with the PC giant's announcement of new cloud services designed to help large companies incorporate Macs into their IT infrastructures.

With the new offering, which is part of IBM's MobileFirst services portfolio...

Facebook gives businesses more ways to privately message users

From ComputerWorld: Facebook is giving businesses more reasons to use Facebook Messenger to reach customers.

Businesses using the site now have more ways to send private messages, through Messenger, to Facebook users who interact with businesses' pages or ads. Previously, businesses could only...

Google's Project Tango coming to 12 more countries

From ComputerWorld: Google's Project Tango tablet development kit is going on sale this month in 12 additional countries.

The tablet and associated tools were released in the U.S. in May, and as of Tuesday, they're now available in South Korea and Canada as well, Google said in a blog post. On Aug...

Intel aims first 6th-gen Skylake CPUs at gamers and enthusiasts

From PC World: Intel introduced its 6th-generation “Skylake” CPUs on Wednesday, but for most consumers it’s just a dream.

At Gamescom in Germany, Intel unveiled two new 14nm desktop Skylake CPUs aimed at PC enthusiasts and gamers. Expectations are running high for Skylake, which is a “tock” in...

iPhone sales drop in US but climb across Europe

From CNET: iPhone sales grew during the second quarter throughout Europe as well as China, Japan and Australia but dipped in the US, research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said in a report released Wednesday.

For the second quarter of 2015, iPhone sales grew by 2.1 percent from the same quarter...

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