IBM's Cleversafe storage platform is becoming a cloud service

From PC World: If dispersing data among storage nodes can make it more secure and less prone to loss, wouldn’t spreading it across far-flung cloud data centers make it even more so?

If so, IBM has the right idea with its Cloud Object Storage service, which uses SecureSlice object storage technology...

Samsung recalls Note 7 (again) as US agency makes it official

From CNET: If you're a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owner, you're feeling a little deja vu right now.

That's because Samsung and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission have once again issued a recall for your phone -- even though you may have already replaced it. The notice comes two days after Samsung...

Samsung cuts revenue and profit forecast after Note 7 fiasco

From InfoWorld: Samsung Electronics has cut its revenue and profit forecasts for the third quarter, after the disastrous launch of its flagship Galaxy Note 7, which eventually led to the company recalling the smartphones and stopping their production in the wake of reports of overheating batteries...

Apple's next China foray will be Shenzhen research center

From CNET: Apple will set up a research and development center in Shenzhen, China, Chief Executive Tim Cook said Wednesday.

Cook made the announcement during a meeting with senior officials in the city, which is renowned as a major global hub for electronics manufacturing. The choice is strategic...

Amazon breaks out streaming music in a duet with Echo

From CNET: The e-commerce giant on Wednesday launched a new subscription streaming music service, Amazon Music Unlimited, with three levels to pay.

Like Spotify, Apple Music and virtually every other option out there, Amazon Music Unlimited charges consumers $10 a month for an ad-free, on-demand...

Supreme Court will hear Samsung, Apple damages dispute

From InfoWorld: The U.S. Supreme Court is to hear arguments Tuesday in a closely-watched dispute between Samsung Electronics and Apple on the procedure for calculation of damages for the infringement of design patents.

In general terms, a design patent protects the way an article looks, while...

Samsung puts Galaxy Note 7 out of its misery

From CNET: Samsung confirmed on Tuesday that it would permanently cease production of the problematic device after a botched attempt to recall and replace the units, which had the tendency to overheat and catch fire. It comes only a day after Samsung put production on pause, saying it would be...

Samsung's ArtPC Pulse is a cylindrical desktop PC with 360-degree sound

From PC World: Perhaps Samsung has more pressing matters to address, and that’s why we never received an official release on the ArtPC Pulse, a cylindrical desktop PC that’s now available for pre-order on Amazon. But if you’re interested in computers with modern art aspirations, check out the...

Twitter said to still be in buyout talks with Salesforce

From CNET: Twitter may still be courting buyout interest from one potential suitor.

Rumors have been swirling for weeks that Google, Salesforce, Disney and Apple were interested in buying the financially troubled social network. But while three of those companies have reportedly already bowed out...

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