Microsoft kit eases gadget development with Raspberry Pi

From InfoWorld: If developing a cool gadget using the Raspberry Pi 3 seems like an insurmountable challenge, Microsoft's got your back.

Microsoft's IoT Grove Kit has the ingredients needed to ease development of gadgets with Raspberry Pi boards. The kit is a small collection of must-have components...

HTC hints at recovery

From CNET: HTC has had a tough few years. From its removal from the Taiwanese Top 50 Index to a dwindling market share, it is hard to believe that at one time HTC was the biggest phone brand in the US.

Its August financial results do offer something of a silver lining, though, with the company...

Adobe revives Flash for Firefox on Linux after four-year lag

From PC World: Adobe just pulled a major about-face. After axing the NPAPI Flash plugin used by Firefox and other browsers on Linux in 2012, Adobe has decided to begin updating it again and to keep it updated after the previously announced 2017 end-of-life date.

The NPAPI version of Flash for Linux...

Softbank's bid for Arm now a done deal

From CNET: Softbank's bid to buy chip designer ARM Holdings is a done deal. The Japanese telecom giant on Monday said the $32 billion (£24 billion) acquisition is complete.

The purchase was first announced in July and is part of Softbank's push to expand its presence in the burgeoning internet of...

Moto G Play phone lands as Amazon Exclusive

From CNET: If you're in the market for a new phone, here's an offer to consider. Amazon has just added the Moto G Play to its collection of Prime Exclusive handsets. Available now for the discounted price of $100, down from $150, the Android powered smartphone has modest specs but is unlocked and...

Box unveils new Relay workflow tool in partnership with IBM

From PC World: Companies that want to try simplifying the tangled mess of their internal workflows will be able to use a new tool from Box to help.

Box Relay is a new product the enterprise storage company announced on Tuesday that's aimed at giving employees a way to manage and track the process...

Huawei, Google teaming up for new 7-inch tablet, says leaker

From CNET: Google's Pixel C tablet from last year was one of the best Android tablets ever. It looks like it could be Huawei's job to follow those footsteps.

If reputable tipster Evan Blass, aka @evleaks, is to be believed, Google's next tablet will be made by the Chinese tech giant. Blass said the...

Google patches critical bug on Android Nexus 5X devices

From InfoWorld: Google's Android security team patched a critical vulnerability in the company's Nexus 5X devices which would have let attackers bypass the lockscreen. An attacker who successfully triggered the vulnerability would be able to obtain data stored on the device via a forced memory dump...

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With the Olympics over, I have to say Team Canada was quite impressive. I have always been more interested in the winter games overall, but the summer ones have their cool events to watch too. However, Canadian swimmer, Penny Oleksiak, was a major wow on her own. In her competitions, she won four medals in the games, including one gold, one silver, and two bronzes, while capturing the hearts of Canadian viewers. Even more surprising to me is how...

Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB Review (Page 1 of 11)

After six months of preparation, the United Way of Cleveland was about to embark on their most ambitious publicity stunt yet. Coordinated by Los Angeles based company Balloonart by Treb, the plan was to release two million balloons into the skies of Northern Ohio in September of 1986. And what could match the sheer ingenuity of breaking the world record for simultaneous release of balloons for a charity fundraiser? It is unique and interesting...

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