Google extends TensorFlow machine learning to iOS

From InfoWorld: TensorFlow, Google's open source library for machine learning, is now backing Apple's iOS mobile platform.

While TensorFlow already has been available for Android, version 0.9, revealed this week, accommodates both iOS and the Raspberry Pi hardware platform for the internet of...

Microsoft's open sourcing of .NET hits a major milestone

From PC World: Microsoft’s open source programming language push reached a new milestone Monday, with the company announcing the general availability of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core 1.0.

Those two projects are an attempt by Microsoft to make the core elements of its programming language available...

Google Maps gets sharper thanks to satellite upgrade

From CNET: If you've just turned on satellite imagery for your Google Maps or Earth apps and are wondering if your eyesight has gotten better, the answer is sadly no. Google has rolled out an update that upgrades the satellite imagery on both apps with more detail and better colours.

Using the...

Entity Framework Core: Microsoft's ORM goes cross-platform

From InfoWorld: In conjunction with two other critical open source releases, Microsoft this week made its Entity Framework Core 1.0.0 available, providing a cross-platform version of the company's flagship data access technology.

The open source framework was introduced Monday along with .Net Core...

Uber is putting Pandora tunes in the driver's seat

From CMET: Uber added Pandora to its driver app Monday, so that chauffeurs can stream its digital radio and toggle between stations while better keeping their eyes on the road.

It's the ride-hailing company's second music partnership, after 2014's launch of in-car Spotify listening for riders. That...

Google will reportedly release its own phone this year

From CNET: Google is reportedly planning to go head to head with Apple and the iPhone by releasing its own phone in 2016.

The tech titan is currently in negotiations with mobile operators about releasing the device later this year, the Telegraph reported on Monday, citing "sources familiar with the...

Apple starts test run of Safari 10

From InfoWorld: Apple has begun testing Safari 10 with developers running the 2014 and 2015 editions of macOS, preparing for a fall release of the updated browser to users of Yosemite and El Capitan.

Safari 10 was introduced earlier this month as part of macOS Sierra, this year's operating system...

SteelSeries Apex M500 Review

Have you ever preferred the original thing, no matter how hard people tried to push something else, or how many claimed improvements a newer model has? I am not a big consumer of soft drinks, but if you ask me, my favorite will have to be Coca-Cola. As for anything from Pepsi, even if it could win all the so-called taste tests, who cares? It is just not Coca-Cola. Thankfully, I am not the only one who thinks this way, as Coca-Cola is still the...

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