Apple retires its Thunderbolt Display without warning or a successor

From PC World: Apple is discontinuing its Thunderbolt Display, the high-resolution external display that users of the MacBook and other Macs could use to get a better picture and work with more apps.

The company said Thursday that the 27-inch widescreen display with LED backlight technology will be...

BlackBerry results paint a bleak future for its phones

From CNET: The clock is ticking on BlackBerry's phone business, and it looks like time is almost up.

BlackBerry CEO John Chen has repeatedly vowed to exit the phone business if it continued to be unprofitable. If Chen sticks to his word, BlackBerry phones may soon be a thing of the past. The...

Instagram will soon automatically translate foreign languages in-app

From CNET: Fresh off hitting 500 million users, Instagram has announced that user bios, comments and captions posted in foreign languages will be automatically translated to the user's native language.

Now, we can better enjoy the snaps of breakfast, dogs and memes posted by our friends abroad (and...

Google Fiber will add urban coverage and wireless by acquiring Webpass

From PC World: Google Fiber is acquiring Internet service provider Webpass to be able to increase its urban coverage quickly and offer customers a combination of fiber and wireless delivery of high-speed Internet.

For Google Fiber, which has typically worked with cities in planning and building a...

IBM wants to sell Power servers based on OpenCompute designs

From InfoWorld: IBM is warming up to the idea of adding servers using its Power processors and the OpenCompute open design to its product portfolio.

"I'm going to bring OpenCompute servers into my portfolio at some point so that I'm offering directly to the marketplace if there's a demand for it,"...

Sony to pay millions to settle spurned gamers' PS3 lawsuit

From CNET: Sony has agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit over the removal of support for the Linux operating system in its PlayStation 3 console.

The lawsuit stemmed from Sony's decision in 2010 to eliminate the "Other OS" option available in all pre-Slim...

Samsung's Gear 360 goes on sale in US on 'limited basis' for $350

From CNET: VR enthusiasts in the US can finally get their hands on Samsung's Gear 360 virtual reality camera -- if they're going to an online video conference in California.

The South Korean company on Wednesday said it will start selling the camera in the US "on a limited basis" for $350...

Amazon leapfrogs to third biggest video streamer by traffic

From CNET: Amazon's video service has surged in usage in the last year, jumping to third place behind Netflix and YouTube by traffic in North America.

Amazon Video accounted for 4.3 percent of downstream internet traffic during peak evening viewing hours in North America, according to network...

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