Amazon pledges to fill gaps in Prime service, Bloomberg

From CNET: Amazon will fill gaps in its same-day delivery service, according to Bloomberg, responding to criticism the service excluded some minority neighborhoods,

The online retail behemoth pledged to expand its Prime Same Day Service to all zip codes in the 27 cities in which it's offered...

Fnatic Gear Rush G1 Review

Are scores always perfect indicators of competence? A few years ago, I met a guy whose academics were just phenomenal. His grade point average was high, and if you ask him a textbook question, he can give you a textbook answer in no time. However, beyond what is written in a textbook, he really has no idea. How can it be? Personally, I would say someone who is book smart does not necessarily always mean they are also smart in the real world...

Cooler Master GeminII S524 Ver.2 Review (Page 1 of 4)

Calgary has had a minor winter this year, with only a few days where it was super cold. Since about February, the temperature has been rising constantly, and most of the snow melted early. With summer now fast approaching and much warmer days coming ahead, there is so much more to do outside -- especially since university final exams are over. The extra time is great to go biking in a forest close to my house. During the summer months, especially...

Businesses can now buy apps in bulk from the Windows Store

From InfoWorld: App developers now have an easier way to sell their wares to businesses running Windows 10.

On Thursday, Microsoft said developers can submit paid apps for inclusion in the Windows Store for Business, a version of the online store for Windows 10 that companies can use to distribute...

Qualcomm flaw puts millions of Android devices at risk

From PC World: A vulnerability in an Android component shipped with phones that use Qualcomm chips puts users' text messages and call history at risk of theft.

The flaw was found by security researchers from FireEye and was patched by Qualcomm in March. However, because the vulnerability was...

Apple Music streaming subscription chopped in half for students

From CNET: Apple Music is getting cheaper for young people. In a bid to compete with rivals Spotify and Google Music, Apple is offering half-price subscriptions to its streaming service for students.

Students in the US, the UK, Australia, Germany Denmark and New Zealand will be able to make use of...

AMD gets back into SSDs with value Radeon R3 drives

From InfoWorld: AMD is jumping back into the SSD (solid-state drive) market with Radeon drives for laptops and desktops.

The SSD offerings are four Radeon R3 drives with storage capacities of 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, and 960GB. AMD launched Radeon R7 drives in 2014.

The new drives are affordable, with...

Apple patches vulnerable OS X Git version that put developers at risk

From PC World: Apple has released a new version of its Xcode development tool in order to patch two critical vulnerabilities in the Git source code management client.

The Git vulnerabilities, CVE‑2016‑2324 and CVE‑2016‑2315, have been known since mid-March and can be exploited when cloning a...

Steam updated to improve how user reviews work

From CNET: Valve has updated its Steam platform so that user reviews will "better describe the current customer experience in games." In a post on the Steam website, Valve admitted that "it isn't always easy to tell what the current experience is like in a game months after release" based on user...

Microsoft's Solair acquisition could expand its IoT services

From :ComputerWorld Microsoft dove deeper into Internet of Things technology on Tuesday with the acquisition of Solair, an Italian company that operates a cloud-based IoT platform.

According to a Microsoft blog post, Solair's technology will be used to upgrade the company's Azure IoT Suite, a...

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