Google's Angular 2 JavaScript framework finally arrives

From InfoWorld: Angular 2, the long-awaited rewrite of the popular JavaScript framework, is finally going live Thursday evening, Google said on Wednesday afternoon. The moves follows a beta release stage last December and a release candidate first offered in May.

With the final release, Google is...

Pandora launches song replays, more skips for all

From CNET: The veteran online radio provider said on Thursday that it will let listeners can skip more songs and replay tracks if they watch an extra ad. For $5 a month, paid members get those perks without any commercials plus a mode for listening offline, in a revamped subscription called Pandora...

Gmail outage for business users lasted over 12 hours

From PC World: Gmail service for users of the Google for Work cloud-based productivity suite was down for over 12 hours on Wednesday, apparently affecting users in a number of countries including the U.S.

Google reported early Thursday that the problem was resolved for the vast majority of affected...

Apple says it has sold out of initial quantities of iPhone 7 Plus

From CNET: If you have your heart set on an iPhone 7 Plus, you may have to be patient.

Apple said late Thursday that initial quantities of the larger version of its new flagship phone were sold out in all colors during the preorder process that began last week. The company also said the smaller...

Google offers $200K for top prize in new Android hack challenge

From InfoWorld: Google yesterday announced a six-month bug contest that will pay up to $200,000 for an Android "bug chain," one or more successful exploits of previously unknown vulnerabilities.

Dubbed "Project Zero Prize," it differed from hacking contests that take place over one or two days...

Twitter launches new app for live-streaming video

From CNET: Looking to expand its flock of followers, Twitter is launching a new app for live-streaming video on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Microsoft's Xbox One.

The new app will feature all the live-streaming available on the social network, including content from Periscope and Vine. Wednesday's...

Drones and robots will get smarter with Nvidia's Jetson TX1 update

From PC World: Drones and robots are getting computer vision with higher-resolution cameras and artificial intelligence to recognize objects and images.

Many are made with developer boards like Nvidia's Jetson TX1, which provides the smarts for auto-navigation and collision avoidance. TX1 has the...

Cree's new line of LEDs promise better performance at a lower price

From CNET: Cree shook up the lighting aisle a few years back with a high-performance LED light bulb that cost significantly less than the competition. Now, the North Carolina-based lighting manufacturer is changing things up again with an entirely new lineup of LEDs, all of which are expected to hit...

Nvidia's new Tesla GPUs pack potent features built for deep learning

From PC World: Autonomous cars need a new kind of horsepower to identify objects, avoid obstacles and change lanes. There’s a good chance that will come from graphics processors in data centers or even the trunks of cars.

With this scenario in mind, Nvidia has built two new GPUs—the Tesla P4 and...

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