OpenText to buy Dell EMC's enterprise content division

From InfoWorld: Canadian enterprise information management vendor OpenText has agreed to buy Dell Technologies' EMC enterprise content division for $1.62 billion in a deal that, the companies say, will allow them to focus on their core missions.

The acquisition of the "highly profitable" Dell EMC...

Every PlayStation 4 gets HDR this week with System Update 4.00

From CNET: The PS4's next big system update, version 4.00, arrives tomorrow, September 13, Sony announced today. In addition to the features that beta testers have been checking out for weeks, it also includes some other new things.

As detailed in a PlayStation Blog post, the 4.00 update adds...

Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine gets a tuneup

From InfoWorld: V8, the JavaScript engine featured in Google's Chrome browser, is getting improvements in performance and code optimization courtesy of both the V8 team and the Russia Academy of Sciences.

For its part, the V8 team has released version 5.4, a new branch of the engine. "V8 5.4...

Feds will formally recall Samsung Galaxy Note 7

From CNET: Samsung has agreed to replace every single Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, after at least 35 reports that the phone's batteries could overheat and explode. But some argued the voluntary recall wasn't enough, since the phones were still on sale. Consumer Reports called for the US Consumer...

Faster, longer-range Bluetooth 5 to reach devices soon

From PC World: A new version of the Bluetooth wireless spec will be coming to devices soon, giving users faster connectivity among devices over longer distances.

The new version, Bluetooth 5, is a big upgrade over Bluetooth 4.2, the current specification. In a clear line of sight, the range of...

GM recalls 3.6 million cars for non-Takata airbag issue

From CNET: Are airbags more trouble than they're worth? No. Oh, goodness, no. The latest airbag recalls aren't the fault of the parts themselves. They represent a failure of the human element of automotive manufacturing, whether it's cost cutting at Takata or, in the case of GM's massive new recall...

Should I buy an older flagship or a new midrange phone? ft. LG X power | Reports

When I was in the process of buying my own phone last year, I was faced with a dilemma. As I was still a poor student, at my price point I could have either picked a current midrange phone, or a last generation flagship. I knew the older phone would be able to still perform, but on the other hand, a newer phone could possibly have more efficient technology underneath. With the way mobile technology as a whole has been slowing down in terms of...

SilverStone Primera PM01 Review (Page 1 of 4)

Summer is coming to an end, and for quite a few people, it means returning to another semester at university or grade school. Many of us would have finished working for the summer, or some will continue to work throughout the school year. However, in both cases, we all have preparations to be made for the upcoming year. After I finished work, I had about one and a half weeks to prepare for university, which was plenty of time, at least so I...

Box's developer platform revamped with new content types, UI tools

From InfoWorld: While Box is probably best known for its user-facing storage and content services, the company is also operating a separate platform for developers, and it received a handful of updates Thursday.

The platform, which lets developers integrate Box's tools for managing content into the...

iPhone 7 preorders kick off without much of a hitch

From CNET: Apple's phone was supposed to go on sale at 12:01 a.m. PT Friday, with the first buyers slated to get their devices September 16. This year, consumers had to wait an extra 10 minutes before Apple's online store allowed them to begin ordering. Even then, the most popular models were going...

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