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Apple says won't release watchOS 2 on Wednesday

(Reuters) – Apple Inc said it won’t release watchOS 2, an updated operating system for the Apple Watch, on Wednesday as planned after it discovered a bug in development. A company spokeswoman said the bug was taking longer to fix than expected. Apple said last week that watchOS 2 would be available on Sept. 16.

Accenture's new purchase simplifies Salesforce and Google cloud integration

Accenture has enhanced its cloud services arm by purchasing Cloud Sherpas. The deal, for which financial terms have not been disclosed, allows the global consultancy to add Cloud Sherpas’ expertise in assisting companies in the sometimes complicated task of incorporating cloud services into their business. The main brunt of the deal involves bringing Cloud Sherpas staff and their expertise into the Accenture Cloud First Applications team, which will involve some

Apple says will not release watchOS 2 on Wednesday

(Reuters) – Apple Inc said it will not release watchOS 2, an updated operating system for the Apple Watch, on Wednesday as planned after it discovered a bug in development. A company spokeswoman said the bug was taking longer than expected to fix and that an error-free version would be released “shortly”. Apple said last week that watchOS 2 would be available on Sept. 16. (Reporting by Arathy S Nair

Taxis jam Brussels in protest against Uber

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hundreds of taxis from across Europe jammed central Brussels on Wednesday in protest against the driver-hailing app Uber, closing tunnels and disrupting commuters’ journeys. Taxis drove slowly through the Belgian capital towards Schuman roundabout, which houses the European Union institutions, stopping at major intersections on the way and blocking two main routes. Transport union FGTB-UBT said about 1,200 taxis, hailing from France, Britain, Switzerland,

Apple faces hurdles as it positions iPad Pro for business use

Apple Inc. faces significant challenges selling its larger and more powerful iPad Pro to businesses because companies are reluctant to switch software vendors and use an expensive device that lacks specialized business apps, analysts said. The enterprise market, which is how Apple refers to its business customers, represents 10 percent of its $183 billion annual revenue, he said. Apple has at least one client so far: General Electric has given