Google’s conference for developers is frequently a source of previews for upcoming software, news of new hardware products and it will forever be known as the forum that introduced Google Cardboard to the world. However it’s also a view into Google’s ambitions in the world of enterprise technology and app development, often with a diverse set of workshops available to attendees. This year, it looks like Google is looking to
Speaker supremo, Sonos, has today unveiled a new multi-room audio starter kit. Packing a pair of its excellent Sonos Play:1 speakers into the new 2 Room Starter Set, it is looking to deliver instant multi-room audio in one easy package. Priced at £299 / $349 the new set offers a bit of a saving over buying them individually, making it a good option if the idea of spreading your music
Introduction Choice and flexibility are the hallmarks of a Linux distribution, and by extension the Linux ecosystem. With the proprietary Windows and OS X, you’re stuck with the system as designed and can’t make changes no matter how unpleasant you may find the experience. Linux distributions are free of such limitations. Each distro has the Linux kernel at its core, but builds on top of that with its own selection
Sony and LG are among a glut of companies that have agreed to preload Microsoft Office onto future Android tablets. The Redmond-based firm announced that 20 global and local OEM partners will install Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype, OneNote and OneDrive onto new tablets that will be ready to create Office content straight out of the box. It means that the total number of partners is up to 31 after it
(Reuters) – The cost of data breaches is rising for companies around the world as sophisticated thieves target valuable financial and medical records, according to a study released on Wednesday. The total average cost of a data breach is now $3.8 million, up from $3.5 million a year ago, according to a study by data security research organization Ponemon Institute, paid for by International Business Machines Corp. The direct costs
By Leila Abboud PARIS (Reuters) – Patrick Drahi, the billionaire owner of European telecoms group Altice, said he didn’t bid for Time Warner Cable because his company lacked management resources to digest such a big deal in a market it had only recently entered. “I didn’t follow up on the exchanges we had on Time Warner Cable (TWC) that were mentioned in the media because we were not ready,” Drahi
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia is buying U.S. company Eden Rock Communications to boost its offering in its mainstay telecoms network equipment business, the Finnish company said on Wednesday. Nokia did not disclose the value of the deal but said the transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of the year. Nokia said Eden’s products provide automation, performance improvements and reliability to mobile broadband networks. (Reporting By Jussi
By Sue-Lin Wong SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Despite being blocked in China, Twitter is courting Chinese companies to buy advertising space on its service used by more than 300 million people elsewhere in the world. “It’s not a coincidence that we are here now,” Peter Greenberger, director of sales for emerging markets at Twitter, told Reuters on Tuesday. “This seems to be a moment in time where Chinese corporations really feel
Chinese microblog Weibo Corp will invest $142 million in China’s dominant taxi-hailing firms Didi Taxi and Kuaidi Taxi, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing showed. Weibo said in the filing on Tuesday that it had agreed to invest in the two Chinese companies in the latest round of financing through its Cayman Islands holding company Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc, a move that will help lure in riders and fend off
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