By Liana B. Baker and Bill Rigby NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) – With the biggest year in chip deals since 2000 not even halfway through, mid-sized semiconductor makers appear to be prime takeover targets as the largest players look to round out their capabilities and turn their focus to chips for cars, watches and other devices, making the “Internet of Things” a reality. “You want to be the supplier that has
We’ve known for some time that Apple is planning a new music streaming service, but now it’s (just about) official: Sony Music CEO Doug Morris told attendees at a conference in France that “it’s happening tomorrow” according to VentureBeat. Tomorrow is of course WWDC day and the new Apple Music should make up a substantial part of Apple chief Tim Cook’s keynote. We’re expecting it to be built on the
We’ve known for some time that Apple is planning a new music streaming service, but now it’s (just about) official: Sony Music CEO Doug Morris told attendees at a conference in France that “it’s happening tomorrow” according to VentureBeat. Tomorrow is of course WWDC day and the new Apple Music should make up a substantial part of Apple chief Tim Cook’s keynote. We’re expecting it to be built on the
Age: 36 Company: Microsoft Best known for: Kinect, HoloLens Quote: “In physics, there are laws you can’t bend. But in software, you can bend anything. So nothing is impossible.” Brazilian-born innovator Alex Kipman could be best be described as a creator of fantasies. Currently technical fellow of Microsoft’s Operating Systems Group, he has led the shift away from traditional methods of computer interaction into areas such as motion control and
Age: 36 Company: Microsoft Best known for: Kinect, HoloLens Quote: “In physics, there are laws you can’t bend. But in software, you can bend anything. So nothing is impossible.” Brazilian-born innovator Alex Kipman could be best be described as a creator of fantasies. Currently technical fellow of Microsoft’s Operating Systems Group, he has led the shift away from traditional methods of computer interaction into areas such as motion control and
We’re not too sure what the next version of Google Glass will look like – the Mountain View firm has been pretty quiet on the matter since the first Explorer program shut down earlier this year. However, Business Insider has spotted a job listing that suggests Google’s engineers are making progress with Glass 2.0 and are planning to show it off in the not-too-distant future. The post is for an
We’re not too sure what the next version of Google Glass will look like – the Mountain View firm has been pretty quiet on the matter since the first Explorer program shut down earlier this year. However, Business Insider has spotted a job listing that suggests Google’s engineers are making progress with Glass 2.0 and are planning to show it off in the not-too-distant future. The post is for an
What is Android Wear? At Google IO 2015, we got a lot more information on what’s going on with Android Wear. While the main chat was mostly about talking through the already-released Android Wear 5.1.1, there were also a few tidbits of information that show the brand is pushing hard to stay up to speed with the Apple Watch. Check out the best new Android Wear watch faces We’ve already
Apple is putting the ‘world’ in its Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday by announcing that Apple Pay is coming to the UK, reveals a new report. Apple Pay is currently limited to the US, but also rumored to be making its debut in Canada this later this year and China in the distant future. The UK would essentially jump to next in line. Also at WWDC 2015 Apple Pay’s UK
With the launch of the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus, Apple moved away from the 4-inch handset screen size – though it does still sell the smaller iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C through its website. One of the big questions surrounding Apple’s 2015 iPhone line-up is whether the Cupertino company will introduce a new phone at the 4-inch size, offering a cheaper (and smaller) alternative to the
