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Review: Updated: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Introduction and design The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a striking handset, taking the title as the world’s first dual curved displays smartphone. It attracts the eye, puts butterflies in my stomach and makes me weak at the knees. Samsung has, at last, made a handset which not only packs a powerful punch, but looks fantastic too. Following on from the Galaxy Note Edge which boasted a single curved screen,

Review: Updated: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Introduction and design The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a striking handset, taking the title as the world’s first dual curved displays smartphone. It attracts the eye, puts butterflies in my stomach and makes me weak at the knees. Samsung has, at last, made a handset which not only packs a powerful punch, but looks fantastic too. Following on from the Galaxy Note Edge which boasted a single curved screen,

GE readies Industrial IoT cloud

GE is almost ready to take the shackles off its industrial internet of things (IoT) cloud that is constructed to handle data drawn from huge pieces of machinery. The Predix Cloud is specifically designed to cope with the data generated by industrial-sized machines such as jet engines, MRI scanners, generators and other huge pieces of kit, according to Fortune. Industrial IoT, or Industry 4.0, was first mooted by GE three

GE readies Industrial IoT cloud

GE is almost ready to take the shackles off its industrial internet of things (IoT) cloud that is constructed to handle data drawn from huge pieces of machinery. The Predix Cloud is specifically designed to cope with the data generated by industrial-sized machines such as jet engines, MRI scanners, generators and other huge pieces of kit, according to Fortune. Industrial IoT, or Industry 4.0, was first mooted by GE three

Hands-on review: Updated: Moto X Style

Motorola has announced two versions of its flagship Moto X handset this year, the Moto X Style and the Moto X Play. The Moto X Style is more expensive than the Moto X Play, but offers a slightly better spec than its sibling. Motorola has clearly taken inspiration from its previous work on the Nexus 6 – I put one next to it during my hands-on time and it’s very

Video streaming, Batman drive Time Warner's profit beat

“Given Time Warner’s unchanged guidance, the beat is likely due to timing of revenue and costs,” CLSA analyst Vasily Karasyov wrote in a note to clients. Time Warner is trying to grab a larger share of the video-streaming market as consumers increasingly take to watching television shows online, a trend dubbed as “cord cutting”. In April, the company’s Turner division, owner of channels such as CNN and TNT, granted exclusive

Video streaming, Batman drive Time Warner's profit beat

“Given Time Warner’s unchanged guidance, the beat is likely due to timing of revenue and costs,” CLSA analyst Vasily Karasyov wrote in a note to clients. Time Warner is trying to grab a larger share of the video-streaming market as consumers increasingly take to watching television shows online, a trend dubbed as “cord cutting”. In April, the company’s Turner division, owner of channels such as CNN and TNT, granted exclusive

Silver Lake bets $1 billion on Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, whose shares were up 6 percent in early trading on Wednesday, also said it planned a $2 billion buyback. The investment is one of the largest ever by Silver Lake, which led a $24.9 billion deal to take Dell Inc private in 2013. The private equity firm will buy $1 billion of convertible senior notes due 2020 with an initial conversion price of $68.50 per share, Motorola Solutions

Silver Lake bets $1 billion on Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, whose shares were up 6 percent in early trading on Wednesday, also said it planned a $2 billion buyback. The investment is one of the largest ever by Silver Lake, which led a $24.9 billion deal to take Dell Inc private in 2013. The private equity firm will buy $1 billion of convertible senior notes due 2020 with an initial conversion price of $68.50 per share, Motorola Solutions

Dish revenue, profit beat as revenue per pay-TV user rises

(Reuters) – Dish Network Corp reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit as it earned more per pay-TV subscriber and added broadband Internet users. The second-largest U.S. satellite TV company by revenue said on Wednesday that its average revenue per pay-TV user rose to $87.91 in the second quarter from $84.15, a year earlier. Dish has been losing pay-TV subscribers as rivals offer discounts to both new and existing subscribers.

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