Salesforce Offers Lightning Add-In For Microsoft Outlook

Software-as-a-service CRM provider Salesforce is rolling out a new integration with Microsoft designed to help business users, especially sales reps, to get their work done faster.

After Brexit Vote, U.S

Tech Giants Face Splintered Digital Future in Europe That could influence consumer data collection used in advertising on Alphabet's Google search engine and Facebook's social media pages, the shipment of a book ordered from a retailer on Amazon.

Android phones can now read books, signs, business cards via Google's Mobile Vision

Google's Mobile Vision now gains the ability to read text. Image: Google. Google has introduced a new Text API for its Mobile Vision framework that allows Android developers to integrate optical-character recognition (OCR) into their apps.

A look at Steve Jobs' biggest failures as Apple CEO

It's hard to believe that it's 2016 and the phrase This would have never happened if Steve was still alive is still being used.

After Brexit Vote, U.S

Tech Giants Face Splintered Digital Future in Europe Cloud-computing businesses, such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, are particularly vulnerable to the complications of a split regulatory region.

Google researchers teach AIs to see the important parts of images — and tell you about them

This week is the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference in Las Vegas, and Google researchers have several accomplishments to present.

MHN 2016: Duke's Dr

Bloomfield on Apple vs Google, autism study update, what's missing from HealthKit We wrote last week that, at MobiHealthNews 2016, Duke Director of Mobile Strategy Dr. Ricky Bloomfield brought breaking news from WWDC that Apple would soon add HealthKit support for the HL7 Continuity of Care Document to iOS 10. But that tidbit ...

Report says Apple Watch 2 will include one of the most sought-after missing features

The current Apple Watch may not have hit the market with the resounding bang that many of us expected, but it's still far too soon to call Apple's wearable a flop. After all, it's worth noting that the Apple Watch during its first year of availability ...
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The Apple Accessory Designer's Bag

Making good accessories for Apple products means paying close attention to what Apple's doing from a design standpoint, and making your products fit that same mold.

Ditching iPhone headphone jack annoys everyone except Apple

Look. I didn't want to get into this. I feel like we probably have better things to talk about. But the furore continues over reports that Apple is doing away with its standard 3.5mm headphone jack, a piece of technology that has existed in a ...

Scientology Seeks Captive Converts Via Google Maps, Drug Rehab Centers

Perhaps best known for a stunt in which he used fake Google Maps listings to intercept calls destined for the FBI and U.S. Secret Service, Seely knows a thing or two about this industry: Until 2011, he worked for an SEO firm that helped to develop and ...

Google encryption flaw could allow video piracy

A patch is in the works for a flaw in Google encryption technology that opens the door for video piracy. A Google vulnerability could allow bad actors to hijack video content from protected videos, according to online newspaper Jewish Business News.

For Pride 2016, Apple gave its employees this rainbow watch band

To mark the annual LGBT-rights celebration Pride, thousands took to the streets in cities around the world today, including several tech companies in San Francisco.
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Google releases new Cast SDK 3.0.0 from I/O 2016 for developers

Google has offered the Cast SDK to developers in some capacity for three years, but there have long been some annoyances that made it difficult to implement and maintain in certain apps.

High points for Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference

Apple held its annual Worldwide Developer Conference last week in San Francisco, and while I didn't fly out for it, I watched the entire keynote (on my Apple TV, of course). During the course of two hours, Apple previewed major updates to its iOS ...

Google Now's reminder system gets a speedy interface makeover

One of the handier voice commands that users can give to Google Now is "remind me to [whatever]," which will automatically start a function that adds a reminder and alarm to the cards.
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AOL seeks merger to take on Google, Facebook digital duopoly

“Facebook and Google are in a powerful enough position to where they can really, in some cases, set the agenda on data for their partners,” Armstrong said, noting how the two tech giants don't give agencies or advertisers access to their algorithms or ...

A ZFS developer's analysis of the good and bad in Apple's new APFS file system

Apple announced a new file system that will make its way into all of its OS variants (macOS, tvOS, iOS, watchOS) in the coming years.
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Brits Scramble to Google “What is the EU?” Hours After Voting to Leave It

The Google Trends report also shows a high level of interest in how the referendum will affect the UK's national health service, the NHS, and about the impending resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron.

Top Trending Question On Google: 'Is Hillary Clinton Going To Jail?'

Google Trends has revealed that the most recent top trending question asked about presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is whether she's going to jail or not.

Chris Martin joined on stage by children Apple and Moses during Glastonbury set

The band paid tribute to the indie rock band with their song Boys That Sing after all four members - Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin - and their manager Craig Tarry plunged to their death from a bridge in a tragic car accident in ...

Google is apparently surveying people about what a 'Chromebook Pro' should be like

Google appears to be looking into the idea of a “Chromebook Pro.” Through its Google Opinion Rewards app for Android, which gives people Google Play Store credits in exchange for anonymous responses to surveys, Google asked some people a few ...

Freetel Kiwami Review: Almost As Good As Samsung and Apple, But At Half The Price

One of Japan's many cute traditions is its tendency to contract words, and often combine them to create a new word. Think anime (short for animation), puroresu (short of pro wrestling), or Famicom (the original name of the Nintendo console, meaning ...

Microsoft Wants To Make You a Fan

Microsoft wants more fans. Not just plain, old users or customers, but true fans. In Microsoft's definition, a fan is "an engaged advocate who loves the product," in the words of Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela, who -- with other senior leaders ...

The Headphone Jack

Is Apple laying the groundwork here for its fabled curved screen? Is Andre Young granted permission to make one sweeping product change every Dre Day?

Next Apple Pencil To Sport Multiple Touch Points And Force-Sensitive Sensors?

By engaging in the diverse functionality of the Pencil, professionals who use Apple's slates will be able to pour more expression and creativity into both handwriting and drawing.

Edge Browser Power Results, Azure Data Protection: Microsoft Roundup

This week Microsoft touted the benefits of its Edge browser and added a mobile wallet feature to its Windows 10 Mobile platform.
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NASCAR, Microsoft unveil new race management app

Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, and Microsoft's Mike Downey, the principle architect of the app, were on hand to unveil the new technology during a presentation that lasted about 30 minutes.

Google uses RankBrain for every search, impacts rankings of "lots" of them

Google is now using its RankBrain machine learning system to process every query that the search engine handles, and the system is changing the rankings of lots of queries.

Objective-C can fly the COOP, says subversive at Microsoft Research

Objective-C programmers should use message authentication codes to protect sensitive objects and data structures, according to research presented to this week's Usenix Annual Technical Conference (ATC).

Apple, Home Depot Turn to Bloom Energy As Its Tech Advances

When Apple's new massive campus, dubbed the Spaceship, opens for thousands of its employees next year in Cupertino, Calif.
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Microsoft Explains How Xbox One Scorpio Will Still Be The Most Powerful Console Despite Releasing In 2017

The Xbox One Scorpio, when it was announced at E3, appeared truly astounding. As Microsoft rattled off the specs for the console, it became clear that they had managed to build a beast of a machine.

Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal 'Modestly Positive,' Deutsche Bank Says

Nearly two weeks after Microsoft (MSFT) announced its blockbuster acquisition of LinkedIn (LNKD), investors and customers of the two companies "remain mixed to slightly cautious on the deal," Deutsche Bank said.

Chinese Company Defends Case Against Apple

BEIJING—The lawyer for a Chinese company that won a patent ruling against Apple Inc. said his client has no intention of affecting either the U.S.

Apple Has Enough Cash to Buy the Big Three Car Companies

So are big tech companies: Google parent Alphabet GOOG -3.76% , which has been working on self-driving cars since 2009, now has enough cash on hand to buy Ford or GM outright if it wanted to.

Apple has a genius idea for using the iPhone with one hand

You might not need an iPhone SE if you want a phone you can use with one hand. An Apple patent describes how in the future your iPhone could detect how it's being held, and automatically move interface elements for optimal thumb reach.
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For LinkedIn China, Microsoft Deal Is a Complicated Connection

“LinkedIn could somehow be hampered by that relationship,” said Travis Wu, a vice president at Forrester Research in Beijing who previously worked at Microsoft. “It was seen as independent but now it's part of a big machine and if the machine has ...
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Apple and IBM's enterprise alliance just scored a major retail win

Robin Phillips, director of omnichannel and development at Boots, shows off the new app. Image: IBM. UK pharmacy and beauty chain Boots is the first company to roll out a new retail app developed as part of IBM and Apple's enterprise deal. IBM's 'Sales ...

Opera says it crushes Microsoft in browser battery wars

The browser battery wars are heating up. Microsoft made a bold claim earlier this week that its new Edge browser in Windows 10 is better for your laptop's battery life than Opera or Chrome.
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Ditching the iPhone headphone jack is annoying for everyone except Apple

Look. I didn't want to get into this. I feel like we probably have better things to talk about. But the furor continues over reports that Apple is doing away with its standard 3.5mm headphone jack, a piece of technology that has existed in a ...
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Microsoft's LinkedIn Acquisition: Details of the Deal

Last week, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced it was buying LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) -- the tech giant's biggest acquisition yet.
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Microsoft Text Analytics API Now Available in Multiple Languages

Text analytics involves natural language processing to extract meaningful structured data from text, and often includes areas such as sentiment analysis, entity recognition and linking, and text clustering.

How to Trade Microsoft Ahead of Earnings Report

While straddling stocks ahead of earnings is a favorite approach at Goldman, investors who like Microsoft's stock, or who like that it yields far more than the 10-year Treasury's 1.73% yield, can pursue a simpler strategy.

Apple launches coding camps for kids in its retail stores

Apple this summer is expanding its lineup of Apple Camp sessions to include a new course that teaches children the basics of coding.

The 10 Coolest Google Now On Tap Tricks

Now on Tap was launched as an extra on top of Google Now last year, and frankly, it was kind of a dud. The feature was slow, unhelpful, and generally pretty annoying.
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Shifting to business, Dropbox revamps apps and deepens Microsoft integration

San Francisco-based Dropbox has given its products a facelift amid a broader strategic shift towards business collaboration, rather than file-sharing.
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Apple Pay is finally offering something that both retailers and customers want

Apple Pay, the iPhone maker's mobile wallet service, has received a tepid response from the US public since it was released in September 2014.
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Google confirms ads coming to Local Pack

Yesterday, at the SMX Advanced Local Workshop, Google confirmed that ads are coming to the Local Pack. The timing and precise appearance/placement are to be determined.
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Chinese Company in Patent Dispute With Apple Barely Exists

BEIJING—When a Beijing regulator recently ruled against Apple Inc. in a patent dispute, it handed a victory to a Chinese company that barely exists.
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How long will Google offer updates to your Nexus phone?

On Tuesday, Google updated its Nexus handset-support page to detail when certain models of its Nexus smartphones will stop getting software updates.

Google Spreads Its Cloud Into Universities

Google is trying to spread its cloud into universities. The search giant said on Tuesday that it would give university students free access to some of the software tools available on its cloud computing service.
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Apple leaves iOS 10 beta kernel unencrypted in potential bug discovery effort

Whether Apple deliberately left the kernel exposed is unclear, though experts find it hard to believe the move was made in error.

Apple to lose weighting in Russell index, shares could fall

After dropping more than $200 billion in market capitalization in one year, Apple shares could fall further as they are set to lose their weighting and be reclassified in the annual reconstitution of the widely followed Russell indexes.
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To compete with Google, think small

The world has changed since Biblical times, but only so much. (For starters, we're back to using tablets.) Before, there was one Goliath and one David.

How to get started with Google Text-to-Speech

Google's text-to-speech tool is one of those under-the-hood capabilities that makes Android so powerful. It can enable apps to speak to you or read content aloud, which opens up lots of different possibilities.

Apple reportedly pulls legacy MacBook Pro, making space for new models

Apple only sells one laptop with an optical disc drive and a spinning hard drive -- and that laptop may not be long for this world.
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The Apple App Store graveyard

People just don't seem to have the same excitement lately about Apple's App Store or the Google Play platform. The air of hopelessness that surrounds the mobile app ecosystem is obvious and demoralizing.
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Here's What You Need To Know about Google's Project Tango

Recently, at Lenovo 's Tech World event, Google GOOGL -2.77% announced the first ever consumer implementation of Project Tango, the debut product to emerge from Google's ATAP department. Google touts this technology as being a bold new step in ...

Top-Ranked Employers: Google, Salesforce, Facebook, Apple, Amazon

Professional social network LinkedIn is out with its first-ever ranking of the most sought-after employers in the U.S., with Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google topping the list. Microsoft (MSFT), which last week agreed to buy LinkedIn (LNKD) for $26.2 billion ...

5 Questions About The LinkedIn-Microsoft Deal, Answered

On Monday, June 13, 2016, Microsoft (MSFT) announced it is purchasing LinkedIn (LI) for $26.2 billion in cash, which works out to $196/share, a roughly 47% premium over the immediately previous trading price $133.
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Apple Scapegoats Trump as Consumers, Investors Grumble

With Apple management failing to deliver any disruptive new products since Steve Jobs left almost 5 years ago, CEO Tim Cook is trying to play politics, shifting blame for Apple's collapsing business model to some moral deficiency in Republican Donald ...

Arbutus business community searches for Google presence

The answer was simple: They Google it. And what Deborah SeBour, the group's president and the vice president of the Arbutus Business & Professional Association, realized is that many businesses in the community were not listed on the world's most ...

Apple Gets Good News From Its Next Big Market

During his visit, Cook told Indian news group NDTV that Apple was trying to expand its retail footprint in the country. "It's not a done deal yet, we have applied for the right to do that and we're working closely with the government and I'm really ...

Microsoft adding more teacher-focused Office 365 Education updates

Additionally, Microsoft is adding two more features to its app for creating quizzes and surveys, Microsoft Forms. The new additions: Auto-grading, which prvents teachers from having to download add-ins or perform workarounds to do grading; and real ...

The big search upgrade — and how Amazon could beat Google at its own game

Google has made progress fighting spam, but the cold war between spammers and search is bound to continue until a paradigm shift occurs.

Microsoft UK's tax bill challenged..

by the Sunday Times One of several Microsoft Ireland buildings in Dublin.... ZDNet screen grab from Google Street View. Microsoft's name has generally been missing from the reporting of tax avoidance by America's tech giants: the brunt of the attack has been borne by ...

Google could be building another Chromebook Pixel

In September Google unveiled a convertible tablet called the Pixel C, from the same team that came up with the Chromebook Pixel, but not all reviews of the device have been positive.
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Microsoft's Cloud to Track Legalized Marijuana Sales

Last month, Microsoft announced new cloud-based data protection capabilities for U.S. government agencies, including Azure Backup Server, which can be used to back up their Microsoft environments (Windows clients, SQL Server, SharePoint Server, etc.).

Whoa, Canada! Prime Minister Trudeau tries HoloLens at Microsoft's new Vancouver office

CPI101 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests out a Microsoft HoloLens today. (Photo: Microsoft). Some politicians create their own reality, but today Justin Trudeau got to experience Microsoft's augmented reality. Canada's Prime Minister tried ...

This is why Microsoft would have been crazy to sell the Xbox business

Over the years, there's been a lot of anxiety over whether or not Microsoft should sell off business units like Xbox and Bing, seen as secondary to the tech titan's profitable Windows and Office businesses.

How the queen of Silicon Valley is helping Google go after Amazon's most profitable business

The first thing to understand about Diane Greene, the woman Google acqui-hired in November to transform its fragmented cloud business, is that she has the mind of an engineer.
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Xbox One Backward Compatibility: TWO top-requested games arrive, Microsoft reveal E3 plans

These were followed by another three games, including Flashback, Brain Challenge and Babel Rising - Microsoft have confirmed that the latter is not available to purchase in the Xbox 360 store.

Understanding the 'about:flags' settings page in Microsoft Edge for PC

If you ever wondered what the "about:flags" settings are on Microsoft Edge on your PC, here we tell you what they are and what they do.