Mar 16, 2017 00:31 am UTC| Technology
A new leak is reportedly supporting rumors that Samsungs upcoming Galaxy S8 will be coming in a myriad of colors, including a gold paint job. TechDroider tweeted a photo showing several phone cases claiming to be of the...
Intel Agrees To Buy Mobileye For USD15.3 Billion In Bid For Self-Driving Car Market
Mar 16, 2017 00:30 am UTC| Technology
Computing giant Intel has confirmed on Monday that it will be buying out Israeli autonomous vehicle technology firm Mobileye for USD15.3 billion. Reuters said the acquisition will mark U.S. chipmakers challenge for top...
NASA Plans To Explore Water Worlds To Look For Alien Life
Mar 16, 2017 00:18 am UTC| Technology
Exploring other worlds has always been a goal that government agencies like NASA were meant for, but technological and resource limitations have always been huge obstacles. Now, the American space agency is looking to...
Android Gmail App Now Enables Online Payment Via Google Wallet
Mar 16, 2017 00:18 am UTC| Technology
Browser users have been able to conduct online payment or remittance via Gmail and Google Wallet for years. However, with most people conducting their internet activities via mobile these days, it only made sense that...
LinkedIn Co-Founder Joins Microsoft Board After $26B Acquisition
Mar 16, 2017 00:18 am UTC| Technology
Considering that Microsoft paid $26 billion in order to get its own social media platform in LinkedIn, its clear that the tech giant really wanted the online service for professional networking. In order to make sure that...
Russia Found Apple Guilty Of Price-Fixing
Mar 16, 2017 00:17 am UTC| Technology
The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) is Russias monopoly watchdog and it just found Apple guilty of supposedly making local retailers coordinate with each other in order to make sure that prices are manipulated and...
Minecraft Challenger Roblox Just Raised $92M In Funding With 48M Users Worldwide
Mar 16, 2017 00:16 am UTC| Technology
For years, Minecraft has been the go-to juggernaut of a gaming platform when it comes to free-form sandbox building simulators. However, a new contender in the form of Roblox has been making waves and threatening the...
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