Mozilla Stops Offering Firefox OS For Smartphones; To Focus On IoT
Dec 14, 2015 11:36 am UTC| Technology
Mozilla confirmed last week that it will stop offering Firefox OS smartphones through carrier channels. Senior Vice President of Mozilla Foundations Connected Devices, Mr. Ari Jaaksi tweeted that they will continue...
Google Simplifies Taking Screenshots With Now On Tap Update
Dec 14, 2015 11:33 am UTC| Technology
Google last week started rolling out a new update to the Google search app for Android that enables Marshmallow users to take screenshots using Now on Tap, Engadget reported. The feature greatly simplifies taking...
Spaceplanes vs reusable rockets – which will win?
Dec 14, 2015 10:58 am UTC| Technology Business
Launching satellites, spacecraft and people into space is expensive because we only use our launch vehicles once. After delivering their payloads into orbit, our rockets either burn up in the atmosphere or crash into the...
Microsoft Apologizes, Returns 15GB Of Free Storage To OneDrive Users
Dec 14, 2015 10:31 am UTC| Technology
Microsoft has apologized for its business decision, taken in November, to reduce storage limits for OneDrive. The tech giant announced a new offer that will enable users to keep their existing 15 GB of free storage when...
Elon Musk, Amazon, Others Commit $1 Billion To AI Research Company
Dec 14, 2015 07:46 am UTC| Technology
Some of the prominent names in the tech sector have come together for a new non-profit artificial intelligence research company, OpenAI. The company is being sponsored by Elon Musk, Infosys, Amazon Web Services and Y...
Fintech Companies: Alternative Finance Or Subprime Lending?
Dec 14, 2015 06:32 am UTC| Business Technology
The year 2015 has been a spectacular one for the financial sector. One of the most prominent developments has been that global financial institutions have started embracing blockchain technology. Yet another is the buzz...
Twitter Alerts Users Of Possible State-Sponsored Attacks
Dec 14, 2015 06:25 am UTC| Technology
Twitter has issued a warning to some users about state-sponsored actors targeting their account to obtain information such as email addresses, IP addresses and phone numbers. As a precaution, we are alerting you that...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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