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Nest Labs on Thursday said it would open its communications platform to third-party developers for the first time, which will allow outside home device makers to set up products that communicate directly with Nest products Nest announced an update to its Nest Weave communications protocol that will allow outside developers to link other home device...

Following a successful series of talks, Google and Microsoft on Thursday announced they had come to an agreement to close about 20 lawsuits fired off by both sides Microsoft and Motorola Mobility had been at each other's legal throats since 2010, with claims of unpaid royalties and unlawful reneges on agreements thickening the air between the two.

The recent flurry of consulting company acquisitions focused on cloud computing is another clear indication of the accelerating shift of IT systems and enterprise applications to Software as a Service, Platform as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service alternatives IT and business decision-makers are no longer asking why they should move to the ...

Apple on Tuesday updated its privacy policy with new information regarding features in iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan Using clear language, the company attempts to set itself apart from rivals by noting that it doesn't build profiles about its customers to sell to advertisers....

Logitech on Wednesday announced a new monitoring system that links users to live feeds of their homes via an app Called "Logi Circle," it picks up Nest's Dropcam model and expands it with mobility....

TiVo on Wednesday urged users to give commercials the finger with its Bolt set-top box, which allows ad-skipping on some shows The Bolt is available immediately online, and it will show up on store shelves this weekend....

Microsoft announced a slew of corporate cloud solutions at Tuesday's AzureCon "The value for IoT is in control, data collection and analysis, and Microsoft is apparently building a cloud service that can do all three, and wrapping it with enterprise-level security," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group....

Apple, you insensitive scoundrel, you made my bride cry. It wasn't tears of joy over your great technology, either. It was because you caused the loss of countless personal photos and memories, and all sorts of other personal information that we can never get back again. It's all because you simply didn't warn users not to upgrade to iOS 9 until t...

Sonos on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its top-of-the-line Play:5 speaker The redesigned speaker includes three mid-woofers and three tweeters, and it can be set up in three orientations: by itself, or paired with another speaker -- either vertically for tight sound, or horizontally for a more immersive experience, the company said....

The Linux Foundation on Wednesday released a white paper that puts the estimated value of development R&D costs of its Collaborative Projects at US$5 billion The Linux Foundation has provided independent funding for the collaborative software projects since 2008 to fuel innovation across industries and ecosystems. More than 500 companies and thousa...

The Linux Foundation on Wednesday released a white paper that puts the estimated value of development R&D costs of its Collaborative Projects at US$5 billion The Linux Foundation has provided independent funding for the collaborative software projects since 2008 to fuel innovation across industries and ecosystems. More than 500 companies and thousa...

Google on Tuesday introduced a pair of new phablets, a couple of Chromecasts and the first tablet it built by itself. The unveilings took place at the company's Nexus event in San Francisco Months of leaks drew very accurate portraits of the US$499 Huawei Nexus 6P (pictured above) and $379 LG Nexus 5X and other Android hardware, but Google filled i...

Zerodium last week posted a million-dollar bounty for juicy iOS 9 bugs or jailbreaks Zerodium runs a market where exploits and vulnerabilities are bought and sold, according toDamballa....

Americans are expected to spend US$4.6 billion on fantasy sports this year, while vying for a payout of around $107 -- the average prize for winning the biggest fantasy league games, according to American Express Driving that spending and risk taking are a passion for sports, the promise of purses, the push of new platforms, and the pull of camarad...

Amazon has entered the on-demand delivery space in its hometown of Seattle, where independent workers are delivering orders within two hours or less Under its new Amazon Flex program, the company pays workers between US$18 and $25 per hour to deliver packages to Prime Now customers, company spokesperson Kelly Cheeseman told the E-Commerce Times....

I'm always looking for emerging trends at Dreamforce, the kinds of things that are hiding in plain sight. They might never amount to much, but it's more likely, given that it's Dreamforce, that many of them will bloom. A case in point is the emergence of vertical market CRM. Its time is now because application development tools have become so good...

Dark, narrow streaks going downhill at four locations on Mars are evidence of water flowing on the planet, NASA confirmed Monday Called "recurring slope lineae," the streaks are approximately the length of a football field, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. They are believed to have been formed by the seasonal flow of water....

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Sunday announced a plan to provide high-speed public WiFi in 400 train stations across India. The announcement coincided with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California Modi is expected to promote his Digital India initiative during his U.S. visit. One objectiv...

Sprint on Saturday announced that it will sit out the next FCC spectrum auction Instead of bidding for the low-band spectrum that will be on offer, Sprint -- which is running neck-and-neck with T-Mobile, the self-styled "Un-Carrier" -- will focus on improving its network....

VectorLinux 7.1 Light Edition targets fans of the IceWM desktop environment who own older computers.VectorLinux released its latest light edition this summer. What makes it new compared with previous editions is the shift to the lightweight IceWM. Yes, IceWM is very old school. Still, it is a handy and functional alternative that serves legacy com...