Archive for the ‘Industry News’ Category
World’s Largest Power-generating Lagoon Planned For Swansea Bay
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay has submitted a plan to develop the world’s first tidal lagoon energy project in the UK. The project would provide renewable power for 120,000 homes for 120 years and would definitely boost a UK supply chain, create a new export market and plenty of jobs.
WhatsApp Outage Turns Millions Of Users To Telegram App
When a service typically goes down for a period, users start looking for alternatives. Same was the case with the recent WhatsApp outage which turned millions of users to alternatives such as Telegram.
Google Shuts Down Bufferbox, Focuses Efforts On Google Shopping Express
Google purchased Bufferbox, a startup offering shipping items to public lockers, back in 2012. Now the search giant is shutting down the service, integrating the Bufferbox team and technology into Google Shopping Express.
Apple Acquires Burstly, The Company Behind TestFlight
It is apparently the season of acquisitions in the tech industry. While the news of WhatsApp’s acquisition by Facebook are still fresh, we are now hearing that Burstly, the company behind the popular iOS beta testing platform TestFlight, has been acquired by Apple.
U.S. Postal Service Will Release Steve Jobs Stamp Next Year
Every year, U.S. Postal Service comes up with a range of topics and subjects which should be used in stamps. According to leaked documents, this time Steve Jobs has been approved among the finalized subjects. We can expect a Jobs stamp in 2015.
Early WhatsApp Employees Will Bag $160 Million After Acquisition
Facebook has made smashing headlines all around the tech industry for the last two days, thanks to its acquisition of WhatsApp. Analysts now reveal that early Whatsapp employees stand to get as much as $160 million or more as a part of the $19 billion acquisition deal.
Elon Musk Confirms Talks With Apple, Deems An Acquisition Unlikely
Tesla was all over the news recently when it was reported that the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, was in talks with Apple. Some hinted at a possible acquisition deal. Musk has now confirmed that he had ‘conversations’ with Apple but says that an acquisition is very unlikely.
Yahoo To Spend $10 Million On Creating A Siri Contender
One of the key features in top-end smartphones today is a voice-based personal assistant. The notion was initially popularized by Apple’s Siri. Yahoo now plans to spend $10 million in a quest to find a voice-based assistant that is smarter than Siri.
Facbook Is Buying WhatsApp For A Whopping $19 Billion
Over the years, Facebook has followed the strategy of acquiring the most popular alternate services on the social media. The social network bagged Instagram some time ago and now, it has sealed a $19 billion deal to buy WhatsApp.
Intel Unveils Heavy-Duty Xeon E7 V2 Server Chips
Intel has upped the ante on server processing by unveiling the new Xeon E7 v2 line-up. This latest line-up debuts with up to 15 cores, allowing the chips to crunch immense amounts of data in a wink.
Apple And Google Start Rejecting Submissions Of Flappy Bird Clones
Flappy Bird, the wildly popular game that rose to unprecedented success in no time, is gone. And it’s a ripe time for others to cash in on its fame. But Apple and Google have now started rejecting such app submissions which appear or are clones of Flappy Bird.
Report: Apple Working On Medical Device That Can Predict Heart Attacks
For the past few years, Apple has focused on iPhone and iPad as its key offerings. It has been speculated that sooner or later, the company is sure to expand into more smart devices. A new report now claims that one of these is a medical device.
Google Acquires SlickLogin On The Quest To Smarter Login Technologies
Google has been working on trying to find viable security alternatives to passwords. The search giant has now acquired SlickLogin, which may be a step forward towards that goal. SlickLogin has a product that offers a sound-based login method.
Virginia Atlantic Will Now Use Google Glass For Rich Customers
The glaring disparity between in-travel experience of different airline classes is already a fairly controversial debate. Virginia Atlantic now aims to add some sauce to it by using Google Glass in its Upper Class Wing during a six-week pilot program.
Android Apps On Windows Phone: Good Or Bad?
The curious case of Windows Phone continues to pique the interest of tech enthusiasts. Rumors have it that Microsoft has plans of somehow offering the Android apps on the Windows Phone devices. The big question is, is this good or bad?
