Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) and Internet.org plans to use drones, to provide internet access to the people still not online, is not new. Facebook Connectivity Lab revealed its plans for the first time in March, and now more details have been provided by engineering director at Facebook Connectivity Lab, Yael Maguire at the 2014 Social…
As the “Internet of Things,” a societal revolution that will connect smart household appliances with cars, cell phones and a master home operating system, becomes more reality than fantasy, a fight to rule this world could emerge between two major players: Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) and Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL). In a recent interview on…
Microsoft is headed to the backyard of Apple and other tech giants with a San Francisco event to close the month. Since 1995, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) has unveiled eight new versions of its Windows operating system. Oddly, they have followed a pattern of roughly “good,” “awful,” “good” and so forth. As most would agree…
European Union privacy regulators are once again pressing Google to make its policies easier to understand. The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) is a group that essentially makes the privacy concerns of every European union member its concerns when with comes to data protection. Unfortunately, for countries concerned with Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) its a…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is entering into an alliance with Stripe to power its “Buy” button, which the company started testing with the News Feed in July, according to Re/code. Through the “Buy” button, users can buy goods that are displayed in ads or posts on Facebook. The partnership between Facebook and Stripe will be…
As per a leaked internal document, Microsoft plans to drop words ‘Nokia’ and ‘Phone’ soon from the branding. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) would abandon Nokia name and would no longer use for its mobile products, according to a leaked internal document. While the sale has been indicated by the company previously, the document obtained by…
