To elevate this device beyond gimmick territory, Samsung needs apps you can’t live without. For Samsung's foldable phone, killer apps would seal the deal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Cherokee woodcarver’s expressive animal figures inspired an art revival. Google Doodle honors Amanda Crowe, who led resurgence of Native American art – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf Microsoft wants to treat Windows 10 as a service, it has a responsibility to its customers to provide accurate information about problems with that service. Over the last month, the company has failed miserably in that regard. Windows-as-a-service fail: Microsoft keeps customers in the dark Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreGap is moving inventory and commerce systems to Microsoft Azure, but the bigger play will revolve around leveraging data for AI. Gap picks Microsoft Azure as preferred cloud vendor: Here's a look at the digital transformation plan Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAfter a disastrous performance two years ago, social media companies rightly took disinformation and voter suppression seriously ahead of the midterms. Bits: The Week in Tech: Social Media Faces Another Election Test Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe $1,000 Always Connected PCs from Lenovo and Samsung could come with compatibility issues and missing features. Windows 10 1809 delay: New Arm PCs having to ship with untested Windows 1803 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe futurist philosopher Yuval Noah Harari thinks Silicon Valley is an engine of dystopian ruin. So why do the digital elite adore him so? Tech C.E.O.s Are in Love With Their Principal Doomsayer Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreHow can enterprises benefit from automation in security? Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreArjun Kharpal / CNBC: Alipay strikes an eight-year deal with European soccer governing body UEFA allowing Alipay to be accepted at tournaments including Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 — – Alipay, the payments app operated by Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial, has struck a partnership with UEFA, Europe’s soccer governing body, the two firms announced Friday.
Read MoreOlga Kharif / Bloomberg: Study using Wehe app, which detects net neutrality violations, finds that Sprint is throttling Skype across the US and almost exclusively on Android phones — – Researcher says the behavior seems ‘directly anti-competitive’ — Sprint says it doesn’t single out individual content providers Study using Wehe app, which detects net neutrality
Read MoreThe Satanic Temple claims series’ alleged use of the statue implies it “stands for evil.” Netflix sued over goat-headed deity in Sabrina series – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere’s no better time than Black Friday to buy a new gaming console. Best Black Friday 2018 PS4, Switch, Xbox One console deals – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt used to be a spectrum analyzer was an exotic piece of gear. However, these days it is pretty common for a scope to have some ability to do the job — that is, plot amplitude versus frequency. However, a dedicated commercial product will usually have a lot more bandwidth and other features. [Signal Path]
Read MoreThe discounts are just getting started. Black Friday phone deals 2018: 0 iPhone XS gift card, 0 off Note 9 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Spirit Cave mummy, found in 1940, was at the center of a legal battle between a Native American tribe and anthropologists. Scientists reveal the origin of the world's oldest natural mummy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTelis Demos / Wall Street Journal: Wall Street is now selling more data like social media sentiment and geospatial mapping, and less analysis as only ~21% of research emails are opened — Research units take different tack to refine information for clients; geospatial mapping for mall trips and Googling interest in ‘Luke Cage’ Wall Street
Read MoreSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate is coming, and you’ll need to either get a Switch to play it on or a bundle of games to pair with it. The best Black Friday 2018 deals on Nintendo Switch consoles, games – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCuddle up with Al and Peggy this weekend. Every episode of Married…with Children hits Hulu – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNeural networks are analyzing photos and captions dating back to the 1870s. Google AI helps NYT get a handle on 5 million photo archive – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDylan Martin / CRN: SEC filings show that GE has sold 63% of its shares in Pivotal, reducing its stake from 20.8% to 7%, and earning it $173M — GE significantly reduces its stake in Dell-backed Pivotal Software, the Platform-as-a-Service developer that helped the conglomerate build its industrial Internet of Things platform. SEC filings show
Read MoreMary Jo Foley / ZDNet: Microsoft says it has fixed an issue deactivating licenses on some Windows 10 Pro machines, says update will be automatically applied over next 24 hours — Microsoft’s back-end activation issues which caused a number of Windows users to get false product-activation-error messages seems to be nearly fixed. Microsoft says it
Read MoreWe play host to a lot of incredibly complex projects here at Hackaday; take a look at some of the entries in the Hackaday Prize for some real world-class engineering. But the hacks you can knock out in an afternoon are often just as compelling as the flagship projects. After all, not everyone is looking
Read MoreRosalie Chan / Business Insider: Dropbox reports Q3 revenue of $360.3M, up 26% YoY and beating expectations, says it had 12.3M paid users, up from 10.4M a year ago; stock up 8%+ after hours — – Dropbox has been trying to break into the enterprise space, but investors and analysts see that as a big
Read MoreJordan Novet / CNBC: Cisco partners with AWS to provide companies with hybrid cloud solutions for Kubernetes on AWS, available next month — – The collaboration is meant to simplify the deployment of applications on Amazon’s cloud or in corporate data centers. — Cisco and other traditional data center companies … Cisco partners with AWS
Read MoreWho’s got the best price on these wire-free earbuds? The best Black Friday 2018 deal on Apple AirPods – CNET Source: CNet
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