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What To Know About Spaces And Apple's Continued AR/VR Push
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 5:10pm | 599Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has quietly been working on pushing into the virtual reality and augmented space for years. A rumored headset and potential Apple Glasses are among the items people think the company will launch in the next several years. The company recently acquired another company...
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From Multi-Tasking To The Bathroom: Survey Reveals What People Do During Conference Calls
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - 6:31am | 678Read More...Forty-five percent of workplace meetings in the U.S. are conducted via conference calls, with more than 90 percent of employees taking part in at least one conference call every week, according to a recent survey conducted by Communications-as-a-Service company Voxbone. Voxbone offers on-demand...
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Blending Biotech And Carnivorous Cravings: Slaughter-Free Meat Producer Gets Startup Money From Cargill, Bill Gates, Tesla
Sunday, August 27, 2017 - 7:14pm | 556Read More...Imagine meat that comes not from a livestock farm or brutal poultry factory, but is genetically engineered to grow in a laboratory without actually killing animals. It sounds far-fetched, but Cargill Inc (the biggest privately held company in the country) is joining Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:...
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Microsoft Expected To Unveil Its Smart Home Assistant This Week
Monday, May 8, 2017 - 1:21pm | 336Read More...Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s dominance in the home assistant market with its Echo device will be challenged by a newcomer. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Monday its new home assistant product called Invoke will join Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Home device in...
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Net Neutrality Opponent To Head The FCC; Who Benefits?
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 12:08pm | 1073Read More...President Donald Trump has named Ajit Pai as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Pai, a FCC commissioner, has been elevated to the top position at the commission following the resignation of Tom Wheeler last month. In a statement acknowledging the offer, Pai said he looks...
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NICE Launches Next Generation Skype For Business Recording
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 12:39pm | 232Read More...NICE-Systems Ltd (NASDAQ: NICE) revealed it launched the latest edition of its recording solution for Skype for Business. The company indicated it brings the trusted capabilities of its recording solutions, as well as unique financial services compliance features to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ...
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Microsoft's Fundamentals Are 'Resilient' And Long-Term Strategy Is On Track
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 2:34pm | 610Read More...CLSA maintains its Outperform rating and $60 price target on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) saying that the company's "fundamentals are resilient and long-term strategy is on track. Shares of Microsoft, which makes the popular Windows OS, remain weak after it reported mixed results for its...
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T-Mobile's Spectrum Deal Should Bolster Extended Range LTE Coverage In Chicago, Beyond
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 11:07am | 381Read More...T-Mobile U S Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) revealed Wednesday that it struck a deal to buy spectrum to deliver an Extended Range LTE coverage to 10.9 million people in the Chicago metro area. According to the company, after the closing of the spectrum deal, it would have 700MHz A-block spectrum covering all...
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VirnetX Wants Half-Billion From Apple: Here's Why
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 10:07am | 304Read More...A VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSE: VHC) lawyer told the federal jury Monday that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) owes $532 million for using the company's patented technology for secure communications. "Apple hasn't played fair. They have taken VirnetX's intellectual property without permission,"...
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Facebook's WhatsApp To Take On FaceTime And Skype
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - 6:57am | 372Read More...Last year, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg bought messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion dollars in a deal that many questioned at the time. Since purchasing the app, Facebook has been working to improve its functionality and grow its user base. So far, WhatsApp has more than...
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Microsoft Acquires Talko, A Chat App Developed By An Ex-Microsoft Executive
Monday, December 21, 2015 - 2:12pm | 116Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Monday announced it has agreed to acquire Talko, a chat app that was developed by Microsoft's former chief software architecture, Ray Ozzie. Talko is an app that combines text messages, voice clips, calls and other sharing features all into one convenient and...
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Street Sweeper Smacks MagicJack VocalTec
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 1:14pm | 510Read More...Shares of magicJack VocalTec Ltd (NASDAQ: CALL) fell more than 4 percent Wednesday morning. The Street Sweeper published a negative report on magicJack, noting the company's "magic" is "vanishing quicker than street magician David Blaine can make a new quarter disappear." The publication added the...
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The 9 Worst M&A Deals In History
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 1:48pm | 1551Read More...This month, Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (ADR) (NYSE: BUD) formally agreed to buy SABMiller in a $105.5 billion deal, one of the largest in the history of Wall Street. The new company is expected to dwarf competitors in the global market and give Anheuser Busch a favorable position in the beer space. By...
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Facebook Adds Video Calling, Cuts Ties With Skype
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 10:59am | 230Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) launched a video calling service Monday to the 600 million monthly users of its Messenger App. Separately, Facebook in recent months has quietly severed its long-standing links with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s Skype service, according to a report Monday...
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Google Isn't The Only Company In The EU Firing Line
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 1:03pm | 420Read More...While Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) has taken much of the regulatory heat over the past few days due to antitrust charges from the European Commission, the Internet giant isn't the only company that should be worried about the bloc's tightening regulations. EU Telecoms is pushing for...
