Razer Acquires Android Smartphone Startup Nextbit Systems
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Microsoft Starts Beating the Windows 7 Upgrade Drum
Someone’s job description at Microsoft must include the phrase “chief nagger for upgrading Windows.” Although it probably reads as “senior
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Microsoft Releases HR Management App StaffHub with Room for Improvement
Redmond, US, January 12 — Microsoft releases new software called StaffHub to provide shift planning and staff management functions primarily targeted
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Atlassian Acquires Visual Project Management Company Trello, Extending Collaboration Portfolio
San Francisco, US, January 9 — Atlassian announced to acquire Trello for $425m, in cash and stock, in order to extend
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Clearlake Capital Buys LANDESK, Merges with HEAT Software, Works on Rebranding Them
Santa Monica/Salt Lake City, US, January 3 — Clearlake Capital announces to acquire LANDESK to merge them with, their already owned
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Land Lines: Draw and Match a Google Earth Location Instantly
It’s early in the new year, and we already discovered a fascinating project. Land Lines is an experiment by Zach Lieberman, Matt Felsen,
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Twitter Launches 360° Live Video on Periscope, Competitors Fall Behind
US, San Francisco, December 29 — Twitter launches first 360° live streams on their Periscope video platform. In the pilot phase,
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Snap Inc. Allegedly Acquiring AR Company Cimagine from Israel
25-Dec, Tel Aviv – Israeli newspaper Calcalist reports that US-based Snap Inc., formerly Snapchat Inc., is to acquire AR tech
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Microsoft Has a Learning Android Launcher and It’s Called Arrow
Did you know Microsoft offers a launcher for Android OS? I did not and was quite surprised when I stumbled
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Overview of InsurTech Companies
Trying to find your way around InsurTech companies and startups? We did the digging for you and categorized them in
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MileCatcher: Finally a Smart Mileage Tracking App
Are you driving for professional purposes? Are you a business owner or employee, dealing with drive tracking? MileCatcher might be an interesting
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LinkedIn Introduces New ‘Conversation Starters’ Feature
6-December, Sunnyvale – Not sure how to talk to new connections on LinkedIn? They are now releasing a new feature,
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What a Game-Changing Smartphone Would Need to Do Differently
The smartphone has become a commodity to us. You don’t need to own the latest and most expensive model of
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mySugr: Finally Modern UX to Help People with Diabetes
If you are scared about diabetes the best thing you can do is to certainly monitor it the best way
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Siemens to Buy Mentor Graphics for $4.5b, Extending Software Business
14-November, Munich – Siemens has announced to acquire the US-based design automation and industrial software provider Mentor Graphics for $37.25 per share.
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Capsule.fm: Your Personal Radio Host
Artificial assistance systems are on the rise. Whether you call them Siri, Alexa, Cortana, or something else, these solutions are
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Facebook Could Be Your next Games Platform
The popularity of games on Facebook may have fallen off the news pages, but people are still playing. FarmVille, Scrabble,
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Google Consolidates Their Apps into the New “G Suite”
Google started out as just a search engine, then it started including ads and became a tool bar. Gmail came
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Amazon Rapids: New Kids App for Texting-Styled Storytime
2-November, Seattle – Amazon announces new reading service for children that mimics the style of a texting conversation. The “Amazon
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Digital Payment Won’t Be the Future Because It’s Already Here!
FinTech, cash-free transactions, digital currencies, smartphone wallets and similar innovation won’t be a part of the future because they are
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Remix IO: Jide Is Back with a New Android PC
18-October, Beijing – Remember Remix Mini? The first true Android PC by Jide? Well, we certainly do and have great
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