Meet 'M,' Facebook’s answer to Siri, built into Messenger
Facebook has officially unveiled its answer to Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana. Named M, the virtual assistant resides in the Facebook Messenger app. A few hundred users in the San Francisco Bay Area are now testing out the technology. The service is free and will one day supposedly make its way to all Facebook Messenger users....
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Meet 'M,' Facebook’s answer to Siri, built into MessengerFacebook has officially unveiled its answer to Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana. Named M, the virtual assistant resides in the Facebook Messenger app. A few hundred users in the San Francisco Bay Area are now testing out the technology. The service is free and will one day supposedly make its way to all Facebook Messenger users....PlatformsAugust 27, 2015, 16:17:58Meet 'M,' Facebook’s answer to Siri, built into Messengersource: http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/08/meet-m-facebooks-answer-to-siri-built-into-messenger | August 27, 2015, 16:17:58
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You no longer have to be a square when using Instagram
Instagram has announced a great new update that will show off your stuff even better than before. You can now share photos and videos in both portrait and landscape views. Don’t worry, the signature squares aren’t going anywhere. This update will just give you the option to share your awesome shots differently....
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You no longer have to be a square when using InstagramInstagram has announced a great new update that will show off your stuff even better than before. You can now share photos and videos in both portrait and landscape views. Don’t worry, the signature squares aren’t going anywhere. This update will just give you the option to share your awesome shots differently....PlatformsAugust 27, 2015, 16:15:37You no longer have to be a square when using Instagramsource: http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/08/you-no-longer-have-to-be-a-square-when-using-instagram | August 27, 2015, 16:15:37
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Twitter's Periscope livestreaming app gets 10 million users in first four months
The app launched at the end of March, with the aim of letting everyone send livestreamed videos from their phone to the world. And now users are sending 40 years of video per day, according to Twitter, which owns Periscope....
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Twitter's Periscope livestreaming app gets 10 million users in first four monthsThe app launched at the end of March, with the aim of letting everyone send livestreamed videos from their phone to the world. And now users are sending 40 years of video per day, according to Twitter, which owns Periscope....PlatformsAugust 27, 2015, 16:10:16Twitter's Periscope livestreaming app gets 10 million users in first four monthssource: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/twitters-periscope-livestreaming-app-gets-10-million-users-in-first-four-months-10453330.html | August 27, 2015, 16:10:16
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Facebook’s Human-Powered Assistant May Just Supercharge AI
FACE IT: SIRI sucks. So often, she has no clue what you’re saying. And when she does, there’s a pretty good chance she’ll respond with nothing more than a page filled with Internet links....
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Facebook’s Human-Powered Assistant May Just Supercharge AIFACE IT: SIRI sucks. So often, she has no clue what you’re saying. And when she does, there’s a pretty good chance she’ll respond with nothing more than a page filled with Internet links....PlatformsAugust 26, 2015, 17:38:27Facebook’s Human-Powered Assistant May Just Supercharge AIsource: http://www.wired.com/2015/08/how-facebook-m-works/ | August 26, 2015, 17:38:27
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Samsung wants to take its patent fight with Apple to the Supreme Court
Samsung is planning to take its ongoing tussle with Apple to the Supreme Court, according to recently filed court documents. Following a rejection by the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a decision that could see Samsung paying out hundreds of millions to Apple, Samsung is hoping to take its case to the highest court. As reported by San Jose Mercury News:...
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Samsung wants to take its patent fight with Apple to the Supreme CourtSamsung is planning to take its ongoing tussle with Apple to the Supreme Court, according to recently filed court documents. Following a rejection by the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a decision that could see Samsung paying out hundreds of millions to Apple, Samsung is hoping to take its case to the highest court. As reported by San Jose Mercury News:...PlatformsAugust 26, 2015, 16:1:10Samsung wants to take its patent fight with Apple to the Supreme Courtsource: http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-wants-take-its-patent-fight-apple-supreme-court | August 26, 2015, 16:1:10
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Red Hat Launches Its Docker-Centric Atomic Host Linux Distribution
Almost a year ago, Red Hat announced its plans to launch a Docker-centric version of its Enterprise Linux distribution and after a long beta, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Atomic Host is now generally available. With Atomic Host, Red Hat is throwing its hat into the Docker ring and joining the likes of CoreOS in the enterprise container OS space....
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Red Hat Launches Its Docker-Centric Atomic Host Linux DistributionAlmost a year ago, Red Hat announced its plans to launch a Docker-centric version of its Enterprise Linux distribution and after a long beta, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Atomic Host is now generally available. With Atomic Host, Red Hat is throwing its hat into the Docker ring and joining the likes of CoreOS in the enterprise container OS space....PlatformsAugust 17, 2015, 0:42:10Red Hat Launches Its Docker-Centric Atomic Host Linux Distributionsource: http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/05/red-hat-launches-its-docker-centric-atomic-host-linux-distribution/ | August 17, 2015, 0:42:10
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Red Hat’s Updated Enterprise OpenStack Platform Promises To Simplify OpenStack Deployments
Red Hat today launched its Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 into general availability. The distribution combines Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, the latest OpenStack release (“Kilo”), and the company’s services for installing and managing OpenStack Clouds into a single product....
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Red Hat’s Updated Enterprise OpenStack Platform Promises To Simplify OpenStack DeploymentsRed Hat today launched its Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 into general availability. The distribution combines Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, the latest OpenStack release (“Kilo”), and the company’s services for installing and managing OpenStack Clouds into a single product....PlatformsAugust 17, 2015, 0:39:11Red Hat’s Updated Enterprise OpenStack Platform Promises To Simplify OpenStack Deploymentssource: http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/05/red-hats-updated-enterprise-openstack-platform-promises-to-simplify-openstack-deployments/ | August 17, 2015, 0:39:11
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Seagate, Toshiba, Scality And Others Launch Kinetic Open Storage Platform For Smart, Low-Ove
Two years ago, Seagate debuted a new technology for hard drives that essentially gives applications direct access to some of its drives over an Ethernet connection to store objects using key-value pairs. This reduces the overhead that comes with traditional file systems and file servers and allows vendors to pack more drives into their racks. Seagate made drivers for this technolog...
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Seagate, Toshiba, Scality And Others Launch Kinetic Open Storage Platform For Smart, Low-OveTwo years ago, Seagate debuted a new technology for hard drives that essentially gives applications direct access to some of its drives over an Ethernet connection to store objects using key-value pairs. This reduces the overhead that comes with traditional file systems and file servers and allows vendors to pack more drives into their racks. Seagate made drivers for this technolog...PlatformsAugust 17, 2015, 0:38:30Seagate, Toshiba, Scality And Others Launch Kinetic Open Storage Platform For Smart, Low-Ovesource: http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/16/seagate-toshiba-scality-and-others-launch-kinetic-open-storage-platform-for-smart-low-overhead-cloud-object-storage/ | August 17, 2015, 0:38:30
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IBM Teams With Canonical To Put Ubuntu Linux On Mainframes
You might not think that ‘Linux’ and ‘mainframe’ belong in the same sentence, but IBM has been putting various flavors of Linux on its mainframe computers for 15 years. Today IBM and Canonical announced that the two companies were teaming up to build one running Ubuntu Linux. The new unit is called the LinuxOne....
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IBM Teams With Canonical To Put Ubuntu Linux On MainframesYou might not think that ‘Linux’ and ‘mainframe’ belong in the same sentence, but IBM has been putting various flavors of Linux on its mainframe computers for 15 years. Today IBM and Canonical announced that the two companies were teaming up to build one running Ubuntu Linux. The new unit is called the LinuxOne....PlatformsAugust 17, 2015, 0:37:42IBM Teams With Canonical To Put Ubuntu Linux On Mainframessource: http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/16/ibm-teams-with-canonical-on-linux-mainframe/ | August 17, 2015, 0:37:42
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The Burgeoning Invisible App Market
Today’s “invisible app” market could be classified as a passing trend, but it might also be the beginning of a significant multi-year shift in how we transact when we’re away from our computers. This shift applies to mobile devices, email, home devices like the Amazon Echo and even wearables like the Apple Watch....
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The Burgeoning Invisible App MarketToday’s “invisible app” market could be classified as a passing trend, but it might also be the beginning of a significant multi-year shift in how we transact when we’re away from our computers. This shift applies to mobile devices, email, home devices like the Amazon Echo and even wearables like the Apple Watch....PlatformsAugust 17, 2015, 0:37:5The Burgeoning Invisible App Marketsource: http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/16/the-burgeoning-invisible-app-market/ | August 17, 2015, 0:37:5
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Linux Foundation Launches Open Mainframe Project
It’s 2015 and you might think of the mainframe as a vestige of an earlier computing era, but these mega machines still play a role inside large institutions running intensive workloads. And as though to prove its ongoing utility, The Linux Foundation announced it was launching the Open Mainframe Project today, an open source endeavor devoted to helping companies using mainframe c...
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Linux Foundation Launches Open Mainframe ProjectIt’s 2015 and you might think of the mainframe as a vestige of an earlier computing era, but these mega machines still play a role inside large institutions running intensive workloads. And as though to prove its ongoing utility, The Linux Foundation announced it was launching the Open Mainframe Project today, an open source endeavor devoted to helping companies using mainframe c...PlatformsAugust 17, 2015, 0:35:54Linux Foundation Launches Open Mainframe Projectsource: http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/16/linux-foundation-launches-open-mainframe-project/ | August 17, 2015, 0:35:54
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Samsung seeks edge in mobile payment war
Samsung fired the latest salvo in the smartphone wars Thursday by unveiling a new mobile payment system. Unlike competitors Apple and Google, systems which only work on specific credit card terminals, Samsung says its phones can now replace plastic credit cards almost everywhere....
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Samsung seeks edge in mobile payment warSamsung fired the latest salvo in the smartphone wars Thursday by unveiling a new mobile payment system. Unlike competitors Apple and Google, systems which only work on specific credit card terminals, Samsung says its phones can now replace plastic credit cards almost everywhere....PlatformsAugust 13, 2015, 20:30:44Samsung seeks edge in mobile payment warsource: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/samsung-seeks-edge-in-mobile-payment-war-with-samsung-pay/ | August 13, 2015, 20:30:44
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Tinder, pissed at Vanity Fair, went on an epic Twitter rant
Journalist Nancy Jo Sales published an article titled "Tinder and the Dawn of the 'Dating Apocalypse'" in Vanity Fair's September issue. The piece, which is already online, examines the impact dating apps like Tinder are having on the romantic lives of young people. Sales focuses on the experiences of New York banker bros and sorority girls w...
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Tinder, pissed at Vanity Fair, went on an epic Twitter rantJournalist Nancy Jo Sales published an article titled "Tinder and the Dawn of the 'Dating Apocalypse'" in Vanity Fair's September issue. The piece, which is already online, examines the impact dating apps like Tinder are having on the romantic lives of young people. Sales focuses on the experiences of New York banker bros and sorority girls w...PlatformsAugust 12, 2015, 4:43:34Tinder, pissed at Vanity Fair, went on an epic Twitter rantsource: http://mashable.com/2015/08/12/tinder-vanity-fair/ | August 12, 2015, 4:43:34
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