Rackspace announced today it was purchasing TriCore, giving it an enterprise applications management play to go along with its cloud management services. The announcement comes just one day after the company announced it was bringing a new CEO onboard, make it a busy week for the firm. The companies did not share the terms of the deal, but Rackspace called it the largest acquisition in… Read More
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Judge refers theft allegations by #Google’s self-driving car unit against Uber to U.S. Attorney’s off
A federal judge has referred trade secret theft allegations made against Uber by Google’s autonomous car unit to the U.S. Attorney’s office for investigation.
District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco made the referral in an order posted Thursday night.
Waymo has sued Uber alleging that the…
Microservices: The latest twist in distributed computing
We’ve always been trying to break down the monoliths, but now it’s more urgent.
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‘Steve Jobs hype is over’: Rare #Apple 1 fetches only $130,000 at auction
A German engineer has nabbed a scarce working Apple 1 for an absolute steal.
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Cisco launches IoT platform, partners with #Microsoft Azure
The Cisco IoT Operations Platform includes tools to manage connections at scale via the company’s technologies and industry partners.
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After acquisition by Juniper, cloud optimization service AppFormix adds support for VMware
Last December, Juniper acquired the cloud operations management and optimization startup AppFormix and said that it planned to integrate it with its own Contrail product line. That integration is moving swiftly, but under the aegis of Juniper, it’s also adding new features to its platform that are meant to better support Juniper’s customers. Read More
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Here are the best apps on Android, according to #Google
From indie developers to VR apps, there’s a little bit of everything in Google Play Awards 2017.
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Chinese trio carve up a quarter of global smartphone sales in Q1: Gartner
The global smartphone market grew 9.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according to Gartner’s latest stats, and growth is being driven by a trio of Chinese device makers. Read More
Samsung: Here’s how we’re securing your smart TV
Samsung wants you to know that it really does take smart TV security seriously.
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This Ultimate Lightning McQueen robot is awesomely real
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Pixar’s original Cars movie worked because you believed cars had feelings.
Anthropomorphized vehicles talking, fighting, falling in love. It all clicked because of Pixar’s animation prowess and the voice talents of people like Owen Wilson.
That magic, though, doesn’t always translate to the real world. Toys built around these movies are generally disappointing because they can’t capture the personality and emotion of the original characters.
Sphero’s Ultimate Lighting McQueen animatronic toy car may be that breakthrough product. It gets virtually every detail right (at nearly $300, it should) and is instantly captivating. Read more…
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