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| Analysts remain positive on smart watches |
2/8/2016 |
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Gartner expects global smartwatch sales to more than double by 2017, quoting Apple’s marketing power as one of the keys to making connected watches a lifestyle item.
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| Qualcomm has Google endorsment on new server chips |
2/5/2016 |
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Google is planning to publicly give its support to early versions of Qualcomm’s chips next week. The two have already cooperated on design work and Google will commit to using the processors if they meet performance goals.
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| Cisco buys Jasper for IoT technology |
2/5/2016 |
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Jasper has developed the industry's leading platform for what's known in technology parlance as the "Internet of Things" that encompasses a growing range of connected devices, appliances and machines.
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| Microsoft to try undersea data center |
2/5/2016 |
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Modern data centers contain servers that can crash when overheated; submerging them in the ocean could keep them cool without racking up substantial air conditioning bills.
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| Toshiba tides up land for 3D NAND factory |
2/4/2016 |
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Decisions on the construction schedule, production capacity and equipment investment for the new production facilities will be made in line with market trends in fiscal 2016, Toshiba said.
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| Toyota to scrap Scion brand |
2/4/2016 |
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Scion sold more than 1 million vehicles since its debut in 2003, but its 2015 sales totals were less than a third of its 2006 peak.
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| Google beats Apple in Market Cap |
2/3/2016 |
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The enterprise value is $233 billion for Apple, and $241 billion for Google, reflecting the underlying value of the companies’ actual operations.
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| Windows 10 is likely to bolster PC sales |
2/2/2016 |
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Windows 10 is likely to bolster PC sales a bit this year and even next. And the world’s biggest chip maker, Intel, also predicts mid-single-digit growth this year, forecasting a PC market that is at least more stable than it was in 2015.
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| MIT won design competition on Hyperloop |
2/2/2016 |
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The Hyperloop is a high-speed ground transport concept proposed by Musk to transport "pods" of 20 to 30 people through a 12-foot diameter tube at speeds of roughly 700 mph.
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| Toyota keeps its crown |
2/1/2016 |
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Toyota, along with its Hino Motors and Daihatsu Motor units, sold 10.15 million vehicles in 2015 and was the only automaker to eclipse the 10 million threshold.
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| Xerox is breaking up on pressure from Carl Icahn |
2/1/2016 |
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The separation calls for a document technology company and a business process outsourcing company. The document technology company will handle document management and document outsourcing, while the business process outsourcing business will help companies with automating and simplifying business processes.
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| Forensic Data Analytics (FDA) becomes more important |
2/1/2016 |
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“FDA is becoming indispensable to proactive risk management. Organizations need to recognize the role FDA can play not only in their reactive investigations, but also in their proactive surveillance, compliance, anti-fraud and cyber breach response efforts.”
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| AECOM to build 1 mile Hyperloop test track |
1/29/2016 |
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The project will consist of steel tubes six feet in diameter and a non-magnetic sub-track. Design efforts are already underway and construction is expected to begin this spring.
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