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IBM to acquire Red Hat in deal valued at $34 billion

cnbc.com The acquisition is by far IBM's largest deal ever, and third-biggest in the history of U.S. tech.

Google, Microsoft emphasize cloud security as hacks intensify and big businesses eye the cloud

geekwire.com Security fears have been associated with cloud computing ever since it began, and for the most part those fears have been unfounded: the big cloud providers are way better at security than your…

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Serverless Computing and Beyond – Cloud Technology Partners

The new future . . .

cloudtp.com We discuss Austen’s early bet on serverless computing. We are still in the early phases of serverless computing and the trend is still yet to be defined.

Microsoft launches the Fluent Design System, its take on Google’s Material Design

social.techcrunch.com At its Build developer conference in Seattle, Microsoft today announced Fluent Design, its design system for building user interfaces across devices. In many..

Microsoft blurs the line between desktop and cloud with OneDrive update

social.techcrunch.com At Microsoft's Build 2017 event today, the company introduced a new feature for the company's cloud storage service OneDrive that will allow you to access..

Google Cloud looks to improve security with new encryption key-management services

Improving security in the Cloud is always a goo thing !

geekwire.com Google Cloud Platform is moving to improve its cloud security, beta testing a variety of encryption key-management services that would let end-users contro

WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages

theguardian.com Privacy campaigners criticise WhatsApp vulnerability as a ‘huge threat to freedom of speech’ and warn it could be exploited by government agencies

The Cloud in 2017: Seven key trends, from AWS and Azure to voice services and machine learning

An interesting and informative perspective . . . .

geekwire.com Here's a no-brainer: 2017 will be a big year for the cloud. Cloud computing is an innovation rivaling the advent of client-server, the PC or the internet,

Amazon's Alexa moves in on Google's Android system

Amazon are moving in so many directions now and being very innovative

uk.reuters.com Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) digital assistant appeared almost everywhere at the CES technology show this week in Las Vegas, even making an unexpected appearance on rival Google’s Android system.

Mac v PC - who's cooler now? - BBC News

Looks very slick :)

bbc.co.uk As Apple prepares to follow Microsoft with a hardware launch, Rory Cellan-Jones asks who has the edge.

Google officially unveils $649 Pixel phone with unlimited storage; $129 Google Home

Competition for Apple !

cnbc.com The next opportunity for Google is building hardware and software together to empower artificial intelligence, an executive said.

Apple sets stage for iPhone 7, many already waiting for 8

Iphone 8 - are they kidding - wouldnt you rather see something new and exciting in terms of innovation and creativity - isn't this just more of the same ?

reuters.com The iPhone 7 is expected to make its global debut on Wednesday, but many consumers and investors are already setting their sights on Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) 2017 version of the popular gadget, hoping for more significant advances.

Google Allo Reviews Coming in Ahead of Official Release - Search Engine Journal

Another NEW messaging app coming soon - but from GOOGLE it has to be a good one.

searchenginejournal.com Google’s forthcoming messaging app, Allo, already has a nearly-perfect rating and it hasn’t officially been released yet.

7 Essential Open-source Tools for Cloud Management

cloudtp.com Chances are that your existing tools don't support open-source analogs. Here are seven tools you'll need if you're moving workloads to the cloud.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 review: the king of the phablets returns

For those Android users out there. Like me :)

theguardian.com The best phablet going is now waterproof, with a brilliant curved screen, better stylus and cracking cameras, wrapped in a narrow, premium body

How Private Is Your Public Cloud? Stacking Up Google, Microsoft And AWS Data Privacy | CRN Mobile

An interesting read

m.crn.com by Sarah Kuranda on August 15, 2016, 2:05 pm EDT The battle over data privacy isn't being fought on the mobile phone or in the data center, it's being fought in the cloud. 2016 has brought concerns over data privacy to an all-time high, driven in large part by a drawn-out debate early in the year be...

Oracle buys cloud pioneer NetSuite for $9.3bn - BBC News

There are others like 'Salesforce' who are also ripe for purchase.

bbc.co.uk Software giant Oracle announces it is buying NetSuite, a pioneer of the fast-growing world of cloud computing, in a deal worth $9.3bn.

Verizon 'agrees $5bn Yahoo deal' - BBC News

www.bbc.co.uk US telecoms giant Verizon Communications is to buy Yahoo's core internet business for $5bn (£3.8bn), according to media reports.

3 Ways to Screw Up a Cloud Project

Some very salient points here.

cloudtp.com Organizations must get smart quickly about the cloud, now that their multi-million-dollar projects are underway. Avoid these cloud mistakes.

China builds world's most powerful computer - BBC News

The sign of things to come !

bbc.com The 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight in China has topped a newly published list of supercomputers.

Lenovo shows off bendable smartphones as firms look to flexible future

Cool !

www.telegraph.co.uk Lenovo has given a glimpse of a range of flexible products it's working on, days after it emerged Samsung could introduce smartphones with bendable screens as early as next year.   Launching its latest smartphones at its Tech World conference in San Francisco, the Chinese firm showed off some of its...

Android will use beacons to tell phone users about local apps  

www.telegraph.co.uk Android phone users are to be tipped off about apps which will be useful at their current location The feature, known as “Nearby” is the latest move to customise phones. It is the latest shot in the battle for customers between Android and Apple, which offers apps through its IOS operating system. T...

Amazon scored yet another huge win from its newfound buddy, Salesforce

Another step forward towards cheaper public cloud services

www.businessinsider.com The AWS-Salesforce partnership just got a whole lot stronger.

Google wants to get rid of password logins for Android apps by 2017

Interesting . .

www.androidauthority.com ShutterstockAt a developer’s conference Friday during Google I/O, Daniel Kaufman announced that it was Google’s intent to make password identifications outmoded by the end of the year, at least on Android devices. The system would rely on a new set of technologies being developed by Google’s Advance...

New face of Apple?

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The Best Cloud Storage and File-Syncing Services for 2016

Worth the read !

pcmag.com Using the cloud means always being able to access your most important digital assets, whether they're Word documents, spreadsheets, or photos. We've rounded up the best choices for keeping your files within reach.

This GoPro Footage of a Rocket Launch Has to Be Seen to Be Believed

Something different. Watch the video it is cool !

www.cosmopolitan.com ~OuT oF tHis WoRLD~.​

A ransom-demanding computer virus is promising to donate the money it extorts to charity

Yeh right !!

www.businessinsider.com "Your money will be spent for the children charity," the ransomware virus claims. Hmmmmmmm.

Cloud Economics – Are You Getting the Bigger Picture?

cloudtp.com While few will dispute the hard cost savings of cloud, there is always a need to create a compelling business case defining the value of agility and other soft benefits that come with cloud economics.

SoundCloud Go subscription music service launches in UK and Ireland

www.theguardian.com Streaming firm hopes to persuade some of its 175m listeners to start paying £9.99 a month by being ‘less spreadsheet, more Snapchat’

Can Google and Apple Pull the Plug on the PC Market? - Thurrott.com

www.thurrott.com The "post-PC" world that Steve Jobs imagined is closer than many expect. All it needs is for the major mobile platform makers to subtly shift their offerings to meet the needs to more sophisticated productivity scenarios. If they do, the PC market will contract even further.

Rackspace and CTP – Why the enterprise should care.

cloudtp.com Rackspace and CTP to deliver professional and managed services for enterprises leveraging AWS, Azure, and other major cloud platforms.

Apple is outdated, billionaire Chinese tech rival says

A bold statement! !

www.cnbc.com Apple is losing momentum in China by failing to innovate, entrepreneur Jia Yueting told CNBC in his first international television interview.

An independent organization just ranked Google as the best cloud, beating Amazon

Who can share a preference based upon personal experience?

www.appy-geek.com Fortune Global ForumAmazon may be the 800-pound gorilla of the cloud computing market, but some new research indicates that Google offers the bes...