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IBM and NVIDIA to build supercomputers for the Department of Energy

In a Department of Energy deal worth $325 million, IBM will build two massive supercomputers called Sierra and Summit that combine a new supercomputing approach from Big Blue with Nvidia...

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Microsoft to replace Lync with Skype for Business

More than three years after acquiring Skype, Microsoft today said it would rebrand its semi-rival Lync corporate communications platform as "Skype for Business." The name change will become official in...

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Microsoft and DropBox have joined forces

Microsoft and Dropbox have joined forces to make it easier to use productivity applications on mobile devices and on the Web. The partnership integrates the collaborative services of Dropbox and...

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Android 4.4 KitKat has reached 30% adoption

Google released the Android distribution report for the month of October. Unsurprisingly, Android 4.4 KitKat continued its march towards bigger distribution share - it now boots on more than 30%...

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SSD caching company Proximal Data has been acquired by Samsung

Samsung Electronics has acquired Proximal Data, a developer of software that caches I/O in the server virtualization layer, to boost its SSD offering in the server market. The financial terms...

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Microsoft to launch updated Office for Mac next year

Over the past week or so, we have been seeing leaked screenshots of the upcoming Microsoft Office update For OS X. Well it looks like it has been made official,...

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Reserve app lets you skip the bill at restaurants

You can already organize fine dining excursions through a single app like OpenTable, but you still have to pull out your phone or wallet to pay when the night's over....

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Google Search now has much more information on video games

If you Google search a video game, Google's Knowledge Graph will now offer more details related to that game, like its release date, developer, publisher, and more. If you search...

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Twitter is opening a learning center in San Francisco

Twitter has moved a one step closer toward opening a $1 million learning center where company employees will teach tech skills to some of the city’s poorest residents. They’ve got a...

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Online video game market expected to reach $13 billion

MMO games, including MOBAs, compose 21% of the worldwide digital game market and are on track to generate $11 billion in revenue this year alone, SuperData Research reports. By 2017,...

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Microsoft is killing off free Xbox Music

Microsoft is withdrawing free streaming on Xbox Music from December 1, citing the need to focus on its music purchase and subscription service. The company is offering a free 30-day...

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Sonos sues Denon for patent infringement

Sonos filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against D+M Group over the Heos wireless multiroom-audio system launched earlier this year by Denon. In its suit in US District Court in Delaware, Sonos...

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