2015: Microsoft's biggest year ever?
With major product announcements and a number of big bets on the future, 2015 is in the running to be…
Ten defining moments in ARM’s history
On November 27th 1990, Advanced RISC Machines was spun out of Acorn Computers with a mission to create a new…
NASA suspends 2016 launch of Mars probe
NASA on Tuesday said it has canceled the March 2016 launch of a space probe that was designed to give…
Pandora settles fights with ASCAP, Broadcast Music in wake of royalty ruling
Through newly-forged deals, Pandora has put an end to royalty disputes with Broadcast Music and the American Society of Composers,…
Genius now displays song lyrics no matter what music app you use
Shutterstock Genius has unleashed an update that will give you live lyrics to whatever song you’re listening to. What’s particularly…
IDG Contributor Network: Bubble, Bubble, ending the developer struggle?
For years now, I’ve been getting pitches from companies that promised to make application development as easy as finger painting.…
Problems with the Nexus 6P and how to fix them
This year, Google strayed from their usual release pattern by launching not one, but two new Nexus smartphones. The availability…
Samsung allegedly cutting smartphone shipments
It looks like Samsung is planning on reducing the number of smartphones they ship in 2016. Local retailers in South…
Acacia's $125M IPO filing a rarity among networking firms in 2015
Acacia Communications, an optical networking company that boosts bandwidth for cloud and other service providers, Monday filed for an initial…
Apple embracing its role as maker of 'blockbusters,' not niche products, UBS says
In the age of the blockbuster, Apple’s iOS platform is leading the way far ahead of its competitors, investment firm…