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Apple & Amazon Go After James Bond Movie Rights

Jon Bragg September 7, 2017 No Comments

Apple and Amazon are reportedly in the running to pick up the distribution rights to the James Bond franchise. Both companies are believed to be willing to pay as much…

Samsung & Red Bull Create 360-Degree Videos For Gear VR

Roma Christian September 7, 2017 No Comments

Samsung has announced a partnership with Red Bull to create more 360-degree video content for its Samsung Gear virtual reality platform. Video content will be developed via Red Bull’s Rulebreakers…

MS To Defend 39 ‘Dreamers’

Computer Daily News September 7, 2017 No Comments

Microsoft has come out swinging after the Trump Administration said that it would begin to unwind an Obama-era program that shields younger undocumented immigrants from deportation. The move follows a…

Apple’s Beats Confuse Customers With Unsupported Cable

Roma Christian September 6, 2017 No Comments

After releasing its newest high-end headphones range (the Studio 3 Wireless), Beats – who is Apple’s audio subsidiary – has once again confused customers by using a cable which is not…

Kobo Takes On Amazon With New Audiobook Service

Jon Bragg September 6, 2017 No Comments

Canadian eBook and eReader company Kobo has launched a new audiobook subscription service that will directly compete with Amazon’s Audible. Owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, Kobo currently sells eReaders…

Google Updates Street View Cameras

Jon Bragg September 6, 2017 No Comments

Google has updated the design of its Street View cameras for the first time in eight years. The new system will not only provide higher quality imagery for users to browse…

Facebook Plans To Charge Businesses Using WhatsApp

Jon Bragg September 6, 2017 No Comments

Facebook has outlined its plan to monetise its WhatsApp messaging service by charging businesses for some interactions with customers. After acquiring WhatsApp for US$22 billion in 2014, Facebook did not introduce advertising that…

Facebook Offer $100m+ For Legal Music Rights

Roma Christian September 6, 2017 No Comments

Social media behemoth, Facebook, is offering major music publishers and record labels hundreds of million of dollars to allow users to legally include songs in videos uploaded. On the back…

Apple Sell $5b of Debt, Fund Share Buybacks & Dividends Ahead Of iPhone Launch

Roma Christian September 6, 2017 No Comments

Apple has once again offloaded bonds to pay for share buybacks and dividends. The Californian-based company is currently about 3/4 of the way through a program, which will return $300…

The Star Of IFA 2017 Was….

David Richards September 6, 2017 No Comments

Like CES the star of this years’ IFA show in Berlin was Amazon’s Alexa with vendor after vendor touting the capabilities of their products using Alexa as their voice activation…