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Lyft Partners On Self-Drive Cars

Computer Daily News September 29, 2017 No Comments

Ford and Uber-competitor Lyft said they will team up to develop self-driving vehicles for the US-based Lyft ride-hailing service. The two companies plan to design software that lets Ford vehicles…

Google Rejigs EU Shopping Apps

Computer Daily News September 29, 2017 No Comments

Google is rejigging millions of search results to allow rival shopping-comparison services to bid for and resell advertising space at the top of Google search results in Europe. The new…

Lenovo’s Star Wars VR Pack Pre-Orders Open

Roma Christian September 28, 2017 No Comments

Following an announcement which unveiled the forthcoming release of Lenovo’s Star Wars based VR pack (comprised of a standalone AR headset and controller) consumers can now pre-order the set ahead of the…

Sony’s Next Smartphone A “Completely New Design”

Roma Christian September 28, 2017 No Comments

For some consumers, Sony’s mobile phones have long been perceived old-fashioned and stock-standard – though recent news has revealed the company intends to change the design for its next generation of phones. Kenichiro Hibi, Sony’s…

Netflix Australia Has Officially Beat Free-To-Air Rivals

Roma Christian September 28, 2017 No Comments

New research from Roy Morgan has revealed that Netflix Australia’s growth over the past 18 months has officially exceeded its Free-To-Air Australian competitors. Recent data states that over the past…

Western Digital Looks To Stop $81bn Bid In Toshiba Chip Sale

Computer Daily News September 28, 2017 No Comments

US data storage giant Western Digital said it is trying again to block the sale of Toshiba’s prized semiconductor business to a rival group in the heated battle with its…

Vodafone Applies AI To Boost Mobile Network Performance

Computer Daily News September 28, 2017 No Comments

Vodafone is using artificial intelligence to optimise the operation of its networks, accomplishing in hours tasks that previously took engineers months to accomplish. The achievement was announced in a blog…

Hackett Steps Down At Redflow

Computer Daily News September 28, 2017 No Comments

Simon Hackett has stepped down as CEO and MD of Australian battery and energy storage company Redflow. Still Redflow’s biggest shareholder, he will continue as a non-executive director with “special…

Microsoft Left Behind by AWS, What’s New?

Computer Daily News September 28, 2017 No Comments

Amazon Web Services is totally dominating the global infrastructure-as-a-service market, with 44.2 percent of the action, according to a new Gartner survey. AWS is followed at a long distance behind…

Alibaba Unveils $15b Global Logistics Expansion Plan

Roma Christian September 27, 2017 No Comments

Chinese-based Alibaba has announced it plans to spend US$15.2 billion over five years to expand its global logistics network, as the e-commerce giant pursues its “new retail” strategy. Overseas expansion will…