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Sources: Google will work with partners next year to build laptops running Android, will retain Chrome OS as an option for Chromebooks — Why Google Tapped Android Over Chrome as Its Marquee OS — Android is a big deal for Google. It is Google's portal for the smartphone market, where it maintains a global dominance.
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| Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Google folding Chrome OS into Android, plans to release a single, combined OS by 2017 — Alphabet's Google to Fold Chrome Operating System Into Android — Move is a sign of the growing dominance of mobile computing — Alphabet Inc. 's Google plans to fold its Chrome operating system …
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| Jack Clark / Bloomberg Business: |
Apple's secrecy and reluctance to publish research on AI hurt its ability to hire best researchers, some say — Apple's Deep Learning Curve — The company's secrecy is hurting its AI software development. — In the world of artificial intelligence, one of the year's biggest coming … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft clarifies Windows 10 rollout: OS will be pushed as a “Recommended Update” for Windows 7 & 8 next year, but users can choose when to upgrade, roll back — Microsoft more clearly articulates next phase of its Windows 10 upgrade rollout plans
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
New Windows 10 PC test build offers media casting from Edge to any Miracast and DLNA enabled device — New Windows 10 PC test build adds media casting support — Microsoft has added media casting from its Edge browser to the latest Windows 10 test build for PCs, Build 10576.| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
SEC approves Title III equity crowdfunding rules that will go into effect next year — It's official: Your grandma can soon invest in startups — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday morning voted 3-1 to approve equity crowdfunding rules, a scant three years after its original deadline to do so.| Sukhbir / The Tor Blog: |
Tor releases beta version of Tor Messenger, its OTR-encrypted, cross-platform chat program, on Linux, Windows and OS X — Tor Messenger Beta: Chat over Tor, Easily — Today we are releasing a new, beta version of Tor Messenger, based on Instantbird, an instant messaging client developed in the Mozilla community.
| Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless: |
Report: T-Mobile's Uncarrier 10 plan to offer customers unlimited high speed data for watching select streaming video services like Netflix, HBO — Rumor Mill: T-Mobile's ‘Uncarrier 10’ plan to let customers stream Netflix, HBO without chewing through data
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Tweets: @evleaks, @evleaks, @johnlegere and @evleaks
| Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider: |
Google tests extending its DoubleClick ad technology to digital billboards with a trial in UK — Google is bringing DoubleClick to billboard ads for the first time — which could be huge for outdoor advertising — Google has begun testing extending its DoubleClick ad technology beyond desktop computers … | Martyn Williams / PCWorld: |
Google, Amazon and Wal-Mart join FAA drone task force — The group faces a Nov. 20 deadline and is accepting public comments — Google, Amazon and Wal-Mart have joined the government's task force charged with figuring out a registration and identification system for drones.| Jeff Gamet / The Mac Observer: |
SteelSeries Nimbus wireless controller available as $50 add-on when buying Apple TV — Game On! Apple TV gets Game Controllers — If you plan on getting into multiplayer games with the new Apple TV you just ordered, or aren't into using the included remote as a game controller …
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| Kirk Koenigsbauer / Office Blogs: |
Microsoft adds Skype voice and video integration to Office Online, launches Chrome extension — The new Office—October feature update — Welcome to our first new Office update post in which we share the features we are delivering to our Office customers across Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Office Online.Sponsor Posts
Google:
Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model — Gemini 2.5 Pro is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy. Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model — Gemini 2.5 Pro is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy. Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
UiPath:
UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
Zoho:
Zoho Books now enables direct VAT filing with EmaraTax — We're excited to announce that Zoho Books is now recognised as a Digital Tax Integrator by the Federal Tax Authority, enabling direct VAT return filing from within your favorite accounting software.
Zoho Books now enables direct VAT filing with EmaraTax — We're excited to announce that Zoho Books is now recognised as a Digital Tax Integrator by the Federal Tax Authority, enabling direct VAT return filing from within your favorite accounting software.
IDrive:
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