Microsoft released the first public preview of real-time Skype translator, kicking off with two spoken languages, Spanish and English. The service provides real-time translation for voice calls and online chats.
Owners of Nest thermostats will be able to monitor and control their thermostat from the Chrome browser or by using Google's app on Android and iOS devices. The latest update will let Google Now accept commands such as "OK Google, change temperature to", "set Nest to", "turn the thermostat to" and other followed by a temperature.
Merriam-Webster's 2014 Words of the Year list has been topped by the word 'culture.' The list is compiled by analyzing the top annual increases on word look-ups on the dictionary publisher's website.
Baidu will be joining hands with Nokia Here maps for its mobile and desktop map services outside of China. Nokia Here will improve Baidu's location services support for Chinese users who plan overseas trips ahead of time.
Google will be partnering with French space agency Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) to advance the Project Loon broadband balloons project. France has been dealing with balloons for the past 60 years. The CNES has around 60 staff working with the balloons.
A Dutch privacy watchdog on Monday ordered an ultimatum to Google, asking to change the way it handles users' personal data or face fines up to $18.7 million. It will be the third round of European fines that Google has to face in the last few months.
Iowa Department of Transportation is planning to put the state drivers license on an app that will hold the same information found on a plastic license.
A new law passed in Spain required Google to pay Spanish news providers every time their content appeared on the site. In response, Google announced that it will be shutting down Google News which obviously is not a good news for online media outlets.
Facebook has stopped using Microsoft Bing to power its search. The move follows after Facebook announced its own tool for findings comments and other information.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned U.S. energy and defense firms to stay alert for a sophisticated Iranian hacking operation. Other than energy and defense firms, the attack might target educational institutions as well.
Google is discontinuing the Nexus 5 production and will turn the focus on increasing sales of Nexus 6 and Nexus 9. LG has already disabled the availability of Nexus 5 on Google Play.
Photo-sharing service Instagram, owned by Facebook, recently announced 300 million active users, overtaking Twitter which has 284 million active users. Everyone is pleasantly surprised but Twitter co-founder Evan Williams.
A rare working Apple -1 computer - one that Steve Jobs himself worked on - has fetched $365,000 at NY auction. The unit is one of 60 from Apple's first line of machines.
Google is reportedly pulling its engineers from Russia to avoid increasing restrictive Internet laws of the country. However, the Internet giant will continue to focus on other aspects of business such as sales, user support and marketing.
Ford Motor has ended partnership with Microsoft and instead collaborated with BlackBerry to develop next version of its car infotainment system Sync 3. It will be rolling out with new vehicles in the next couple of years.
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