Microsoft is leasing Surface tablet and software bundles to businesses
Last month, Microsoft quietly launched a program for individuals to lease its Surface detachable tablets to small businesses so they could use top-line machines without a lot of up-front cost. Today they’re rolling out a more ambitious plan that takes a page out of the SaaS playbook, letting partners rent out the devices alongside the […]
Pizza Hut and Whole Foods debut social media chatbots
If you can’t be bothered chatting with Facebook’s news and weather bots, maybe a pizza bot can change your mind. Pizza Hut is launching a Facebook and a Twitter chatbot this fall that can take your order and show you current deals. The Facebook bot even comes with something extra: it can connect your FB […]
Google Fiber is rolling out new plans for small business owners
Google Fiber knows its “superfast internet” is an important commodity, and one that businesses of all shapes and sizes can utilize. The company wants to make sure there’s a plan for Google Fiber that fits all those shapes and sizes too, with three new plans that allow for flexibility and choice among small to large […]
Avis Now lets you pick your rental car from your phone
To keep up with with the growing proliferation of car sharing services (and their own sister company Zipcar), Avis will now let you pick your ride, extend your rental or just breeze through the car pick up process right from your phone. The updates are all part of the new Avis Now features, which launched […]
‘Pokémon Go & Virutal World
Pokémon is a thing right now thanks to Pokémon Go. Niantic’s AR creature-catching game is number one in both the Android and iOS app stores, and it’s on track to have more daily active users than Twitter thanks to an install base of 7.5 million players so far. It was impossible to go out this […]
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EA Play 2016 E3 LIVE STREAM
Livestreams: EA: https://live.ea.com/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ea https://gaming.youtube.com/e3 What to expect: Known: – Battlefield 1 – Titanfall 2 – Mass Effect: Andromeda – FIFA – Madden – Multiple 2018 Games – A new IP – eSports Likely: – Visceral/Motive Star Wars – Mobile Games – Marshawn Lynch Maybe: – Hazelight’s game (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons […]
Companies could use ‘intermediate’ web security certificates to spy
A certificate authority (CA) is a trusted entity that issues electronic certificates (duh) to verify identity on the Internet. They’re a key part of secure communications online — and thus super important. Then there’s intermediate CAs, signed by a root CA, making certificates for any website. However, they’re just as powerful as those root ones. […]
ZTE’s Axon 7 is a $450 alternative to pricey Android flagships
Last year, ZTE surprised us with the Axon, an all-metal Android phone with surprisingly high-end specs for just $450. But while it was a noble attempt at an affordable flagship, we had issues with its slightly chunky design and lack of storage. Enter the Axon 7, ZTE’s follow-up that once again aims to take on […]
Report: Next Apple TV might be an Amazon Echo competitor
It seems Apple is finally gearing up to make Siri useful. Following a report from earlier this week about Apple developing a smart Bluetooth speaker similar to the Amazon Echo, now Venture Beat is reporting that the next Apple TV could also have the Echo in its sights. “They want Apple TV to be just […]