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The After Math: Google I/O 2016 Edition

Google unleashed its 2016 developers conference on Mountain View, CA this morning. The company debuted a bunch of new products including its answer to Amazon's Alexa, dubbed Google Home; a new VR headset called Daydream (along with a new VR section for Play) and two new messaging apps, Allo and Duo. [Read more...]

Android Wear is getting a massive overhaul this fall

It's been over two years since Android Wear was introduced, but smartwatches are still very much an unproven commodity. [Read more...]

The new Android N preview is more stable and updates itself

Google surprised us all with an Android N developer preview two months before its annual I/O developer conference, and then it updated the software a few weeks ago with new performance-enhancing features. [Read more...]

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Google Home will take on Echo to be your at-home assistant

While the New York Times may have broken the news early, Google's answer to Amazon's smart speakers is now official. [Read more...]

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Google I/O, the company's annual developer-focused conference, kicks off in just a few hours -- but at a much different venue than in years past. [Read more...]

Pornhub wants to help you get fit

If there's one thing that Pornhub is good at that doesn't involve a satisfying break from work, it's getting people to pay attention to its plans. [Read more...]

Britney's new mobile game offers a piece of the pop princess

First came Kim. Then came Katy. And now it's time for Britney, bitch. Vegas' pop-princess-in-residence is following in the digital footsteps of Kanye's notorious Instawife with a free-to-play mobile game out today on iOS and Android. [Read more...]

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E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Wednesday -- May 18, 2016

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Headline Scan
Microsoft, SAP Deepen Partnership to Blend Cloud Offerings
AT&T Snags Quickplay for DirecTV Expansion
Privacy Concerns Curb Online Commerce, Communication
Marketing and Loyalty
Apple Invests $1B in Chinese Uber Competitor Didi Chuxing
What SMBs Want From IT Services
Charter-TWC Merger Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle

Today's Story Highlights

Microsoft, SAP Deepen Partnership to Blend Cloud Offerings

Microsoft and SAP have announced plans to integrate their respective
cloud-based systems, allowing the SAP HANA database to work with
Microsoft Azure, which will enable Office 365 to communicate directly
with SAP enterprise apps. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and SAP CEO Bill
McDermott sat down before a packed audience at Sapphire Now and outlined
how the enhanced partnership will benefit customers.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83518.html

AT&T Snags Quickplay for DirecTV Expansion

AT&T on Monday announced that it has agreed to buy Quickplay Media,
which will serve as the backbone for DirecTV's upcoming multiplatform
streaming video services. Quickplay, which supports AT&T's U-Verse TV
Everywhere service, will support DirecTV Now, DirecTV Mobile and DirecTV
Preview. The services will allow DirecTV content to be viewed on mobile
phones, smart TVs, PCs and tablets.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83513.html

Privacy Concerns Curb Online Commerce, Communication

Concern about online security and privacy are leading Americans to
curtail online activity, the NTIA reported last week. More than 41,000
households with at least one Internet user in July responded to several
privacy and security questions the U.S. Census Bureau posed for the
NTIA. Eighty-four percent of those households named at least one online
privacy and security concern.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83509.html

Marketing and Loyalty

The CRM industry is shining a bright light on digital marketing, and it
is a sign of how early we are in the digital marketing boom that few
vendors are championing the idea of using marketing in any way other
than for driving sales. Based on recent events by Oracle and Salesforce,
it appears that the focus on driving more sales makes perfect sense for
organizations just getting their feet wet.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83510.html

Apple Invests $1B in Chinese Uber Competitor Didi Chuxing

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday met with executives from Didi Chuxing, just
days after the company announced that it had received a US$1 billion
investment from Apple. After arriving in Beijing, Cook tweeted out
photos of himself taking a taxi with Jean Liu, the president of Didi
Chuxing, and of her showing him the mobile app. Apple hosted a panel of
iOS developers at the Apple Store in Beijing.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83508.html

What SMBs Want From IT Services

When small businesses choose an IT and support service provider, the two
most important considerations are the provider's ability to include all
of the company's devices and provide a comprehensive IT service plan.
More than half of small businesses that use professional IT services use
two or more services. However, small businesses may have to rely on
multiple vendors to address their IT needs.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83506.html

Charter-TWC Merger Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle

Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable last week announced that
California regulators approved their planned merger following a series
of hearings in which the companies agreed to open access to underserved
communities. The California Public Utilities Commission voted
unanimously to approve the merger, which requires the combined company
to provide low-cost broadband access.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83507.html

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Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- May 18, 2016

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Headline Scan
Otto Kits Out Big Rigs With Aftermarket Self-Driving Tech
Motorola Shows Off New Moto G Collection
Google to Dim Flash Player in Chrome Browser
Forked Debian Beta Is Rough Around the Edges
Facebook Looks Into Bias Claims
Could the Next Disruptive Consumer Product Be a Flip Phone?

Today's Story Highlights

Otto Kits Out Big Rigs With Aftermarket Self-Driving Tech

Otto on Monday introduced a self-driving kit designed to help those
behind the wheel of big rigs drive more safely and efficiently. The
company is developing a suite of sensors, software and other truck-
related enhancements that could be retrofitted into existing vehicles.
The technology has been tested in Otto's research fleet, and the company
completed an autonomous demo on public highways.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83519.html

Motorola Shows Off New Moto G Collection

Motorola on Tuesday unveiled three new smartphones: the fourth-
generation Moto G, the Moto G Plus and the Moto G Play. The Moto G and
Moto G Plus can be customized using Moto Maker, while the Moto G Play
can not. All three run Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The Moto G and Moto G
Plus became available Tuesday in Brazil and India. They will be rolled
out elsewhere over time.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83517.html

Google to Dim Flash Player in Chrome Browser

Google last week announced that it would minimize use of Adobe's Flash
Player in its Chrome Web browser by the end of the year by turning off
its default status. When Chrome encounters a Web page, it will report
the presence of Flash Player only if a user has indicated that the
domain should execute Flash or if the site is in one of the top 10
domains using Flash, ‎Google's Anthony LaForge said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83512.html

Forked Debian Beta Is Rough Around the Edges

The Devuan GNU/Linux community's much-awaited Devuan Linux Jessie 1.0
beta release is available. It took two years for disgruntled Debian
community members to make good on their promise of a systemd-free Debian
distro. They rejected a Linux-wide trend to replace older init processes
such as Upstart and System V with systemd. The process of forking Debian
into Devuan took much longer than expected.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83514.html

Facebook Looks Into Bias Claims

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg last week announced that the company would
investigate allegations that its Trending Topics feature had an
anticonservative bias. "We have found no evidence that this report is
true," he said, referring to a news report that kicked off the storm.
"If we find anything against our principles, you have my commitment that
we will take additional steps to address it."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83511.html

Could the Next Disruptive Consumer Product Be a Flip Phone?

Smartphones appear to be losing their luster, and the king of
smartphones -- Apple -- clearly is not having a good year. Suddenly, I'm
hearing that there is an upswing in flip phones, making this feel a bit
like a Game of Thrones episode, when a believed-dead king returns to
seize the throne by surprise. Clearly, the market is looking for the
next big thing.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83494.html

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