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Sep 02, 2016 AM EDT - Agatha Austria

Acer Introduces Predator 21: World’s First Curved Screen Laptop

Acer unveiled Predator 21 which is the world's first curved screen laptop.

Aug 31, 2016 AM EDT - Agatha Austria

LG Electronics to Launch New Handset V20 a Day Before Apple iPhone 7 Release

Seoul-based company, LG Electronics will launch its latest handset on Sept. 6, a day earlier than the release of the latest iPhone to be held also in San Francisco.

Aug 31, 2016 AM EDT - Bien R. Gruba III

California Government to Allow Pilot Test of Driverless Cars Without Steering Wheels

The possibility of allowing the testing of driverless cars without steering wheels on Californian roads is gaining traction in the state's legislature according to a report by Tech Crunch.

Aug 30, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

IBM Sets Up New Cloud Data Center in South Korea

IBM opened its latest cloud data center in South Korea, making the total number of global IBM cloud data centers to 47, and continued its expansion into the Asian market with its launch.

Aug 29, 2016 AM EDT - Bien R. Gruba III

Facebook Abandons Human Editors to Manage its 'Trending Feature'

Facebook is going to rely less on human editors to manage its 'Trending feature.' Facebook's "Trending" allows users to see popular topics circulating in the last twenty four hours. Zuckerberg is planning to automate the feature to dramatically reduce the possibility of human bias in determining what is trending and what is not according to a post in Facebook's blog.

Aug 27, 2016 AM EDT - Bien R. Gruba III

Apple Defends Iphone from Latest Security Breach

Apple fixed a critical security software flaw, which was up until Thursday, enabled hackers to easily invade Iphones with spyware and transform the phones into tracking devices that can take pictures and video record data of the unsuspecting owner.

Aug 26, 2016 AM EDT - Bien R. Gruba III

Samsung Scoop to Compete with Amazon's Echo

Samsung created a Bluetooth speaker with microphone capabilities called "Scoop" possibly as to compete with, Echo, a similar device from Amazon based on a report by Ausdrooid -Australia's independent media outlet that covers mobile and tech news.

Aug 26, 2016 AM EDT - Bien R. Gruba III

Self-Driving Taxis in Singapore Begin Trial Run: Commercial Launch in 2018

Self-driving taxis in Singapore have been deployed on trial mode with a full scale commercial launch in 2018 according to a report by Fortune.

Aug 26, 2016 AM EDT - Bien R. Gruba III

Pokemon Go Update: Players Can Now View a Pokemon's Attack and Defense

Pokemon Go Update: Players can now View a Pokemon's Attack and Defense

Aug 24, 2016 PM EDT - Bien R. Gruba III

Facebook's Lifestage App for Teens: Danger to Teen Privacy

Facebook's Lifestage App for Teens has been criticized to be a danger to teen privacy. Facebook launched the new video selfie sharing mobile app for teenagers but apparently teens don't have the means to control the app's privacy settings. The app is 'always public and viewable by everyone'

Aug 24, 2016 PM EDT - Bien R. Gruba III

iPad Pro 2 Possible Release Dates, September 7

The iPad Pro 2's possible release date is 7th of September according to strong industry rumors.

Aug 24, 2016 PM EDT - Bien R. Gruba III

Xbox Scorpio Release Date: Autumn 2017

Xbox Scorpio release date is sometime late 2017 and fans are excited to see if it is true that it would be the most powerful video game console in the history of gaming.

Aug 18, 2016 AM EDT - Bien R. Gruba III

Cisco Systems Terminates 14,000 employees - Seeks Workers with New Skills

Cisco Systems is terminating about 14,000 employees which represents 20 percent of its 70,000 strong global workforce according to insiders interviewed by tech news site CRN.