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Popcorn in 13 minutes: Amazon makes its first drone delivery in England

The flight to deliver an Amazon Fire streaming device and popcorn to a customer took off from a nearby warehouse and lasted 13 minutes, covering about two miles

Popcorn in 13 minutes: Amazon makes its first drone delivery in England
Updated On : 15 Dec 2016 | 9:40 AM IST

Google and Facebook take aim at fake news sites

Facebook has been at the epicentre of the debate, accused by some commentators of swinging voters in favour of Donald Trump

Google and Facebook take aim at fake news sites
Updated On : 16 Nov 2016 | 12:56 AM IST

Google, Facebook hit fake news sites where it hurts with advertisement ban

Taken together, the decisions were a clear signal that the tech behemoths could no longer ignore the growing outcry

Google, Facebook hit fake news sites where it hurts with advertisement ban
Updated On : 15 Nov 2016 | 1:39 PM IST
Updated On : 28 Oct 2016 | 1:04 AM IST

Microsoft reorganises its research efforts around AI

The new organisation combines research group, Bing search engine and Cortana virtual assistant

Microsoft reorganises its research efforts around AI
Updated On : 01 Oct 2016 | 12:44 AM IST

With low prices, Amazon unleashes a new weapon in the war of tablets

Amazon's Fire HD 8 tablet on display in San Francisco. At $89.99, the Fire HD 8 is 40 per cent cheaper than its previous version

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Updated On : 10 Sep 2016 | 11:54 PM IST

Amazon, lifted by cloud services, reports $857-mn net income

Revenue jumped 31 per cent to $30.4 billion from $23.19 billion a year ago

Amazon, lifted by cloud services, reports $857-mn net income
Updated On : 30 Jul 2016 | 1:25 AM IST

Cushioned by cloud biz, Microsoft earnings rise

For the quarter-ended June, Microsoft reported net income of $3.12 bn; it had reported a loss of $3.2 bn in the corresponding period a year ago

Cushioned by cloud biz, Microsoft earnings rise
Updated On : 21 Jul 2016 | 12:25 AM IST
Updated On : 11 Jul 2016 | 1:24 AM IST

Microsoft's LinkedIn connect

LinkedIn could help Microsoft accelerate its shift to the internet by giving it a large online property that has became the de facto standard for posting resumes online

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Updated On : 14 Jun 2016 | 1:10 AM IST
Updated On : 30 Apr 2016 | 12:04 AM IST

In virtual reality headsets, investors glimpse future

The required headsets are expected to cost $300 to $500, in addition to the $1,000 or more it will cost for a powerful PC that some will require

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2015 | 12:15 AM IST

A peek into how governments and industries meet

Gates had prodded governments to increase spending on research and development of clean technologies

A peek into how governments and industries meet
Updated On : 09 Dec 2015 | 11:58 PM IST

Nick Wingfield: Microsoft no more an easy mark for hackers

Once synonymous with vulnerabilities and bugs in its products, the tech giant is cleaning up its act by ramping up security systems as well as eliminating corporate divisions that separated one securi

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Updated On : 18 Nov 2015 | 10:06 PM IST
Updated On : 25 Sep 2015 | 1:54 AM IST

New Apple TV to focus on games

It's tough to know how compelling the games on Apple TV will be until the company reveals the system this week

New Apple TV to focus on games
Updated On : 08 Sep 2015 | 12:18 AM IST

A $7-bn charge at Microsoft leads to its largest loss ever

Reports net loss $3.2 billion loss compared with net income of $4.61 billion during the same period last year

A $7-bn charge at Microsoft leads to its largest loss ever
Updated On : 23 Jul 2015 | 12:38 AM IST

Windows 10 release signifies Microsoft's shift in strategy...

Satya Nadella-led Microsoft will not charge customers to upgrade Windows on computers, a shift that shows how power dynamics in the tech industry have changed

Windows 10 release signifies Microsoft's shift in strategy...
Updated On : 21 Jul 2015 | 12:58 AM IST

Satya Nadella shakes up Microsoft top management

Four senior executives including, Stephen Elop and Mark Penn, will leave the company in the biggest organisational shake-up yet under its India-born chief executive

Satya Nadella shakes up Microsoft top management
Updated On : 19 Jun 2015 | 12:34 AM IST

Microsoft (yes, Microsoft) has a far-out vision

CEO Satya Nadella has pushed researchers and product engineers to work closer than ever before

Microsoft (yes, Microsoft) has a far-out vision
Updated On : 02 May 2015 | 12:20 AM IST