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Some 2,000 integrated point-of-sale (POS) will be rolled out in more than 650 retail stores across Singapore, supporting various payment options including Samsung Pay and Apple Pay.Local payments services provider Network for Electronic Transfers of Singapore

Facebook's female engineers are less likely to get their code accepted than their male engineer counterparts. That's according to an internal study reported by The Wall Street Journal, which puts in question Facebook's efforts to foster diversity. At present, only 33 percent of Facebook's workforce is composed of females. An astounding number by Silicon Valley's standards, to be sure, but still an example of the lack of female employees in tech firms. Of all the women Facebook employs, only 17 percent

Optus has announced that it will be wholesaling its 4G network to niche mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Moose Mobile for the next five years.Moose Mobile said it targets the youth market by selling refurbished iPhones

Samsung's Bixby is out to compete with other AI assistants in the market. Its cred? Rapping. In Korean, at least. A video posted online showed the Galaxy S8's much-hyped AI assistant with a female voice rapping. The three-minute clip of Bixby rap was also discovered to contain a shoutout to Apple Siri. Bixby was baked into the Galaxy S8 when it was launched on March 29, with the voice command feature released in South Korea on May 1. The U.S. version is set

Intel has shuffled its executive ranks again, announcing that long-time executive Diane Bryant is stepping down from her role as GM of the Data Center Group (DCG). Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said in an email to

T-Mobile just announced its plans for a true nationwide 5G network, not long after AT&T announced that it would roll out its 5G Evolution Network to 20 U.S. cities by the end of this year. In particular, T-Mobile was sternly disparaging AT&T, with CEO John Legere calling its 5G Evolution "bull****" in a vlog published on Tuesday, May 2. T-Mobile emphasized that its 5G network will leverage its newly purchased 600 MHz spectrum. It will be used in servicing both LTE and

Apple CEO Tim Cook

For years, the Apple MacBook Air has been one of the most desirable computers in homes and on school campuses. Various iterations have won multiple PCMag Editors' Choice awards for ultraportable laptops. The the 13-inch version hasn't been updated since 2015, and that has incoming students and their parents looking at alternatives like the Microsoft Surface Laptop. Earlier this month, it was rumored that the Surface Laptop would be a Chromebook killer, going after the education market with low-priced units. What

Modern smartphones have become increasingly bigger, but a new handset called Jelly comes as the world's smallest 4G smartphone and runs Android 7 Nougat out of the box. In recent years, there's been a constant push to make smartphones increasingly larger and some truly blur the line between smartphones and tablets. The tiny new Jelly smartphone, however, is quite the opposite. Unlike large smartphones from the likes of Samsung, Apple, Google and others, Jelly is a cheap and tiny phone with a 2.45-inch display.

What were you thinking Microsoft? The company's just-released Surface Laptop is meant to challenge Chromebooks, but at a starting price of $999, who the heck will buy it? It sure won't be schools, which Chromebook dominates

The health benefits one can reap if they commit themselves to a regular exercise regimen — such as running — are many. However, there are scores of people around the world who, due to physical or other limitations, are unable to run to build their stamina. A new study now shares that building stamina may not require so much time, or exercise, as previously thought. In previous studies, researchers from the Salk Institute discovered a gene pathway that was triggered by running.

Rackspace CEO Taylor Rhodes.

Sprint on Wednesday delivered mixed fourth quarter financial results.

Heads up, Cortana. Google Assistant is coming to PC via Google Chrome. The erstwhile mobile-exclusive personal assistant is coming to all devices, now that Google has made its software development kit public. Through the Google Chrome extension AutoVoice, Google Assistant can now be used on PCs. It takes time to set up, but it opens up a myriad of uses via voice commands. AutoVoice And Google Assistant AutoVoice developer João Dias posted in his blog a video showing him interacting with Google Assistant on his PC

The walled garden of iOS is more difficult to compromise than the famously open source Android platform.

Microsoft Edge is taking a page off Google Chrome's browser playbook: regular updates. Starting in September, when the new Redstone 3 update for Windows 10 rolls out, Microsoft Edge will get its refresh from the Windows Store. Unlike Windows 10, which will be updated twice a year, Microsoft Edge will get more frequent updates direct from the Windows Store. Frequent Updates For Microsoft Edge According to an insider report, Microsoft Edge will get its updates from the Windows Store once Redstone 3 rolls out

The Australian Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has revealed that consumer complaints about delays in being connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN) have dropped over the first two quarters of the 2016-17 financial year.

As Australia passes the milestone of 2 million premises connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN), the latest NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) shows that over 1.1 million

The OnePlus 5 is among the most hotly anticipated smartphones of this year and the company's CEO just posted the first teaser, touting a "big surprise." With the LG G6 and the Samsung Galaxy S8 out of the bag, one of the most rumored smartphones yet to debut is the OnePlus 5, which is expected to hit the scene sometime in the second half of this year. OnePlus started out shyly, launching its first smartphone — the OnePlus 1 — a few years

Vocus Communications has revised its guidance for the 2017 financial year, with revenue down by AU$100 million, underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) down by between AU$65 million and AU$75 million, and net

After being diagnosed with desmoplastic melanoma in 2016, Holly Rowe has partnered with the Melanoma Research Foundation to create an awareness campaign on skin cancer. May is the Melanoma Awareness Month, and various organizations inform people on the issue of skin cancer. Melanoma is a form of skin cancer that is especially dangerous, as it can spread quickly. The disease develops from the cells in our skin that produce pigment, which are responsible for the dark color of moles and the tan

Apple's plan to push iPhone sales into positive territory for 2017 has stalled, with sales taking a surprise dip.Must read: iPhone 8: Here's what we think we know about Apple's 10th-anniversary iPhoneiPhone sales of 50.8 million

A leaked document made some startling allegations, indicating that Facebook was targeting emotionally insecure and vulnerable users. The company denies such claims. The leaked document reveals that Facebook conducted research to target vulnerable users, but was not published. Nevertheless, although the paper was not released, it still sparked plenty of controversy when it leaked last week and the media was abuzz with reports of how Facebook targeted users based on their emotions to push ads. The paper reportedly detailed how teenage Facebook

For the first time ever, Red Hat will align its flagship operating system, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), development and release dates with a third-party: Amazon Web Services (AWS). This alliance underlines just how important the

And then there were three. Windows 10 S fits between Home and Pro.Microsoft announced Windows 10 S at an event in New York City on May 2, 2017.The new edition joins Windows 10 Home and Pro

The Samsung Gear S3 is compatible with a number of Android and iOS smartphones and Samsung just published a handy chart to illustrate it. Just recently, Samsung announced a permanent price cut for its Gear S3 smartwatch in the United States, indicating that the company is looking to boost sales before Apple and other players release new smartwatches. The permanent Gear S3 price cut makes the smartwatch more appealing to prospective buyers, but compatibility also plays an important role in one's decision

While Windows and new Surface hardware were the headliners of today's Microsoft Education event in New York City, Microsoft also revealed some new Office applications and services.As has

The Apple Watch launched with much fanfare. But the recent disappearance of some of its apps happened almost unnoticed. Big-name apps such as Google Maps and Amazon have pulled their support for Apple's wearable Apple Watch as Apple prepares for the launch of Watch Series 3. The wearable fitness tracker has just launched watchOS 3.2 last March, so the absence of some apps may come as a surprise to Apple Watch owners. The Curious Case of Google Maps The disappearance of Google Maps and other

The Brazilian government is expecting that its first own satellite will finally reach space later this week.A month-long general strike in French Guiana meant it was operationally impossible to launch the Ariane 5 rocket, which will

Citrix had added some new Mac-focused capabilities to its file sync and sharing service ShareFile. The company said the updates are aimed at promoting better collaboration and productivity while protecting company, customer and personal information.

Photos of Fitbit's first "proper" smartwatch have leaked. The company is currently developing the follow-up to its Blaze Smart Fitness Watch of yesteryear, and it appears that the said device features a more evolved look of Fitbit's Blaze line. Fitbit Higgs Specs Codenamed "Higgs," the watch will reportedly feature specs that can hold a candle to the Apple Watch Series 2. As per Yahoo Finance, which nabbed the exclusive photos, Fitbit's second-generation Blaze watch will feature a GPS, a heart rate monitor, a payments system

The Victorian government has announced that it will be investing AU$11 million in the mobile blackspot program as part of an overall AU$45 million spend on improving digital technology and infrastructure in regional areas across the

People who have bought Apple's wireless headphones, the AirPods, are largely satisfied with their purchase. That's at least according to a survey by Experian and Creative Strategies. The results suggest that out of 942 AirPods owners polled, 82 percent were "very satisfied" with the headphones, while 16 percent were "satisfied." This amounts to an overall satisfaction rate of 98 percent. Apple AirPods Customers Are Pretty Satisfied Creative Strategies says the AirPods has received the highest satisfaction level out of all products released by

Melbourne IT has announced the proposed acquisition of internet marketing service provider WME Group for approximately AU$39 million.WME Group provides digital marketing solutions, including search engine optimisation, search engine advertising, and web design. WME Group's market-facing