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2 | These are the Daily Tech Headlines for Thursday October 11 2018. I'm Sarah Lane. | |||||
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6 | Apple is paying $300 million in cash to buy a portion of Dialog Semiconductor which Apple has been working with since the first iPhone. Apple is also committing a further $300 million to make purchases from the remaining part of Dialog’s business, making it a $600 million deal in total. | http://techcrunch.com/2018/10/10/apple-is-paying-300m-in-cash-to-buy-a-part-of-dialog-semiconductor-and-expand-its-chipmaking-in-europe/ | ||||
7 | A new Gartner reports shows that in Q2 2018, global PC shipments were up for the first time in six years — and in Q3 2018, Microsoft broke into the top five list of PC vendors in the U.S. for the first time with its line of Surface computers, laptops, and tablets. Overall growth in Q3 2018 was flat. Gartner estimates that worldwide PC shipments increased 0.1 percent to 67.2 million units, while IDC counts a 0.9 percent decline to 67.4 million units. Gartner’s top five vendors were Lenovo, HP, Dell, Apple, and Acer (in that order) while IDC’s were Lenovo, HP, Dell, Acer, and Apple (also in that order). | https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/10/gartner-microsoft-passes-acer-to-become-top-5-pc-vendor-in-the-u-s/ | ||||
8 | Sources tell CNBC that Apple is readying a new digital video service that will combine original content and subscription services from legacy media companies. Owners of Apple devices will reportedly get the content through the pre-installed “TV” application, which would include Apple-owned content alongside subscription “channels,” which will allow customers to sign up for online-only services. | https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/10/apple-plans-to-give-away-original-content-for-free-to-device-owners.html | ||||
9 | In other Apple news, music encyclopedia and lyrics database Genius announced a partnership with Apple Music, pairing the website’s lyrics with songs. Starting today, Genius lyrics for “thousands of songs” are available on Apple Music, allowing users to read lyrics and annotations while they listen. Apple Music is now the official music player for Genius. Apple Music subscribers who visit the Genius website and are logged into their account will be able to play a song directly on the song’s Genius song page. | http://www.theverge.com/2018/10/11/17963472/genius-lyrics-apple-music-now-avilable | ||||
10 | The US Air Force awarded its new round of "Launch Service Agreements," which provide funds to rocket companies to complete development of their boosters. United Launch Alliance received $967,000,000 for the development of the Vulcan Centaur launch system. Northrop Grumman: $791,601,015 for development of the Omega launch system Blue Origin: $500,000,000 for the development of the New Glenn launch system. SpaceX was notically absent. In January 2016, SpaceX received an award for development testing of the Raptor upper-stage engine and Orbital ATK for development of the Common Booster Segment main stage, the Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM) 63XL strap-on booster, and an extendable nozzle for Blue Origin's BE-3U/EN upper stage engine. | https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/air-force-makes-consequential-awards-to-rocket-developers/ | ||||
11 | Dating app Bumble's parent company Rimberg International Corp. is considering an IPO the U.S. ,according to founder Andrey Andreev. The holding company also controls dating app Chappy and London-based Badoo, the world’s biggest dating app by number of users, with more than 400 million. | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-11/bumble-owner-targets-nasdaq-ipo-to-become-world-s-top-matchmaker | ||||
12 | Google announced a ton of hardware at its Made By Google event on Tuesday, but on the software side it also updated Google Assistant and Home Hub smart display. New features on mobile include faster access to activating Assistant without having to manually unlock a device, such as the new Pixel 3, and a new visual overview of your day, including recent notes, event recommendations, and important reminders. Google Assistant smart displays include the JBL Link View and Lenovo Smart Display, which can now be added to speaker groups and contribute to multiroom audio. | http://www.theverge.com/2018/10/11/17964184/google-assistant-2018-update-smart-display-lock-screen | ||||
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