Kalyan Kumar

Enterprise IT major IBM has clinched an exclusive partnership with Apple to sell its iPhones and iPads loaded with its applications to enterprise clients, reported Reuters. Many see this as an attempt by IBM to shift gears from hardware to software. The hardware business of IBM is not in an exciting phase.

The technological innovations in iPhones will see astounding heights, if the latest invention patented by Apple gets into its smartphones. According to a report in the Wire, the iPhones of future will carry apps that can track behavior patterns of the users.

Twitter's acquisition of CardSpring has taken it very close to its goal of launching its own e-commerce platform, reports The Wall street Journal. Though the cost of acquisition is not available the deal is all set to bring real-time shopping to Twitter with the shopper redeeming them offline at a later date.

Google has declared a war on cyber attacks. Aiming to exterminate nasty computer bugs attracting hackers Google announced a mission to go after cyber criminals, reports CNN.

Amidst rumours that Apple's iPhone will be flaunting a resilient and durable sapphire glass screen, a Japanese company Kyocera has come forward offering a super strong synthetic sapphire shield. According to a report published by Android Central, Kyocera claims that its Sapphire Shield can offer many Android OEMs the high quality synthetic sapphire glass for making their phone screens.

Google’s Nest Labs has launched an industry group to smart home gadget makers to comply with Thread--a new standard for devices to communicate on a network, reported Reuters. Google Nest Labs is a thermostat maker acquired by Google to lead initiatives in household devices under the Internet of Things.

Samsung Electronics is battling at two fronts to defend its market turf, reports Reuters. On the one end is high end Apple with its iPhones and at the other end cheaper Chinese rivals are eating away its market. The report quotes a recent survey by Counterpoint to show this new development.

Samsung has introduced Galaxy Apps, an app store for Galaxy owners. This also cuts out the need for turning to Google Play, for its customers, reports eWeek. The move looks like an effort by Samsung to sharpen its branding and with a space away from Google. Samsung’s latest Tab S will be the new beneficiary of this step.

Smartphone users especially the Android users are facing the menace of millions of fake apps chasing them, reports IDG News. Disguised as official apps they are targeting mostly Android users, according to a study by Japan based Trend Micro.

Intel will be launching its much awaited Skylake processors next year, reported IDG News. The clarification puts to rest all concerns on a possible delay after problems in its Broadwell chip surfaced. According to Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, the release of Skylake will be finalized in the second half of this year based on process readiness and product readiness.

The Apple-IBM partnership for enterprise mobile management will rattle Google led Android push in enterprise, reports Computer World. The Apple-IBM deal came close on the heels of Google’s initiative to attract business users into Android tablets and smartphones. Google even offers a special mobile device management software to separate work and personal data in the upcoming Android L.

The new trend of popular messaging apps trying to position themselves as advertising platforms is catching up. WeChat, the popular messaging app in China is making such an effort by exploring way to become an advertising platform, reports Wall Street Journal.

A big chunk of Australian technology professionals are caught by Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial bug, reports The Australian. Quoting a leading angel investor, the report says the new breed tech entrepreneurs are heavily inspired by Google and many of them are Ex Googlers.

Giving an aura of innovator Samsung’s beta version of 850 PRO SSD is out and it looks very promising from many perspectives, reports Beta News. Conceptually Solid State Drives or SSD works like a hard disk drive (HDD) but inside it no moving parts will be there. Compared to HDD SSD is ultra fast and its price is ten times higher than HDD.

Apple is facing the fury of China’s state owned media for deploying location tracking apps in its iPhones, reports CNN. The report quotes China’s CCTV network alleging Apple devices as recording every move and message of the iPhone users in China and putting China's state secrets at risk.

A deadly computer virus named Ransomware is spreading like wild fire, reported CNN. This malware locks out computer files and encrypt them forcing to pay ransom to reopen them with a key. Experts in anti-malware operations find it difficult to exterminate. The report also mentions about a major ransomware ‘Cryptolocker’ offensive carried out by the FBI recently.

There is good news for parents. LG Electronics has announced a wrist-worn device Kizon to track children, reports BBC. The device will help parents to track and update children on what they are up to. The target audience for the new device will be families having pre-school and primary school children.

Canadian smartphone maker Blackberry will be launching its latest smart phone Passport sometime in September this year. According to a Cnet report by Marguerite Reardon, the launch will be held in London. The report quotes the company's CEO John Chen regarding this.

LG Electronics has come out with new Tablets --LG G Pad 10.1 and LG G Pad 7.0 and they are being released for sale in all leading markets, reported Wall Street Journal. These WiFi enabled tablets run on Android 4.4 KitKat and flaunt a simplified User Interface. Both tablets share many common features including Knock Code and Smart Keyboard.

The prolonged slump in personal computer sales is bottoming out. According to an Associated Press report by Mae Anderson, the demand in the second quarter is bright in all developed markets including North America and Europe. The PC sales had crashed in recent years after a surge in tablets and mobile devices. The economic slowdown around the world also led to disrupted sales.

The leading footwear brand Adidas is all set to enter the wearables market with an exclusive focus on personal workout sessions. Blogger Nick Wingfield writes in New York Times how Adidas is scripting a unique strategy for the fitness market.

Amid rising expectations about the roll out of Apple iPhone 6, some indications suggest that the new offering will only have a modestly upgraded battery than the iPhone 5s. This has been stated in a technology blog by Jason O Grady published in zdnet.

Sydney Airport has implemented a new technology called SmartPath to aloow landing by any aircraft in the lowest visibility conditions. According to a report in Zdnet by writer Aimee Chanthadavong, the new technology allows an aircraft to land within one metre of the runway’s centre even in the worst visibility conditions.

A group of frontline Technology companies have joined to establish a consortium that will seek common standards for gadgets, reports Reuters. This is in line with the trend in the Internet of Things. The companies joining hands will be Samsung Electronics, Intel Corp and Dell. Qualcomm and LG Electronics will be backing them from outside.

In a rare feat, Google smartphones with next-generation 3D sensing technology will be pressed into service to amplify the robots' functionality in NASA manned space station, Reuters reported.

iWatch's much awaited launch--Apple's smartwatch will happen late this year, according to a Business Insider report by Jay Yarrow.

Windows users are looking forward to the next OS from Microsoft.

The long wait after the release of Android Kitkat 4.4 in September 2013 is getting over after the developers preview of Android L came out.

The adoption of Apple's CarPlay for dashboard support is gaining traction. German carmaker Audi is the latest to announce the roll out of CarPlay enabled vehicles next year. According to the report by Liam Tung in Zdnet, Audi will be offering CarPlay in its new models from next year onwards.