Automakers battle for high-tech dominance on the road to self-driving car – WHBL Sheboygan

Sunday, November 15, 2015 3:11 p.m. CST By Naomi Tajitsu and Paul Ingrassia TOKYO/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – At the recent Frankfurt Auto Show, Ford Motor Co unveiled a new feature that lets drivers pre-set their car to go at or just above the speed limit. In-car…

Google Plan Big Changes To The Photo Apps Such As Picasa After Acquiring Fly Labs – Insight Ticker

Google has acquired Fly Labs, a video-editing apps company based in New York for an undisclosed amount, and will be absorbing all the staffs and employees of the start-up into Mountain View, California. Fly Labs is reputed for such video-editing apps as Clips, Fly, Tempo,…

Google opens Alphabet era with stock-lifting report – Salt Lake Tribune

The third-quarter gains also reflected the financial discipline that has been imposed by Porat, who made it clear she intended to curb spending shortly after joining Google in May. Google’s operating expenses in the third quarter rose at slightly slower pace than net revenue, helping…

Apple event expected to focus on iPhones, TV – Phys.Org

Mobile Apps Are Essential For Buyer Relevancy

New iPhone models might also feature “force touch” technology used in Apple Watch, which allows the user to control the device based on how hard the screen is pressed Apple is expected to unveil updated iPhones Wednesday along with an Apple TV revamp that may…

The ten best Chromebooks – ITworld

Chromebooks have been burning up the sales charts at Amazon for a long time now, but it can be difficult for newcomers to figure out which model to buy. Paste Magazine has a helpful list of the ten best Chromebooks you can buy right now….

Vancouver’s high-tech hurdle: Attracting top-level talent – The Globe and Mail

From left: Version One Ventures CEO and founder Boris Wertz, BuildDirect president and CEO Jeff Booth, Vision Critical founder and president of corporate innovation Andrew Reid, Hootsuite CEO and founder Ryan Holmes, Shoes.com chairman and co-founder Roger Hardy, Plentyoffish CEO and founder Markus Frind, and…

What we can learn from the Pan Am Games – The Globe and Mail

So much for the fretting, hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing. It seems that in the end, Toronto learned to stop worrying and love the Pan Am Games. In the run-up to the games, it seemed the largest multisport spectacle ever to be held in Canada was destined…