Cisco snatches AppDynamics from IPO market for $3.7B
Cisco has agreed to acquire AppDynamics for $3.7 billion in cash and assumed equity awards, scooping up the application performance management company just days before its expected initial public offering. The deal, which Cisco announced late Tuesday, is expected to close by the end of April.AppDynamics was going to be the first tech company to go public in 2017, with its initial offering set for Thursday, January 26. Tech industry insiders and investors were watching AppDynamics’s IPO clos..>> view originalGoogle Boots Android Ransomware From The Play Store
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Some important things you should know about this site. We do use third party cookies on this site – most notably from Google – primarily for the purposes of advertising. The neat thing about these are that you can opt out yourself over at Google’s HQ, if you read through these pages on the DoubleClick cookie in particular. Other advertising partners (such as AdClick Africa) may also drop a cookie on your machine. We also use an analytics cookie from Google. Like all web servers, your IP address..>> view originalApple Will Soon Help You Find Lost AirPods, It Could Do Even More
Ever since Apple's introduction of its wireless AirPods earbuds, there's been a meme running around that they're great so long as you don't lose them. In part, this is because even fans like the Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern spent a lot of pixels talking about it. But it's also true that they're small, monochromatic, and, well, expensive. Apple will replace a single lost one for $69 but beginning with iOS 10.3 will also help you find misplaced AirPods. The limitations of locating Bluetooth ..>> view originalElon Musk might actually be serious about boring tunnels
Elon Musk.(Photo: Tesla Motors)One of the few people with the wherewithal to actually do something about the legendary traffic in Los Angeles is finally fed up.Billionaire innovator Elon Musk declared early Wednesday that he's ready to move ahead with his recently formulated ambitions to bore holes through the earth."Exciting progress on the tunnel front," Musk tweeted. "Plan to start digging in a month or so."Coming from anyone else, you might assume this is a joke.But given that this is an ent..>> view originalExciting Galaxy S8 Leak Promises Stunning New Feature
Samsung's Galaxy S8 is looking to make a huge visual impact with an 'infinity screen', reports Samuel Gibbs. Speaking to The Guardian, sources gave details on the advanced screen technology and some of the design cues that will make the Galaxy S8 a visually stunning handset. LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 05: A Samsung and a Galaxy signs are seen at the Samsung booth during CES 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) 2017's expected trend of reducing the size of the..>> view originalRussia says technical checks may delay some space rocket launches
MOSCOW Russia's space agency said on Wednesday it had ordered extra checks to be made on its Proton-M rockets, meaning it might be forced to delay some satellite launches this year.Roscosmos, the Russian equivalent of NASA, made the announcement after the Kommersant daily reported that manufacturing problems had been detected in some Proton-M rockets and that some launches were likely to be delayed by several months "in a best case scenario."European, U.S. and Asian firms rely heavily on Russi..>> view originalDell now has a Chromebook with a stylus too
Dell is announcing a trio of new Chromebooks today, and the most interesting of the bunch is a convertible laptop that works with a stylus. Fittingly named the Chromebook 11 Convertible, the laptop can flip around to be used like a tablet, works with ...>> view originalFive Teams Book Tickets To The Moon To Win The Google Lunar XPRIZE
Five teams have until the end of this year to launch a spacecraft to the Moon and win Google’s Lunar X Prize. The clock is ticking for the private space launch hopefuls, who have until December 31st to get their competing probes on their way to the lunar surface in the international competition. The X Prize Foundation announced yesterday that 16 teams had been whittled down to just five with launch contracts, SpaceIL, Moon Express, HAKUTO, Synergy Moon and Team Indus. However, all 16 teams have ..>> view originalInternet solves Google I/O invite. Answer: May 17-19
Google I/O is returning to the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. James Martin/CNET For Google's biggest event of the year, Google I/O, the search giant is once again looking no further than its own backyard. The annual software confab is being held over three days starting May 17 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California.The venue is so close to the Googleplex,..>> view original
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