Mobile Minutes: Samsung's woes, Apple's gain; IoT security; Microsoft Surface success; Time Warner and AT&T
Apple hopes to benefit from Samsung smartphone woes
SAN FRANCISCO ?
Samsung Note 7's losses may be Apple iPhone 7's gain.
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A new era of Internet attacks powered by everyday devices
WASHINGTON ? When surveillance cameras began popping up in the 1970s and ?80s,
they were welcomed as a crime-fighting tool, then as a way to monitor traffic
congestion, factory floors and even baby cribs. Later, they were adopted for
darker purposes, as authoritarian governments like China?s used them to prevent
challenges to power by keeping tabs on protesters and dissidents.
Read more at the New York Times
Forget MacBook Pro competition, Microsoft's Surface has
found success
Late last week, Microsoft reported its calendar Q3 2016 earnings. The increased
revenue comes in part from the strong performance of Microsoft Office and a
significant rise in Microsoft?s cloud server products including Azure and
server revenue). CEO Satya Nadella?s pivot of Microsoft into the cloud has not
only kept Microsoft relevant, but also pushed the stock price above $60, a
level not seen since December 1999.
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Time Warner, AT&T shares fall amid concerns over deal
clearance
Wall
Street signaled skepticism on Monday that AT&T Inc would secure the
government approvals needed to carry out its planned $85.4 billion acquisition
of Time Warner Inc, with shares of both companies falling as analysts
scrutinized the deal.
Read more at Reuters