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Microsoft announces Office 2019, states users will be able to buy software via one-time fee as opposed to a recurring subscription

You’ll be able to purchase Microsoft Office 2019 outright as opposed to signing up and paying for it on a monthly basis, as you currently have to do with Microsoft Office 2016. Office 2019 will ship in the second half of 2018, Microsoft said, with a preview version scheduled for mid-2018. The Office 2019 suite […]

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Rumor: Apple acquires SensoMotoric Instruments

It’s not confirmed yet, but Apple may have acquired an eye tracking technology company called SensoMotoric Instruments. The report is based on legal activity discovered through a shell company and Apple attorney Gene Levoff. SensoMotoric Instruments was technically acquired by Venture Capital Corporation, which is purported to be connected to Apple. The current acquisition papers […]

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Justice Department files charges against Russian hackers following Yahoo email breaches

They found the people who hacked into more than half a billion Yahoo email accounts. The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against two Russian spies and two hackers behind the infamous 2014 hacks, which have been identified as among the most significant digital security breaks in American history. The four men together face 47 criminal […]

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JPMorgan Chase purchases CurrentC, looks to develop technology for further use

If you were curious as to what happened to CurrentC, the intended mobile payment service that was intended to compete with Apple Pay a few years ago, there’s an answer: JPMorgan bought it out. Oddly enough, Chase Bank played both sides and was one of a few major banks to partner with Apple when Apple […]

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Yahoo sale price discounted by $250 million in wake of hacks

You pay less if the item you’re buying has a couple of dings on it. Verizon is apparently close to purchasing Yahoo’s Internet properties for roughly $4.8 billion, a price that includes a $250 million discount after the revelation of security breaches at the web company. Sources close to the store cited the discounted price […]