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Accor changes name, steps up digital push to fight online travel agents

In a bid to fight back against online travel agents and to open its own online travel booking services to independent hoteliers, French hotel group Accor will be spending 22 million euros. The hotel has changed its name to AccorHotels.

Jun 04, 2015 10:45 AM EDT


SoundHound Challenges Siri with New Hound Voice Search App and Developer Platform

GroundHound quickly became a top competitor against voice recognition apps such as Siri. Cortana, and Google Voice, with its new hound voice search app and developer platform app.

Jun 04, 2015 9:58 AM EDT


Samsung delays mobile payment service, expands it to China and Europe

Samsung Electronics announced on Wednesday it will be including China and Europe for the Samsung Pay service. But the company's initial decision to launch Samsung Pay in South Korea and the United States has been put off till September.

Jun 04, 2015 9:36 AM EDT


NASA supersonic saucer on second test stage in prep for human missions to Mars, take off was postponed twice due to Harsh Ocean Conditions

NASA will be testing of their Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) by lifting it 120,000 feet above the ground at Hawaii. The NASA flying saucer-like spacecraft will splash on the waters of the Pacific, which is why the flight was postponed twice die to bad ocean condition. This exercise is done for future human missions to Mars.

Jun 04, 2015 9:29 AM EDT


6.1 billion smartphone users worldwide by 2020: report

In 5 years time, the total number of smartphone users will rise to 6.1 billion. At present there are 2.6 billion smartphone users. And by 2020, total mobile users will touch 9.2 billion.

Jun 04, 2015 9:19 AM EDT


Amazon's Fire TV Powers Up With GameFly Streaming

Amazon launches GameFly along with its Fire TV app. This new feature will bring game streaming to the tech giant's cheap set-top box. This is something that its competitors don't offer. It will be at $6.99 a month with 6 games, and $9.99 for 16 games.

Jun 04, 2015 8:58 AM EDT


Urbanspoon finally ends its service as Zomato rises in the market

Zomato is an Indian startup business that provides restaurant directories from different places. For the first time in U.S, an Indian company invested a big amount by purchasing Urbanspoon owned by IAC.

Jun 04, 2015 8:19 AM EDT


South Korea Counters North Korean Missile Test Last Month With Sanctioned Missile Launched

South Korea succesfully launched their own ballistic missile test last Wednesday as a show of arms to it neighboring bully, North Korea.

Jun 04, 2015 8:16 AM EDT


Nintendo's Next Console Nintendo NX Will Not Run On Android

Nintendo has denied the report that they will be running Nintendo NX on Android. Iwata says more detail will be released next year.

Jun 04, 2015 8:09 AM EDT


Gumgum Inc.’s Business Expansion and Growth Funded by Morgan Stanley

Gumgum has raised money for business expansion and growth. Different investors lile Morgan Stanley has already seen the company's potential in the upcoming years.

Jun 04, 2015 7:46 AM EDT


Prospect: Internet of Things Market To Grow Up To $1.7 Trillion

IDC Research predicts a $1.7 trillion growth of IoT by 2020. Huawei is the newest company to join the IoT market while Intel's Altera acquisition builds high expectations to its IoT bid.

Jun 04, 2015 5:04 AM EDT


CA hires Xbox cofounder as new tech chief in a bid to revive growth

CA Inc has announced Xbox cofounder Otto Berkes as its new chief technology officer. Berkes starts his new job at CA Inc on June 15. He will be reporting directly to CEO Mike Gregoire.

Jun 04, 2015 4:40 AM EDT