Apple went on a hiring spree earlier this year to aid its cloud efforts

In brief: In a move that may seem surprising to some, Apple has gone on a hunt for talent to aid in its cloud efforts. Judging by its choices, the company may be planning to compete with the likes of Amazon and Microsoft.

Apple may be a devices and services company, but that doesn't mean it isn't looking to explore other areas of computing like augmented reality , and, as of late, cloud computing.

The Cupertino company does have a range of services that taken together can

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The big picture: This could have been Twitter’s plan all along. Earlier this year, Dorsey said their concentration in San Francisco was no longer serving them. “We will strive to be a far more distributed workforce,” he said. Covid-19 really only sped up the company’s timeline in this sense.

Twitter was among the first batch of tech companies to send its employees home as Covid-19 containment efforts ramped up around the globe. Now, the microblogging platform is telling some

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Sony job listing reveals a possible PS5 October 2020 release date

Rumor mill: We know both the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 are supposed to be arriving Holiday 2020, but can we narrow it down more? Traditionally, Sony has released first-iteration consoles in November, but it might be looking to beat Microsoft out of the gate again with a mid-fall release.

Sony may be looking at an early holiday release if a Japanese job listing is to be believed. According to a tweet by a rabid PlayStation fan who goes by the handle Nibel,


Uber courts Grubhub with takeover bid

Editor's take: Why Uber suddenly feels the need to scoop up a competitor rather than continue to invest in its own established product is a bit puzzling although given the surge in interest in delivery services as people practice social distancing, it makes sense that Uber would want to capitalize on this segment as rapidly as possible. The only question is, will people continue to use delivery service in droves once restrictions ease?

Uber has reportedly made an offer to acquire food ordering and delivery service Grubhub. No word yet on the

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LG is experimenting with a swiveling display for an upcoming dual-screen phone

Rumor mill: LG has yet to introduce a proper dual-screen phone built on a single chassis, and if reports from Korea are to be believed, the company is currently experimenting with an interesting dual-screen design that utilizes a swiveling display on top of a secondary smaller screen.

Unlike Samsung and Huawei, LG didn't come up with a folding design for its take on dual-screen

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Smartphone shipments in China rose 17 percent in April as country recovers from virus

In context: The CAICT has traditionally published Android phone sales as part of the data it shares. With that data and some simple math, one could also deduce iPhone sales. This time around, however, the CAICT didn’t do that so we don’t have a clear breakdown of individual platform performance. Perhaps this was at Apple's request?

The smartphone industry is showing signs of recovery following a dip in shipments and sales due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the China Academy

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Opinion: New workplace realities highlight opportunity for cloud-based apps and devices

Editor's take: One of the numerous interesting outcomes of our new work realities is that many tech-related ideas introduced over the past few years are getting a fresh look. In particular, products and services based on concepts that seemed sound in theory but ran into what I’ll call “negative inertia”—that is, a huge, seemingly immovable installed base of a legacy technology or application—are being reconsidered.

Some of the most obvious examples of these are cloud-based applications. While there’

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Apple's upcoming over-ear headphones to feature custom equalizer settings, head and neck detection and more

Recap: Bloomberg in a report last month said Apple is planning to launch at least two variants of AirPods Studio: one utilizing leather and a fitness-focused model featuring lighter, more breathable materials. The report even said Apple is testing modular headband and earcup pads that attach magnetically and can be swapped in a jiffy.

Apple’s oft-rumored over-ear headphones are slowly taking shape as additional details leak out with each passing day.

Sources familiar with the matter recently told 9to5Mac that the headphones,

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Lockdowns in Asia could cause more Switch shortages

In a nutshell: Are you finding the Nintendo Switch out of stock at most retailers? Don't expect better availability anytime soon. According to a new report, the Japanese gaming giant is struggling to secure some of the console’s components due to lockdowns in Malaysia and the Philippines.

Back in January, when Covid-19 was mostly limited to mainland China, many of the country’s factories temporarily closed, causing a delay in Switch production and shipments in Japan. High demand and reduced supply started affected

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TechSpot's Product Finder gets Amazon price history functionality

For the past 8 months we've been working on a new feature that will make our Product Finder section ever more useful: Amazon price history graphs!

We've been gathering pricing data for weeks while perfecting how we crunch the numbers straight from Amazon's listings. Launching in beta today, we believe Price History is ready for you to take full advantage of. You'll find a new tab on every product page that has enough data to put together a graph (minimum of 30 days of pricing

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