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Samsung has announced that it will set up a business that will focus on producing parts for the automotive industry. It would mainly concern technology for self-driving cars.The new division will be part of Samsung Electronics, but will…

Spotify may give artists the choice of whether their music can be served to all or only paying members of the service. Currently, the full range is available to users with a free account; so that could change.According to sources from…

Sony acquires Toshiba's camera sensor division. The companies previously signed an agreement, but now the acquisition is final. Sony pays 19 billion yen, about 142 million euros.At the end of October, Sony and Toshiba announced that the…

Google has been granted access to the public areas of the Facebook app from Facebook. This means that a search with the Google Android app can also return results such as public profile information, including a link to the location within…

Misfit, maker of the Shine wearables, among other things, comes into the hands of the popular watchmaker Fossil. The latter wants the technology behind the Misfit devices to provide its own watches with smart features.The acquisition was…

While most space agencies have turned their attention to Mars, Japan is coming up with plans to visit the moon again. An unmanned vehicle is due to land in 2019, making Japan the fourth country to achieve such a feat if it succeeds.The…

Apple is expanding its Apple Pay system to allow payments between users, including from bank accounts instead of credit cards. The company has entered into talks with major American banks for this, sources from The Wall Street Journal…

All smartphone games that Nintendo and DeNa are currently developing together will be free-to-play, says the CEO of DeNa. Most likely, this means that the companies want to generate revenue from in-app sales.Isao Moriyasu, CEO of DeNa,…

Google wants to make Android suitable for laptops. This is evident from stories in various American media. It seems that in addition to making its mobile operating system suitable for laptops, the search giant is also sticking to Chrome…

An upcoming deal between the European Commission and the US government should ensure that companies can no longer just pass on data to third parties. In addition, both governments will check whether intelligence services are complying…