Apple buys Perceptio, startup specializing in advanced smartphone AI

The buying spree for Apple continues. This time, Apple has bought Perceptio. The startup specializes in developing technology to let companies run artificial intelligence systems on smartphones. What differentiates them is it isn’t sharing as much user data in the cloud. This seems in line with Apple’s stance of user data protection. And since this collects less data, they can stand by that idea. Again, Apple won’t confirm details about the deal and just issued the standard: “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.”

Source: Bloomberg

BBC and Yahoo partnership will bring 200 news video clips monthly to US and Canada

Yahoo is teaming up with BBC to distribute about 200 of BBC's News video clips monthly to users in Canada and the United States. Our users in North America can now engage with the BBC’s short-form video content on international news, science, tech, and business reporting.

The new collaboration with Yahoo will focus on short-form video content with a particular focus on the BBC’s international news, science, tech and business reporting drawn from the BBC’s global site BBC.com. Around 200 BBC News videos will be syndicated to Yahoo on a monthly basis and will start appearing on their sites this month.

Meet the new Microsoft, a maker of premium hardware products

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By launching its own Apple-esque spread of super-desirable and sexy handsets, tablets, notebooks and wearables, Microsoft can show the world ideal products that work best with its software and services. 

Windows 10 might have been made available for free, but enjoying the optimal Windows 10 experience on Microsoft's new devices is going to cost you.

Microsoft just unloaded a kaboodle of new hardware and none of them can be considered cheap, even if the unified OS which they run, Windows 10, is one of the most accessible and available operating systems in the market today. Since it launched eight weeks ago, Windows 10 has been installed in over 110 million devices by users hoping to exorcise the demons left behind by Windows 8 on their PC's, 2-in-1's and tablets.

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Starbucks App brings mobile ordering and payments to Toronto iPhones on October 13

Starbucks will enable a new feature on their Starbucks app for customers to order and pay using their iPhones, this will cut down on lines and waiting time and ensure everyone gets their Pumpkin Spice Latte's as fast as possible.

The Mobile Order & Pay feature is coming to to approximately 300 company-owned stores in the Greater Toronto Area on October 13, 2015.

Starbucks customers using the app will be able to order ahead, then pay and pick up their purchases – providing on-the-go customers a simple and quick alternative to get some of their favourite food or beverage items.  

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