Microsoft looking to offer its own SIM Cards, data service to Windows 10 users

Just like Apple has recently made their Apple SIM available to travelling LTE-enabled iPad customers, it looks like Microsoft may be looking to sell its own SIM cards and data service subscription to Windows 10 users with tablets and PCs that can accommodate SIM cards.

A new Cellular Data app will work in concert with the Microsoft SIM to access prepaid data services with no contracts or commitments and will use the same account that customers use to pay for apps on the Windows Store. It also appears that the service will only access data in the country where it was bought, no roaming will be allowed. It looks like Microsoft will limit the service to France, the UK and the US at first.

Source: Thurrott.com

CES 2016: Best of Baby Tech Winners Announced

By Sonya Davidson

We have technology in every aspect of our lives these days and when it comes to parents and babies, there are so many gadgets. The Bump, a leading pregnancy and parenting resource, together with Living in Digital Times, producers of the new Baby Tech Summit at CES 2016 has just announced the winners of The Bump Best of Baby Tech Awards.

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Yahoo reportedly letting go of 10 per cent of its workforce

Yahoo is reportedly preparing to slash 10 per cent of it s workforce. A report from Business Insider states that up to 1,000 jobs affecting Yahoo’s media business, European operations, and platforms-technology group would be cut.

Yahoo had appointed management consulting firm McKinsey & Co, in November, to help with the reorganization of its core businesses. Yahoo lost one-third of their value last year as it become clear that a spinoff of its lucrative Alibaba stake, this is despite various acquisitions and plans to reinvent itself as a media company and mobile app provider.

Source: USA Today

CES 2016: JVC commits to Apple CarPlay with new head unit

JVC introduced a new flagship multimedia receiver to its head unit line. The KW-V820BT is the first JVC model to incorporate Apple CarPlay, which uses the intuitive Siri voice-driven interface and an approved selection of touch-based icons to enable the safe operation of the apps, content, communications and connectivity of an attached iPhone. 

The KW-V820BT also brings back JVC Mobile’s popular “EL KAMELEON” moniker, which signifies a head unit that resists theft with a full-black, button-less face when turned off. When powered on, all of the double-DIN receiver’s controls display along the sides of the 6.8-inch clear resistive touch control.

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