Samsung and Barnes & Noble to co-host an event in New York on August 20

Samsung and Barnes & Noble previously entered into a partnership to sell a co-branded Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. Now, the two companies want to talk more about this at an upcoming event in New York City that will be held on August 20. The Galaxy Tab 4 Nook will be up on display and it is reported they will also talk about announcements related to their partnership. We’re not sure what kind of news Samsung and Barnes & Noble have for us but we will keep you posted on updates.

Source: 9 to 5 Google

Beats by Dre gets its own section in Apple's store page

How does Apple welcome its brand new Beats division? By granting a special Beats by Dre section in its Apple Store webpage. As the acquisition of Beats was recently made official it makes sense to display and make available the various lines of audio accessories and headphones from the popular brand. You can go check it out here.

Microsoft to end support for Internet Explorer 8 in 2016

Microsoft will end support for the popular and still in use Internet Explorer browser in 2016. Hoping users will take the hint and upgrade to more modern browsing solutions or upgrade their version of Windows. The company has stated that that it will only support the following browser-operating system combinations: Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Server 2012 Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2. IE 8 is still running rampant as the most popular browser worldwide. Source: VentureBeat

Migration to Facebook Messenger app officially starts

If you have been putting off migrating to Facebook’s Messenger app on your mobile device, you won’t be able to put it off much longer. Facebook is already cutting off access to messaging section on the main app. You are in the minority if you are still able to see the “Never mind” button on your app. Once you get completely cut off though, you will be able to see that you have messages but you will only be able to view them once you are in Messenger app or using the Web version of Facebook.

Source: Gizmodo