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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Mockery is a form of flattery for Swiss Alp Watch, a $25,000 mechanical take on Apple Watch

Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie thought it was a clever idea to mock the Apple Watch (complete with an Apple-esque intro video), as well as copy the look and design of Cupertino's popular wearable, but put a mechanical movement. The Swiss Alp Watch is going to be made available in limited series of 50 units which will be sold for US $24,900. I wonder if they will earn enough to cover their legal costs.

Source: 9to5Mac

CES 2016: Dell turns heads with latest enterprise 2-in-1 releases

Dell's made waves with its innovative XPS 13 Ultrabook and now hopes to follow that impressive notebook with a sleek new 2-in-1 geared for enterprise and business users. Built for the mobile elite professional, the Dell Latitude 12 7000 Series 2-in-1 is one of the lightest 12.5-inch 2-in-1s available. If it looks familiar, that is because it is Dell's take on Microsoft's Surface, which seems to be a trend most PC makers are following this year.

The Latitude 12 7000 Series features 6th generation Intel Core M processor (2.2GHz to 3.1 GHz), SSD PCIe storage, and USB Type-C docking connectivity for power, video, audio, and data. The device also features 4GB or 8GB of memory.It will be available beginning early February 2016 on Dell.ca in Canada starting at $1,429 CDN