Ford and Google looking into alliance to build self-driving cars

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By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The worlds of technology and cars are on a certain collision course and we're seeing various companies looking to partner to create solutions faster and cheaper. Ford and Google are reported to be in talks to put their resources together to build self-driving cars.

Ford has been at the forefront of integrating technology into their vehicles for many years now. First with their partnership with Microsoft for Ford Sync and later on their use of BlackBerry's QNX technologies for various aspects of safety and infotainment. 

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LG to unveil new version of webOS smart TV platform at CES 2016

webOS has taken quite a journey. Originally the mobile operating system of the Palm Pre family of devices (as well as the ill-received HP TouchPad), webOS was licensed to LG who made it the cornerstone of their unique and animated smart TV platform a few years ago.  While Smart TV is no longer a catchphrase many get excited about, LG hopes to shake things up at CES when it reveals the all new and improved webOS TV platform.

LG webOS 3.0 was designed to provide an exceptional user experience to allow for more intuitive navigation of the TV's features. Since its introduction in 2014, LG webOS has been praised as one of the most versatile smart TV platforms by most major industry experts and publications.

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Facebook's iOS app will soon be able to show and share Live Photos

Facebook's iOS app is expected to let users share and experience Live Photos shot on iPhone 6S. This is one of the landmark features of the new 12 megapixel camera in the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus which gives users an option to shoot brief moving pictures that capture moments before and after the picture for an animated Live Photo. Tumblr currently allows Live Photos to be shared on its service as well.

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Charlie Rose gets in depth look "Inside Apple" for 60 Minutes

Charlie Rose got to sit in with Apple's executives after their weekly meeting. Interesting to see the products each of them uses on a day-to-day basis.By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Veteran TV correspondent Charlie Rose got a golden ticket opportunity to go "Inside Apple" for an entire episode of 60 minutes. Given carte blanche by Tim Cook, Rose got to meet with the executive staff, have various one-on-one interviews with Cook, Jony Ive, Phil Schiller, Angela Ahrendts and even visits the new 'Spaceship' headquarters, a prototype Apple Retail Store and even the inner sanctum of Apple's design laboratories where next generation products are being created.

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