Lenovo smartphone sales tilt away from China after Motorola buy

Sony spinoff uses robot dog's brain to monitor home electricity Uber to develop self-driving cars, butting heads with Google IT News Daily February 03, 2015 Lenovo smartphone sales tilt away from China after Motorola buy Lenovo's smartphone business is shipping more handsets to countries outside China, following the company's recent acquisition of Motorola Mobility and more competition in the local market. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Sony spinoff uses robot dog's brain to monitor home electricity 2. Uber to develop self-driving cars, butting heads with Google 3. FCC chairman looks set to throw down strong net neutrality rules 4. Intel delays part for high-speed silicon photonic networking 5. Silk Road operators developed a taste for murder 6. Twitter tests a smoother on-ramp for new users Sony spinoff uses robot dog's brain to monitor home electricity What happens to robots when they die? If you're Sony's defunct robot dog Aibo, your technology can return to life in smart homes. READ MORE Uber to develop self-driving cars, butting heads with Google Uber is joining forces with Carnegie Mellon University to open a research center that will develop self-driving cars, expanding its business in a new direction and opening a potential rift with Google. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: IBM 5 Tips for Success with Customer Analytics Discover five tips for success with customer analytics, and how a better understanding of your customers in context increases revenue and deepens loyalty. Learn More FCC chairman looks set to throw down strong net neutrality rules FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is about to propose strong net neutrality rules that would ban paid "fast lanes" and cover both fixed and mobile networks, according to The Wall Street Journal. READ MORE Intel delays part for high-speed silicon photonic networking Intel has delayed shipment of a component module required for its silicon photonics technology, which uses pulses of light to move data between servers at extremely high speed. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: New Relic The Case for SaaS Application Performance Management This whitepaper reviews questions posed by New Relic to Mary Johnston Turner, research vice president of IDC's Enterprise System Management Software practice, on behalf of New Relic's customers. Learn more. Silk Road operators developed a taste for murder Chat logs and other digital records entered into evidence in a federal court case Monday detailed how the operators of the infamous Silk Road underground online marketplace planned to have individuals murdered for potentially disclosing the identities of those who used the anonymous site. READ MORE Twitter tests a smoother on-ramp for new users Twitter, hungry for growth, is trying to make it easier for new users to find value in its service. READ MORE Follow IT News You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2015 IT News, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **