“Microsoft Monday” takes a look back at the past week of news related to Microsoft. This week, “Microsoft Monday” includes details about a Sprightly update for Android, Xbox Live topping the PlayStation Network in speed tests, rumors about iMac rivals coming, Skype taking on Slack, the Lumia brand reportedly phasing out and more! 
Microsoft Sprightly For Android Now Has Video Magazine Support

from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/2c5cgJA
via IFTTT

Nvidia is launching new GPUs and software for more efficient deep learning inferencing, an area that Intel currently dominates.

from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/2cVh9Kc
via IFTTT

A look into recent acquisitions by Japan?s Rakuten and China?s Tencent and Alibaba to find out how their deals have been structured and what potential there is for more deals in Southeast Asia.

from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/2cgU4CR
via IFTTT

Identity protection is one of the key aspects of overall security and protection against attacks. Nobody cares more about protecting their identity than gamers many of whom have thousands of dollars’ worth of games and in-game content. People are getting hacked everywhere, inside games and outside games and getting compromised. In some cases, people get their credit card information stolen and in other cases they lose control of their accounts where their characters and items are. But the problem is that game companies up until recently haven’t had any way to protect users’ data other than email.

from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/2cmDPA7
via IFTTT

Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg vowed to improve the company’s content monitoring system after the flap last week over its removal — and later reinstatement — of an iconic Vietnam War photograph that shows a naked 9-year-old girl fleeing a napalm attack.

from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/2cAeFSe
via IFTTT

Is Microsoft ready to drop the Lumia brand for its Windows 10 powered smartphones to clear the road for the presumptively titled Surface Phone? Winbeta’s Jack Wilkinson believes that is the case, with Redmond looking to bring sales to an end perhaps by the end of 2016.

from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/2cSyvok
via IFTTT