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Week in Tech: Week in Tech: Microsoft ditches Android, but the robots get smarter




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Week in Tech: Week in Tech: Microsoft ditches Android, but the robots get smarter



Source: www.techradar.com - Friday, July 18, 2014
Remember the famous photo of Steve Jobs flicking v-signs at IBM's head office? Pretend you don't, because Apple and IBM are now best friends forever. And that's not the only surprising bit of news this week. Google's hired one of the world's most notorious hackers, some OnePlus One owners are getting unpleasant surprises, and it turns out that one of the world's best phones is one you can't buy. It's the week in tech! Apple and IBM up a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g Apple and IBM have teamed up to give Windows a wedgie and BlackBerry the boot. That's not how they describe it, of course - the press release is an avalanche of business jargon - but Michelle Fitzsimmons cuts through the jargon to say it straight : "Apple and IBM have partnered for a major initiative to bring more iOS devices and solutions to the workplace. And by more, we mean a lot." Apple is using IBM as a Trojan Horse , says Désiré Athow. "Apple will use IBM as a medium to crack the elusive enterprise market while Big Blue will get privileged - but not exclusive - access to the IOS ecosystem." X Rated With Microsoft cutting 18,000 jobs from its business, something had to give. Turns out that something was Android, as Microsoft announced that it will be saying goodbye to Google's OS in favour of Nokia, just six months after the Nokia X. It's a shame really, because the Nokia X is actually the most exciting smartphone around right now - you just can't buy one. But the Android






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