Google Fiber Introduces Fiber Phone
Google Fiber is trying to make landlines cool again. On Tuesday, Google announced Fiber Phone. This isn’t your typical landline used to chat with all your friends. Fiber Phone is modernizing the “home phone” as you know it. Fiber Phone costs an additional $10/month for Google Fiber customers and gives you unlimited local and nationwide calling. International calling is also available with rates similar to Google Voice. But no one is going to call my landline right? Well the good thing is Fiber Phone is cloud based and can work with your current phone number (yes, your mobile phone number!). Calls from your mom can be received on the landline, through your laptop, or your cell phone. Fiber Phone bonus – Voicemails are transcribed into text messages or emails. #LandlineMakeover (Source: Google Fiber)
Sports Fans Meet Virtual Reality
March is coming to a close and so is March Madness. While everyone’s brackets have been destroyed (thanks Kansas and MSU), some are still hanging in there (looking at you, UNC). The NCAA has partnered with CBS and Oculus to bring you the Final Four in virtual reality. Presented by Voke, basketball fans will be able to use Samsung Gear VR along with the NCAA March Madness Live VR app for the ultimate viewing experience. What if I don’t have Samsung Gear VR? You can get a small sense of the immersive experience through NCAA’s Facebook page which will have 180-degree viewing. (Source: Mashable)
That’ll Be $3 Billion
NTT Data, Japan’s former telephone monopoly has made their biggest acquisition this week. For $3.05 billion, NTT Data has bought Dell’s technology service business. The acquisition comes from NTT wishing to better their North American presence. The purchase is helping Dell smooth some of the $43 billion debt they acquired after their purchase of data storage company, EMC. (Source: Re/code)
