Google to invest in messaging start-up Symphony

PARIS: Google is set to invest in secure messaging start-up Symphony, primarily used by major financial entities and valued at $650 million, the Wall Street Journal said Tuesday.

Symphony uses encryption technology, allowing firms to communicate securely on a centralised platform Neither Google nor Symphony commented on the report.

Symphony launched globally last month as a rival to more expensive terminals from financial information provider Bloomberg, whose services are widely used by finance professionals and investors, who typically pay several thousand dollars a year for the service.—AFP

Microsoft unveils laptop, Windows 10 phones

NEW YORK: Microsoft unveiled its first laptop and its first Windows 10 smartphones Tuesday as it aims to widen the use of its new operating system in the mobile technology universe.

The spate of fresh products, launched before the year-end holiday shopping season, seeks to build on the July launch of Windows 10. Microsoft said Tuesday that the Windows 10 system was now running on 110 million devices around the world, up from 75 million in late August. Microsoft’sfirst laptop, the Surface Book, has a 13.5-inch detachable screen that can be used like a clipboard.—AFP

Published in Dawn, October 7th, 2015

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