Welcome to this week’s tech update, delivering breaking news from the digital forefront. Let’s dive into our fascinating tech chronicles from major industry leaders for the week culminating on 17th October, 2014.
Carving out headlines are two leading tech behemoths – Apple and Google. Google introduced the world to its latest offspring, Android 5.0, colloquially known as Lollipop. More details on this topic can be accessed here. Apple, on the other hand, captivated the world by unveiling the iPad Air 2 – touted as the planet’s slimmest tablet. Furthermore, the corporation announced that its revolutionary payment platform will go live on 20th October, 2014. Delve further into this story here.
Apple’s newest iPad introduced on 16th October, 2014
Snapchat, a popular social media platform, became an unfortunate victim of cybersecurity attacks. The teen-centric app suffered content leakage online by mysterious hackers. Snapchat, however, maintains its innocence, declaring an absence of server breaches and blaming third-party applications for the incident. Here is a comprehensive report on the sagahere.
Amid the Ebola crisis, Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have generously pledged a $25m/N4b donation to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) foundation. The full story can be read here.
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, philanthropists and advocates for public health
Surprisingly, Google’s Chairman declared Amazon as its prime competitor, despite Google’s robust dominance in the daily search traffic. The full statement can be reviewed here.
Eric Schmidt, Google’s Chairman
Google exclusively revealed that it’s currently experimenting with a unique service that could allow users to video chat with medical professionals regarding health-related queries. This may, however, incur certain charges. Further information can be obtained here.
Lastly, pop culture influencer will.i.am dabbled into the tech world by launching a distinctive smartwatch.
As always, thank you for trusting us with your curiosity. Stay tuned for groundbreaking news and other tech stories. Here’s hoping your weekend is filled with incredible innovations and ground-breaking ideas.
This article was updated in 2025 to reflect modern realities.
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