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Cooler Master’s massive workstation pod is an extravagant alternative to desks

Enlarge (credit: Cooler Master) When is an office or gaming chair more than a seat? When it’s an entire mechanical pod equipped with monitors, wireless charging, USB ports, and more RGB LEDs than our personal record (zero). As of today, Cooler Master is letting people register for the waitlist of its Orb X “multi-purpose station.”…

Investors sound the alarm about possible private equity tech deals

Enterprise spend management software company Coupa’s investors are ringing the alarm about a possible sale to private equity, concerned that any such transaction in the current investment environment may unreasonably limit its value. This is something you don’t see every day. Last week, rumors surfaced that Vista Equity Partners was interested in buying Coupa. Today,…

Google Again Criticizes Apple for Not Adopting RCS for Messages App: ‘Their Texting is Stuck in the 1990s’

Google is continuing on with its attempt to convince Apple to adopt the RCS messaging standard, publishing a new “it’s time for RCS” blog post. Promoted heavily by Google, RCS or Rich Communication Services is a messaging standard that is designed to replace the current SMS messaging standard. It provides support for higher resolution photos…