Monthly Archives: January 2013
AMD Rolls Out Energy-Efficient Open Compute Server Board
Advanced Micro Devices is unveiling a new server motherboard formerly dubbed "Roadrunner" that complies with standards laid out by the Facebook-led Open Compute Project.Given...
Google Glass Hackathons Unveiled to Further Develop the Technology
Google is planning two special "hackathon" events to showcase its Google Glass eyeglass-mounted computers and gain input from developers who want to improve them...
Comcast Buys $150 Million Stake in Motorola Home Owner Arris
Comcast, the nation's largest cable provider, has purchased a $150 million stake in broadband equipment provider Arris Group, which in December purchased Motorola Home,...
Microsoft Launches Free HelpBridge Disaster Readiness Mobile App
Microsoft unveiled a free mobile app on Jan. 16 called HelpBridge that is designed to act as a communications tool or a lifeline when...
Americans Go Online for Diagnoses but See Doctors for Advice: Pew Report
Online information sources are the new "chicken soup" and a resource for medical diagnoses, but people aren't turning away from doctors, according to a...
StreetCred Software Uses Big Data to Slap Cuffs on Inefficiency
While tech-savvy police departments may be common staples of television shows such as "Law & Order," the reality of police work can sometimes be...
Apple, Amazon Ordered to Try to Settle App Store Lawsuits: Report
Apple and Amazon have been fighting a legal battle for almost two years over the use of the term "app store" to describe their...
OMG Adopts Automated Function Point Spec
The Object Management Group (OMG) board of directors has adopted the Automated Function Point (AFP) specification, which is a way of measuring the size...
Big Data
Big Data
Big data analysis and intelligent decision making are coming to the car. Ford is researching the use of real-time sensor data—radar and camera-based—that...
Juniper Unveils Broad SDN Strategy, Challenges Cisco, HP, Others
Juniper Networks, which has been quieter than other established networking vendors when it comes to software-defined networks, is now rolling out an SDN strategy...