Monthly Archives: January 2015
Consumers Frustrated When Tackling New Technology
The vast majority (83 percent) of consumers report various problems when they use new device types such as wearable fitness monitors, smartwatches, smart home...
Google Glass Inspires Other Smart Eyewear Competitors
Google Glass Inspires Other Smart Eyewear Competitors
by Todd R. Weiss
The Latest Iteration of Google Glass
For $1,500, beta users can get their own Glass device,...
Intel Rolls Out Next-Gen Core ‘Broadwell’ Chips
Intel is launching the latest generation of its processors for everything from traditional notebooks to mini PCs, two-in-one systems and the increasingly popular Chromebooks,...
NetSuite CMO to Adapt Company’s Marketing to New Customers
Cloud-based financials software and enterprise resource planning (ERP) specialist NetSuite announced that it has appointed Fred Studer, a global marketing executive as its chief...
LaCie Rugged RAID, High-End Mirror Drives Debut
The high-end division of Seagate Technology, LaCie, unveiled the Mirror portable hard drive as well as the 4 terabyte (TB) Rugged RAID mobile drive,...
Microsoft’s Year of Change: Cloud, Mobile, Windows 10 and More
Microsoft's Year of Change: Cloud, Mobile, Windows 10 and More
By Pedro Hernandez
Nadella Takes Charge
Satya Nadella took the helm at Microsoft on Feb. 4, officially...
Some Encryption Protocols Hard-to-Crack, Leaked NSA Documents Show
While many encryption protocols have been broken—or worked around—by the National Security Agency and other intelligence organizations, Internet users hoping to keep their information...
10 Changes on the Horizon for Networking in 2015
10 Changes on the Horizon for Networking in 2015
By Chris Preimesberger
Content Delivery Disrupts Cable Providers
With the exception of the switch to digital several years...
Docker to Gain New Ground in 2015, After Taking Center Stage in 2014
Prior to 2014, Docker was not well-known, but that all changed over the course of the year. The open-source Docker container virtualization project got...
Microsoft to Discontinue Original Kinect for Windows
Microsoft's Kinect for the Xbox 360 console was not only a commercial success for the company, it helped kick-start a 3D sensing, hardware-hacking movement....