Monthly Archives: July 2015
HP, Dell, Lenovo, Others Prep PCs for Windows 10 Launch
A Microsoft official threw a scare into an already shaken PC industry earlier this month when he said system makers probably would not have...
Musician Neil Young Pulling His Music From Streaming Sites
Streaming music lovers who are fans of songwriter and guitarist Neil Young better hope they can still dig out their old Neil Young CDs...
Yahoo Quietly Launches Live Video Chat App for iOS
Another indicator that video and messaging continue to be increasingly important developmental factors in new-gen IT came to the fore July 17, when Yahoo...
Apple Refreshes iPod Touch With Faster Processor, Better Cameras
Today's topics include the latest iPod Touch, details on the upcoming Black Hat USA security conference, the release of Skype 5.5 for Android and...
Microsoft’s Azure Site Recovery Eases Multiplatform Cloud Migration
In a busy week for Microsoft, which included the Worldwide Partner Conference in Orlando, Fla., the company announced the general availability of new Azure...
Google Q2 Revenue Rises 11 Percent, Profit Up 17 Percent
Search giant Google chalked up revenue of $17.73 billion and a net profit of $3.93 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, up...
How Apple’s New iPod Touch Seeks to Revitalize Music Player Business
10 Features That Breathe New Life Into Apple's iPod Touch
By Don Reisinger
New iPod Touch Runs Graphics 10 Times Faster
The critical component in the iPod...
U.S. Consumers Losing Interest in Smartphones as Demand Falls
U.S. smartphone buyers are experiencing "upgrade fatigue" and are seeing fewer must-have features in the latest smartphones, which is causing lower demand that is...
IBM’s Watson Services Power the Cognitive Computing Era
IBM's Watson Services Power the Cognitive Computing Era
Darryl K. Taft
IBM Speech-to-Text Service
The Speech to Text service vastly improves the accuracy of speech-recognition technology, providing...
How Kinect Is Branching Out From Its Video Game Roots
How Kinect Is Branching Out From Its Video Game Roots
By Pedro Hernandez
Detecting PTSD in Soldiers and Veterans
A DARPA-funded project called SimSensei uses a virtual...