Monthly Archives: October 2015
iOS 9 Update Brings Enhanced WiFi Calling to Sprint Customers
Users of the latest iPhones, including the 6s and 6s Plus, will now be able to fully use Sprint's enhanced WiFi calling services to...
Mobile Operators Lack Visibility Into Messaging Routes
Three-quarters of mobile network operators lack visibility into two-thirds of application- to- person (A2P) messaging traffic due to illegal grey route traffic terminating its...
Americans Confident in U.S. Tech Leadership Position
More than 60 percent of Americans are confident the U.S. is a global technology leader, and 79.1 percent feel this leadership will continue for...
HP to Shut Down Its Helion Public Cloud in January
Hewlett-Packard has given up competing against the likes of Amazon Web Services, announcing that it will shut down its Helion public cloud early next...
IBM Watson Helps Pittsburgh Penguins Advance Fan Experience
The Pittsburgh Penguins are using 113 Industries’ Pi service, powered by IBM’s Watson cognitive computing system, to help transform the fan experience before, during...
EMC, VMware to Spin Out Virtustream as Hybrid Cloud Business
EMC and VMware are creating a new jointly-owned hybrid cloud company that will be based on the Virtustream business that EMC acquired earlier this...
N.Y. Times Teams Up With Google on Virtual-Reality Promo
Free Google Cardboard virtual-reality viewers will be distributed to more than 1 million New York Times print newspaper home delivery subscribers from Nov. 7...
Credit Card Processors: The Weak Spot in EMV Adoption
It's rare for witnesses invited by both political parties at a U.S. Congressional hearing to be in unanimous agreement—so rare that when I settled...
New AMD Embedded Processors Aimed at 4K Video Uses
AMD on Oct. 21 put forth a new embedded processor line that is sort of versatile, to say the least: It can run everything...
Microsoft Improves OneNote Inking, Readies Apple Pencil Support
OneNote will soon allow users to convert their hand-drawn doodles into precise, computer-generated shapes, Microsoft announced."Ink Shape Recognition is a new mode that will...