Monthly Archives: November 2015
Oracle Defends Relational DBs Against NoSQL Competitors
Back on Oct. 26, eWEEK published a slideshow entitled "Why Relational Databases Don't Handle Big Data Well." It was an op-ed piece that looks...
Apple Acquires Motion-Capture Startup Faceshift
Apple has acquired motion-capture technology startup Faceshift, which builds applications that capture human facial expressions as animated avatars or characters.The acquisition of Faceshift, which...
FedEx Website Goes Down on Nov. 24
It's a busy time for shippers, making it quite possibly the worst time of the year to have an outage, but that's what happened...
Task Force Recommends Easy FAA Drone Registration Process
Today's topics include recommendations for a federally mandated aerial drone registration process, Dell's directions for removing the rogue eDellRoot CA certificate authority from its...
Skype for iOS Enhanced With Multi-tasking Features
Skype 6.6, released this week for Apple's iPhone and iPad, helps multi-taskers manage their audio and video calls a little better.In a Nov. 23...
Hilton Becomes Latest Hotel Chain to Disclose Breach
Hotel chains are now clearly in hackers' sights as Hilton publicly disclosed on Nov. 24 that it is the victim of a cyber-attack. Hilton...
10 iOS Apps to Organize Your Black Friday Shopping Plans
10 iOS Apps to Organize Your Black Friday Shopping Plans
Savvy shoppers increasingly turn to their iPhones to tell them where to go for the...
Google Wants to Send You SMS Text Alerts for Black Friday Deals
Google is making it easier for shoppers to stay up-to-date with the best prices and deals on a wide range of products with its...
Bing Maps Adds Traffic Cameras, Just in Time for Holiday Driving
Bing Maps has added live images from more than 35,000 traffic cameras across the United States and 10 other nations to its online maps,...
Xiaomi Unveils Redmi Note 3 Smartphone, Mi Pad 2 Tablet
Xiaomi Unveils Redmi Note 3 Smartphone, Mi Pad 2 Tablet
The Redmi Note 3 smartphone and Mi Pad 2 tablet are aimed at the Chinese...