Monthly Archives: January 2016
Zebra TC8000 Handheld Rugged Computer Gets Ergonomic Redesign
Zebra TC8000 Handheld Rugged Computer Gets Ergonomic Redesign
Zebra Technologies has redesigned its latest rugged handheld mobile computer to make it easier to use, while...
Nest Issues Update to Fix Thermostat Glitches
Google-owned smart thermostat maker Nest has released a software update to address an issue causing the battery in some of its devices to either...
Baby Boomers Slow to Sell Businesses as Retirement Looms
The number of small business transactions in 2015 dropped 3.6 percent from 2014’s record high, according to BizBuySell’s 2015 annual and fourth quarter Insight...
Electronic Health Records Foster Increased Efficiency
In a sign that electronic health records (EHRs) are having a positive impact, an HIMSS survey found that EHRs yielded increases in clinical staff...
Software Market a Magnet for Venture Capital Funds
The venture capital ecosystem deployed $58.8 billion across the United States in 2015, marking the second highest full year total in the last 20...
IBM, U. of Michigan Creating Chatty Computer
How would you like to have a conversation with your computer to plan your vacation or to do your taxes, or literally hold a...
Lifesize Prepares for Life as Independent, Private Company
Lifesize officials have spent the past two years essentially reinventing the company's business model, an effort that has seen the video and Web conferencing...
Skype Translator Now Available to All Windows Users
For nearly three and a half months, Microsoft has been rolling out its Skype Translator technology to millions of Windows users. This week, the...
Experts Debate Big Data, Al Gore Talks Tech
SAN FRANCISCO—The term big data gets tossed around a lot these days, but it's not always clear what it refers to. An executive with...
Cloudmark Puts Spear-Phishing in Its Cross Hairs
Among the most impactful attacks on the Internet today is spear-phishing, in which an attacker takes targeted aim an individual or an organization in...