Monthly Archives: August 2016
Google Pulls Plug on Chrome Apps for Windows, Linux, Mac
Google will end support for Chrome applications on Windows, Linux and Mac platforms over the next two years.Starting in early 2018, users of packaged...
Next Apple Watch to Lack LTE Service Due to Battery Life Issues
Today's topics include Apple's decision not to include LTE as a feature in its next Apple Watch, Intel's announcement that it has begun shipping...
Intel Brings Xeon Chips to AT&T’s Network Virtualization Effort
A key focus of Intel executives at the company's annual developer event last week are the ultra-fast wireless networks that will help service providers...
5 Ways Cognitive Computing Is Advancing Health Care
5 Ways Cognitive Computing Is Advancing Health Care
The health care industry is getting a much-needed shot in the arm from cognitive computing, providing services...
How Google Duo Is Shaking Up the Video Conferencing Crowd
How Google Duo Is Shaking Up the Video Conferencing Crowd
Google Duo is notable in that the video-calling app is easy to use and works...
Linux at 25: What’s Behind Its Success and Where It’s Going
TORONTO—Twenty-five years ago this week, Linus Torvalds posted a mailing list message announcing the birth of the operating system that we know today as...
Agora.io, Lingoland Team Up for Long-Distance Learning
Agora.io, which specializes in global, internet-based, real-time communications packages, said Aug. 19 that it has partnered with language-learning provider Lingoland for a new immersion...
AT&T-Led Strike Force Takes On ‘Scourge’ of Robocalling
AT&T, Alphabet, Apple and 30 other technology and communications companies have joined the Federal Communications Commission in an effort to eliminate robocalls. Described as...
Finance Pros Moving to Cloud-Based EPM Platforms
Finance professionals are optimistic about their companies' performance and view themselves as strategic partners to the business. However, they also are aware of the...
Bug Bounties Spike as Software Firms, Researchers Compete for Flaws
At the Black Hat 2016 security conference in early August, Apple offered select researchers up to $200,000, to find previously unknown ways to compromise...