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Motorola Changing Its Product Brand Names to Moto and Vibe
Motorola Mobility will soon stop using the Motorola brand name as it moves to remove the historic nameplate from its smartphones in deference to...
Microsoft’s Azure Blockchain-as-a-Service Ecosystem Expands
Microsoft's nascent cloud-based Azure Blockchain-as-a-Service offering is gaining steam, according to Marley Gray, director of technology strategy for Microsoft U.S. Financial Services. "This week...
Toshiba Launches 12-Inch DynaPad Tablet at CES
Toshiba launched its DynaPad 12-inch tablet computer at CES 2016, featuring a suite of the company's business applications, Windows 10 and a built-in Wacom...
Lenovo Preparing to Offer Google’s First Project Tango Smartphone
Lenovo is engineering and building Google's first Project Tango smartphone—which is slated to give users a wide range of 3D views and data about...
Cisco Security Team Cuts Into RIG Exploit Kit Distribution
Today's topics include a Cisco security team's effort to disrupt the RIG exploit kit, the reasons why Google is shifting to Oracle's OpenJDK Java...
Software Security Startup SourceClear Names New President
Jim Morrisroe, newly named president of software security startup SourceClear, worked at the dawn of the modern unified communications and cloud eras and is...
IBM, Pathway Genomics Launch Watson-Based Wellness App
IBM and Pathway Genomics teamed up to create the Pathway Genomics OME app, a new personalized wellness application powered by IBM's Watson cognitive computing...
Apple Acquires Emotient Artificial-Intelligence Startup
Apple has acquired emotion-detection startup Emotient as the company continues to invest in businesses in a wide range of niches to add to Apple's...
Intel Talks Drones, Robots, Wearables at CES 2016
Intel Talks Drones, Robots, Wearables at CES 2016
Intel used CES to demonstrate what it has to offer beyond chips for PCs—from connected cars and...
Off-the-Wall Gadgets, Weird Ideas Abound at CES 2016
Off-the-Wall Gadgets, Weird Ideas Abound at CES 2016
From eye massagers to levitating speakers, here's a look at some of the most unusual, interesting gadgets...