Monthly Archives: August 2017
Acer Unveils the High-Powered, Fanless Switch 7 Black Edition Hybrid
Acer Unveils the High-Powered, Fanless Switch 7 Black Edition Hybrid
Information technology companies of every description were at IFA 2017 in Berlin this week, unveiling...
CloudBees Updates Jenkins Enterprise Edition to Boost Productivity
SAN FRANCISCO—CloudBees made several big announcements at its annual JenkinsWorld conference here on platform enhancements designed to help standardize and scale software development projects...
Apple to Unveil New iPhone Models at Sept. 12 Media Event: Reports
Today’s topics include Apple's plans for a Sept. 12th media event to introduce the 10th anniversary iPhones; the Uber Board of Directors' vote to...
Google Releases SDK to Let Developers Add AR Features to Android Apps
Google has released a preview version of a new software development kit that will let developers add augmented reality capabilities to existing and upcoming...
Microsoft Cortana, Amazon Alexa to Open AI Communication Channel
“Alexa,” I said, speaking to the Amazon Echo Dot in my office, “Open Cortana.” The device’s blue ring lit up and spun while I...
LinkedIn Releases Kafka-monitoring Cruise Control to Open Source
LinkedIn, well known inside the development community for its innovation, is probably most famous for its development of Kafka, an open-source stream processing platform...
Windows Mixed-Reality Hardware Goes on Display at IFA 2017
During this week's IFA 2017 consumer electronics tradeshow in Berlin, Germany, Microsoft's OEM (original equipment manufacturer) partners are showing off new hardware offerings that...
Rival Virtual Assistants Cortana, Alexa to Interoperate by Fall
"Alexa, open Cortana."Such a command may seem heretical now, but soon users will be able to access Alexa on their Windows 10 devices. Microsoft...
OpenStack Pike Debuts Re-Defining the Open-Source Cloud Platform
The OpenStack Foundation debuted its 16th milestone release today with the launch of the OpenStack Pike cloud infrastructure platform. Pike follows the OpenStack Ocata...
7 Cyber-Security Vendors That Raised Funding in August 2017
7 Cyber-Security Vendors That Raised Funding in August 2017
2017 so far has seen a steady flow of cyber-security startups emerge with new funding, and...