eWEEK Staff

Red Hat Improves Cloud Manageability With OpenStack Platform 8

Today’s topics include Red Hat’s release of OpenStack Platform 8, Apple’s settlement with the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute over a patent lawsuit involving the Siri personal assistant technology, Skype’s introduction of chat bots for the Mac OS and the release of Nokia’s CloudBand software platform. On April 20, Red Hat released the OpenStack Platform 8, providing […]

Apple Improves MacBooks’ Graphics Performance, Flash Storage Speed

Today’s topics include improvements to the Core M processors and battery life in Apple MacBooks, IBM’s announcement of a series of new innovations for its Cloud Video unit, Google’s own Transparency Report labels Google searches as “partially dangerous” and a new LinkedIn app is helping college students find employment. Apple’s MacBooks just got a round […]

Worldwide iPhone Shipments Plunge 43.8% in Q1, Market Report Finds

Today’s topics include a reported drop in global iPhone sales in the first quarter of 2016, a Microsoft Edge upgrade enables users to make Skype video calls without a plug-in, Microsoft customers can now explore their Power BI data using secure, private connections to the company’s cloud data centers, and the launch of Cricket Wireless’ […]

Intel to Announce Significant Job Cuts in April: Reports

Today’s topics include reports that Intel is preparing for job cuts later in the month, news that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has been decrypting BlackBerry Messenger email, the potential renegotiation of the U.S. and EU’s decision to share data across countries and the EU’s preparations to broaden its investigation of Google in regard to […]

Acer Brings Liquid M330 Windows 10 Smartphone to Market

Today’s topics include the unveiling of Acer’s new M330 Windows 10 smartphone; the release of Microsoft’s code editor for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows; word that the effort to merge the PC units of Toshiba, Vaio and Fujitsu may be falling apart; and Google’s effort to combat click fraud on its advertising networks. Acer […]

2016 Apple Watch Shipments to Drop Sharply, Analyst Estimates

Today’s topics include predictions that sales for the Apple Watch will decrease in 2016, Broadcom’s introduction of a 5G-HD dual channel WiFi access platform, the launch of IBM’s new Health Corps corporate program, and Dell’s announcement that it’s taking its cyber-security business public. Apple Watch shipments will drop by as much as 25 percent in […]

Samsung Convoy 4 Flip Phone Built Rugged for Extreme Work Sites

Today’s topics include Verizon adding the Samsung rugged 3G flip phone to its handset lineup, Microsoft Office 365’s dashboard displays new usage metrics, Huawei’s new P9 and P9 Plus smartphones and the Virtual Reality headset market hits a revenue milestone. Samsung’s latest Convoy 4 rugged flip phone, which the company built for users who work […]

Microsoft Lets Users Control Adobe Flash in Edge Browser Update

Today’s topics include Microsoft’s push to put users in control of the Flash content on Web pages, the expansion of Google’s Safe Browsing Alerts for Network Administrators service to include a broader range of threats, Verizon’s increased interest in the acquisition of Yahoo and IBM’s desire to make its cognitive computing platform more humanlike. Microsoft […]

Dell, EMC Preparing to Sell Documentum to Reduce Debt: Report

Today’s topics include word that Dell and EMC officials are in talks to sell Documentum, Google and Rackspace are collaborating on the next generation OpenPower server, the improvements Fujitsu is making to its entire lineup of Primergy servers and how Microsoft is making its Bing Maps technology more developer-friendly. Dell, which already is selling its […]

Facebook AI Engine for iOS ‘Reads’ Photos for Vision-Impaired Users

Today’s topics include a new feature on Facebook for iOS that uses AI to allow visually impaired users to “see” photos, WhatsApp’s implementation of end-to-end data encryption to protect its users, IBM’s new z/OS Platform for Apache Spark provides real-time access to mainframe data for faster analysis and Nvidia’s Iray VR technology for creating virtual […]