Todd R. Weiss

Microsoft has debuted Version 1.0 of its Azure Blockchain Development Kit, which provides tools to help developers integrate blockchain with a wide range of applications. The tool kit includes components to connect interfaces, integrate data and systems, and deploy smart contracts and blockchain networks, according to a Nov. 15 post on the Microsoft Azure Blog […]

Microsoft’s latest preview version of it Power BI business analytics suite now includes an expanded range of artificial intelligence capabilities that will give users new ways to perform tasks using AI features. The new capabilities, including image recognition, text analytics and integration with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, were announced by Arun Ulag, the general manager […]

Samsung recently unveiled its first-ever foldable smartphone, the upcoming Galaxy F, but one detail the company left out at the announcement event may cause some jaws to drop—the Galaxy F smartphone may sell for a price as high as $1,770. Samsung officials showed off the Galaxy F at the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) in San […]

Panasonic has updated its Toughbook 31 ruggedized laptop, giving it a faster processor, four times the standard memory of the model it replaces and a standard SSD storage drive for the first time. The new Toughbook 31, which was unveiled by the company this week, now features an Intel Core i5-7300U processor, which is an […]

As 5G networks are being planned, tested and readied for eventual deployment across the United States by 2020, not all smartphone vendors appear to have the same schedules when it comes to introducing 5G handsets into the marketplace. In Apple’s case, the company may not debut a 5G-ready iPhone until 2020, which is later than […]

T-Mobile for the first time is offering a OnePlus-branded smartphone from China to U.S. buyers as it debuts the flagship OnePlus 6T starting Nov. 1 for $580. The handset being sold by T-Mobile offers a wide assortment of premium features, including a 6.41-inch Optic AMOLED touch-screen display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor, 8GB of […]

Microsoft’s Power BI business analytics suite has gained several useful new features for its on-premises data gateway in its October update, including custom connectors support for Vertica applications and OAuth support for custom data connectors. These updates, as well as several others, were announced recently by Arthi Ramasubramanian Iyer, the senior program manager for Power […]

Microsoft has a bunch of important improvements slated for its Visual Studio 2019 for Mac whenever it is released, and the company has laid out a detailed roadmap to advise users of what is to come. Visual Studio 2017 for Mac was released in 2017 and has since received a wide range of new features, […]

Microsoft’s SharePoint Server 2019 is now generally available for users after the server product was first introduced at Microsoft Ignite earlier in 2018. Built on the same core platform as SharePoint Server 2016, the latest product gains a wide range of improvements that are aimed at making it easier to use, according to a recent […]

Apple device management vendor Jamf has added two new iOS apps that work along with its flagship product, Jamf Pro, to make it easier for companies to set up devices for sharing by multiple users and to allow quicker resets when different users move to the shared devices. The new apps, Jamf Setup and Jamf […]

Dell has introduced three new rugged notebooks aimed at enterprise workers who require machines that can withstand tough environmental and physical conditions, including water, dirt, drops and drastic temperature changes. The machines, the Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme, the Latitude 5424 Rugged and the Latitude 5420 Rugged, are the company’s latest entries in its 12-year history […]

Rugged computer vendor Durabook has launched its latest semi-rugged enterprise laptop, the Durabook S14I, which can withstand 4-foot drops on hard surfaces as well as mild dust and water exposure, and can be operated in a wide range of temperatures from -4 degrees F to 140 degrees F. Built to serve enterprise workers in a […]