Крихітна камера в мобільнику з легкістю замінить бюджетний фотоапарат і радуватиме незвичайними фотографіями. Частина з них, правда, може виявитися розмитою, і щоб таких знімків було якомога менше, дізнайтеся про чотири основні причини, які до цього призводять. …
В работе программиста есть один минус, который одновременно является и плюсом. С одной стороны, клиент и конечные пользователи находятся где-то там, за океаном, поэтому ты не услышишь звонка с благодарностью за хорошо проделанную работу. Это минус. С другой стороны, если по твоей вине случается проблема, то тысячи километров и водная …
В Сети периодически на поверхность всплывают слухи о том, что в 2015 году помимо iPhone 6s и 6s Plus, Apple выпустит 4-дюймовый iPhone 6C. Недавно об этом писал ресурс DigiTimes. Сегодня утекли первые изображения будущего смартфона. …
Помните слухи о том, что Galaxy S6 в значительной степени избавится от избыточного программного обеспечения? …
Hungry for a bigger piece of the Internet of things market, IBM will invest US$3 billion over four years to establish a new business unit dedicated to providing IoT systems and services to enterprises. “We’re only at the very beginning of an amazing revolution. If we thought we were dealing …
It’s not clear if the U.S. government is living up to its promise to disclose serious software flaws to technology companies, a policy it put in place five years ago, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The digital watchdog said on Monday it received a handful of heavily redacted documents …
Tech sector companies are far from angels on the issue of equality. Despite losing her case last week, Ellen Pao’s lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, drew attention to the tech industry’s “boys club” culture and gender imbalances. But when it comes to gay and lesbian equality, this industry …
Organizers of the upcoming Indy Big Data Conference are feeling the impact of the tech industry’s anger over Indiana’s new “religious freedom” law and want state lawmakers to correct the law — quickly. The Indy Big Data conference, set for May 7 and designed to focus on “mining big data …
A lightbulb with that costs less to make, has lower energy emissions and lasts longer than even LEDs is expected to go on sale later this year. Researchers at the University of Manchester and the U.K’s National Graphene Institute (NGI) said the light bulb is made out of graphene, a material …
Microsoft today made good on a promise from last fall, adding several basic mobile device management (MDM) tools to all commercial Office 365 subscriptions. “With MDM for Office 365, you can manage access to Office 365 data across a diverse range of phones and tablets, including iOS, Android and Windows …
The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to investigate Apple after two complaints from Ericsson that the iPhone maker violated its patents. The companies have been fighting since the start of the year when a license agreement covering Apple’s use of Ericsson patents on LTE high-speed wireless technology expired. Apple …
The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to investigate Apple after two complaints from Ericsson that the iPhone maker violated its patents. The companies have been fighting since the start of the year when a license agreement covering Apple’s use of Ericsson patents on LTE high-speed wireless technology expired. Apple …
Sprint plans to add more than 540 jobs and 115 stores in the Chicago area along with its first LTE-Advanced upgrade in the nation. LTE Advanced has the potential of delivering 100 Mbps wireless download speeds. The impact on the city of Chicago proper will be 300 new jobs by …
Tidal, the Jay Z-owned streaming service built around high quality tracks, is relaunching in a move that could give consumers a new option when weighing competitors like Spotify or Pandora. The revamped Tidal will go live on Monday at 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern time, as indicated by a large countdown …
Google and health-care giant Johnson & Johnson have teamed to make robots better at helping surgeons make big changes with small incisions and as little damage as possible. Details about what each will contribute to the partnership – or even what the goal is – are purposely vague, but it …
Now that net neutrality is the law of the land, you may feel inclined to pat yourself on the back for a job well done. After all, a big reason the FCC backed net neutrality was the outpouring of support for it. But getting FCC backing was the easy part. …
Microsoft today announced the general availability of mobile device management (MDM) capabilities for Office 365, which is designed to give administrators the built-in capability to manage access to data in the cloud-based productivity suite across iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices. The MDM features are available at no additional cost …
Network management is a sticky issue when it comes to implementing software-defined networks and network virtualization. Lack of visibility into the underlying infrastructure has been cited by vendors and consultants as an inhibitor of SDN adoption. Traditional tools were designed for legacy networks, not the software overlay abstraction that SDN …
Two former U.S. government agents face charges related to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin while assisting with an investigation of the Silk Road underground online marketplace, with one accused of using a fake online persona to extort money from operators of the site. Facing charges of …
Promising more thorough and timelier data analysis, Hewlett-Packard has released a software package that combines the company’s Vertica database with its IDOL data analysis platform. The HP Haven Connector Framework Server may allow organizations to study data sets that were too large or unwieldy to analyze before. The package provides …
Chinese scientists are considering how they can build and put into orbit a massive space station that would supply a constant stream of solar energy to Earth. The project, which is still in the conceptual stage, would involve a satellite that weighs more than 10,000 lbs., dwarfing anything previously placed …
Amazon may be the most convenient and popular way to shop online, and now you’ll be able to find service professionals with the same ease. Home Services covers a wide range of service needs, not just home improvement related. In addition to getting plumbing service, for example, you can add to …
Google last week added its Google Now personal assistant to the app launcher in a preview of Chrome OS, the browser-based operating system that powers Chromebooks. Included in the March 26 release of Chrome OS’s latest Beta build — one of three “channels” maintained by Google — was a revamped …
West African countries are turning to ICT to conduct government business as they seek to improve service delivery to their citizens, eliminate the manual distribution of documents especially among top officials and boost confidence in the public sector. Ghana last week introduced an e-platform that will allow President Mahama and …
The concept of 3D memory stacking has been all talk and no silicon, but the silicon is getting much closer. Both Toshiba and the Micron/Intel alliance are preparing to sample densely-stacked 3D memory chips in the next 12 months. 3D stacking means just that. Traditionally, silicon chips are one plane; …
Smartwatch shipments will grow by 500% this year, fueled by the interest in the coming Apple Watch and its impact on other smartwatches already in the market, market research firm IDC said today. IDC also lowered its Apple Watch forecast to 15.9 million shipments in 2015, down from 22 million, …