List: Motion gestures, voice commands and Bluetooth calls. The wearables market has had a more rocky start than companies were hoping for. Alongside the usual issues involved with launching a new product category, such as ironing out the user experience and finding effective branding, one of the big hurdles is inventing a series of use-cases that makes people need a smartwatch.
List: As we prepare hungrily for Pancake Day, what should tech companies give up for lent? IT & tech pros tell CBR what they think should be given up for 40 days and 40 nights. Pancake traditionalist with lemon and sugar, or more continental with a Nutella approach?
News: The £1.2m figure does not include 'hidden costs' - so the figure could be much, much higher. It is widely accepted that a data breach or cyber attack is a 'when' not 'if' scenario for today's businesses. However, new figures from NTT Com Security have highlighted just how important it is for businesses to secure and protect against data breaches.
News: Google again reinforces its position in the IoT space. Google is promising a busy year in the IoT space, with the Californian tech giant set to bring driverless cars to the streets of London, launching a new virtual reality (VR) headset and pitting its artificial intelligence (AI) software against a world champion in a head to head Go match.
Developed by an international team of researchers from the Universities of Oxford, Exeter and Münster, the chip contains a network of artificial neurons and synapses that respond to light, rather than electrical inputs. This allows the chip to mimic the behaviour of human neurons and their synapses.
Add to favorites Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled the Snapdrgaon X50 5G modem, making it the first company to announce a 5G modem chipset solution. It is designed to support original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that are building the next generation of cellular devices, and aid network operators working on early 5G trials and deployments.
Add to favorites Yahoo 's attribution of its recently revealed hack to a state actor provoked some scepticism in the technology industry. For the average IT professional, it raises some key questions: what are state cyber attacks and do they pose a threat to my business?
Add to favorites Colo data centre giant Equinix will offer direct access to VMware vCloud Air on Platform in Europe and north America. It will available either via Equinix Cloud Exchange or via Direct Connect depending on location. The solution is available via Equinix Cloud Exchange in London, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.
Add to favorites Technology giant IBM has reported a marginal revenue decline for the third quarter of this year, even as its cloud and analytics businesses witnessed significant growth. The company's revenue stood at $19.2bn in the July-September quarter, down $54m compared to the same period last year.
Add to favorites Jason Zander, Corporate VP at Microsoft Azure, took to the Microsoft blog to describe why the tech giant's Government Cloud beat out competitors in its support of the needs and wants of government agencies.