The Surprising Repercussions of Making AI Assistants Sound Human
Humanlike speech poses a major challenge to designers, and raises important questions about what people really want from their virtual…
Cortana Just Got Microsoft Back in the Smartphone Game
Now, Cortana can integrate your digital life across devices, whether they run on Windows, iOS, or Android. No Windows phone…
Prison Architect: Mobile spring release confirmed, check out the new trailer here
Following a soft-launch in the Netherlands a few weeks ago, Prison Architect: Mobile has now been confirmed for a spring…
IDG Contributor Network: Microsoft shares details on the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Microsoft announced at its Build developer conference that the next major update to Windows 10, codenamed Redstone 3 and due…
Google Contacts gets a minor update: slight redesign and new features
Google Contacts is being updated to version 2.0 with minor design changes and new features like Google’s standard account switcher.…
Apple Awards Corning First Advanced Manufacturing Fund Investment
Apple today announced that Corning, the makers of Gorilla Glass, will be the first major benefactor of its $1 billion…
3D printing, married to traditional metal casting, could reshape manufacturing
Autodesk has partnered with a Michigan foundry in a 3D printing proof-of-concept project that resulted in a new magnesium commercial…
A third of virtual servers are zombies
New research finds that 25% of all physical servers — and 30% of all virtual servers — are comatose. These…
Android smartphones: Which one is right for you?
Choose your new smartphone Image by Dbrand In this complex and tech-rich society, most of us have become dependent on…
This Mother’s Day, a look at women in IT
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. It is a time to celebrate the women who have helped shape our…