Apple-sponsored NFC Forum working to bring contactless payments to U.S. public transit
The NFC Forum — an industry lobbying group that counts Apple as a board member — on Wednesday announced a…
Defense Department to put Windows 10 on 4M computers
The U.S. Department of Defense will standardize 4 million computers on Windows 10, a significant endorsement for Microsoft’s latest operating…
IDG Contributor Network: Avoiding indecipherable M.D. scrawl: Nuance delivers a health-specific speech-to-text offering
I once had a colleague who wasn’t efficient typing emails and documents and hence resorted to using Dragon’s speech recognition…
Nintendo opens up pre-registration for Miitomo smartphone app
As promised, Nintendo has started taking sign-ups for people who want to pre-register for the game publisher’s first smartphone app,…
Donald Trump says Apple should back down in San Bernardino case
Surprise right-wing presidential candidate Donald Trump weighed in on Apple’s fight with the U.S. government on Wednesday, saying the iPhone…
Khronos launches cross-platform Vulkan 1.0 graphics API and dev tools
Heads up my gaming amigos, the Khronos Group has announced version 1.0 of its cross-platform Vulkan graphics API, opening up…
T-Mobile made $297 million in Q4 2015, adding 2.1 million customers over the holidays
T-Mobile has published the company’s earnings report for Q4 2015. It was quite the profitable quarter for the U.S. carrier,…
T-Mobile made $297 million in Q4 2015, adding 2.1 million customers over the holidays
T-Mobile has published the company’s earnings report for Q4 2015. It was quite the profitable quarter for the U.S. carrier,…
IDG Contributor Network: Getting system insights with dstat
Though you may not have heard of it, but the Linux dstat command is an especially useful tool. It combines…
Apple, the FBI, and your privacy under siege
Privacy is the most important issue of the 21st century. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wants Apple…