Microsoft says tech companies ‘whipsawed’ by conflicting laws on global data transfer
Microsoft is expected to testify that outdated U.S. laws and agreements between countries on cross-border data transfer must be amended…
Xiaomi unveils low-cost, high-spec Mi 5 smartphone
The first new flagship smartphone in over a year from China’s Xiaomi packs technology to match the iPhone 6 and…
Apple supplier Pegatron charged with overworking employees
Workers at the Shanghai operation of Apple supplier Pegatron work more than the maximum 60 hours a week stipulated by…
Baidu web browsers leaked sensitive information, researchers say
Two web browsers developed by Chinese search giant Baidu have been insecurely transmitting sensitive data across the Internet, putting users’…
Visa shows in-car payments and with a wave of your hand
BARCELONA — As Internet of Things devices become ubiquitous, consumers will someday pay for gas, parking and tolls from their…
Pepper, a humanoid robot, will make first appearance in U.S. businesses this year
BARCELONA — Pepper the robot is coming to America later this year, first for businesses and later for consumers. After…
Wearables in the enterprise? Yes, really!
Once upon a time, the only people who had computers embedded in their eyeglasses, watches or rings were TV spies…
Ahead of Senate's H-1B hearing, a look at the early warnings
In 1995, then U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich warned Congress about the H-1B program. Stories of IT workers training foreign…
Review: Samsung's business card-sized, 2TB SSD nears internal drive speeds
As much as I work with SSDs, it still surprises me when I open a box and see an external…
Sounds like they'll fit in perfectly here
Consultant pilot fish is assigned to an insurance company where the senior managers are all on rotation from Japan. “This…