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The TaoTronics LED Desk Lamp is adjustable and dimmable for multiple brightness settings, making them ideal for home and office…
IDG Contributor Network: Is voice the 'killer app' for consumer IoT?
Having a background in wave mechanics and tenure in the world of audio, I was fascinated by Amazon Echo when…
Oracle patches raft of vulnerabilities in business applications
Oracle released its first batch of security patches this year, fixing 270 vulnerabilities, mostly in business-critical applications. Many of the…
Interactive inauguration map would help crowds visiting Washington
To help crowds deal with Friday’s presidential inaugural events, Washington officials have posted an interactive online map showing street closures,…
No bezels? No thanks
Bezels. Bezels bezels bezels. For a word most of us had never uttered up until a few years ago —…
Microsoft buys Simplygon to simplify rendering VR and AR models
Microsoft is betting that less is more in 3D design, with the acquisition of the Swedish developer of a 3D…
IDG Contributor Network: Microsoft tries (again) to get people off Windows 7
Not for the first time, Microsoft is casting aspersions on Windows 7, the highly successful version of its OS that…
Russia extends Snowden’s asylum to 2020 instead of ‘gifting’ him to Trump
It looks like Edward Snowden will not be served up as an “inauguration gift” to Donald Trump as a former…
How to get beyond Finance vs. IT
One thing that you’re likely to encounter in any IT department is resentment toward the Finance department. A staffer might…
“Hey Siri, why don’t you have an offline mode?”
The success of semi-smart voice assistants opens the gates to new convenience and new frustration. We use them in the…