Pausing on the PC death march
I am a dinosaur. The reports of the impending death of the PC are not greatly exaggerated. The PC is…
iPhone 7 rumors — Smart Connector shocks Apple fans
iPhone 7 rumors say Apple has dropped plans to include a Smart Connector on the new iPhone 7. Sources say…
Windows 10-based Wi-Fi analyzers: No frills, low cost
We’ve reviewed Wi-Fi stumbler and surveying apps that run on Android, Windows, and Mac OS X devices. These apps allow…
IDG Contributor Network: How the Siri team could change retail
I was intrigued by a story last week about the founders of Apple’s Siri and the follow-on A.I. virtual assistant…
Twitter blocks access to analytics of its data to U.S. intelligence agencies
Twitter has blocked a data-mining company from providing analytics of real-time tweets to U.S. intelligence agencies, according to a newspaper…
Why a smart contact lens is the ultimate wearable
Smart contact lenses sound like science fiction. But there’s already a race to develop technology for the contact lenses of…
Newspaper chain sending IT jobs overseas
The McClatchy Company, which operates a major chain of newspapers in the U.S., is moving IT work overseas. The number…
OK, maybe that wasn't the best idea after all
This IT contractor is working at a big company that uses lots of consultants from the same contract broker —…
Review: HP Elite x2 is a combo tablet for the enterprise
One of the latest device types to hit the market is the 2-in-1 — a tablet that, with the addition…
The shame of Windows Update
Windows Update has been around a long time. Its mission on Windows 7 hasn’t changed much from Vista and XP.…