Sharp's robot smartphone coming in May for $1,800
Japan’s Sharp will launch in May a smartphone that’s built into a humanoid robot. Or is it a humanoid robot…
Optional Windows update aims to protect Microsoft wireless mice against hijacking
Alongside its batch of mandatory security patches released Tuesday, Microsoft also issued an optional update aimed at protecting Windows computers…
Chrome abandons XP, Vista and older versions of OS X
Google yesterday released Chrome 50, and as promised last year, dropped support for Windows XP and Vista, along with three…
Barcelona faces the challenge to make its smart city truly smart
Just about every major city wants to be called a smart city, it seems. Take one example: Barcelona made a…
IDG Contributor Network: Onfido picks up $25M to make Uber (and others) safer
Onfido is an interesting startup in an arguably boring space. That space is background checking, the seemingly mundane act of…
Android N preview 2 — N is short for download NOW
Android N Developer Preview 2 is here. Google’s April update to the Android 7 ‘beta’ shows smooth progress at adding…
Here is how the Apple TV transforms education
It started with an app, TV Maps from indie developer Arno Appenzeller. His app (a Maps client for Apple TV—take…
IDG Contributor Network: Is 2016 the year of the software-defined data center? Part 2
In the last blog we determined that the world has changed since the early 2000s and that x86 has won…
How IT teams navigate unlimited vacation policies
Take as much time off as you’d like, so long as you get your work done. To read this article…
Next-gen Intel Pentium and Celeron chips are coming soon
Intel’s Core chips dominate PCs, but the company isn’t giving up on its Pentium and Celeron brands. The chip maker…