5 things you need to know about A.I.: Cognitive, neural and deep, oh my!
There’s never any shortage of buzzwords in the IT world, but when it comes to A.I., they can be hard…
Mac owners in no rush to adopt OS X El Capitan
Adoption of Apple’s OS X 10.11, aka El Capitan, continues to lag behind its two predecessors, new data released this…
IBM’s one-month severance offer means a bitter end, say laid-off workers
IBM has been a bellwether employer that has often embraced workplace trends, sometimes good, sometimes ominous. It was, for instance,…
Good security begins with the endpoint in mind
Let’s begin today with a quick quiz: What percentage of the PCs in your business or organization have all of…
Alexa voice commands can now be spoken into Amazon's smaller Echo Dot
Amazon on Thursday announced a sleek new hockey-puck shaped, Alexa voice-controlled device called Echo Dot, a smaller $89.99 version of…
Defense chief says cyber fight against ISIS will 'black these guys out'
The U.S. is aggressively targeting ISIS in cyberspace, attempting to halt the group’s ability to communicate electronically, Secretary of Defense…
Amazon’s new Alexa Internet-of-Things things: Echo Dot and Tap
Amazon has new Alexa things, for all your stuff-buying needs. There’s a portable Echo, called Amazon Tap, and a miniature…
HP wearable effort turns serious as new Titan smartwatches go on sale
Is the consumer wearables market just a sideline for HP, as the company has claimed? As new smartwatches — like…
Billboards can track your location, and privacy advocates don't like it
The next time you see a billboard on the side of the road, it may also be scanning you. A…
A quick trick to make your Android notifications more useful
I’ve been thinking a lot about Android notifications this week. It all started with reports of a revamped look for…