How I use Siri to assist my life
Slowly, inexorably, Siri has become a real assistant helping me manage my life. Apple shipped Siri in 2011 as the…
IDG Contributor Network: Why the Department of Defense just started deploying Windows 10
Starting this month, the U.S. Department of Defense will start deploying Windows 10 to about 4M devices within the next…
Apple-sponsored NFC Forum working to bring contactless payments to U.S. public transit
The NFC Forum — an industry lobbying group that counts Apple as a board member — on Wednesday announced a…
Defense Department to put Windows 10 on 4M computers
The U.S. Department of Defense will standardize 4 million computers on Windows 10, a significant endorsement for Microsoft’s latest operating…
IDG Contributor Network: Avoiding indecipherable M.D. scrawl: Nuance delivers a health-specific speech-to-text offering
I once had a colleague who wasn’t efficient typing emails and documents and hence resorted to using Dragon’s speech recognition…
Nintendo opens up pre-registration for Miitomo smartphone app
As promised, Nintendo has started taking sign-ups for people who want to pre-register for the game publisher’s first smartphone app,…
Donald Trump says Apple should back down in San Bernardino case
Surprise right-wing presidential candidate Donald Trump weighed in on Apple’s fight with the U.S. government on Wednesday, saying the iPhone…
WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: You’re the Worst
Here’s how to catch up on the best not-really-a-rom-com sitcom ever. The post WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: You’re the Worst appeared…
Khronos launches cross-platform Vulkan 1.0 graphics API and dev tools
Heads up my gaming amigos, the Khronos Group has announced version 1.0 of its cross-platform Vulkan graphics API, opening up…
T-Mobile made $297 million in Q4 2015, adding 2.1 million customers over the holidays
T-Mobile has published the company’s earnings report for Q4 2015. It was quite the profitable quarter for the U.S. carrier,…