Big data's big role in humanitarian aid
Hundreds of thousands of refugees streamed into Europe in 2015 from Syria and other Middle Eastern countries. Some estimates put…
Forget fingerprint scanners, Samsung wants to use your veins to identify you
U.S. patent and Trademark Office That’s right, Samsung has patented a smartwatch-based vein-scanning technology that would be used as a…
Google virtual reality should be WAY better than Cardboard
Google is readying a new VR headset, say rumor-mongers. The inevitable “people familiar with its plans” have scurried out the…
This is why Amazon will open physical bookstores
Opening physical bookstores is the best idea Amazon has had since the creation of Amazon Prime. But wait, you say!…
Fortunately, he was tidy but not TOO tidy
This company’s graphics designer retires after 30 years, and on the new graphics/web designer’s first day on the job, he’s…
IDG Contributor Network: Why is retail afraid of voice recognition for mobile apps?
Retailers have overwhelmingly avoided any attempts to dabble with voice recognition — and even mobile music integration is just being…
New AI chip could bring artificial intelligence to your smartphone
Shutterstock Researchers at MIT have unveiled a major breakthrough in artificial intelligence: a low-power neural-network chip that consumes ten times…
IDG Contributor Network: Logitech takes on the big boys in videoconferencing hardware
Logitech is today taking a stab at some big videoconferencing equipment manufacturers and reminding us that, despite the world being…
OnePlus 2 gets a permanent price reduction
Admittedly, OnePlus has made a few mistakes on the steep learning curve it finds itself on, but the young company…
Apple sneaks into several Super Bowl 50 commercials
Apple didn’t buy airtime during America’s National Football League 2016 Super Bowl, but some of its products did turn up…