Category: Emerging Technology

Privacy concerns threaten sales of hi-tech doll

Regulators in Germany have already banned My Friend Cayla, and consumer-watchdog groups want the US Federal Trade Commission to follow suit. My Friend Cayla, a doll that can talk and answer questions via tapping into the Internet, was banned by Germany over privacy concerns.

Occasionally Connected

I think it’s easy for people who have a reliable always-on internet connection to forget that much of the world does not. Even those of us who do may prefer not to use cellular data as much as possible.

Can internet-beaming balloons outmaneuver shifting winds?

In doing so, the 4-year-old “Project Loon” says it will be able to bring remote parts of the world online more quickly with a smaller fleet of the balloons than it previously thought. Engineers involved in the eccentric project, a part of the X Lab owned by Google’s corporate parent Alphabet Inc., say they have come up with algorithms that enable the high-flying balloons to do a better job anticipating shifting wind conditions so they hover above masses of land for several months instead of orbiting the earth.

Always ‘Just Around the Corner,’ AI Finally Arrives

After years of being on the verge of arriving, the AI revolution is here, says Heavy Reading Senior Analyst Steve Bell. “There’s a saying that AI is going to be big in the next ten years, but they’ve been saying that for the last 20 years,” the Heavy Reading man said in a wide-ranging interview with Light Reading.

911 location-accuracy program set for third stage; Z-axis testing expected to begin later this year

Device-based hybrid solutions that utilize Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals appear to be the most promising to help locate people using a cell phone to call 911 from inside buildings within dense urban environments, according to initial results from the 911 Location Technologies Test Bed. Matthew Gerst, CTIA’s assistant vice president of regulatory affairs, said the first two stages of testing have been completed at independent test beds in Atlanta and San Francisco.

Amazon releases Chime, a new cloud-based UCaaS

Chime is the latest enterprise app from Amazon, which is competing with Microsoft and Google across higher levels of the cloud stack Amazon is entering a crowded market of UC solutions, some of which are already cloud-based and others that run on customer premises. Nevertheless, analysts who track Amazon say the company has an opportunity here.

Russian cyberspies blamed for US election hacks are now targeting Macs

Security researchers have discovered a macOS malware program that’s likely part of the arsenal used by the Russian cyberespionage group blamed for hacking into the U.S. Democratic National Committee last year. The group, which is known in the security industry under different names, including Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, and APT28, has been operating for almost a decade.

Qorvo Wi-Fi Innovator Cees Links Honored with Golden Mousetrap Lifetime Achievement Award

QorvoA , a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, today announced that company executive Cees Links has been recognized for his significant contributions to the Wi-Fi industry with the prestigious Design News 2017 Golden Mousetrap Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented Feb.7 in Anaheim, California, the aw James Klein, president, Qorvo Infrastructure and Defense Products, said, “Cees is passionate about building a smarter, more connected world – one where we can live more meaningful lives through the power of billions of interconnected devices.

Bose SoundTouch 300 Audio – Review

The Bose SoundTouch 300 is a premium soundbar equipped with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and multiroom functionality. It streams music from Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music and NAS drives via the SoundTouch app, while a raft of nifty audio tech delivers powerful home cinema sound on movie night.

Nokia applies spectrum innovation to create private mobile networks…

Nokia radio access network and core technologies to leverage licensed, unlicensed and shared spectrum for robust private mobile networks to meet communications and innovation needs of vertical industries MEC to enable interworking between multi-operator, multi-access RAN networks to boost performance and quality in venues and enterprise buildings Nokia to show potential for new enterprise business opportunities at Mobile World Congress 2017 using Flexi Zone small cells leveraging MulteFire and CBRS spectrum Espoo, Finland – Nokia is to introduce technologies that leverage licensed, unlicensed and shared spectrum for the creation of robust, private end-to-end networks for vertical industries.

Microsoft adds patent suit protections for cloud customers

This July 3, 2014, file photo shows the Microsoft Corp. logo outside the Microsoft Visitor Center in Redmond, Wash. In a ruling released Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, a federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Microsoft that claims a law that prohibits technology companies from telling customers when the government demands their electronic data is unconstitutional.

Google May Check to See if People Go to Geographic Locations Google May Recommend

Google was granted a patent this week to enable them to check whether people are following recommendations in search results to visit geographical locations – to see how many people actually visited those places. For example, people living near a certain restaurant may be recommended as a place they might like to go; and the patent determines whether or not people may be following those suggestions.

Laptop refuses to connect to 802.11g modem-router1

Devices: Samsung N150 DLINK DSL-2640B modem-router Netgear WNR2000 router Realtek RTL8188CE Mini PCI-E Here’s the story… a friend sold me his laptop for $25, everything works fine, except for the wireless connection, the laptop had Windows 7 installed but it ran horrible, wireless didn’t worked with 7 so I installed Debian 8.7, wireless still not working with my modem-router, drivers are ok, but here’s the thing, my modem has 802.11g and it works because I tried connecting my computer and had no problems, so after hours of trying stuff including checking the modem configuration I plugged in the Netgear router, 802.11n and guess… it works, well, almost, the laptop connects but if it enters sleep mode then I have to disconnect and reconnect the network from the Debian network manager, not a big problem though.

Therese Poletti’s Tech Tales: The two views of Snapchat: An app that…

From New York to Silicon Valley to its hometown in Southern California, investors and analysts are sharply divided about Snap Inc. and its potential ahead of a highly anticipated initial public offering. Investors are hoping that the Snapchat parent company’s much hyped IPO , the first from a “unicorn” tech company this year, will revive the moribund market for IPOs.

The high cost of being digital

AT THE 2010 TechCrunch conference, Eric Schmidt, then CEO of Google, described his ambition for the company. It would, he said, collect and analyse data about its users until “we know more or less what you are thinking about”.

Press Button, Receive Hackspace WiFi Code

When you are running a hackspace, network security presents a particular problem. All your users will expect a wireless network, but given the people your space will attract, some of them are inevitably going to be curious enough to push at its edges.

Latest Report on Top 10 Cloud Technologies Market by MarketsandMarkets

According to a new market research report ” Top 10 Cloud Technologies Market ” , published by MarketsandMarkets, Cloud adoption is increasing rapidly by enterprises due to various factors such as the need for agility, on-demand scalability, flexibility, and cost effectiveness. Browse i 1 2 50 market data Tables and i 1 2 70 Figures spread through 187 P ages and in-depth TOC on ” Top 10 Cloud Technology Market ” The cloud offers pay-as-you-go service for users, which helps in reducing costs to a great extent.

Demisto Raises $20M to Meet Growing Global Demand

Demisto Raises $20M to Meet Growing Global Demand for Automated Incident Response and Security Orchestration — Along with Series B Funding, ClearSky Managing Director Jay Leek Joins Demisto Board of Directors CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 9, 2017 — Demisto, Inc., an innovator in Security Operations technology, today announced that it has closed its $20 million Series B round of funding. As a part of this round, the company also announced the appointment of ClearSky Managing Director Jay Leek to its Board of Directors.

Demisto Raises $20M to Meet Growing Global Demand

Demisto Raises $20M to Meet Growing Global Demand for Automated Incident Response and Security Orchestration — Along with Series B Funding, ClearSky Managing Director Jay Leek Joins Demisto Board of Directors CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 9, 2017 — Demisto, Inc., an innovator in Security Operations technology, today announced that it has closed its $20 million Series B round of funding. As a part of this round, the company also announced the appointment of ClearSky Managing Director Jay Leek to its Board of Directors.

Amazon and Apple’s Payments Growth Shows PayPal Is Facing Stiffer Competition

Though its shares — and back when it was a part of eBay , eBay’s shares — have dipped a number of times on news that a tech giant is trying to muscle in on its turf, the company has kept delivering 20%-plus payment volume growth like clockwork. But while any talk of a would-be “PayPal-killer” merits skepticism, the company does arguably face a tougher competitive environment than any time in recent history.

JustWatch can help you find where to legally watch movies

New Delhi, Feb 8 – With more Indian millennials aggressively migrating to video-on-demand platforms to watch premium content, JustWatch — a Berlin based start-up — offers a search engine to help viewers find where to legally watch their favourite movies and television series online. But, for an international over-the-top content player vying to create a space and make it big in the Indian market, providing local content is equally important, said David Croye, Founder and CEO at JustWatch, told IANS in an e-mail interview.

Content Audits and Their Relevance

The term “content marketing” has become so common in marketing circles that many in the industry may be growing tired of it. For those folks, unfortunately, its prevalence is not likely to diminish any time soon.

Report: Security Flaw Lets Hackers Snoop on 76 iPhone Apps

HTTPS encryption is good , but it won’t protect you from the sort of man-in-the-middle attack that security researchers said this week can affect dozens of popular iPhone and iPad apps. The attack derives its man-in-the-middle moniker from the fact that hackers can exploit it by routing your Internet traffic through their servers first before it arrives on the open Web.

How Self-Service Technology is Enhancing the Guest Experience.

At hotels around the world, the friendly face of a concierge who remembers your name could soon be replaced by technology that aims to do just the same and when it comes to a great hotel stay, that personalized touch is often the defining feature. At the Aloft hotels in Boston and Santa Clara, guests can perfect their room’s temperature not by ringing down to housekeeping, but by telling the in-room iPad to “cool the room”.