Computers & IT (Page 3)

Over the last fifty years or so we have witnessed the birth of some truly innovative technologies some we have adopted willingly, others we are still sitting on fence with.  One of the biggest technological breakthroughs was the launch of the smartphone and since its inception we have enjoyed increasinglyContinue Reading

Every year, seniors are scammed out of tens of billions of dollars, money they’ve spent their entire lives saving only to have it stolen. The elderly have always been a prime target for Internet scams because of a perceived vulnerability, and now because Internet use among seniors is on the rise. AContinue Reading

Every January, the Consumer Electronics Association hosts the annual (and potentially largest) Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada — where events often begin with a projection of the top tech trends to come that year. At the start of 2018, it was predicted that a handful of trendsContinue Reading

In a world where harboring your most sensitive data on the internet is a convenient risk that everyone seems willing to take, the ramifications could actually be much more alarming than a stolen credit card number — cyber attacks could dismantle society. According to this year’s Worldwide Threat Assesment, writtenContinue Reading

Throughout 2018, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time thinking and writing about virtual reality (VR). I’ve attended VR developer conferences, experimented with using different headsets, and have conducted research on public sentiment toward the technology. Now, with VRX — an annual VR industry conference and expo — in sessionContinue Reading

On Nov. 29, Sirin Labs announced the commercial launch of its new blockchain smartphone known as the Finney. According to the cellphone creators, the Finney offers “secure and state of the art mobile technology” alongside an embedded cold storage cryptocurrency wallet. Also read: Bloxroute Joins the Block Size Debate With NewContinue Reading

When people talk about today’s most popular social sharing websites, YouTube often gets left out of the conversation in favor of sites like Facebook and Twitter. But don’t be fooled: YouTube has a lot going for it. Although Facebook might be the largest social networking site, YouTube has the secondContinue Reading

According to predictions, by the year 2020 artificial intelligence will manage 85% of customer interactions. Yes, AI has that much potential. And one of the principal ways business owners are looking to tap into this potential is through CRM applications. It’s ironic to think that non-human, artificial intelligence can helpContinue Reading

A recent Bloomberg report says that self-driving car maker Waymo is planning to launch a driverless car-hailing service imminently. In as little as a few weeks, the story says, Waymo — which is owned by Google parent company Alphabet Inc. — will debut a commercial, self-driving car service that some haveContinue Reading

Watch any commercial break in full, it seems, and you’re almost guaranteed to see an ad for some sort of voice assistant device. In the past two months alone, Amazon, Facebook, and Google have all announced the release of either new or new versions of their own video smart speakers: voice-assistant-enabled devicesContinue Reading

For all of the greatness that the internet affords — cute animal videos, GIFs, and interesting blogs — one of its biggest downsides is how distracting it can be. How many times have you sat down to work and been pulled into a pit of procrastination? Perhaps you get absorbedContinue Reading