Logitech Pop Home Switch is brilliantly simple
Connected-home technology and the Internet of Things are poised to explode in popularity over the next several years. My, how far humanity has come -- having our refrigerators, thermostats, and door locks connected to the internet. Huzzah! All joking aside, it is actually exciting stuff, folks.
Today, Logitech announces a very curious home device. Simply called "Pop", it is a switch, that when pressed, can perform an action. Actually, each switch can do three actions, depending on how the user interacts with it. It is looking like Logitech has hit a home-run with Pop.
Intel buys machine learning startup Nervana
Intel is buying machine learning start-up Nervana, and it’s paying some serious money for it. According to multiple media sources, the 48-person start-up was acquired for a stunning $408 million (£312m).
Nervana is an artificial intelligence company which is looking to integrate AI beyond the usual software -- it wants to squeeze it into the chips themselves. And who better to team up with to achieve that goal than Intel -- one of the biggest chipmakers in the world.
Data loss and theft is on the rise
There has been a "sharp increase" in the number of lost and stolen corporate data in the past two years, according to a new report by the Ponemon Institute and Varonis Systems. But it’s not as straightforward as you’d think.
The new report, titled Closing Security Gaps to Protect Corporate Data: A Study of U.S. and European Organisations, says that 76 percent of respondents experienced either data loss, or theft, in the past 24 months.
Micro announces UFS 2.1 3D NAND mobile storage chip
Micron has announced a new 3D NAND chip for mobile devices, claiming it will give your smartphones more storage capacity and possibly even reduce the use of SD cards.
The memory technology, based on the Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.1 standard, will come at first as a 32GB solution. The company promises its module will offer users seamless HD video streaming, higher bandwidth gameplay and faster boot up time.
ViewSonic VP2468 professional 24-inch monitor has incredibly thin bezels
While 4K displays are popular nowadays, 1080p variants are still wonderful. Quite frankly, depending on your needs, a 1920x1080 display could even be preferable. Gamers, for instance, may not have the GPU required to game on 4K. Not to mention, on Windows 10, some legacy programs and settings can look pixelated and blurry when up-scaling above 100 percent. 4K with Linux is even worse, but I digress.
Today, ViewSonic announces an absolutely gorgeous 24-inch 1080p monitor. The "VP2468" display has incredibly small bezels and professional-grade color accuracy. This monitor should prove brilliant for both home and business users, not to mention gamers too. But is the price too high?
Hybrid IT: the good, the bad and the inevitable
If you’re counting on a Hybrid IT strategy as a way to save money, you may wish to think again, according to recent research by Vanson Bourne, conducted on behalf of Sungard Availability Services. The survey of 700 IT decision-makers across the US and Europe in major financial services, retail, healthcare and other organizations found that half have seen IT costs stay the same or rise since adopting a Hybrid IT strategy. Of course, that means the other half have realized cost savings, suggesting that the price tag attached to a hybrid estate can vary wildly according to approach.
On the other hand, if you anticipate that hybridization will have a positive impact on your business despite any increase in costs, you’ll be reassured to discover that 94 percent claim to have done just that. Despite the growing skills gaps and the potential complexity of blending cloud resources with existing on premise IT environments, almost three-quarters of enterprises report that Hybrid IT is key to staying competitive. IT leaders cite an increase in business agility (46 percent), improved customer service (41 percent) and faster product development (34 percent) as beneficial outcomes.
Kaspersky finds advanced cyber-espionage malware that hid for five years
Kaspersky Lab's security researchers have found a new cyber-espionage malware, most likely built by a nation-state to use against other states' organizations.
Dubbed "ProjectSauron", it is "particularly interested" in accessing encrypted communications. The malware hunts such communications down using an "advanced modular cyber-espionage platform", comprised of a number of different and unique tools.
Kyocera 'DuraForce PRO' rugged Android smartphone has integrated HD action camera
The Android operating system is having its fair share of trouble lately. Not just one, but four nasty vulnerabilities (dubbed 'QuadRooter') have been discovered, affecting close to one billion devices. If that doesn't scare you, however, there are plenty of quality handsets to choose from.
Today, Kyocera announces an interesting smartphone that stands out among the others. The 'DuraForce PRO' is super-rugged, and has both an octacore processor and large 3,240mAh battery. The stand-out feature, however, is the integrated wide-angle HD action camera.
Apple's iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are the best selling smartphones in US
Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge's reign as the most popular smartphones in US in the three months ending May was short lived, as the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus climbed to the top of the sales chart in the second quarter of 2016. Perhaps it's not all doom and gloom for Apple's flagships.
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus accounted for 15.1 percent of the smartphones sold in Q2, while Samsung's flagships only made up 14.1 percent of sales, according to a new report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Previous figures were 14.6 percent and 16 percent, respectively.
New solution detects enterprise data at risk on shadow IT
Shadow IT is an increasingly major concern for businesses, the use of public cloud services offers convenience for workers but risks confidential information being exposed outside the organisation.
Canadian endpoint security company Absolute is launching new functionality for its Absolute Data and Device Security (DDS) product that detects data at risk on endpoints associated with cloud storage applications.
Seagate announces 60TB SSD for data centers
Seagate has announced the largest SSD in the world. The 60TB Serial Attached (SAS) SCSI drive, which is designed for data centers, provides enough space to store 400 million photos or 12,000 DVDs, and is said to have the lowest cost per GB for flash storage today.
Alongside it, Seagate also announced the 8TB Nytro XP7200 NVMe SSD at the Flash Memory Summit conference this week. The smaller model is also aimed at enterprises, promising four times the performance than "comparable drives" but without the downsides associated with a PCIe bridge or switch.
Has Windows 10 Anniversary Update slowed your internet speed? Here's how to fix it
Upgrading from one version of Windows to another is always likely to cause a few problems with your PC. Bugs can slip through, and changes to the OS might mess with how you had things set up previously.
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is a huge update for Windows 10, and has already caused big freezing problems for some users. It’s also possible it might have started limiting your Internet speed, but don’t worry, this is easy to fix if it has.
New platform allows integration of VMware and public cloud
Many businesses are turning to virtualization technologies and to public cloud services like AWS, but bringing these technologies together can be tricky.
Hybrid IT specialist HotLink is launching a new Cloud-Attach platform that enables customers to quickly, easily and holistically incorporate public cloud resources into their existing production data centers.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 has the best smartphone display ever
It is easy to mistake Samsung's new Galaxy Note 7 for a stretched-out Galaxy S7 edge with an S Pen at the bottom. After all, the two flagships have quite a few things in common, like the waterproofing, processors and cameras. Even the display resolution is the same.
The display, however, is not. On top of being bigger, it is also better. In fact, DisplayMate now says that the Galaxy Note7 has the best display in the business. It just goes to prove that you cannot judge a smartphone by its specs.
ThousandEyes delivers improved network visibility for enterprises
The internet and the cloud are now a key part of the infrastructure for many enterprises. But the advantages of scale, flexibility and cost can come at a price of complexity, reliability, and vulnerability.
Network intelligence company ThousandEyes is releasing Endpoint Agent, which provides a way to measure end-user experience and network behavior for every network that employees use to access critical services.
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