Logitech Spotlight, the name of Logitech’s new presentation remote, looks a lot like the original Apple TV remote. Its metal housing with curved edges fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. Buttons are sparse, with Spotlight having just three. The bottom of the remote is removable, revealing a USB dongle that automatically connects Spotlight to your computer. Alternatively, you can link Spotlight directly to your computer’s […]
31 January 2017 Swedish company Qmatic, a global leader in technology solutions and insights for a seamless and personal patient journey, is announcing today that it will participate in the largest healthcare trade show in the Middle East and North Africa – Arab Health 2017, held in Dubai. The show, with over 4 400 exhibitors from over 70 countries, is expected to draw 115 000 visitors. Thirty-eight […]
Enterprise software firm 8common has announced that two federal government departments are now using its travel and expense management product, Expense8, in a bid to achieve greater transparency on the costs associated with public service staff travel. The federal Treasury has gone live with the Expense8 travel and expense management software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution, while the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet is using Expense8 and planning the […]
London, UK based SaaS platform GRABR has launched BLINK, a secure mobile content distribution platform for brands, broadcast media, music labels, event organisers, news outlets and public services. The software as a service (SaaS) platform, launched in 2016, allows brands to create their own social networks and build communities to engage directly with consumers. BLINK is a suite of marketing tools that enables brands to securely distribute […]
Image from Wikipedia User experience is not just about pretty design and attractive software screens. It encompasses every link in the chain that influences interactions between a user and the system. Historically, the enterprise software industry prioritized features and functions over usability. The industry’s poor reputation is a predictable result of this legacy. Although front-end design is most obvious, it is almost impossible to create a great […]
Photo: Jack Schofield Microsoft was very prominent at last week’s 33rd annual BETT (British Education, Training and Technology) exhibition in London, as much for its hardware as for the ubiquitous Windows 10 operating system. Of course, for many visitors, robots and robotics will have left the most lasting impression, especially the ones who met Pepper. For the select few invited to private demos, however, Microsoft’s HoloLens trumped […]
Monash University has implemented a multi-petabyte deployment at its eResearch Centre, giving the Melbourne-based advanced computing facility the capacity to store and manage massive workloads of data. The university implemented a software-defined solution that uses Red Hat Ceph Storage on Dell EMC PowerEdge R630 and R730xd rack servers that it expects will accelerate application performance, simplify systems management, and address the university’s growing data storage requirements. The […]
Credit: Tel Aviv University The handwritten signature is still the most widely accepted biometric used to verify a person’s identity. Banks, corporations, and government bodies rely on the human eye and digital devices such as tablets or smart pens to capture, analyse, and verify people’s autographs. New software developed by researchers at Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev now enables smartwatches, currently worn by […]
If you work in IT in the enterprise business space chances are the following scenario will sound familiar. You have spent the better part of the past few years working hard to help support or build a business that is more dynamic and responsive to everyone’s needs. A business which doesn’t see IT as the bottleneck where all ideas cost a million dollars and take a year […]
“Everybody said it was going to be too hard, that you’d have to change the whole compiler,” MIT professor Charles E. Leiserson says. “And these guys basically showed that conventional wisdom to be flat-out wrong.” Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Compilers are programs that convert computer code written in high-level languages intelligible to humans into low-level instructions executable by machines. But there’s more than one way to […]
A reconfigurable radio developed for NASA could allow tracking planes permanently, through a space-based tracking system. To send larger quantities of data faster, NASA engineers designed higher-frequency radios that can be programmed from a distance through software updates. The powerful radio communications network designed by NASA allows a series of operations and data transmissions, from Pluto images to tweets from the crew on the International Space Station. However, this […]
GE Healthcare and its partner Advanced Technology Company to provide advanced diagnostic imaging and digital technology Aligned with the National Development Plan to modernize Kuwait’s healthcare infrastructure 30 January 2017 Kuwait City, Kuwait – A partnership between GE Healthcare and Advanced Technology Company (ATC) has been selected as the key medical technology provider for five new Ministry of Health hospitals in Kuwait as part of the Ministry’s […]
The world’s largest technology companies condemned Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration after coming under pressure to speak out from employees. Leaders of companies including Apple, Google and Facebook sent emails to their workforces attacking the move to block refugees and entry to the US from seven Muslim-majority countries. Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, said the company had told the White House the company did not support the policy. […]
The new KDE-branded Slimbook aspires to offer hardware that runs smoothly out of the box with Ubuntu-based KDE neon. Image: KDE/Slimbook KDE community developers and Spanish brand Slimbook have teamed up to launch the 13.3-inch display KDE Slimbook, running the Ubuntu-based KDE neon operating system. The new KDE-branded Slimbook aspires to give KDE fans hardware that runs smoothly out of the box with its software, which doesn’t […]
The Meizu M5 Note is a nice looking Android phone. Released on December 6th 2016, it has a smaller form factor than the fast and sleek M3 Max that I reviewed last year. The M3 Max has a 6 inch HD display, whereas the M5 note has a 5.5 inch HD display at 1920 x 1080 resolution. Its dimensions are 153.6mm x 75.8mm, It weighs 175g, and […]
GE Healthcare’s latest advanced solutions designed to accelerate sustainable healthcare development, now on show at Arab Health 2017 As demand for better healthcare grows, GE firmly committed to partnering with governments and private providers to upgrade health infrastructure and build capacity across the region Tackling breast cancer, GE’s, new Senographe Pristina system, launched at Arab Health, reduces discomfort, pain and anxiety of a mammogram Jeddah; […]
It’s not easy being a tablet maker if Android is your operating system of choice and the premium end of the market are your target, because Apple controls so much of that tablet business. But there is a market, and ASUS, which has produced some very good tablets in the past, is prepared to stick with it. That’s good news, as the ZenPad 3S 10 has a […]
Credit: ZDNet In the early 2000s, Microsoft was all-in on robotics. By the middle of that decade, the company seemingly had all but abandoned the robotics space. But this may be the year that Microsoft may be ready to get back into robotics, on multiple fronts. special feature AI, Automation, and Tech Jobs There are some things that machines are simply better at doing than humans, but […]
Donald Trump’s ban on Muslim immigrants has provoked sharp criticism from US corporations, pitching the US president into an epic clash over US values and the legality of the new measures just one week into his presidency. A growing chorus of condemnation rose from the tech sector on Saturday, with companies including Google, Microsoft and Uber issuing statements of concern over the new policy. The founders of many […]
Former top Mozilla engineer Robert O’Callahan argues there’s little evidence non-Microsoft AV improves PC security, so stick with Windows Defender. Image: Microsoft Former distinguished engineer at Mozilla, Robert O’Callahan, has told users on Windows 8.1 and up to ditch any antivirus (AV) that isn’t Microsoft’s own Windows Defender. O’Callahan, a Mozilla veteran who departed the non-profit last year, says there’s little evidence non-Microsoft AV improves PC security, […]
Europol praised international cooperation for having a big role in taking down the cybercriminals. Image: iStock Five members of an international organised cybercrime group have been arrested and three of them convicted so far as a result of a investigation by law enforcement agencies from Europe and Asia. The group used a variety of different cyberattacks to infect ATMs and force them to dispense money. Tactics included […]
Investors sought US technology shares this week, underlining the degree to which money managers are broadening their search for sectors that should benefit from a pick-up in spending by corporate America. There were inflows of almost $900m in the week to January 25 into funds invested in technology stocks, according to flows tracked by EPFR. “We think that there is going to be a more meaningful capital […]
By Anna Irrera | NEW YORK NEW YORK Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O), Bosch Ltd (BOSH.NS) and several other companies, have set up a consortium to work on how blockchain can be used to secure and improve “internet of things” applications, as sectors beyond finance seek to benefit from bitcoin’s underlying technology. The group, which also includes Bank of New York Mellon Corp (BK.N), Foxconn Technology Group, security […]
The massively popular action game Dark Souls III released an announcement trailer of its latest downloadable content, The Ringed City, coming this spring. True to its character, the trailer promises to bring more gratifying action gameplay and epic story experience that will make players answer the call of battle once more. Developed by Japanese studio From Software and published by Bandai Namco, the latest — and final — chapter in […]
