Category: Biz Tech

Over the past three posts, I have looked at a number of different Linux distributions for various models of the Raspberry Pi - including SUSE/openSUSE, Fedora, Manjaro and Ubuntu MATE, and PiCore Linux. What I

President-elect Donald Trump has been pretty vocal that he intends to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a better healthcare plan that will offer "insurance for everybody." This move prompted Bernie Sanders to assert that the decision could lead to nearly 36,000 deaths in the U.S. Now according to reports, the "repeal and delay" strategy of the incoming U.S. government could cost millions of people their health insurance. According to an analysis conducted by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), people who have insured for health

Chairman and director of Xero Chris Liddell will step down from his responsibilities at the New Zealand-based cloud accounting firm on Friday, as he prepares for his new role of Assistant to United States President-elect Donald

Longtime Nintendo tactical RPG franchise Fire Emblem is finally coming to mobile via Fire Emblem: Heroes, directly following the release of Super Mario Run in December. It marks the third time for Nintendo to release a title for the smartphone gaming platform after the aforementioned endless runner and Miitomo. Fire Emblem: Heroes As per Nintendo, Fire Emblem: Heroes will feature a new story about two kingdoms in discord, and it's layered with a familiar stylistic visual package reminiscent of anime, fused with kitsch, pixel art.

Blockchain has moved on from its Bitcoin past and is being touted as an effective and inexpensive way to safeguard data, with one Singapore-based vendor launching its first blockchain-based authentication tool.Because it provides a shared replicated

LG Electronics has sent out invites for its flagship phone the G6, set to be unveiled a day before the Mobile World Congress next month.The South Korean tech giant will hold an unveiling event on February

Last December, a Microsoft executive apologized for the aggressive and sometimes questionable tactics the company employed to get users to upgrade from previous operating systems to Windows 10. Now the company gives its Windows 10 initiative another push by claiming that Windows 7 is already a relic and is therefore unsafe to use. Windows 7 Countdown The latest salvo was fired from Microsoft's German subsidiary, which released a statement this week, marking Jan. 14 the beginning of what the company calls a milestone. The

A few cities are already building data marketplaces, especially in light of the increasing streams of data from the IoT.

iOS users face a new cyber threat. iPhones, iPad or iPod running on iOS version 10 to 10.2.1 can be frozen and crashed by sending a simple text message consisting of three emojis - a white flag (a VS16 character), the numeral zero and a rainbow flag. The Threat The text message causes the iPhone to freeze and restart after a period of three minutes or more. After the restart, the phone will function normally. Users can avail a forced reboot but that

Motorola updated the Verizon Wireless Moto Z Force Droid Edition to Android Nougat in December, yet its unlocked counterparts are left behind. There is hope, however.

There has been a lot of discussion about Twitter lately, most of it negative—it can't make money on advertising, growth is down, and online bullies remain a problem. Meanwhile, Donald Trump tweets daily; more every day since the election. This alone, you'd think, would draw more attention to Twitter and make it more popular. Twitter actually does over $2.5 billion in revenue, but tech companies are supposed to grow like crazy, not freeze up at a mere $2.5 billion dollars, which

The Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro and Galaxy C9 Pro have been spotted at the FCC, indicating that they could soon make their way to the United States. The Galaxy C9 Pro already received international certification last month, signaling that it was ready to expand its availability beyond China, albeit it remained unclear at that point whether the handset would make it to the U.S. market as well. If recently surfaced FCC certifications are any indication, however, both the Galaxy C5 Pro and the

A newly discovered species of moth found in the United States and Mexico was named after Donald Trump. Neopalpa Donaldtrumpi The new moth was named after Trump because the adult features yellowish-white scales on the head resembling the hair of the U.S. President-elect. Named Neopalpa donaldtrumpi, the moth was formally presented in the journal ZooKeys on Jan. 17, just a few days ahead before Trump will be sworn into office as 45th president of the United States on Friday, Jan. 20. N. donaldtrumpi is

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has declared that Flash is no longer a priority, as the foundation will instead emphasise the need for a free mobile operating system, cloud replacement, Siri-like personal assistant, and Skype replacement.In

Qualcomm, the world's leading mobile chipmaker, has now been dragged to court by U.S. antitrust officials for alleged anti-competitive practices. Particularly, the Federal Trade Commission accused it of violating the FTC Act in the manner it licenses its technology to crush rivals, stifling innovation in the process. In the complaint filed before a federal district court, FTC stated that Qualcomm is using its stable of patented technology to impose supply and licensing terms on smartphone manufacturers that weakens competition. Qualcomm's No License,

Samsung Electronics' Exynos processors will power the infotainment systems in Audi's next generation automobiles, the South Korean tech giant announced.The company said that beginning with the supply deal, it will be expanding into the quickly-growing semiconductors-for-cars

Container technologies are still a relatively small part of the overall cloud and application portability market, but this is changing rapidly. Containers are the fast-growing class of tools, growing at an annual clip of 40%.

The popular Samsung SmartCam IP cameras have been affected by a security flaw that could make the devices prone to hijacking and be exploited by remote attackers. The flaw was discovered by a hacking group called the Exploitee.rs. The group discovered a local server vulnerability that could be used to gain root access to the device. The hack can be done by injecting a command file into a web script while using the device's "iWatch" webcam monitoring service to execute commands remotely as the

It's a new year and to start the year off right, I just put one of my favorite apps back on my iPhone 7 Plus home screen. Evernote just announced the release of Evernote 8.0

Microsoft has listed the Alcatel Idol 4S's unlocked version on its official website. The Windows variant of the Alcatel Idol 4S, which is already available from T-Mobile in the U.S., is now available for purchase from Microsoft's online store as well. Pairing experience and productivity, the Alcatel Idol 4S comes in two variants - Android and Windows. The smartphone was introduced by the company at the MWC 2016 and hit the U.S. shelves in July. The handset went up for preorder for just

It's impossible for one person to see everything on display at CES each year. I had three staffers helping me cover the show, and PCMag had a dozen people on the ground in Las Vegas for its coverage. Being at CES provides valuable hands-on time with gadgets on the floor and in closed-door briefings. Based on what I saw, it's clear that some amazing new gadgets will hit the market in 2017, some of which could be game changers. Here are

Oracle CEO Mark Hurd said the movement to cloud computing is driven by business realities as much -- if not more -- than technology.Speaking at his keynote at Oracle CloudWorld in New York, a regional tour

With rapid development in urban civilization and a gradual increase in the number of automobiles, traffic is becoming an intolerable issue. Airbus Group's urban air mobility division has crafted a flying car that shall assist in avoiding the annoying traffic congestions on the road. The group plans to examine a prototype for the electrically-operated, self-piloted flying car. These cars shall assist commuters to avoid the traffic blockage. The Urban Air Mobility unit is exploring the varied concepts ranging from vehicles that shall transport individuals to

The company rolling out Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) has warned of possible civil works disruptions after announcing that it will begin extending fibre and cable broadband into major cities this year.Much of the disruption will

Though people have tried to predict where it will strike, no one can ever really know what acts of terror the militant group ISIS will come up with next. In making itself known on social media, ISIS has shown that it knows how to hit the 21st century society where it hurts. Its newest act of modernizing technology for its own purposes comes in the form of commercial drones. While by no means as deadly as military drones, the Islamic militant group

Computers have long helped us with our analytic tasks at work. But new technology options mean we can now work with them in more collaborative and intuitive ways. At one level,

A string of code found in the latest beta version of the Google App hints that Google Assistant will become even more useful in the future by allowing users to make payments through voice commands. The integration with Google's wide range of services and the expanding availability of third-party APIs has contributed to making Google Assistant a successful piece of software, and the future addition of a feature to make payments will only add to its appeal. Beta Google App Code For

Baidu has announced the appointment of Dr Qi Lu as its group president and chief operating officer, who will be responsible for the organisation's products, technology, sales, marketing, and operations, effective immediately.Lu joins the search engine

The personal data of customers at a Victorian hunting authority has inadvertently been emailed out to strangers renewing their hunting licences.Victorian Game Management Authority customer data was sent to eight people renewing their game licences, with

As you know, the new Nvidia Shield TV made its debut during CES 2017. If you are planning to get one, you're in luck because it is now available for purchase. 2016 vs. 2017 Nvidia Shield For those not familiar about the new Shield Android TV, the device features roughly the same innards as its predecessor. Particularly, both devices are outfitted with the Tegra X1 system and sport the same design language. Nvidia has also said that the old Shield will also get the Android

A year after embarking on a mission to develop autonomous flying cars, Airbus is set to test its autonomous airborne taxi prototype for one passenger by the end of 2017.The company envisions a world where, at

This year could usher in a new era for Amazon's in the context of AI devices as reports suggest that the Amazon Echo will dominate the AI space in 2017. In 2016, the Amazon Echo dominated the sales and ended up being one of the top selling items on Amazon.com. Now, Forrester Research's estimates suggest that 6 million Echo devices were sold in 2016. The Amazon Echo, features a personal assistant also known as Alexa, an AI assistant which is equipped to handle