Category: Biz Tech

Digital transformation must be one of the most over-hyped, least concrete terms around. Like every such term, it can mean different things to different people. It can also be a huge stress-generating, money-squandering machine for organizations.

In October last year, Microsoft began making available Windows 7, 8.1 and Server 2008 and 2012 patches in roll-up form.

The mysterious dimming of the Tabby's Star may not be due to an alien megastructure looping around it. Researchers of a new study suggest that the star may have eaten a nearby planet, which could explain why it erratically loses its brightness. Erratic Dimming Of Tabby's Star The brightness of stars periodically dips by about 1 percent, which can be attributed to a planet orbiting around it. Scientists, however, have been baffled by Tabby's star, more formally known as KIC 8462852 because of

Two years after departing Google, Andy Rubin is about to make headway on the smartphone industry — a field he helped push. Rubin is the creator of Android, a mobile operating system running on more than 86 percent of all mobile phones in existence as per IDC. He's planning to merge artificial intelligence with his prowess in software engineering, and he's doing it to produce consumer hardware. He's not alone in that venture, however. His team is composed of 40 individuals — some

Quip, the productivity platform that Salesforce acquired last year, announced its Friday that the firm Unity&Variety will be joining its team.The small Unity&Variety design team -- which includes Joey Flynn, Drew Hamlin and Andy Chung

Nintendo has finally unveiled the official details of the Nintendo Switch, including the price tag of $299 and the global launch date of March 3. Several games for the upcoming hybrid console have also been shown, with the highly-anticipated The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild announced as a launch title for the Nintendo Switch and Super Mario Odyssey revealed as the new 3D Super Mario game. Another high-profile game announced for the Nintendo Switch is Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, which is

Revolutions are only relevant until the next revolution comes along. Over the past decade, the smartphone revolution has fundamentally upended daily life. Walk through any public space and you will find people of all backgrounds transfixed by pocket-sized, rectangular obelisks. These little wonder slabs magically connect us to the rest of humanity and are personal windows into the digital ghost dimension that flows beneath civilization's surface. This revolution has been quite a process to watch unfold—and it all happened in the

Twitter Brazil has appointed its former agency head Fiamma Zarife as the new managing director for the country."I'm proud to have been assigned the mission to lead Twitter's operation in Brazil and continue the work that

A cosmic "spitball" game is acting out in the black hole of the Milky Way, says a new research. This is part of the star-shredding activity by the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The new study is significant in showing that mere gasification of a shredding star is not ending the story at the black hole. It asserts that splintering of gas spools is also leading to the formation of spitballs that are tossed at disparate directions

The digital humanities is the most exciting field you haven't heard of—unless you happen to work on a college or university campus. For everyone else, I'll risk censure and offer the pithiest definition I can muster: digital humanities is an interdisciplinary field in which scholars and educators bring computational tools and methods to humanistic inquiry. (For a more thorough definition, I recommend curious readers visit Debates in the Digital Humanities.) If you've read this column, you've already gotten a taste of

Motherhood brings with it many joys but if a new study is to be believed, then women who conceive at a later age could be prone to birth complications. According to a new research conducted by King's College London and published in The Journal of Physiology, pregnant women above the age of 35 have maximum chances of birth complications. Research suggests that the longer labor stages and delay in pregnancy are primary reasons why women over this age bracket face complications. The study discovered that the

Barts Health NHS Trust incorporates five hospitals in London - including St Bartholowmew's.

Cybercriminals are exploiting charity for their own nefarious means.

Panasonic has outed a new Android-powered tablet in its Toughbook family, which will look to entice consumers despite its hefty price tag. The company launched its Toughpad FZ-A2 in the U.S. on Jan.12, 2017. The Android-powered Toughpad is the latest addition to the company's Toughbook family. "The FZ-A2 is the ultimate tablet for mobile field work that will continue to evolve with our customers' needs and work requirements," noted Brian Rowley, VP of Marketing and Product Management, Panasonic. The Toughpad FZ-A2 fulfils its promise of

Security researcher Niall Merrigan estimates that more than 600 Elasticsearch instances have now been hit.

With the growing popularity of artificial intelligence and advancements in the field of robotics, Europe is now making the necessary preparation for a robot revolution. European Parliament members on Thursday warned that the inevitable rise of robots in human lives calls for urgent EU rules, which include giving robots legal status and kill switches that would prevent them from causing dangerous damages. Mady Delvaux, a Socialist MEP from Luxembourg, noted of the increasingly powerful role that robots take in human lives which could

A long-term national strategy needs to be formulated by the United States government, along with consulting the private sector, to facilitate the advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT), and minimise chances of privacy and security-related

Today's Leadership Models Fail To Address Responsive And Responsible LeadershipThe World Economic Forum kicks off January 17th to 20th in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. As the global theme for the annual meeting, responsive and responsible leadership begins

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, or FCA, of installing a hidden software to purposefully let excess diesel emission go undetected, a practice that entails Clean Air Act violations. The accusation comes as the result of a probe stemming from regulators' investigation of Volkswagen, its rival. FCA Cheating Emission Tests As per the EPA, specific vehicles releasing excess nitrogen oxide emissions are the "light-duty model year 2014, 2015, and 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Ram 1500 trucks

Consumer Reports on Thursday says it now recommends Apple's new MacBook Pro laptops to consumers, after Apple issued a software fix that resolved the laptops' battery issues.After evaluating three models back in December, Consumer Reports refused

A newly recognized primate that lives in eastern Myanmar and southwestern China has been named after Star Wars' Luke Skywalker. Jedi Name The scientists who discovered the animal decided to choose the name Skywalker hoolock gibbon not just because of their love for Jedis and the make-believe world created by George Lucas. The scientific name of the Skywalker hoolock is hoolock tianxing. In Chinese, tianxing translates to "Heaven's movement," or "skywalker," which reflects the behavior and movement of the gibbons in the treetops where

A US appeals court ruled Thursday that a group of iPhone owners can proceed with a class action lawsuit against Apple, which claims the Cupertino company has attempted to monopolize the market for iPhone apps.The ruling,

It's almost time for Nintendo's Switch-focused event, where it's expected to disclose official details about the forthcoming hybrid console. Once Nintendo itself proffers official information, keen-eyed anticipants may finally straighten out the rumple caused by a flurry of rumors that has surfaced — surfacing, still — since its reveal late October last year. It's known that the console can easily switch between dock and undocked modes, as revealed in the trailer, but what's inside — the hotly contested specs — remains nebulous.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in February. (Image: file photo) Despite pleas from privacy groups to rein in the US government's surveillance powers before President-elect Donald Trump takes office,

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani leaves Trump Tower in November. (Image: CBSNews.com)Rudy Giuliani has been tapped to "lend expertise" and to advise the Trump administration on cybersecurity.The former New York mayor "will be sharing his

Samsung fans who have been hankering for the Android 7.0 Nougat software update to hits their Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge smartphones will be pleased to learn that the company is now rolling out the update. That's right! Even though a leaked release schedule from Samsung hinted that the latest update for its 2016 flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphones would be released on Monday, Jan. 17, the South Korean OEM has pleasantly surprised users by pushing out

The evolution of human language has been unscripted in our history. With time, we have taken our spoken words which have great significance for granted. Although the construction of language was undocumented, the evolution of human speech can be easily traced through our related and living non-human primates. A recent study conducted by Louis-Jean Boë of Grenoble Alpes University, France, and colleagues, published on Jan.11, 2017 concluded that baboons can make five vowel-like sounds similar to the ones spoken by humans. The study published in

Google's RAISR technology uses machine learning to produce high-quality versions of low-resolution images, which allows it avoid hogging bandwidth and enable faster downloads.

When the Uber app received a major makeover in November of last year, the ride-sharing service promised that it will be adding a feature to integrate the native calendar app of the smartphones of users. Just a couple of months after, the feature is now being rolled out to Uber customers on iOS devices, offering an easier way to request for rides. Calendar App Integration On Uber Through a post in the Newsroom section of Uber's official website, the company announced that it has

Cloudflare received a national security letter (NSL) from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) back in February 2013, its transparency report for 2016 has shown, with the company only now able to report the

JetBlue has rolled out Fly-Fi to all local flights, offering passengers free satellite Wi-Fi connections with speeds of up to 20 Mbps per device. Was the wait for the service, first announced in December 2013, worth it? (Via TechTimes)