Category: Biz Tech

ARM on Monday unveiled the Mali-C71, its first image signal processor (ISP) built from the ground up for the automotive market. ISPs process raw pixel data so it can be displayed to a driver or used

The Campbell Soup Company has voluntarily recalled more than 4,000 pounds of chicken soup because of misbranding and undeclared allergens. Potential Allergen Not Indicated On Label Of Affected Products The Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which announced the recall on April 22, said that the affected products contain a potential allergen that was not declared on the label. The affected chicken with whole grain pasta soup items have milk, a known allergen, as one of the

Liam disassembles iPhones and sorts components into bins for further processing. (Image: Apple) Apple has released new details about Liam, its line of robots that disassembles the iPhone 6 so that individual components can be

Escalation of alcoholic cirrhosis is more pronounced in regions where peak cold climate prevails accompanied by less sunshine, according to a study. The study was led by Neil Shah, MD, of the University of North Carolina. To some extent, the findings implicitly endorse the popular perception that an alcoholic drink is the best means to stay warm. However, it invariably exposes people to many consequences, noted Shah at the International Liver Congress. "Our research reveals that a country's climate and geographical location have

Security is the Internet of Things' (IoT) Achilles heel. One reason that's so is there is a lack of common IoT development standards. The Linux Foundation, along with 50 companies, is addressing this by building a

Microsoft plans to make the first of its promised integrations between Dynamics 365 and LinkedIn available to customers this Summer.On April 24, Microsoft officials said the company will

Zika — caused due to disease carrying mosquitoes — is expected to rear its ugly head once again in Texas. Places with plenty of mosquito growth are the worst impacted when it comes to the disease's outbreak. In 2016, Texas was the worst hit state in the country. Numerous Zika cases occurred in the Rio-Grande Valley and health officials are worried that with the approaching monsoons, the virus outbreak could make a comeback. Why The Texas Border Areas Face Greater Risk The people living

Apple is working on a sensor that would monitor diabetics' blood sugar levels, according to CNBC. It's been in the works since the days of Steve Jobs, who reportedly envisioned a wearable like Apple Watch that would keep tabs on people's health. This story is of great personal interest to me since I have been a type 2 diabetic for over 25 years. I have worked hard to keep my A1C numbers in check, a measurement that determines blood sugar numbers

Thousands of people have marched this weekend in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to defend science and support its evolution. The march came as a response to President Trump's massive budget cuts. President Trump's budget proposal is expected to have massive effects on scientific work. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will receive roughly two thirds of the funding it was expected to. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which spends approximately $32 billion every year for research purposes, will also suffer a

A dentist in Alaska is facing a cascade of court raps amid allegations of Medicaid fraud and "unlawful dental acts." The Hoverboard Dentist Aside from allegedly going on an IV sedation spree amounting to $1.9 million on dental procedures that don't necessarily require it, Seth Lookhart, 31, of Clear Creek Dental is also in trouble for several unprofessional misdemeanor offenses. The most disturbing one would probably be pulling an unconscious patient's teeth while atop a hoverboard, or a self-balancing scooter. 'New Standard Of Care' Investigators found

The federal government has announced it has agreed to enhanced cybersecurity cooperation with China, following discussions between Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, and Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Commission for Political

Lenovo Flex 11 ChromebookLenovo has expanded its lineup of Chromebooks with the introduction of the Flex 11, a 2-in-1 laptop that may have a slightly higher price tag than competing models, but brings plenty of extras

Blizzard recently released a new patch for StarCraft that made the iconic real-time strategy game, along with its expansion StarCraft: Brood War, free for all PC and Mac gamers. The move adds StarCraft to the list of free classic PC games that can be downloaded without any strings attached. These games may be old, but they are still very much well worth your time. 'StarCraft' The original StarCraft continues to be one of the world's most popular real-time strategy games, which prompted Blizzard to create a

SK Hynix has developed an 8 Gigabit (Gb) GDDR6 DRAM that can process up to 768 Gigabytes (GB) of graphics data per second, the company announced.The product operates with an I/O data rate of 16Gb per

Two of the biggest chipmakers are in for a potential high-stakes battle. With rumors about AMD's Radeon RX Vega GPU making the rounds, a flurry of reports about Nvidia's counterattack has also surfaced: a new GeForce GTX 20-series based on Volta Architecture. AMD Radeon RX Vega GPUs The Radeon RX Vega leaked recently via a teaser, offering the first look at the GPUs in addition to the limited-edition models AMD will sell. As leaks suggest, the high-end GPU variant will come in a unique

Each technology rises, and then falls and finds a niche. Soon it will be the turn of the smartphone.The arrival of the original iPhone back in 2007 heralded a revolution in how we use computing power,

For business people, AI presents a variety of challenges. On a technology level, artificial intelligence and machine learning is complicated to develop and demands rich data sets to produce meaningful results. From a business

Authorities from Allegan County informed health officials that a surgeon may have endangered patients as well as the public by performing liposuctions in a pole barn, which served as a center for cosmetic surgery. According to health officials, the county sheriff's investigators noted that the procedures were carried out in the building along 114th Avenue in Glenn. Glenn residents declared that Dr. Bradley Bastow is the man who allegedly performed liposuction in an unlicensed facility. Bastow's name is also listed on a permit

Amidst the growing list of food recalls in recent months, McCain Foods is adding to the list as they voluntarily recall a few hash brown products from the shelves. The products in question were recalled due to contamination with golf ball pieces. Accidental Golf Ball Contamination As of April 21, McCain Foods is voluntarily removing two of their hash brown products from the shelves due to the possibility of them having extraneous golf ball materials. The recall affects two products in particular: Harris

Airtel is India's fastest mobile network, offering average total download speeds of 6.15Mbps, according to network coverage mapping company OpenSignal's first public report into the Indian telecommunications market.Airtel topped both the 4G download speed and 3G

Tech Times reported on Feb. 25 that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report revealing that mortality rates due to drug overdose have more than doubled since 1999. The death toll caused by opioids definitely affects not only patients who involuntarily become addicted to prescription drugs but curious children who are exposed to them as well. The Cherokee Nation, however, has had enough of the opioid that crisis plaguing the United States and tearing families apart. In response to what

Microsoft has launched IoT Central, a fully managed "IoT-as-a-service" offering to assist enterprises with the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) applications without the need for in-house expertise. IoT Central aims to lower the barrier of

There have been several product recalls in April, especially for products that were contaminated by harmful bacteria, mislabeled, packaged with a foreign object (or life form), or present some form of danger to consumers regardless of proper usage. Now a well-loved snack brand just joined the list of companies that announced a product recall in April. On April 21, Frito-Lay published a news release on its website to announce that it voluntarily recalls select jalapeño-flavored chips over possible salmonella contamination. Product Recall

Is open source technology a disruptive innovation force in the Clayton Christensen sense of the term -- meaning it starts out serving the underserved or unserved, and works its way up to eventually chase the

The open call for the exit of United States from the Paris climate deal by none other than the head of the Environmental Protection Agency has shocked environmentalists. This is the first time a high-ranking Trump administration official such as EPA Chief Scott Pruitt has gone public with a call to scrap the historic agreement, which has been endorsed by more than 200 countries. Paris deal aims to mitigate climate change by curbing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses with a

LastPass has resolved a number of issues with its two-factor authentication (2FA) implementation, after being alerted to the issues by Salesforce security researcher Martin Vigo. The company said the problems are now resolved,

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned overseas organisations selling to Australia that noncompliance with the proposed GST Low Value Goods legislation amendment may result in their websites being blocked.

Many Starbucks lovers are crazy over trying out secret menu items that allow them to experience new ways to enjoy their caffeinated and sweet beverages, and the company knows it. That is why it comes as no surprise when Starbucks' latest craze - the Unicorn Frappuccino - is such a hit with its patrons who love to post picture-perfect photos on Instagram. Of course, not everyone shares the excitement out of concern over the new beverage's unhealthy sugar levels. What Is The Unicorn Frappuccino? The

The conventional wisdom says that the days of the mainframe are numbered, but it just might be that a new generation of apps will breathe new life into it.A state-of-the-mainframe survey by Syncsort shows that the

The mountain-sized 2014 JO25 asteroid safely avoided Earth in its close flyby on April 19 but left behind a heap of data for researchers to analyze. Besides sparking avid discussions on how humanity would perish in a big asteroid collision, the event provided astronomers with the perfect opportunity to study the enormous space rock and gather as much information as possible on the general characteristics of asteroids. This week's asteroid encounter marked 2014 JO25's closest approach to our planet in 400 years and the

The Power of Networks: Six Principles that Connect Our Lives • By Christopher G. Brinton and Mung Chiang • Princeton University Press • 310 pages • ISBN: 978-0-691-17071-8 • £27.95 We don't normally think of

Data-driven analytics applications are eating the world and transforming every domain. But the world is also being eaten up in a different way by several non-sustainable practices.On Earth Day, we look at what we know about

The echoes of safe sex and planned parenthood are reverberating in many campuses. UC Davis became the first campus in the United States in donning a liberal shade by installing a vending machine to dispense emergency female contraceptives such as the morning-after pill. The machine has been fondly named the Wellness to Go machine. Reports have said that nationwide, there are four colleges selling contraceptives. But they are selling through pharmacies within their campuses. But a vending machine is a bold step