Today’s Tech Sightings: Intel Readying Charging Without Wires for Laptops Intel is looking to kill cabled charging with a new system to recharge laptops without a single wire in sight. The product is expected to launch sometime next year. The Case That Has Microsoft, Apple and Amazon Agreeing for Once Microsoft has lost two bouts […]
Intel Wireless Charging; Wikipedia; Android Malware; D&D
Posted September 2nd, 2015 at 3:56 pm (UTC-4)
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IFA 2015; Shifu; Windows’ Spying Tools; Adobe Flash
Posted September 1st, 2015 at 3:10 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Tech’s Biggest Names Descend on Berlin for IFA 2015 The Germany-based consumer electronics show, IFA is coming up this September 4, with participation from some of technology’s biggest brands. The show will feature an array of wearable technology and smart devices, large screens, virtual reality gadgets and a whole lot more. Here’s […]
Hacker Business Booming as Security Experts Struggle to Keep Pace
Posted August 28th, 2015 at 3:05 pm (UTC-4)
Sophisticated hackers are taking advantage of a regulation vacuum and a shortage of cybersecurity experts to turn stolen data into a lucrative business, with little fear of being caught. “For $200, you can set up a business,” said Al Berman, President of New York’s Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI). Hackers used to flex their muscles […]
Cuba on the Web; Indonesia’s Poaching Games; Mobile Addicts
Posted August 27th, 2015 at 3:04 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Cuba’s Internet Dilemma: How to Emerge From Web’s Stone Age Cuba is finding its way to the Internet highway the rest of the world has been using, albeit very slowly. The challenge now is for the country to embrace the Internet as a vital tool for business and commerce and a host […]
Internet.org in Kenya; Intel; GitHub; YouTube Takes on Twitch
Posted August 26th, 2015 at 3:02 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Internet.org Seeks Ties With Kenyan Telcos Facebook’s Internet.org has been in touch with several of Kenya’s telecommunications companies for partnerships that could benefit the country, as part of its efforts to connect remote parts of the world to the Internet. How Intel’s Future Goes Way Beyond the PC As the PC market […]
Superhero Robotics; Linux; China’s Gaming Vernacular
Posted August 25th, 2015 at 5:02 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Superhero-Inpsired Robotic Hand Wins UK Dyson Award British inventor Joel Gibbard of Open Bionics has won the UK’s James Dyson Award for creating low-cost robotic hands inspired by comic superheroes. The idea was to create prosthetics for amputees, which they would not be afraid to show off. Crash-Proof Computers Could Be On […]
Bright Powers Developing World, One Solar Panel at a Time
Posted August 21st, 2015 at 11:00 am (UTC-4)
Solar power is becoming more attractive as installation costs drop. And one company is capitalizing on the trend to power developing countries with solar energy while giving local economies a hand. Bright, a solar subscription service, wants to bring solar energy to as many developing countries as possible, beginning with Mexico, where it has been […]
Kim Jong Un; China Mobile Banking; Android’s ALPs; Privacy
Posted August 20th, 2015 at 3:00 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Kim Jong Un Has His Own Cellular Network According to a former technical director at North Korea’s cellular network Koryolink, Kim Jong Un and other high-ranking officials have their own private cellular network to secure their communications. The 3G network, according to the source, has its own algorithms and operating system. Many Apps […]
Education Tech; Alphabet; Western Tech Firms in China
Posted August 19th, 2015 at 3:55 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: How Bill and Melinda Gates Want to Transform Teaching Bill and Melinda Gates are putting up a series of blog posts this week to look at ways technology can transform education. In one post, Bill Gates points to a school system in California, which now uses computers to analyze how kids perform […]
Hawking’s Voice; Google in Africa; Bitcoin Split?
Posted August 18th, 2015 at 3:55 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Stephen Hawking’s Voice Now Available as Open Source Software Intel is making astrophysicist Stephen Hawking’s distinctive voice available to the public for free. The technology developed for Hawking, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is called the Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT). Intel will now make the source code open for people to […]