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My vote for the biggest-impact technological breakthrough in 2015 is Microsoft’s Skype real-time translator. The feature is available for preview right now, and you can watch the demo video on … Continue reading Real-Time Translation from Microsoft’s Skype
Consumers buy more gadgets every year, and throw away the old ones as millions of tons of e-waste. Glues, metals, plastics, and battery chemicals make e-waste particularly dangerous. Fumes from … Continue reading Recyclers Solving the E-Waste Problem, Slowly
Microsoft Visual Studio and the .NET framework are going open-source. This is great news for Microsoft developers and anyone who uses the Microsoft ecosystem. For developers, this means they’ll have … Continue reading Microsoft .NET Goes Open-Source
This month Tesla Motors announced the Dual Motor Model S, the first consumer-ready dual electric motor car. The car gains in efficiency – at least 10 miles on a single … Continue reading An Electric All-Wheel Drive With Better Efficiency
Businesses with online stores have long known the value of reducing the payment barrier. Whether using a custom shopping cart, an off-the-shelf credit card processing app, or PayPal, retail businesses … Continue reading Let Clients Pay Like Consumers
Shellshock is the name of the recent software vulnerability found in Bash, the shell (command line) program used on most Mac OS X and Linux computers and servers. It’s a … Continue reading What Does Shellshock Mean for Windows?
Next October European-style “Chip & PIN” cards will finally be coming to the US. These types of cards cut down on credit card fraud significantly. The switch will be coming … Continue reading You Have One Year to Get Ready for Chip & PIN
Slowly (thanks to cable monopolies) but surely (thanks to consumer demand), the Internet is getting faster. That will change on Wednesday, when some of the most popular sites on the … Continue reading September 10th is Internet Slowdown Day
Today Facebook announced that it will be implementing new guidelines that should cut down on clickbait links over time: Click-baiting Clickbait links have an enticing but information-light title like “You’ll … Continue reading Facebook Cutting Down on Clickbait
Hiring an IT company is about more than rates. Ask the right questions to know you’re getting a proactive provider. 1) How will they charge? Does the company offer all … Continue reading Five Quick Questions for When You Hire an IT Company
Microsoft has started airing ads pitting their new digital assistant Cortana against Apple’s Siri. You can watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0pjD4qpIpg While more detailed comparisons will be possible in the coming months … Continue reading The Best Digital Assistant – Now on Windows?
Today the Internet Association, comprised of the biggest Internet companies, submitted their formal comments to the FCC on net neutrality. Their comments can be viewed here: Click to access Comments.pdf … Continue reading The Biggest Players Want Net Neutrality
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