Inside the BriefcaseToday in international tech news: Still irked about Google Maps’ non-labeling of the Persian Gulf, Iranian state-run media says the country is considering legal action against the search company. In the UK, police implement a system to extract data from mobile devices of detained suspects, while Sky News talks with police about the broadcast of a rape victim’s name via a televised Twitter feed.
Featured ArticlesWhen patients show up at a hospital, something dangerous happens: They’re looked at by humans. Because of the hustle in busy emergency rooms and admission wards, many patients get only a cursory review of their health, according to Nicholas Morrissey, a surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) is introducing new offerings to make it easier for business partners and clients to create “patterns of expertise”, a new software capability first introduced as part of IBM’s PureSystems family of expert integrated systems. These patterns are designed to radically streamline the set-up and management of hardware and software resources.
Featured ArticlesCloud computing, put broadly, is a term used to describe any service available on the internet. More specifically, cloud computing refers to a hosting environment that leverages pooled computing resources by way of virtualization
Scientists at MIT and Georgia tech have come up with a method for quickly scanning living brains. The technology could be further developed and combined with other techniques for gaining new insights on a patient’s brain. “For example, such a study could be used to discover the cellular processes underlying diseases” like epilepsy, narcolepsy or Alzheimer’s, said researcher Craig Forest.
Featured ArticlesYes, the wireless industry needs more spectrum, acknowledged FCC Chair Julius Genachowski. However, that problem is well on the way to being solved, he told the audience during his presentation at CTIA. “The U.S. is leading this revolution,” he said. “We have regained our leadership in mobile, and U.S. mobile innovation is the envy of the world.”
Featured ArticlesVerizon is partnering with Color, the mobile social network that VCs showered with money last year. Its new video-sharing service will debut only on Verizon smartphones. “This kind of an app will drive up data consumption and push you into overages, and Verizon will stand to make a lot of money, at least until consumers get their first month’s bill,” said analyst Rob Enderle.
Featured ArticlesThe report “Data Center Infrastructure Management Market: Investments, Geographical Analysis and Worldwide Forecasts (2012 – 2017)” defines and segments the global Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) market with analysis and forecasting of the global revenues.
Much of the recent evolution of the web has been centred on data: data publishing, data exchanges, mashing up and recombining data, and access management of personal and enterprise data that spans both business and social networks.
Google Drive lets anyone store a few gigabytes worth of data on Google’s servers. The data can be anything you want — photos, music, videos, word documents, secret dossiers, encrypted transmissions, whatever.
I think the market is on the cusp of something. It isn’t that tablets, smartphones, smart TVs, or smart MP3 players are replacing the PC, but that they are increasingly causing the concept to morph. What will displace the PC as we know it is a networked group of devices that will allow us to access our content where and how we want it, because they all pull from the same content sources and increasingly talk to each other.
Featured ArticlesThe changes in the business intelligence market will introduce new trends that companies must address in 2012.
U.S.-based credit card processor company Global Payments is about to announce more details about the security breach that recently saw millions of credit card numbers stolen. It doesn’t look good.
Just given history, it is unlikely we’ll exit the decade with Apple at the top of the pile, and the company that will replace it has yet to be identified. I think Google wants this position more than most, but my expectation is it will eventually get nuked by some government it has pissed off. Granted, the current administration still appears to be giving the firm a pass. I guess having Al Gore on your board does have its benefits.
Featured ArticlesAs long as we have homes, we’ll need to clean them — but new technologies are changing that process. From email-based “behavioral modification” to robots that vacuum, mop, and even clean pools and gutters, to machines that rid the air of pathogens and impurities, high-tech housekeepers have plenty of new options available to simplify the job and improve the results.
Featured ArticlesAfter years of anticipation, Google has finally made its Google Drive cloud storage service available. The service will stow users’ data remotely and allow access via desktop and mobile applications. Third-party developers are already working on apps that will incorporate Google Drive features. Users get 5 GB for free; more storage can be purchased on a monthly basis.
Featured ArticlesTwitter made worldwide headlines by promising to refrain from suing other companies and individuals for patent infringement unless certain criteria were met
The safety net that federal authorities set up several months ago as a countermeasure to a massive malware scam will be shut down in July. When that happens, computers that are still infected with the malware, known as “DNSChanger,” may be completely unable to access the Internet. The FBI and other groups have set up tools to diagnose and mend affected computers.
Featured ArticlesBig Data is a top technology trend for 2012 according to Forrester Research.
peaking at a forum on green technology, Fortune magazine’s Brainstorm Green conference in California, Ford’s CEO Alan Mulally revealed how much electric vehicle batteries actually cost.
“Immature” is one of those code words that execs trot out when they’re faced with disruptive competition that’s likely to eat their lunch over the long haul.
In this research report we look at how mobile devices, cloud computing and remote working are accelerating the move to paper-free processes and the adoption of mobile content applications
LogiXML, the pioneer of web-based business intelligence (BI) software, today reported that Islington Council, which provides parking enforcement and other local government services to the London Borough of Islington, reduced contract costs, reduced staff overhead, and improved customer relations within the first few months of using Logi Info, LogiXML’s flagship BI solution.
Featured ArticlesGreenpeace wants to open consumers’ eyes concerning the kind of fuel used to power increasingly popular cloud services in the hope of pressuring tech giants like Apple, Amazon and Microsoft to clean up their acts. For their part, the companies have countered that the figures cited by Greenpeace do not add up, and that they are making efforts to rely more on green energy.
Featured ArticlesGartner’s 2012 predictions for business intelligence focus on the challenges around Cloud, alignment with business metrics and a balanced organisational model between centralised and scattered
Today in international tech news: Twitter announces Japanese expansion, the EU investigates a trio of cellular giants, India-based Infosys explores a massive acquisition in Europe, and more.
Featured ArticlesThe Internet giant on Wednesday introduced what Google+ head honcho Vic Gundotra called a “more functional and flexible” version of the service. “With Google+, we’re building a seamless and consistent social layer across Google,” company spokesperson Kat Eller told TechNewsWorld. “Today’s foundational changes let us move even faster toward a simpler, more beautiful Google.”
Featured ArticlesTablet sales are forecast to reach 118.9 million units in 2012, a 98% increase on 2011’s 60 million units, says a report by Gartner.
Today’s IT organizations increasingly take on a service provider role within their enterprises, with many transforming from cost centers to business units.
On April 3, IBM announced new database software to help clients make faster decisions and better understand relationships between disparate types of data for improved decision making.
