Wifi May 3, 2016 IBM hopes Watson will lead the way in 'Silicon Alley' When Ed Harbour, vice president of the IBM Watson Group, looks out the window of his New York City office, he can stare straight across at Facebook’s East Coast base and see the bright green-painted bars outfitting its walls.
Programming May 3, 2016 Cornell researchers create online simulator to map zombie outbreak Want to know where to run away to next time there is a zombie apocalypse? Well, now there is a zombie infection-mapping tool called Zombietown USA that gives users a way to pinpoint where the infection is spreading. The infection in question is hypothetical, of course, but the scenario that the mapping tool suggests is more grounded in science than stolen from a “Walking Dead” episode.
Programming May 3, 2016 Windows 10 upgrade arrives this summer – even for pirated copies A free Windows 10 upgrade will arrive this summer, Terry Myerson, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Operating Systems group, wrote in a blog post this week.
Home Ent May 3, 2016 Tech Q&A: Advertiser tracking, saving printer ink, gadget space and more Kim Komando answers your questions on preventing advertisers from tracking your phone, using up less printer ink, boosting space on your gadget, and more.
Robots May 3, 2016 Paralyzed woman pilots F-35 fighter jet simulator using mind control It reads like something out of a sci-fi flick, but new technology created by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has recently enabled a paralyzed woman to fly an F-35 fighter jet and a single-engine Cessna in a simulator using only her mind. Speaking in Washington, DC at the recent New America Foundation’s Future of War forum on February 24th, DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar revealed to the crowd that 55 year-old Jan Scheuermann, who has suffered paralysis since 2003 due to a neurodegenerative condition, was able to fly a Joint Strike Fighter simulator without the use of any joystick or handheld device.
Cameras May 3, 2016 Tech Q&A: Finding classmates, passwords, free security cams and more Kim Komando answers your questions and shares tips on finding old classmates online, saving passwords on work computer browsers, creating a free security camera, and more.
Programming May 3, 2016 Watson gets even smarter as IBM buys startup AlchemyAPI IBM Watson’s cognitive computing capabilities got an added boost with Wednesday’s announcement that the tech and consulting company has acquired AlchemyAPI – an on-the-rise startup that provides cognitive computing software to carry out natural language processing for clients that range from big business to web publishers. The new partnership allows IBM to accelerate Watson’s growing cognitive capacity.
Programming May 3, 2016 Stratos launches first 'connected' credit card on the market It’s something most people find annoying – bulging wallets filled with easily lost cards. One tech startup is hoping to make life a little easier for those whose pockets are overflowing with plastic. Today, Stratos, Inc. announced the launch of the Stratos Bluetooth Card, an all-in-one “smart” credit card.
Mac May 3, 2016 Chatty machines? Future computers could communicate like humans In the future, you might be able to talk to computers and robots the same way you talk to your friends
Home Ent May 3, 2016 Tech Q&A: Choosing photos, finding big savings, dying computers and more Kim Komando answers your questions about culling your massive photo collections, finding big savings, signs of a dying computer, and more.
Laptops May 3, 2016 Report slams wasteful government IT spending The U.S. government wastes 50 percent or more of the $70 billion to $80 billion that it spends on IT and IT security each year, according to a report released on Thursday by the International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers (IAITAM).
