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This 2-in-1 cellphone and tablet mount from iKross is fairly unique in that it mounts into your car, truck or SUV's cupholder. It averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon from over 1,300 customers (read reviews), and with the current 60% off deal its list price has been reduced from $60 to just $24. The iKross mount will simply "twist to fit" into most sized cupholders (up to 3.7" diameter), so installation is quick and requires no tools. Once installed, the mount stays secure, stable, and absorbs... Читать дальше...

The news last week that the owner of a Tesla Model S was killed after the car crashed into a tractor-trailer while its Autopilot feature was engaged raises an obvious question: is the self-driving technology safe?

A robotic glove, developed out of a partnership between NASA and General Motors, will be used to make human factory workers more efficient, while reducing user fatigue and preventing injuries.

Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, bring to enterprise training and professional development some of the same qualities that companies seek in their IT systems and infrastructure: agility, efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Android was once a big part of Intel's plans for mobile devices, but the company is now paying much less attention to the OS.

Microsoft is working on Dynamics 365, which will combine its current ERP and CRM cloud services into a single bundle and include applications purpose-built for specific business functions.

Google released a new batch of Android patches on Wednesday, fixing more than 100 flaws in Android's own components and in chipset-specific drivers from different manufacturers.

With the Fourth behind us, we're officially in the heat of summer -- and we all know what that means: The smell of simmering new Android phones is thick in the air.

It's always funny watching a new open source initiative gain traction -- all the more so when the initiative in question isn't yet firmly ensconced into the warm, inviting bosom of its own full-fledged foundation. This is certainly the case for Kubernetes.

Security researchers have found a new backdoor program that allows attackers to hijack Mac systems and control them over the Tor network.

I’ve come across a compelling story that shows how Apple Watch can make a huge difference to enable deafblind people to live more independent lives.

Where do you store your most important CD's, DVD's, USB drives and documents? Are they protected from fire and water damage, if that "worst-case scenario" actually happens? SentrySafe's HD4100CG storage box is UL classified with 1/2-hour fire protection and ETL verified 1/2 hour fire protection for CD's, DVD's, USB drivers and memory sticks up to 1550F. It’s also ETL verified waterproof. It measures roughly 11x8 with a 9-inch depth. It currently averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon from over... Читать дальше...

Someone at Google really likes sneakers: The company has just bought a French machine-learning startup that taught a computer how to recognize 15,000 different types of them.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) represents the first release from Canonical to deliver long-term support since 2011 (version 14). While the latest improvements may not be entirely revolutionary, Ubuntu 16.04 rounds up exciting features to fortify the server base and enhance the desktop experience. InfoWorld reviewed the new desktop release in April. In this review, I’ll focus on the server.

High demand

Software engineers are in high demand across the United States, and depending upon where you live, you can make a killing at this job. But don’t overlook what you’re really making, when you factor in the cost of living. Online jobs marketplace Glassdoor has crunched the numbers by looking at the ratio of each city’s local median software engineer base salary to its official cost of living figures from the federal government.

Shocking, I tell you, it's shocking. After only 18 months, BlackBerry is stopping production of its BlackBerry Classic smartphone -- you know, the one that still has a physical keyboard. Who would have guessed there wasn't a market for that?

An appeals court has ruled that a former employee of a company, whose computer access credentials were revoked, had acted “without authorization” in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, when he and other former employees used the login credentials of a current employee to gain access to data on the employer’s computers.

A settings change at Facebook has once again put the social site in a negative light concerning users’ privacy. Someday, users just might decide that they have had enough. 

Microsoft stepped up its battle with the armada of mobile messaging apps on Tuesday, announcing that Skype users can now send files to each other without the recipient needing to be online.

Ashley Madison encouraged its users to cheat on their partners. But did it also cheat its own customers?

Flashback to the early 1980s, when this IT pilot fish is working on a system for monitoring oil pipelines in Venezuela.

Amazon is always on the lookout for new robotic technologies to improve efficiency in its warehouses, and this year deep learning appears to be leading the way.

The world's newest mobile telecoms network went into operation this week, but it's not for smartphones. The network, built by South Korea's SK Telecom, is dedicated to gadgets that connect to the so-called internet of things.