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Accenture predicts 2017 will be the year of the smartphone’s demise

By Mike Wheatley Dec 29, 2016

The rise of autonomous vehicles, digital assistants and smart homes will create new ecosystems that will eventually challenge the smartphone’s dominance as the main command center of our lives. That’s one of main takeaways…

Emerging Tech

Smart home tech to expect at CES from LG, Intel, Samsung and others

By Collen Kriel Dec 29, 2016

Smart home technology has always been a popular theme at the Consumer Electronics Show for the last few years and next week’s show will likely continue with this trend. The 2017 edition of the…

Emerging Tech

Facebook acquires eye-tracking startup The Eye Tribe

By James Farrell Dec 29, 2016

Facebook Inc. Wednesday acquired the Copenhagen-based eye-tracking startup The Eye Tribe ApS for its virtual reality headset, Oculus Rift, for an undisclosed amount. The 16-person company, informally started at the IT University of Copenhagen in 2007,…

Emerging Tech

Ford’s latest self-driving car includes better vision and computing power

By Duncan Riley Dec 29, 2016

Ford Motor Co. Wednesday unveiled its latest Fusion autonomous vehicle complete with more processing power that brings it closer to being ready for production. Included in the new car are adjustments to the sensor technology to allow…

Apps

Volkswagen buys mobile parking payments startup PayByPhone

By Mike Wheatley Dec 29, 2016

Canadian mobile payments company PayByPhone Technologies Inc., which enables drivers to pay for parking spaces using their smartphone, has just been acquired by Volkswagen Financial Services for an undisclosed price. PayByPhone, which operates in…

Cloud

Microsoft expands Blob Storage file limits in its Azure cloud

By Mike Wheatley Dec 28, 2016

Microsoft Corp. has announced a massive increase in the maximum file size limit on its Azure Blob Storage service, rising from 195 gigabytes to 4.77 terabytes. The increase is designed to accommodate the scientific…

Cloud

Application performance management firm AppDynamics files for 2017 IPO

By Duncan Riley Dec 28, 2016

Application performance management firm AppDynamics Inc. could become the tech industry’s first initial public offering in the new year, as the company submitted its S-1 regulatory filing Wednesday. AppDynamics is looking to raise $100 million…

Emerging Tech

Predictions 2017: No driverless cars, but drone deliveries and bitcoin take flight

By Mike Wheatley Dec 28, 2016

As if 2016 weren’t volatile enough for the technology industry, the coming year is likely to be even more interesting, thanks to everything from a very unpredictable new U.S. president to a confluence of…

Apps

Unhappy holidays: Android ransomware strikes LG smart TV on Christmas *

By Kyt Dotson Dec 28, 2016

*Updated below. Christmas Day brought an unexpected and decidedly unwanted gift to the family of Kansas-based software developer Darren Cauthon: smart TV ransomware. According to Cauthon, he was visiting family when an older-model LG…

Infra

Qualcomm fined $854M by South Korean antitrust regulators

By Maria Deutscher Dec 28, 2016

A year after getting hit with a $975 million antitrust fine in China, Qualcomm Technologies Inc. is once again on the hook over its business practices. The Korea Fair Trade Commission today ordered the chip…

the latest

Accenture predicts 2017 will be the year of the smartphone’s demise

Smart home tech to expect at CES from LG, Intel, Samsung and others

Facebook acquires eye-tracking startup The Eye Tribe

Ford’s latest self-driving car includes better vision and computing power

Volkswagen buys mobile parking payments startup PayByPhone

Microsoft expands Blob Storage file limits in its Azure cloud

Application performance management firm AppDynamics files for 2017 IPO

Predictions 2017: No driverless cars, but drone deliveries and bitcoin take flight

Unhappy holidays: Android ransomware strikes LG smart TV on Christmas *

Qualcomm fined $854M by South Korean antitrust regulators

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