Challenges plaguing IT | #VMWorld 2015
“End users? I thought EMC was about big iron!” said theCUBE cohost Dave Vellante, who started his interview with Jay Chitnis, director of mobility and end-user solutions for EMC, during VMworld 2015 on a light…
Intel invests $50 million in quantum computing research
As Moore’s law becomes harder and harder to uphold, Intel Corp. is stepping up its efforts to find an alternative to conventional silicon chips that can keep up with the world’s growing demand for…
New mouthguard can diagnose illness: This week in Smart Health
This week’s Smart Health roundup features a smart thermometer that tracks temperature and symptoms, a mouth guard that monitors health markers, a collaboration to make continuous care more feasible, a new initiative to secure connected…
Layers of Fear is a horror “Walking Simulator” that will ruin your pants
By Eric David
While games like Gone Home have been praised for their storytelling, some players find the “walking simulator” genre to be a little too boring. The stakes are about as low as they can get, and there…
Smart lightstrip from Philips Hue for custom accent lighting
Always looking to raise the bar on connected lighting, Royal Philips unveiled yet another new product this week. Called the Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus, the product can be shaped, bent, and extended to up to…
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Report: HP looking to sell off network security business ahead of split-up
Hewlett-Packard Co. has reportedly begun purging non-core assets ahead of its planned split-up later this year, with anonymous insiders claiming that the first casualty could be its little-known TippingPoint firewall business. The rumored divestment…
AOL acquires mobile ad firm Millennial Media for $238m
By Duncan Riley
AOL, Inc. has acquired mobile advertising and data company Millennial Media, Inc. for $238 million. The all-cash deal sees AOL offering Millennial stockholders $1.75 per share of common stock. Founded in 2006, Millennial bills…
Brocade skips complexity to unify enterprise apps for mobile users
By Paul Gillin
Many organizations are facing a crushing backlog of development request for mobile applications, driven by the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement and the competitive pressure to make field sales and service people more efficient. The problem…
Microsoft’s personal assistant Cortana now translates words and phrases into 40 languages
Microsoft’s answer to Apple Inc’s Siri, Cortana, just became a little more impressive after integrating Microsoft Translator. The personal digital assistant is now something of a polyglot being able to instantly translate words, phrases and…
The FAA is beta-testing B4UFLY, a mobile app for drone pilots
There’s been an explosion in the number of drones entering U.S. airspace over the last couple of years, leading to unsavory incidents such as in California, when firefighters were prevented from using helicopters to…