Gartner, Inc. recently announced that since 2012, PC shipments have steadily decreased annually. In the year 2016, a total of 269.7 million PC units were shipped, a 6.2 percent decrease from the previous year, 2015. In the fourth quarter of 2016, a decrease of 72.6 million PC units were shipped worldwide, which is a 3.7 percent decline in…
H&R Block is uniting with IBM’s Watson* to produce “a new, exclusive, consumer-facing experience,” altering the current 60 year old category. The move “represents the first time Watson will be applied to tax preparation, enabling millions of filers to benefit from the industry-leading expertise of H&R Block’s tax professionals, who will now partner with Watson to…
The Oracle and Apiary combination will create “the most comprehensive API integration cloud by adding the leading API design and governance solution.” A united Oracle and Apiary will improve performance of companies in the digital economy by “managing connectivity complexity and API proliferation.” A key, “pioneering” Apiary product, called API flow, which “provides the framework and tools…
In a recent press release, Samsung Electronics, along with three independent industry organizations, has come to the conclusion that batteries were the cause of the Galaxy Note7 issues. Over the last few months, Samsung “examined every aspect of the Galaxy Note7, including hardware, software and related processes.” Both Battery A (from the first recall) and…
Your shopping experience is about to change within the next five years: With the Intel Responsive Retail Platform (Intel RRP) “virtual reality, artificial intelligence and data-centric tools will drive innovation and empower customers.” Using Intel’s Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud technologies to obtain data and interpret the data into useful information that ultimately assists the retailer and customer…
The 2017 Digital Edge 50 award winners were recently announced and will be honored at the AGENDA17 conference March 20-22, 2017, at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The conference is produced by leading media company, IDG Enterprise, which consists of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, ITworld and Network World. In an official statement, the scope of the…
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Setting fitness goals for the new year? Then Google Calendar for Android can assist, by helping you keep them. By connecting Google Fit and Apple Health to Goals in Google Calendar, your fitness goals are more likely to be attained. The process of “activity in your favorite fitness apps will be recorded and used to mark your…