Imagine a company that can verify the background of a new employee and onboard them with the click of a single virtual button, or a banking customer who can verify their identity for a loan without exposing personally identifiable information – again with a click of a button. That’s the … Read more
The booming team collaboration market is likely to continue booming in 2019 as companies roll out chat apps more widely across their operations. With Microsoft leveraging the ubiquity of its Office suite to push Teams, and Slack doubling down on its still-evolving enterprise push, the two leaders in the market … Read more
Microsoft’s announcement earlier this month that it was dumping its own browser technology for Google’s – turning Edge into a Chrome clone – was a stunning acknowledgement that the company had lost its decades-long battle for browser supremacy. “We intend to adopt the Chromium open-source project … to create better … Read more
If you think your new iPhone’s Face ID facial recognition feature or your bank’s fancy new fingerprint scanner will guarantee privacy and block hackers from accessing sensitive personal or financial data, think again. In the coming year, cyberattacks will zero in on biometric hacking and expose vulnerabilities in touch ID … Read more
When it comes to mobile technology, trends mean so much more than any single event. That’s a notion we see reinforced time and time again here in the land o’ Android — and that’s why so much of our focus in this little corner of the internub is on the … Read more
The big remaining bugaboo — the Dec. 19 emergency release of Internet Explorer patches for all supported versions of Windows — remains shrouded in secrecy. That said, it looks like early reports of devastating bugs in the IE update are overstated; at this point, I’m not aware of any replicable … Read more
Tech gear is a perennially popular holiday gift. If you’re the proud owner of a new phone, tablet, computer or other device — or you provide tech support for family and friends with new devices — we’re here to help. Check out and share these stories, which can help you … Read more
Let’s take a step away from IT and the technology market in general to talk about innovation in general by focusing on two automotive companies, Ford and Tesla. On paper, there’s really no competition: Ford is a global company whose brand pretty much defines the car, and Tesla is a … Read more
Just when you’re ready to settle in for some egg and nog and whatever may accompany, Windows starts throwing poison frog darts. This month, a fairly boring patching regiment has turned topsy turvey with an unexplained emergency patch for Internet Explorer (you know, the browser nobody uses), combined with an … Read more
I spend so much time gathering cool tips that I hope help my readers get more from their Apple products, so I thought I’d gather this year’s crop of iOS tips here. If you are a Mac user, take a look at this year’s collected Mac tips which you can … Read more