The launch of the Amazon Echo and its voice service, Alexa, brought virtual assistants out of our smartphones and into our homes and offices. While the Echo is a solid product, Alexa as a voice platform is where the real value is. After starting off with 100 things Echo devices could do, the number of ...

Twice a year, Apple invites media from around the world to the Steve Jobs Theater at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California so that CEO Tim Cook can take center stage and talk about all things Apple. At this event, Cook and his colleagues release news about the company’s latest products while consumers and business ...

Apple announced on Sept. 10, 2019 the 7th-generation iPad during the keynote of its annual event held at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, CA. Apple’s 10.2-inch 2019 iPad expands on the confluence between the user and the device to create a memorable experience. As Apple’s tagline states, “Like a computer. Unlike any computer.” This ...

The iPhone 11 was announced at Apple’s September 2019 event held at the Steve Jobs theater in Cupertino, CA. Myriad new products and software offerings were unveiled during the event, but the iPhone 11 announcement was the one that Apple fans had been most eagerly awaiting. The new flagship iPhone, dubbed the iPhone 11, comes ...

With the advent of widespread Internet of Things (IoT) adoption in enterprise applications including manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, and more—alongside an increasing dependence on smartphones and always-connected computers—the constraints of 4G LTE technology are prompting mobile network operators to embark on an accelerated rollout of 5G communications to keep pace with the network demands of today ...

You’ve heard the advice before: Whether you’re in the office or on the road, a VPN is one of the best ways to protect yourself on the internet. But how effective are VPNs? What’s the best one for you? What are the downsides? Our executive guide aims to answer all your VPN-related questions — including ...

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There is a tectonic shift in the way we work. We expect the same kind of intuitive, tactile experience with our workplace technology that we now take for granted with our smartphones, tablets and gaming systems. We expect our devices to talk to each other and update automatically. Virtual meetings should be as easy to ...

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Fairphone has pulled off the impossible by selling a phone that makes social responsibility its flagship feature. Here’s the unlikely story of how the team did it, and what’s next. Download the full feature article from Jo Best in magazine format as a free PDF that you can read on your tablet, laptop, or the ...

Researchers say that over 80% of network outages are caused by human error. Many errors are made when someone makes changes to a device configuration. When a network outage occurs, the standard triage questions are “what just happened”, “did something fail or was something changed”, and “how do we get back up ASAP”? Once you ...

Replacing a failed network device can be stressful because of the potential downtime and cost to your organization. Too often, replacing a failed device takes too long because you don’t have a backup of the configuration files. For critical devices the configuration files can be very difficult and time consuming to accurately recreate. To assess ...