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One of the biggest hurdles when it comes to transitioning to a cloud computing environment is: “What do we do with the existing on-premise infrastructure?” In many cases, companies will have already made significant investments in building their own infrastructure, hiring resources and having a full operational system in place. You cannot get rid of it…
What better mix for the world’s most highly publicized electronics event than smart connected devices, gaming notebooks, electric cars that go from 0-60mph in 2.39 seconds and cars with no drivers? Korean carmaker Hyundai seems to be the latest entrant into the autonomous driving segment with its Hyundai IONIQ, an affordable hatchback model with self-driving…
The FF 91 from Faraday Future is possibly the only electric vehicle in the world that’s made us wait for a full year before removing its iconic black tarp and revealing its form. It was definitely a delicious moment when the flowing lines finally floated on to the stage at CES 2017, but the car didn’t…
Once again, Taiwanese suppliers have let slip some information about the flagship successor to this year’s iPhone 7 – an iPhone 8 that will ship with Samsung-made AMOLED display panels. The source states that 60 to 70 million iPhones will be shipped with the AMOLED screens, and will make their way into store shelves and…
The Note 7 is dead. Long live Note 7. We’ve just heard that next year’s Samsung Galaxy S8 could be coming with S Pen support for the 6-inch display variant of the Galaxy S8. The Galaxy S8 plus-sized phone is rumored to carry over a lot of features from the Note 7 which, if not…
Whatever we’ve heard leaked about the 2017 iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus might not make you happy at all. Apart from two major changes – the possibility of one larger-screen option and the vertically aligned iSight Duo Camera on the iPhone 7 refreshes – nothing else is likely to change. But they still might…
The world’s largest PC maker by shipments, Lenovo, is looking at putting a Windows Precision Trackpad into its refreshed Lenovo ThinkPad laptop. Also on the cards is the new Kaby Lake processor from Intel and Windows Hello support for authentication. Lenovo said today that many of the authentication features such as the Windows Hello that…
Smartphones have been getting faster, sleeker, more powerful and much easier on the eyes over the last ten years since iPhone hit the market. But the form factor has essentially remained unchanged during that time. There’s only so much you can do with the body, the screen resolution, the color options, the bezels and all the…
In a surprise move on Friday, the governor of Michigan passed a set of laws allowing autonomous vehicles to operate on the state’s roadways. According to a University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute project manager Brandon Schoettle: “As far as I know, Michigan is the first state to make it official that these types of vehicles can be…
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has outdone itself with the Xiaomi Mi Mix that was launched last month in a surprise announcement. The “Chinese Apple” smartphone company has managed to create a truly stunning effect with a full ceramic body and almost bezel-less front, giving it high ratings from reviewers. Here are some of the features and…
Tesla has been pulling in new talent from top tech companies lately. After bringing on board former Apple Senior Materials Engineer Mike Pillion as one of its directors and head of Tesla Glass, Elon Musk’s company has now poached another design whiz, this time from Microsoft Corporation. Andrew Kim was hired this month by Tesla…
For those who can’t wait to get the Windows 10 Creators Update that’s been announced for 2017, the Windows Insider Program is a great way to preview their new 3D apps such as Paint 3D. Windows 10 Creators Update is all about media production, and 3D looks like it’s going to be a big part…
After disappointing many by failing to launch their first electric car after they unveiled the FFZero1 concept car at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2016, Faraday Future has now confirmed a launch for CES 2017 in January. But this car now looks oddly like Tesla’s Model X. After releasing an earlier video at the end…
To say that this is not a good year for Samsung Electronics would be an understatement. Hot on the heels of the massive recall and production halt on Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones comes this new problem with several models of top-loading washing machine units. On September 29, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) had issued…
In what could be one of the biggest snafus by Facebook in recent times, the social media giant offered its “sincere apologies” for overestimating a significant video metric that it was reporting to its advertisers, according to a WSJ report. The error in question involved calculating the average time that Facebook users spent watching videos –…
