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A new version of the Bluetooth wireless spec will be coming to devices soon, giving users faster connectivity among devices over longer distances.

Despite reports that brick-and-mortar retail’s day is done, studies show people overwhelmingly prefer to shop in physical stores. But today’s real-world retailers must provide the kind of optimized experiences shoppers have become accustomed to online. Fortunately, there are a number of innovative technologies that can help you modernize your retail operations and provide a customer experience to rival even the biggest brands.

Ford today announced it is acquiring Chariot, a San Francisco-based commuter ride-sharing shuttle startup that will become part of a plan by the carmaker to address growing urban congestion.

Unconfirmed rumors about Microsoft working hard on a team collaboration app called Skype Teams are running rampant. (Microsoft did not provide substantiation.) PC World has called Skype Teams a “Slack killer” and a report from MSPoweruser explains some of the features.

The SnapPower Guidelight is a plug-and-play replacement for standard plug-in night lights and hardwired lights. It installs within seconds and requires no wires or batteries. SnapPower is designed to look and function like a standard outlet cover by day, with LEDs that provide ambient lighting at night. Its list price of $22 has been reduced on Amazon to $16.99. 

Now that we’ve connected nearly every person on the planet, the focus has shifted to connecting things.

Apple began taking pre-orders for its iPhone 7 and 7 Plus earlier today, and not surprisingly, some models quickly exhausted their supplies, leaving customers with weeks to wait.

With the Apple Watch Series 2 announcement on Wednesday, Apple focused on using the upcoming smartwatch for fitness. It includes built-in GPS for tracking hikes and distance runs and is “swim-proof,” or water-resistant to 50 meters.

While you wait for your new iPhone to come in, Amazon already has iPhone 7 cases and screen protectors in stock, and many of them are significantly discounted. Here are our picks for the best discounted iPhone 7 cases you should consider dropping in your cart right now, in various styles and colors.

The 2006 HP Compaq Dc7700 with venerable Core 2 Duo processor looking up at me from the far end of the work bench was going to be my next Linux OS load victim.

The Xen Project has fixed four vulnerabilities in its widely used virtualization software, two of which could allow malicious virtual machine administrators to take over host servers.

Old data breaches carried out years ago are entering into the limelight again, thanks to anonymous internet users like Keen.

Bernard Barbier, a former head of the French signals intelligence service, shared a few stories with students of CentraleSupélec, the elite engineering school from which he graduated in 1976, at a symposium this summer.

From science fiction to science fact

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When Star Trek first made its television appearance 50 years ago this week, it showed us cool technologies and gadgets that people could only dream about in the 1960s.

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The Federal Aviation Administration has advised passengers not to turn on or charge their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on board aircraft, following reports of exploding batteries in the device made by Samsung Electronics.

You’ve read the press release (which confirmed most of the rumors) so what else might you want to know when you pick up iPhone 7 and it wakes up? What follows are a few details some of which you may not have come across.

Republican lawmakers are making a last-ditch bid to thwart the proposed transfer by the U.S. of internet governance to a multistakeholder body, by calling on the government to reconsider its plans to put the transition into effect by month end.

As the U.S. slowly creeps toward EMV acceptance — make that very slowly — predictions have been consistent that it would translate into a sharp spike in e-commerce fraud. That's logical enough, given that EMV makes it far more difficult fora cyberthief to engage in his favorite in-store technique: card cloning. But it looks like fraudsters didn't bother to wait for meaningful implementation before shifting.

A decision by the University of California to lay off IT employees and send their jobs overseas is under fire from U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif) and the IEEE-USA.

Server admin pilot fish at a very big company gets an evening message from a PC services manager: What's going on with the Windows licensing server?

Tech skills that will earn you more money

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It's a great time to be in tech. According to data from Dice, technology salaries in the U.S. rose to an average of $96,370 per year. That's a 7.7 percent increase and the biggest year-over-year jump in average tech salaries since Dice began tracking this data over 10 years ago.

In addition, Dice also reports a jump in salaried positions, contract rates and bonuses from 2014. In seven major-metro areas, tech salaries averaged... Читать дальше...

Technology has been responsible for some truly life-changing advancements. Electricity. The internal combustion engine. The internet.

Designed to protect and safeguard your electronic gadgets and save time on the go by easily storing and finding everything you need. This travel organizer offers a secure storage space for cord management, laptop and computer accessories putting everything you need in one place. This organizer also gives you special space inside for credit cards, passports, also for boarding passes, smartphone, tickets and has many pockets where you can put coins, keys, USB, SIM card, earphones, and other small accessories. Читать дальше...

Qlik will be adding R and Python integration to its data analysis tool later this month, continuing a BI trend that uses scripting languages to bulk up the power of drag-and-drop platforms.

Intel has many disparate business units doing their own thing. The challenging task of tethering them is a top priority for Intel's second-in-command, Venkata Renduchintala.