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The Road to More Female Programmers Women in IT and why there is a gender gap in terms of positions filled and pay given has been widely discussed through the years. The industry has become very cognizant of these issues lately, and attempts are being made to encourage women to take a more active role in software programming. |
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Is the Era of Antivirus Software Over? Brian Dye, Symantec's senior vice president of information security, recently declared that "antivirus is dead." These remarks from Symantec, which invented commercial antivirus software, caused a stir in the security industry. Have we really come to the point where antivirus software is not needed? |
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Apple's HomeKit Will Bring Smart Device Tech to Your Home At the 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Apple made several announcements, including the company's move into the smart home industry. Apple's smart home platform, which is being called HomeKit, will aim to be a centralized way to run your home. |
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Can MIT's RoboWall Make a Small House or Apartment Seem Bigger? The MIT Media Lab’s Changing Places research group created a prototype of “The CityHome,” an ultra-efficient, responsive small home/apartment that is only 840 square feet and has hardware and software that lets you customize your living space to function like an area two or three times larger. |
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Heart-Monitoring Smart Devices Missing a Beat Smart devices used by fitness junkies tout the ability to measure heart rate. Yet, a recent report by CNET revealed that most of the heart rate monitoring functions for smart devices are missing a beat—literally. Some devices are unable to find a pulse when the heart rate reaches a certain range. |
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China Bans Microsoft Windows 8 on Government Computers The relationship between Microsoft and China has been less than ideal for a couple of years now. That relationship took a turn for the worse this week when the Central Government Procurement Center of China announced that installing Windows 8 on Chinese government computers is now officially banned. |
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Google to Startups: Move Out of That Garage to a Tech Hub Google has launched a Tech Hub Network partnership where today’s startups can move beyond a garage operation to a co-working space with access to technology, mentors, desks, and some atmosphere. Pamela Rentz profiles this growing effort to support startups and entrepreneurs. |
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Mobile Addiction Could Mean Highs for Mobile Developers The percentage of mobile addicts—defined as a user who launches a mobile app or opens a mobile process more than sixty times a day—has grown by 123 percent in the past year. This could be a fortunate trend for those looking for a little job security in mobile development and testing. |
