The word conference used to be something that only business magnates used to use, people with high rankings in the business scene. Nowadays, anyone can create a quick conference call with anyone they like; their business partner, their associates, or just a newcomer who needs to be told what to do. It’s all possible, at…
A jury has ordered Apple to pay $626 million in damages after finding that iMessage, FaceTime and other Apple software infringed on another company’s patents. In a case that has been bouncing around the court system since 2012, VirnetX accused Apple of violating four of its patents, which mostly involve methods for real-time communications over…
That’s the question Y Combinator wants to answer. The Silicon Valley organization, known for its elite accelerator program, said that it’s looking to fund a study on basic income. The idea is to cover the costs of basic necessities — like food and rent — and then see what people do with that financial freedom.…
Running a WordPress blog, it’s far enough to have a good hosting, beautiful theme and content. It’s also important to analyze your website. You need to find out who your audience it, who are visiting your site, where they are coming for, what they are reading. Unfortunately, WordPress doesn’t come with built-in stats feature to…
Cable providers wanted to ease set-top box rules, but now the FCC is pushing a plan to open the market to new competition. The Federal Communications Commission unveiled a plan Wednesday that aims to break the cable industry’s stranglehold on the market for set-top boxes, potentially paving the way for a new generation of devices…
Free point of sale software? Isn’t that like Sasquatch or the Loch Ness Monster? Like things only children and crazy people believe? Guess what? It’s NOT a myth. Free POS exists, although, to be fair, you still have to buy the hardware on which to run the software, whether that hardware is a full register/scanner/printer…
Staring at a glowing iPhone screen in bed might be bad for your marriage, but in the future it will be a little easier on your eyes. Apple is adding a new mode called “Night Shift” in the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 9.3. The mode changes the screen from blue light…
Lots of companies — and even the White House — use a conference calling system that could possibly be tapped by hackers, according to new research. On Thursday, cybersecurity experts at SEC Consult revealed a secret doorway that’s built into a popular conference calling product built by a company called AMX. AMX makes tablet panels…
Working at home is the jam. Not only do work-from-home jobs sometimes let you set your own schedule, but you get to skip tedious tasks like sweating through your suit as soon as you walk out the door, getting stuck in rush-hour traffic and making small talk with your coworkers. And doesn’t working in your…
Technology in films such as the “Star Wars” saga always captures moviegoers’ imaginations, whether it’s a bionic hand, a lightsaber or talking droids. But which “Star Wars” technologies can we expect to see in the real world? Since the arrival of R2-D2 and C-3PO back in the first “Star Wars” film, “Episode 4: A New…