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Qualcomm’s mobile headphones will know when you put them on

There’s been much ado lately about tech companies monitoring our activities, but the newest tracking feature from Qualcomm is one that most people probably won’t mind. A patent filing published earlier this month reveals its plans to equip headsets with a sensor that will be able to tell whether you’re listening to music and change the…

By Leon Doitscher

Industrial Uncategorized

LG’s future monitors will cool themselves

Centuries after William of Ockham first uttered the wisdom that the simplest answer is usually the right one, it still holds true for even the most modern of problem-solving exercises. The geeks at LG are apparently well-versed in the truth of that saying judging by one of the latest patents to have come out of…

By Leon Doitscher

Gadgets Uncategorized

Here’s what Qualcomm plans to do about smartphone zombies

Sometimes, the right decision is the hardest to make. Case in point, the impossibility of dissuading some people from walking down the street with their eyes glued to their phones has led Qualcomm to come up with an answer that actually makes it easier to do so in an effort to lower the impact on…

By Leon Doitscher

Code Uncategorized

Apple has found a brilliant way to make video stills less awful

If you’ve ever tried capturing a still while shooting video on your phone, you probably know that the image can turn out more grainy than a Panera Bread sandwich even with the recording quality set to the highest resolution. So you end up trying and trying again until finally settling for the least disappointing shot,…

By Leon Doitscher

Data center Uncategorized

VMware is bringing augmented reality into the data center

The world’s largest organizations have automated many of the manual activities involved in running their infrastructure over the last few years, but the actual legwork is still done the old fashion way. VMware is betting that augmented reality will provide the missing piece needed to change that. A recently published patent application from the software…

By Leon Doitscher

Code Uncategorized

HP’s security engine can deploy countermeasures against hackers

HP isn’t exactly the first name that comes to mind when you think about security software, but it’s actually pretty high up the list in the data center. That’s the product of a very simple reality: companies don’t buy hardware to fill floor space, they buy hardware to run their applications, which need to be…

By Leon Doitscher

Intel wants to automate 3D printing

The HoloLens could receive a major cloud-powered boost

Is LG looking to enter the drone market?

Dell’s predictive maintenance plans

Samsung has a new vision for bendable touch devices

Fujitsu’s quest to improve public Wi-Fi networks

Qualcomm’s mobile headphones will know when you put them on

LG’s future monitors will cool themselves

Here’s what Qualcomm plans to do about smartphone zombies

Apple has found a brilliant way to make video stills less awful

VMware is bringing augmented reality into the data center

HP’s security engine can deploy countermeasures against hackers