Echo for Kids, Retro Voice Assistants, and a Second Snap

[ad_1] Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that tries to shake off the ghastly prospect of dating on Facebook to focus on something far more interesting: gadget announcements! This time... Read more »

Microsoft Invites Everyone Onto Its Azure Cloud

[ad_1] Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Monday sounded a call for computing to empower everyone. “The world is becoming a computer,” Nadella said in the opening keynote address at Build 2018, the... Read more »

Oracle’s Drive to Automate | TechNewsWorld

[ad_1] Oracle — or could we say “Autoracle”? — has introduced more autonomous products, generally in keeping with what I see as a build-out of an information utility. The products, announced last... Read more »

NICE Bot Wants to Take Over Employees’ Most Tedious Tasks

[ad_1] NICE on Tuesday debuted its NICE Employee Virtual Attendant, or NEVA, a process automation bot powered by the company’s desktop automation technology. With chatbot capabilities, NEVA “is designed for both front-... Read more »

Rhino-Saving Tech Also Could Protect Kids and Borders

[ad_1] Cisco has reduced the poaching of endangered rhinos in Africa by a whopping 96 percent. This success comes at a time when kids appear to be increasingly at risk from rogue... Read more »

ProsperWorks CEO Jon Lee: You’re Going to Need Great Data

[ad_1] Jon Lee is the CEO of ProsperWorks. In this exclusive interview, Lee discusses the importance of high-quality data to CRM success. ProsperWorks CEO Jon Lee CRM Buyer: What are some of... Read more »

HP: Reimagining the Future | TechNewsWorld

[ad_1] I got a view of the future when I visited HP’s Innovation Center in Barcelona, Spain, last week. The company has made some aggressive moves to blend its printing and imaging... Read more »

Apple Unveils New Siri Customization Tools at WWDC

[ad_1] The next version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 12, will include a new feature that allows you to customize the way Siri works with applications on phones and tablets. The... Read more »

Nvidia May Be Lone Rider on Next Big Technology Wave: Robotics

[ad_1] Dell’s most forward-looking people spoke about the future at Dell World a few weeks ago. One of the sessions I attended dovetailed with something that appears to be glaringly obvious —... Read more »

Sony Trains Spotlight on a Few Good Games

[ad_1] Sony gave PlayStation fans a hefty sampling of what’s coming to its gaming consoles this year at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. It gave them a long look at... Read more »