Industry Verticals

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Japan's NHK Develops Robot Camera Array for Matrix-like Effects

The public broadcaster has built a linked camera array that will shoot scenes from multiple angles and create rotating shots. Full Story »
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Walmart Taking the Chromebook Mainstream

Walmart has begun selling the Chromebook in 2,800 of its approximately 4,600 U.S. stores, expanding the reach of this still-on-the-margins platform. Staples too.

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U.S. Consumers Not Buying Web Advertisers' 'Relevance' Argument for Tracking

A new Adobe survey shows that most web users don't believe that online tracking translates into more personalized content on the screen.

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BYOD Decision Points: Who Pays?

As enterprises implement BYOD initiatives, IT managers have some key decisions to make: who purchases the devices, who pays for data plans and carrier contracts, and how does the company manage a mix of corporate and personal access to data on the devices.

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Federal Regulators Address Rising Security Risk to Medical Devices

The Food and Drug Administration's latest security guidance to medical-device makers reflects the growing risk hackers and malware present to the lives of hospital patients.

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US FDA Calls on Medical Device Makers to Focus on Cybersecurity

The agency's new recommendations follow reports of vulnerabilities in some medical devices, the FDA says

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New EU Law Mandates Ecall in All New Cars

EU lawmakers say there is no threat of data snooping

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Study Finds Voice-controlled Interfaces Distract Drivers

Drivers are less observant and take longer to brake when engaged in activities such as hands-free texting, researchers say

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Retired Admiral Calls NSA Leaks by Edward Snowden a 'Data Breach' and 'Crisis'

Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Navy (retired), called the leaks coming from former CIA employee Edward Snowden about the National Security Agency's role in intelligence collection a "huge breach" that undermines the country's security.

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Dell Targets Federal IT With Government Cloud Services

PC giant unveils far-ranging government cloud offering that features both dedicated, private deployments as well as shared, multitenant systems with turnkey security and compliance features.

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3 Lessons Learned From a Failed Customer Feedback Software Test

Installing a customer feedback system alone won't get your business what it needs. Customer experience is more than just measuring satisfaction. Here are some real-life lessons learned from doing it the wrong way.

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The Most Promising IT Skills Right Now

Premier 100 IT Leader Vince Campisi talks about the most promising IT skills right now, and also answers questions on making a belated entry to the profession.

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Social Sites Beat Retailers and Banks for Consumer Protection and Privacy

Where are you most protected on the Web? The Online Trust Alliances 5th annual audit of adoption of consumer security and privacy best practices among top social, commerce, banks and government sites will point you in a safe direction.

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Google Flatly Denies Involvement in PRISM Snooping Program

Google CEO Larry Page strongly denied on Friday that Google allowed the U.S. government back door access to its data centers via a controversial snooping program revealed this week called PRISM.

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IBM Complaint Might Have Just Cost Amazon $600 Million CIA Cloud Deal

Amazon Web Services may have just lost out on a $600 million contract to supply cloud computing services to the Central Intelligence Agency, after the federal government upheld a protest that IBM had made related to the awarding of the contract.