Lamont Wood
Contributing Writer
Lamont Wood is a freelance writer in San Antonio.
Smartphone CPUs put desktops to shame
Using a smartphone can involve CPU cores of multiple sizes, plus graphics processors, video processors, signal processors, and more.
The march toward exascale computers
Petaflop supercomputers have become standard. But be prepared to pay: These machines can be as expensive to operate as they are to purchase.
How it works: Iris scanning improves smartphone security
Samsung and other vendors are beginning to incorporate iris scanning into their mobile devices. We examine how this security technology works, its advantages and its drawbacks.
Side channel power, the new security front
Previously seen as a way to crack system security, power analysis has been enlisted as a new form of protection for information technology.
Printer security: Is your company's data really safe?
IT managers have found that printers can pose major cybersecurity risks --assuming they pay any attention to them at all.
SWSX highlights bright and dark tech futures
Some panelists also talked about uncertainty: The worlds of big data, AI, and government are just beginning to collide, and public policy decisions made now will cast shadows far into the future.
At the office, diversity works, but shorter work weeks may not
Achieving a diversified staff in a tech firm can't be done casually, and offering prospective employees a shorter work week may or may not entice them to sign up.
Algorithms and experiments make strange bedfellows at SXSW
Data has to be a two-way street, these panelists agreed.
SXSW: Obama touts tech, others examine pitfalls
The first day of the SXSW Interactive conference featured discussions about AI, big data and robotics.
Multi-factor authentication goes mainstream
Online services have found that users are willing to turn their smartphones into combination security tokens and biometric scanners. The long-term impact on security isn’t clear yet.
Mobile apps get the crowdsourcing treatment
Savvy organizations are using social media tools to tap the brainpower of their staffs, and they’re using the feedback to build more innovative enterprise mobile apps.
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