The number of devices with digital assistants built-in will grow to over 7.5 billion in 2021, claims research and consulting firm Ovum in its Digital Assistant and Voice AI-Capable Device Forecast for 2016 to 2021, which, according to PopulationPyramid.net, will match...
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10 hottest tech skills hiring managers want right now!
Are your assets bankable in today's hot tech job market? Hiring managers say they are looking for these skills the most right now. Scott Zulpo is facing stiff competition. He's adding a senior project manager, a network analyst and a help desk worker to his 55-member...
Most in-demand tech language skills
Trying to land a new tech job? HiringSolved's latest reports uncovers the tech language skills that employers are looking for right now. HiringSolved's artificial intelligence software, RAI, aggregated data from over 10,000 public social profiles to determine which...
The negative effects of multitasking
Researchers have shown that you can improve your overall work performance, complete tasks more quickly, and retain information if you focus on one task at a time. That may seem impossible to do in this era of constant emails, phone calls, social media alerts and...
The Ransomware attack that makes you “WannaCry.” Will it happen again?
Thousands of organizations from around the world were caught off guard by the WannaCry ransomware attack launched Friday. As this rapidly spreading threat evolves, more cybercriminals are likely to attempt to profit from this and similar vulnerabilities. As a...
14 of the coolest tech gadgets for 2017
Bestproducts.com just came out with their list of the 100 best tech gadgets for 2017, and we've culled that list down to the 14 we (frankly, non-gamer types) would likely use, or want to use (depending on the price tag). Click on any product name for buying...
Infographic: Is a cloud based phone system right for your business?
Are you thinking of making a move to the cloud with your business phone system? This great infographic from Polycom makes it simple to understand why and how many businesses, just like yours, have already made the switch. Compelling data....
Who really owns your social media postings?
More often than not, people sign up for social media accounts without reading the particular platform’s terms of service. As a result, they are usually completely unaware of the conditions of use or the rights they have signed away. Do you really know who owns your...
An app can show you how you’ll look 10, 20, 30 years from now
As you age, will you more closely resemble your mother or father. Will your sister and you morph into look-alikes? If you aren’t curious about how you’ll age, how about replacing that frown in your last selfie with a photorealistic, toothy grin? This may be the...
What do other companies spend on cloud and hosting?
Everyone's spending on cloud and hosting services. Enterprises expect to spend so much more on hosting and cloud services, that the spending will outpace growth in overall IT spending by 25.8 per cent. According to a new report, cloud and hosting services spending...
Is there such a thing as a “good” hacker?
In the coming year, there will be more intricate and complex data integrity attacks, with the main motivation being financial gain and/or political manipulation. Private enterprises and public entities are looking for ways to better protect information and preserve...
Cyber criminals going old-school
Complex cyberattacks cost a cyber-criminal a fair amount of money to create and carry out. And the costs are only rising. This has prompted many to return to old-fashioned email tricks to bring in some needed cash. Complex state-on-state cyberattacks and hacking tools...